One of Moody Yachts Most Iconic boats. The Moody Carbineer 46, designed by Laurent Giles does it all in old school style.
Beautiful lines, thoughtfully constructed using high quality materials and extremely practical. She is the consummate pilothouse ketch of her era and highly sought after.
"Ultimate" has been well maintained by an experienced owner, has a comprehensive inventory and is ready to set sail.
Dimensions
- LOA - 14.17m / 46ft
- LWL - 10.97m / 36 ft.
- Beam - 3.72m / 12ft 2inches
- Draft - 1.83m / 6 ft
- Air draft - 17.98m / 59 ft
- Displacement - 16,255kg / 35,838 lb
- Ballast - 5,735kg / 12,645 lb
- Builder - A.H. Moody & Son.
- Designer - Laurent Giles & Partners.
- Built - 1975.
- Built to Lloyds A1 standards.
Hull deck and superstructure
- Built under Lloyds Register of Shipping 100 A1 classification.
- Hull & deck mouldings were constructed by Marine Construction, Woolston.
- White GRP hull in original Gelcoat.
- GRP deck with original Teak covering in good condition.
- Traditional encapsulated keel with single rudder mounted on a full skeg.
- Internal and external wheel steering.
- Hull polished May 2025.
- Last antifouled May 2025.
Interior and accommodation
She was was described as being light and airy inside, enhanced by her light oak joinery, which made her suitable for warmer climes, but also had the advantage of a warm and secure saloon for UK passage making.
At a glance
- Access hatch to below decks has a sliding hatch and twin opening doors and spray canopy.
- 3 separate sleeping cabins. V berth forward, Twin cabin forward, aft owners suite. Sleeping a total of 6 in comfort + 1 saloon.
- U shaped galley amidships at the lowest point to make cooking at sea safe and comfortable.
- Owners en-suite heads and separate day heads opposite the galley.
Finish & furnishings
- Light Oak interior joinery in satin varnish.
- White hull linings and deck head gives a bright appeal.
- Upholstery new in 2019.
- Saloon and owners cabin in light cherry red upholstery.
- Midship cabin in blue Leatherette.
- Forward cabin in brown vinyl.
- Curtains and Midge screens for windows and blackout screens for the saloon.
Forward cabin
- V berth with drawers below and shelf above.
- Two reading lights and overhead lighting.
- Opening ceiling hatch.
- Anchor chain storage locker forward.
- Isolator switch for bow thruster.
Middle cabin forward
- Good sized single bunks either side with drawers under.
- Hanging Wardrobe with shelf above.
- Shelving above bunks.
- Two reading lights and overhead lighting.
- Opening ceiling hatch.
- Below floor storage holds heavy mooring line and “angel” and gives access to seacocks.
Day heads - Amidships opposite the galley.
- Manual Jabsco toilet.
- Sink with cupboard above and below (which contains sea cocks).
- Pressurised hot and cold water.
- Shower.
- Wet hanging locker.
- Mirror.
- Towel rail.
- Opening portlight.
Galley
- U shaped with good worktop space.
- 1 x 1/2 sinks with mixer tap.
- Pressurised hot and cold water.
- Separate manual cold water hand pump.
- Dometic electric front opening fridge. There is also a freezer in the saloon for longer passages.
- Gas cooker with 2 x burners, grill and oven.
- Plenty of storage in cupboards and drawers below the work surface and cupboards and open shelving storage above.
- Hull side opening porthole and opening portlight above.
Pilothouse / Saloon
- To port is a raised L shaped settee with gloss varnished table with mountable fiddles in bespoke storage on the window ledge.
- To starboard is a two seater settee.
- These seating areas provide a wonderfully bright place to relax.
- There is a storage rack for books on the port side aft.
- There is storage behind the port settee where the cockpit table and deck seating is stored.
- Behind the starboard settee there is storage and access to the freezer.
- There is storage below both settees.
- There is a helmsman’s seat on the port side at the wheel.
- There is a stand alone drawer and cupboard unit to starboard which provides storage for things like table mats etc as well as navigation charts and information.
- The windows are of aluminium construction and slide vertically to open for ventilation.
- There is a ceiling hatch with clear Perspex for light and ventilation.
Steering position & navigation
- Steering position to port with wheel and helm seat.
- There is an area in front of the wheel and also to starboard of the companion way to the galley which can be used for chartwork.
- In front of the steering wheel you have the chart plotter which is interfaced with the autohelm.
- There is a stand alone Garmin GPS.
- The instruments for wind depth and speed are mounted on a wooden dash.
- The VHF sits on the left of the steering wheel along with the traditional Sailor VHF Radio telephone system.
- There is a cupboard at floor level and another double door cupboard beneath the steering wheel.
Owners en-suite aft cabin
- Double bunk to port with drawer beneath.
- Settee berth to starboard with draw beneath.
- There is a high level locker on starboard side at the rear bulkhead.
- A shelf runs along each side with opening twin portholes above.
- Central dressing table with seat, drawers, a mirror and cupboard above.
- Two reading lights and overhead lighting.
- Forward to starboard is a three drawer unit with flat shelf and a wardrobe.
- Under the floor is access to the prop shaft and heads seacock.
En-suite
- Manual Jabsco toilet.
- Moulded sink with additional counter top area and cupboard below.
- Pressurised hot and cold water.
- Shower.
- Mirror.
- Towel rail.
- Cupboard behind toilet gives access to sea cocks and waste pipe.
