Your New Home
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
The Moody 40 is respected for many reasons:
Solid fiberglass hull construction
Center cockpit security offshore
Generous storage for long-range cruising
Comfortable liveaboard layout for two
She is large enough to cross oceans confidently.
Small enough for a couple to handle without crew.
This matters in the Pacific, where distances are real and self-reliance is essential.
Roundabout II is not a marina showpiece.
She is a cruising yacht.
We really did have a blue bird day in Lauderdale as we tacked back and forth in a small chop, chocolate croissants in hand—oh là là!
- Keel: Iron keel with high-stability bulb.
- Ballast: 3,134 kg (6,910 lb).
- Designer: Bill Dixon.
- Builder: Marine Projects Ltd, Plymouth, UK.
- Diesel: 273L (60 Imp. Gal).
- Fresh: Water 364L (80 Imp. Gal).
- Hot: Water via 33L calorifier (Engine/AC heated).
- Saloon: High-grade Cherry Wood joinery. Large centerline table with folding leaves seas 6-8. Port settee converts with insert to double bed (has lee cloth). Length (200 cm/79"). Starboard settee converts to single bed (has lee cloth). Length (183 cm/72" plus additional length in trotter box. Both used on passage. Salon Headroom (190 cm/75"). Storage - 8 upper cabinets, 4 seat back and 2 seat lockers plus two full length shelves with security bars. 10 opening ports and 5 hatches, all equipped with removable screens. Oriental Rugs throughout. Two Fans. Sleeps 3.
- Aft: Owners cabin with centerline Queen-size berth and ensuite dry-head featuring a dedicated stand-up shower stall. Custom matching Linen Cabinet in addition to original drawers (3) and lockers (3) Two Fans. Sleeps 2
- Forward: Cabin with V-berth, 9 upper storage cabinets and 2 large lockers (1 hanging and 1 with shelves). One LARGE dry storage bin forward under berth. Two large dry food storage bins under berth with easy access. Soft storage shelf over berth. Private access to forward head. 1 Fan. Sleeps 2
- Passage Cabin: Presently optimized as a high-capacity tool/spares workshop; Storage for tools, equipment, spares, consumables, repair kits, accessories. Easily revertible to a sleeping cabin (to Sleep 1).
- Galley: U-shaped secure layout featuring dual "center-line" sinks, Force 10 3-burner stove, two Japanese propane bottles (2025), Frigiboat refrigeration (2017), and Technautics Cool Blue freezer (2010). 1000W microwave, Seagull Micro-filter (own tap), Vacu-sealer, Magi-Bullet, extensive collection of cooking pots, bakeware, dinnerware, utensils, kitchen tools, kettle, coffee makers.
- Deep, secure center-cockpit with full enclosure. Clears and Screens.
- Two LARGE stern lazarette lockers.
- Hull: Stripped and re-sealed with new anti-fouling (2024); bilge faired and sealed (2024). All thru-hulls are Tru-Design (2022) composite or marine (2022/2024).
- Keel fully stripped, re-sealed, faired, and anti-fouled (2024).
- All 13 keel-bolts replaced (2024).
- Custom Solar Arch features a heavy-duty stainless steel stern arch providing structural mounting for 4x95W solar panels, storage of life-raft, spare anchor, Quickline spool, and dedicated external storage for two Japanese propane bottles (2025).
- Sugar-Scoop Transom with integrated rear boarding steps and a detachable swim ladder. Designed to be removed for mounting the emergency rudder. Rear shower (H/C)
- Tender Lifting Equipment: Kato davits and outboard-crane integrated into the stern architecture.
- Cabin ports removed and rebedded (2025); all seals on opening ports replaced (2025).
- Cockpit: Sole replaced with EVA woodgrain (2024).
- Steering: Cables and conduit fully replaced (2024). Large semi-balanced rudder with partial skeg.
- Deck: Stainless steel safety rails encircling the entire perimeter. Stainless mast pulpit.
- Deck: Deck fills for all tanks re-sealed (2024).
- Anchor wash system present (needs new pump)
- Winches: Primary foresail sheet winches upgraded to Andersen 52ST; two Andersen 40ST winches on cabin top for control lines; two original Lewmar 46ST winches moved aft of cockpit for main sheet and staysail duties. A Lewmar 30ST winch on the mast (with clutches and cleats)
- Lines: All control lines led aft to the cockpit for safety, with the exception of Mainsail and Genoa halyards. Selden Deck Organizers (2) with ball bearings
- Clutches: Line stoppers installed to handle mainsail outhaul, furler, topping lift, vang, spinnaker, and staysail.
- Main: Sheet and traveller track located safely aft of the cockpit.
