Construction:

RCD Status: The yacht conforms with the essential safety requirements of Directive 94/25EC (Recreational Craft Directive) and is categorised A – “Ocean”

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

·         Hand laid glassfibre construction with isophthalic gelcoat backed by initial lay up of powder bound mat and isophthalic resin.

·         Balsa cored sandwich construction for increased panel stiffness and optimum weight distribution.

·         Hull stiffened by bonded in bulkheads plus frames and stringers.

·         Underwater sections from stem to keel stiffened utilising an Aramid (Kevlar) laminate to increase impact resistance.

·         Transom includes powered down door/swimming platform.

·         Swept teak laid ring deck plus forward and aft coachroof areas, cockpit seating and cockpit sole with teak grating beneath helm.

·         Deck stiffened with balsa core, with plywood backing pads beneath deck fittings.

·         Deck edge incorporates raised bulwark with teak capping rail.

·         Inset gold cavita line in dark blue gelcoat topsides.

·         White antifouling.

Keel & Rudder:

·         Lead/antimony ballast fin keel with bulb.

·         GRP semi balanced rudder mounted on half-skeg with bronze heel fitting.

·         Rudder supported with stainless steel bar rudder stock.

Machinery:

Engine & Gearboxes:

·         Yanmar 4JH3-THE 100hp/73.6 kw 4 cylinder turbo charged diesel, through reduction gearbox.

Maintenance & Performance:

·         Engine Hours: 2119 as at 7/5/2012.

·         Last engine service 2011, serviced annually.

·         Cruising Speed: approx 7.5 knots.

·         Maximum Speed: approx 8.5 knots.

·         Fuel Consumption at Cruising Speed: approx 7 litres per hour.

Propulsion & Steering:

·         Max-Prop 3 blade feathering shaft driven propeller through bronze P-bracket, with rope cutter fitted to shaft.

·         Lewmar steering pedestal with leather trimmed stainless steel steering wheel and forward curved spokes similar to the ‘flight deck’ style to facilitate control of the pedestal mounted controls.

·         Sleipner 10 hp Side-Power tunnel type bow thruster with joystick control mounted on the steering pedestal.

Electrical Systems:

Voltage Systems:

·         24v domestic system.

·         12v engine and generator start system.

·         220v AC system from generator and shore power.

Battery Banks:

·         24v domestic system comprising 8 no.100ah 12v batteries in two separate banks; One bank of 4 located beneath the raised salon floor and the second bank of 4 located beneath the aft cabin berth. 2 no.100ah Fiamm batteries in the saloon bank were renewed in 2011.

·         Engine start battery 12v 100ah beneath aft cabin berth, starboard side.

·         Generator start battery 12v 100ah beneath aft cabin berth, port side.

Battery Chargers:

·         Mastervolt 24/50 located in engine room.

Alternators:

·         175 ah main engine alternator, renewed in 2001, charging 24v system.

·         50 ah alternator charging 12v engine and generator system.

Generator:

·         Onan 7kw located in main engine room, 1071 hours as at 7/5/2012.

Shore Power:

·         240/220v shore support system with ring main to battery chargers, powered sockets and calorifier hot water tank.

Other Electrical:

·         Lafayette 1000w inverter located beneath dinette seat.

·         Mastervolt 24/200w inverter to operate television, also located beneath dinette seat, new in 2010.

Plumbing Systems:

Fresh Water & Water Heating System:

·         Domestic hot and cold pressurised water system, hot water heated via main engine heat exchanger and 220v hot water boiler.

Watermaker:

·         Spectra MPC 500 DC watermaker located in aft lazarette.

Bilge Pumps:

·         Automatic bilge pump in main bilge with float switch.

·         Manual bilge pump.

·         Jabsco Puppy 3000 electrical bilge pump with long pipe attachment.

Grey & Black Water:

·         Black water tank located beneath raised saloon floor.

·         2 x Grey water tanks located beneath raised saloon floor.

Tankage:

Fuel:

·         Total capacity of 682 litres.

Fresh water:

·         Total capacity of 995 litres.

Navigation Equipment:

In Cockpit:

·         In GRP housing over companionway and from left to right;

o   Raymarine ST60 flush style Autopilot Control, ST60 Analogue Wind Direction with digital true/apparent wind speed, ST60 Tridata, ST60 analogue Rudder Angle.

