Designed by Bill Dixon the Moody Eclipse 33 was a joint venture between Moody Marketing, Marine Projects Ltd and Marine Development Ltd which resulted in 3 different models of the Eclipse range going into production. The 33 is the smallest variation and proved to be a very popular design when in production between 1986 & 1994, the strong demand is still evident in today's second-hand market. Based on a sailing yacht hull the Eclipse designs offer real on the water performance under sail when compared with other deck saloon and motor sailor offerings.
Benefitting from continual upgrading in recent years the Moody Eclipse 33 TRI STAR is offered for sale with a comprehensive inventory as her owner reluctantly retires from sailing. Her inventory highlights include:
Underwater hull finished in CopperCoat antifouling, applied 2019
Port and starboard deckhouse windows replaced with new items from Eagle Boat Windows in 2017
Beta Marine B35 marine diesel engine fitted new in 2019, just 488hrs.
Deep-Sea shaft seal (2017)
3-blade, bronze fixed propellor (2019)
Raymarine EVO series autopilot system
Raymarine Element 7s chart plotter
Lowrance HDS7m chart plotter
Raymarine ST60 navigation instruments
Icom Class B AIS Transponder MA500-TR
Icom IC-M423 DSC VHF
New calorifier and pressurised plumbing system in 2019
Built-in, front opening. Dometic fridge (2021)
All LED lighting fitted below decks in 2019
Upholstery recovered in 2019
Full standing rigging replacement in 2015
Mainsail and genoa fitted new in 2015
New Saturn Sails sprayhood and cockpit tent fitted in 2020
Lewmar V2 G&D electric windlass with plug-in and wireless remote control fob (2024)
Having wintered ashore the Moody Eclipse TRI-STAR is now afloat and incommission for the season, available for viewing lying on her mooring in Tayvallich, Argyll.
CONSTRUCTION
Hull Construction:
Single piece GRP moulded hull
GRP formed internal structural members
Plywood bulkheads.
Internal GRP moulding forming cabin soles and base of furniture units internally.
Original off-white gelcoat to finish topsides
Underwater hull finished in CopperCoat antifouling, applied 2019
Full 2023 condition survey available on request
Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Single piece GRP moulded deck incorporating coachroof, deck house superstructure and self-draining cockpit.
Alloy framed port lights and deck house windows
Moulded non-slip pattern panels to finish side decks and coachroof top
Laid teak panels to finish cockpit sole and seating
Port and starboard deckhouse windows replaced with new items from Eagle Boat Windows in 2017
Keel & Rudder:
Fin keel
Bolt on iron ballast keel
Skeg hung rudder
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
Beta Marine B35 marine diesel engine (2019)
35hp @ 2,800rpm
4 cylinder naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
Technodrive TMC60 gearbox
Single lever morse control
NASA EX-1 exhuast temperature alarm
Maintenance & Performance:
Engine service 2025 season
Recorded engine running hours – 488hrs
Professionally serviced annually
Cruising speed under engine 6kts
Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel prop shaft
Deep-Sea shaft seal (2017)
3-blade, bronze fixed propellor (2019)
Dual station steering system
Whitlock pedestal in cockpit.
Whitlock helm station in deckhouse.
Autopilot:
Raymarine EVO series autopilot
Raymarine P70 control head
Raymarine ACU100 actuator control unit
Raymarine Wheel Drive Unit
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
12VDC onboard power system
230VAC shore power system, rewired in 2019
Shore Power:
Single 16 amp connection
Extension lead to connect to shore supply
RCD protected system
Polarity Indicator
Voltmeter
Ring main, battery charger and water heater
Battery Banks:
Engine Battery – 1x 12VDC, 96Ah, lead acid
Domestic Battery – 2x 12VDC, 96Ah, lead acid
Alternator:
Single engine driven alternator, 100amp
Battery Charger:
Sterling Power ProCharge Ultra Battery Charger
230VAC – 12VDC, 20amp
Solar Panel:
Single deck mounted solar panel, 100w
MPPT Solar Charge Controller with USB charging output.
Battery Monitor:
NASA BM-1 Battery monitor
General:
Windscreen wiper for starboard forward deck house window
12VDC charging sockets, USB and general auxiliary type
PLUMBING
Fresh Water:
Pressurised hot and cold water system
Mixer tap in galley
Manual hand pumped tap in galley
Mixer tap in heads
Dedicated shower head fitting in heads
Mixer tap in aft cabin at vanity unit
Hot water from calorifier, heated from engine or 230VAC immersion heater
Calorifier and hot and cold water plumbing systems replaced in 2019
Bilge Pumps:
Manual bilge pump
Electric bilge pump
TANKAGE
Fuel:
Single diesel tank
Mild steel tank
Approximate capacity 145ltrs
Fresh Water:
Dual fresh water tanks.
Interconnected tanks
Plastic tank construction (2019)
Approximate capacity 295ltr
Tank Monitoring:
Analogue fuel gauge
Analogue water tank gauge
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
On Deck:
Depth/Speed/Log – Raymarine ST60+TriData display
Wind – NASA Clipper with wireless masthead transducer
Plotter – Lowrance HDS7m
Magnetic Compass.
Below Decks:
Repeater – Raymarine ST60 Tri-Data display
Plotter – Raymarine Element 7S
Communications Equipment:
DSCVHF – Icom IC-M423 DSC VHF
Handheld VHF – Icom IC-M71
AIS – Icom Class B AIS Transponder MA500-TR
Navtex – McMurdo Smartfind GMDSS Navtex
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
Galley Stove – Plastimo Neptune 2000, two burner, grill and oven, gimbal-mounted
Fridge – Built-in, front opening. Dometic fridge (2021)
Double stainless steel sink
Mixer tap
Manually pumped hand tap
Heads:
Jabsco manual marine toilet
Shower stall with dedicated shower head
Wash hand basin
Mixer tap
Heating:
Eberspacher diesel fired blown air system
Thermostatic cabin controller
Outlets in saloon and cabins
Lighting:
Overhead lighting throughout.