Deck and deck equipment
Deck
Laid teak side decks with raised bullworks running aft to the slightly raised, teak laid aft deck and cockpit. Secured by a stainless steel pulpit and stanchion posts running twin guard wires aft. The guard wires terminate at the side boarding gates and a solid teak rail with stainless steel stanchions secures the aft deck and cockpit area. There are incorporated davits for the dinghy.
Cockpit
- Binnacle mounted wheel steering with stainless steel grab rail, instrument pod and wood table.
- Large starboard locker which hold fenders, warps, fender skirt and mooring warps.
- Large port locker holding helm cushion, deck chairs and miscellaneous gear.
- Stern helm seat / lazarette with gas bottle storage.
- There is a step behind the pilot house for accessing the pilot house roof.
Deck equipment
- Stainless steel stem head and anchor roller. Main anchor is stowed ready to deploy.
- Stainless steel bow protector.
- Anchor with 80m chain. New 2025.
- Spare anchor.
- Simpson & Lawrence electric anchor windlass with gypsy and warping drum.
- Bow and stern fairleads and mooring cleats.
- Bullwork mooring ports leading to a large midship cleats port and starboard.
- Stainless steel davits.
- Fender step.
- Fenders, mooring warps and other general deck gear.
Winches
- 2 x Harken 53 bronze two speed self tailing primary winches. New 2023.
- Lewmar 40 2 speed mainsheet winch.
- 3 x Lewmar 40 2 speed main mast winches for halyards and in boom furling.
- 3 x Lewmar 8 single speed mizzen mast winches for halyard and reefing.
Rig, rigging and sails
Rig - Ketch
Main mast
- Gold anodised main mast with mast steps.
- Stainless steel standing rigging. Replaced 2018.
- Gold anodised in-boom roller reefing boom with solid strut vang. Boom cover.
- Facnor Genoa roller reefing system.
Mizzen mast
- Gold anodised mizzen mast with mast steps.
- Stainless steel standing. Replaced 2018.
- Gold anodised boom with slab reefing and stack pack with lazy jacks.
Cutter staysail track.
Sails
- Working sail area approx. 79 sqm / 850 sq ft
- Fully battened in-boom roller reefing mainsail.
- Slab reefing mizzen with stack pack and lazy jacks.
- Roller reefing Genoa with UV strip.
- Various spare sails.
Engine, propulsion and machinery
Engine
Housed beneath the pilothouse floor with other services. Well sound insulated. This is a large area accessed via the aft cabin by lifting the steps. There is also complete access via the pilothouse floor.
- Perkins 6.354 95hp diesel engine.
- Shaft drive to bronze propeller.
- Stern gland with lubricating pump in the engine room.
- Engine room ventilation fans.
Maintenance
- Engine and gearbox professionally serviced annually by Swordfish Marine.
- Head gasket replaced, cylinder head skimmed and pressure tested 2019.
- New heat exchanger 2019.
- Prop shaft brake serviced 2019.
- Starter solenoid replaced 2024.
Bow thruster
- Lewmar bow thruster with controls at the internal and external helms. New 2014.
Electronics and navigation equipment
- Autopilot linked with Raymarine system.
Internal helm
- Raymarine HybridTouch chart plotter.
- Garmin 128 GPS.
- Echopilot FLS gold forward facing sonar.
- iCOM IC-M323 DSC VHF.
- Sailor RT144C VHF Radio
- Raymarine i60 autopilot. New 2024.
- Raymarine i60 speed / Log. New 2024.
- Raymarine i60 depth. New 2024.
- Raymarine i60 wind. New 2024.
- Sestrel magnetic compass.
External helm - New instrument pod 2016.
- Raymarine Dragonfly 5 plotter. New 2019
- Raymarine i60 multi screen. New 2024.
- Raymarine i60 autopilot. New 2024.
- EchoPilot FLS gold forward facing sonar.
- Sestrel binnacle mounted magnetic compass.
Additional
- Windex on main and mizzen masts.
Electrical
- Ships electrical distribution panel in a cupboard beside the entrance access stairs.
- 24V system.
- 2 x battery banks in the engine compartment. One for domestic and one for engine. Batteries recently renewed.
- 230v shore power system. New 2019.
- Two shore power cables.
- Victron multi plus 24v / 3000 / 70amp inverter charger. New 2016.
- Deckhead, bulkhead and reading lights throughout, mainly LED.
Tankage and systems
Tankage
- Fuel - 2 x 375L (750L) fuel tanks port and starboard amidships, housed in the engine room.
- Water - 1 x 750L tank positioned amidships centrally in the engine room.
- Auxiliary 25L tank in the galley for drinking water. New 2016.
- Grey water - 40L tank aft in the engine room.
- 45L Calorifier tank for hot water housed in the engine room.
Systems
- Webasto diesel fired warm air central heating.
- Calorifier tank heated via engine heat exchanger or 240v immersion heating element.
- Pressurised hot and cold water system with electronic pump.
Canvas work
- Blue canvas main boom cover.
- Blue Canvas mizzen boom stack pack with lazy jacks.
- Blue hatch covers for forward deck and aft deck hatches.
- Blue aft deck wrap round spray/wind dodgers.
- Blue companionway spray hood.
Safety gear
- Seago 8 person liferaft on deck mounts.
- Mast head lights and steaming light LED. New 2018.
- Deck level navigation lights LED. New 2018.
- Deck light mounted on Mizzen LED. New 2018.
- Searchlight mounted on pilothouse roof controlled from inside. (requires maintenance).
- Engine room fire suppression system. New 2018.
- Domestic fire extinguishers.
- Fire blanket.
- Gas alarm.
- Jackstays.
- Throw line and sling.
Additional equipment
- Waveline 2.7m RIB.
- Outboard.