·         Raymarine E80 colour chart plotter/radar display mounted under fixed cockpit screen on port side.

At Chart Table:

·         Raymarine E80 colour chart plotter/radar display.

·         Raymarine radar (forward facing dome mounted on mast).

·         Simrad RT64 VHF.

Domestic Equipment:

Galley:

·         SMEV stainless steel gimballed gas cooker with 4 gas rings, oven and grill.

·         Panasonic built-in micro wave oven.

·         Frigoboat top-loading stainless steel lined freezer.

·         Frigoboat front loading stainless steel lined fridge.

·         Twin deep stainless steel sinks close to centre-line with chrome mixer tap.

·         Avonite counter tops with fiddled edges.Plentiful drawers and lockers for galley crockery and utensils.

Heating & Ventilation:

·         Climma reverse cycle 220v air-conditioning to owner’s aft cabin, main saloon, forward twin cabin and forward VIP cabin.

·         Eberspacher 24v diesel powered hot air heating systems to owner’s aft cabin, main saloon, forward twin cabin and forward VIP cabin.

Entertainment:

·         JVC radio/CD player at chart table with cockpit and saloon loud speakers.

·         Sony Bravia flat screen TV mounted on adjustable bracket to port side of main saloon, with mast mounted TV antenna.

Accommodation:

Summary of Accommodation:

·         7/8 berths in four cabins, quality teak joinery throughout with chrome ironmongery, white head-lining panels with recessed overhead downlighters.

·         General arrangement:

o   Forward VIP cabin with centre-line double berth and en-suite heads compartment.

o   Twin cabin forward and to starboard with 2 single berths. A third removable child’s berth has also built into this cabin by the current owner in 2010.

o   Skipper cabin to starboard and aft of the main saloon (modification to original design).

o   Owner’s aft stateroom with centre-line double berth and en-suite heads compartment.

o   Chart table to starboard adjacent companionway.

o   Galley to port adjacent companionway.

o   Raised saloon.

Description of layout from forwards:

Forward VIP Guest Cabin:

Spacious and comfortable double cabin with centre-line berth, high-level lockers above bed, 3 on each side with attractive curved doors. 2 hanging lockers, one each side. 2 x chrome reading lamps above bed, overhead Lewmar deck hatch with black-out blind and mosquito net. Control unit for A/C and separate control unit for Eberspacher heater. Access door to en-suite heads;

En-suite Shower/Toilet :

Shower cubicle with glass door, shower head and control, teak grating and shower sump with electric pump out to grey tank. Wash hand basin with chrome mixer tap, blue counter-top. Jabsco electric flush wc with wooden seat. Storage cupboard with gauge for holding tank. Separate door leading to main saloon.

Forward Twin Cabin:

Two single berths with lee cloths and chrome reading lamps. Storage beneath lower berth, and Eberspacher heating outlet. Hanging locker and overhead deck hatch. Separate removable high-level childs berth with lee cloth.

Raised Saloon:

Spacious and comfortable living and dining area with large amount of natural light courtesy of the saloon windows, overhead deck hatches and hull windows. Seating is upholstered with blue leather, and the curtains are blue and white vertical stripes, new in 2010.

C-shaped dinette to starboard with an extending teak dining table with magazine rack beneath. Storage beneath the seating and good cupboard space either side of the hull window.

Settee berth to port with storage beneath. Storage lockers to sides of hull window. Large cocktail locker forward of port settee.

Galley:

Large U-shaped galley to port side of main companionway.

Navigation Station:

Opposite galley and to port. Forward facing chart table with chart stowage beneath lid.

Oilskin Locker:

Behind navigation station.

Skipper Passage Cabin:

Located to starboard in the corridor between the navigation station and the owners aft suite. This cabin has been modified from the original design and now incorporates, behind a sliding teak door, a small heads unit with electric flush wc, wash hand basin with hot and cold pressurised shower tap and a fold-out single berth.

Owner’s Aft Stateroom:

Large centre-line double berth with chrome reading lamps over bed head. Two hull windows, two opening port lights and large over-head Lewmar deck hatch providing good ventilation and natural light. Two hanging wardrobes plus lockers and drawers on both sides with large central mirror with shelf beneath. Heating and air-conditioning control units and mains 220v outlets. Corner seating on port and starboard sides, upholstered in blue leather to match main saloon.