Reading lights in way of cabin bunks
All lighting upgraded to LED units in 2019
Entertainment:
Pioneer Radio/USB/i-pod compatible
Speakers in saloon
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
Double cabin forward with en-suite access to heads
Heads
Galley
Saloon, within deck house
Internal helm station
Double aft cabin
Description of Accommodation from Forward:
Forward Cabin:
Master double cabin with en-suite Jack’n’Jill heads access
Double v-berth forward with cutout centrally providing step-up to bunk, infill to fit over step
Cushions recovered in 2019
Dresser unit aft to starboard with countertop, drawers and lockers beneath and hanging locker outboard
Full height hanging locker to port
Doored lockers running the length of the bunk outboard overhead
Anchor chain locker access forward
Anti-condensation matting under bunk cushions
Bin type lockers beneath bunk in three separate compartments
Heads:
Accessed from galley or forward cabin
Forward facing marine toilet mounted at aft end
Countertop outboard with inset wash handbasin forward.
Vanity unit outboard with sliding mirror doors.
Storage locker beneath counter top.
Shower stall forward with screen at forward end of counter top and curtain, GRP seat outboard
Galley:
Linear galley to starboard, lower level than saloon
Worktop area forward
Gimabal mounted gas cooker centrally with stainless steel crash bar and in-fill worktop section
Double stainless steel sink unit aft
Lockers below the worktop
Double tier lockers outboard of worktop
Built-in forward opening fridge mounted beneath forward port side saloon seating
Deck House / Saloon:
U-shaped saloon settee wrapping around saloon table to port
New upholstery and curtains in 2019
Saloon table with tow folding leaves forward and aft
Internal helm station to starboard with stainless steel wheel, engine dash panel and nav instruments
Linear chart table aft of helm station to starboard with chart storage in table top
Custom built swivelling navigators seat
Storage lockers above and below chart table aft
Aft Cabin:
Accessed aft of internal helm station
Double bunk aft, extending under cockpit sole
Standing room forward with single seat outboard to starboard
Hanging locker outboard of seat
Counter top forward with storage lockers above and below
Lockers running the length of the bunk outboard overhead
Access to steering gear aft
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
Deck stepped, double spreader, masthead sloop rig.
Kemp silver anodised alloy mast and spars
Stainless steel standing rigging with chromed bronze bottle screws
Full standing rigging replacement in 2015
Furlex roller reefing system
In-mast roller reefing mainsail
Block and tackle kicker
Mast-mounted halyard winch with rope clutches
Mainsail reefing line lead aft to cockpit with rope clutches and winch to port side of companionway
Mid-boom mainsheet
Mainsail sheet lead aft to winch on starboard side of companionway
Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 40, two-speed, self-tailing
Roller reefing Winch – 1x Lewmar 6, single speed.
Mainsail Reefing Winch – 1x Gibb 7STA, single speed
Mainsheet Winch – 1x Lewmar 8, single speed
Mast Mounted Halyard – 1x Lewmar 8, single-speed
Sails:
Mainsail – White dacron, in-mast roller reefing mainsail. Owen Sails (2015)
Genoa – White dacron, blue UV strip, roller reefing. Owen Sails (2015)
Canvas Work:
Sprayhood – Grey fabric on stainless steel frame with grabrail aft (2020). Cleaned and re-proofed winter 2026
Cockpit Tent – Grey fabric on stainless steel frame, removable side and aft panels with storage bags. Saturn Sails (2020)
Windscreen Sun Cover
Pedestal cover
Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – 16kg Delta plough anchor on 50m chain rode
Kedge Anchor – Fortress lightweight alloy anchor
Emergancy Anchor – Fisherman type anchor
Electric Windlass – Lewmar V2 G&D electric windlass with plug-in and wireless remote control fob (2024)
Mooring warps – Selection
Fenders – Selection
General:
Stainless steel double bow roller with bronze rollers.
Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit rails
Deck-mounted alloy stanchions, supporting double-tier stainless steel guardwires
Deck-mounted alloy mooring cleats forward and aft.
Deck mounted midships cleats
Stainless steel grabrails running along outboard edges of deck house roof
Solar panel mounted on forward end of deck house roof
Mainsheet mounted on deckhouse roof immediately forward of sprayhood
U-shaped cockpit seating, central section of seating aft of pedestal lifts out to allow access to liferaft storage beneath.
Lowrance plotter mounted within swivelling pod unit on pedestal
Varnished cockpit table mounting on forward face of pedestal
Cockpit lockers beneath port cockpit seating.
Self-draining gas locker beneath the forward section of the port cockpit seating.
Alloy antenna pole to starboard side of transom
Outboard lifting davit to port side of transom with outboard storage bracket mounted beaneath
Transom gate.
Transom mounted boarding/swimming ladder
SAFTEY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
Navigation Lights:
Masthead anchor light
Masthead tri-colour light
Mast-mounted steaming light
Low level navigation lights
Life saving:
Liferaft – Seago Cruiser, 4 person valise – Service due November 2025
Danbuoy
Seago MOB rescue system
Throwing line
DISCLAIMER
In this case we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Unless otherwise stated on the published sales specification the following presumptions are made:
Shaft seal or sail drive diaphragms are more than 5 years old.
Fuel, gas hoses and gas regulators are more than 5 years old.
The vessel doesn’t currently have a GasSafe certificate issued within the last 5 years.
Standing rigging and sails are more than 10 years old.