- Removeable Inner Forestay with Running Back Stays. Inboard jib tracks with heavy-duty cars for sheeting the staysail (storm-jib)
- Preventers: Boom preventer system installed and led to aft winches.
- Engine: Yanmar 4JH2E (51 HP).
- Hours: <5,600 (Meticulously maintained - oil was changed every 100 hours and all fuel was filtered). Fuel consumption about 3L/hr.
- Propulsion: Shaft drive, Max-Prop feathering propeller, PSS shaft seal (2022), Shaft Shark line cutter.
- Watermaker: Rainman built-in 12V system, 40-50L/hr (2022).
- Rig: Selden in-mast furling. Standing rigging replaced May 2022. Extended anchor roller provides tack point for gennaker.
- Mainsail: North in-mast furling (2016).
- Genoa: 110% Hood Vektron (2011) high-cut for visibility; additional 140% genoa for light air.
- Gennaker: Furling system for efficient downwind handling.
- Staysail: Leach McBride storm staysail, hanks on to removable inner forestay supported by running backstays.
- Trysail: Heavy weather sail on its own dedicated mast track.
- Riding: Sail by Banner Bay.
- Electronics: Raymarine C97 MFD, Quantum Digital Radar (2022), AIS 650 Class B, Vesper AIS Watchmate (with its own display) and B&G Network instrument suite with Autopilot
- Autopilot: Raymarine SPX30 Type 2 Linear Drive (With multiple spares)
- Battery: 560 Ah LiFePO4 battery bank (2024).
- Generation: 4x95W Solar panels on arch; 4X100W removable rail-mounted solar panels (separate MPPT); Duo-gen (water-only mode).
- Portable Gas Generator (220V) (2024), Shogun ST-2000 step-down transformer (220V to 110V)
- Inverter: 3000W Renogy Inverter (2024); 110/220V battery charger; New Victron MPPTs (plus spares).
- Wiring: Upgraded circuitry: Battery ↔ Alternator ↔ Shutoffs ↔ Interconnect ↔ Panel (2024).
- Bonding: Entire bonding system replaced (2024).
- Communications: Icom M-700 Pro SSB (On board but decommissioned); Iridium Go with external antenna (2022); Standard Horizon VHF with RAM3 remote mic. Spare Samyung VHF Marine STR-6000D.
- Anchors: 25kg Rocna (Primary); 20kg Spade; Fortress FX-37 (Stern-arch mounted).
- Primary: Rode 90m (300') of 5/16" G4 galvanized high-tensile chain.
- Secondary: Rode 75m (250') flat line on rail-mounted Quickline spool; 75m (250') of 3-strand anchor line in port lazarette.
- Windlass: Lewmar H-3 Horizontal electric (2022) with Mantis bridle.
- Marina Mooring. Numerous Fenders, fender lines, chafe protection, inflatable spares, tender fenders.
- Japan-Specific Mooring: 2XA4 and 2XA3 mooring balls, 4X SS chains for bollards, and a heavy-duty mooring board (2025).
- Bilge: All new electric pumps and wiring (2024); new manual bilge pump (2024).
- Emergency: Emergency rudder system (yes, a spare rudder!) with mounting hardware; Jordan Series Drogue.
- Liferaft: Viking RescYou 4-person self-righting (New 2022), stored on custom stern arch.
- Life Sling: With 5:1 block and tackle
- EchoMax radar reflector
- Leisure Equipment: A Magna stainless steel BBQ installed on the aft rail and a Sunbrella boom sunshade tent covering the mast to the arch, as well as separate foredeck shade.
- Tender: 10' Aqua Pro RIB. Easily Accomodates 4 adults. Includes dinghy chaps, dinghy wheels , and two dinghy anchors (one being a bungee-line stern anchor).
- Outboards: 9.9HP Mercury 4-stroke, Yamaha 15HP 2-stroke, and 2HP Yamaha backup.
- Spares: Extensive offshore spares inventory including mechanical and electrical components.
- Hull: Monohull fin keel with spade rudder.
- LOA: 40.16 ft / 12.24 m.
- LWL: 33.69 ft / 10.27 m.
- Beam: 13.29 ft / 4.05 m.
- Displacement: 23,148 lbs / 10,500 kg.
- Ballast: 6,942 lbs / 3,149 kg.
- Draft: 6.07 ft / 1.85 m.
- Sail: Area (100% Fore/Main) 659.37 ft² / 61.26 m².
- I: 50.03 ft / 15.25 m.
- J: 13.94 ft / 4.25 m.
- P: 43.54 ft / 13.27 m.
- E: 14.27 ft / 4.35 m.
- SA/Disp: 13.04.
- Bal/Disp: 30.00%.
- Disp/Len: 270.25.
- Comfort Ratio 32.02.
- Capsize Screening Formula 1.87.