Owner’s En-Suite Toilet/Shower:

Located to port with large shower cubicle with glass door, moulded shower seat and white GRP wipe-clean surfaces. Slide rail for shower head and chrome mixer tap. Wash hand basin with mixer tap, towel rail and cupboard beneath. Blue counter top, vanity mirror with cupboard behind for toiletries. Electric Jabsco wc with wooden seat.

Deck Equipment:

Rig:

·         Selden white painted keel-stepped mast head cutter rig, with in-boom mainsail reefing, three sets of aft swept spreaders, forward facing diamonds and 1 x 19 wire rigging, deck bottle screws sheathed in leather.

·         Removable running backstays.

·         Deck flood lights to lower spreaders.

·         Selden white painted boom with Selden white painted rod vang/kicker.

·         2 x Banks of 5 Spinlock clutches behind cockpit fixed screen for control lines.

·         Furlex 400S manual yankee furling unit, assisted by electrical winch.

·         Furlex 400S manual staysail furling unit.

·         Curved transverse track forward of mast for self-tacking staysail.

·         Transverse mainsail track mounted safely on aft coachroof.

·         9 x Lewmar mast foot blocks leading control lines aft to cockpit winches via Spinlock deck organisers.

·         1 x Harken Black Magic block for Selden vang.

·         Genoa tracks to side decks with cockpit adjustable cars and control lines leading aft to cockpit via Lewmar 80 ball-bearing cheek blocks and terminating at Spinlock clutches.

·         Manual backstay tensioner.

·         Bespoke pulpit mounted removable stainless steel extension pole for cruising chute.

Winches:

·         2 x Lewmar 64 self-tailing chrome electric primary winches.

·         Lewmar 48 self-tailing chrome electric winch portside under sprayhood.

·         Lewmar 44 self-tailing chrome electric winch starboardside under sprayhood.

·         2 x Lewmar 40 self-tailing chrome electric/manual winches; winch on port side was electrified 2011.

·         2 x Lewmar 16 self-tailing chrome manual winches (main sheet track).

·         Lewmar 40 winch mounted on mast for mainsail, staysail and yankee halyards.

·          2 x Winch handle pockets to aft end of cockpit table.

Sails:

·         Hood in-mast furling mainsail 2004.

·         Hood furling yankee 2004.

·         Hood furling self-tacking staysail 2004.

·         Hood cruising chute 2004.

·         North sails snuffer for cruising chute 2011.

General:

·         Large aft lazarette locker for general stowage.

·         Aft storage locker for gas bottles.

·         Stainless steel pulpit with teak step and Aquasignal navigation lights.

·         Stainless steel pushpits with teak corner seats.

·         Teak cockpit table with extending side and forward facing leaves, mounted on stainless steel frame with grab rail and central drinks storage.

·         2 x Side boarding gates with lifelines.

Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:

·         6 x Stainless steel mooring cleats.

·         40kg Galvanised Delta anchor.

·         Lewmar deck mounted electric anchor winch with capstan.

·         100m 12mm galvanized calibrated anchor chain, new in 2011.

·         Mooring fenders.

·         Mooring warps.

Covers, Canvas & Cushions:

·         Fixed cockpit screen with white painted aluminium frame.

·         Blue sprayhood on stainless steel frame with grab rail.

·         Blue cockpit bimini on stainless steel frame.

·         White cockpit seating cushions with blue piping.

·         White aft coachroof sun bed cushions with blue piping.

Tender & Outboard:

·         Simpson Lawrence stainless steel electric davits with 225kg safe working load (pair), new in 2010.

Safety Equipment:

·         2 x Wichard pad-eyes to cockpit sole for harness attachment.

Brokers Comments:

The Moody 56 is a centre-cockpit cutter rigged blue water cruising yacht designed by renowned naval architect Bill Dixon. Capable of good sailing speeds and with an ergonomic deck layout that enables a short-handed crew to sail offshore for extended periods in safety.

Originally launched for the Genoa Boat Show in October 2004 and commissioned for her first owner in 2005. The current, second, owner purchased INCANTAMENTO II in July 2010 and has cruised around Sardinia, Corsica and the Tuscany coast with his family and professional skipper.