Moody 56 Lady Pauline

2004 Moody 56 – LADY PAULINE

A comprehensively equipped and extensively upgraded Moody 56, designed by Bill Dixon and built for serious long-distance bluewater cruising.

Lady Pauline is a 2004 Moody 56 centre-cockpit cruising yacht presented in private ownership only and reportedly never chartered. Swiss flagged and currently afloat in Greece, the yacht has benefited from continuous owner maintenance together with substantial upgrading and replacement works undertaken during recent years.

The Moody 56 remains one of the most respected bluewater cruising yachts of her generation, combining strong offshore construction, secure centre-cockpit design, raised saloon visibility and a practical cutter-rig sail plan with spacious owner-oriented accommodation suited to extended cruising and liveaboard use.

This particular example has received significant recent investment including renewed standing rigging in 2023, replacement mast wiring in 2023, replacement in-mast furling gear in 2022, new mainsail in 2023, new genoa and staysail in 2024 all three sails made with cruising laminates for improved blue water cruising performance. This Moody 56 LADY PAULINE also benefits from lithium battery upgrades, replacement cockpit seat teak in 2024, all seacocks renewed in 2024, a fully overhauled Spectra Newport 700 watermaker in 2025, upgraded anchor equipment and a recent aluminium RIB tender package.

This Moody 56 is additionally equipped with generator, reverse-cycle air conditioning, bow thruster, electric winches, watermaker, lithium domestic batteries, Raymarine navigation electronics, AIS transceiver, Simpson electric davits and extensive offshore cruising equipment.

Lady Pauline has remained continuously within EU waters during current ownership and supporting documentation relating to VAT status, Builder’s Certificate and EU location during the Brexit transition period is available.

With a substantial cruising inventory, generous liveaboard accommodation and a long programme of continuous owner upgrading, Lady Pauline is presented as a capable offshore cruising yacht suitable for immediate Mediterranean or long-distance cruising use.

Broker’s Comments

The Moody 56 is widely regarded as one of the standout centre-cockpit bluewater cruising yachts produced during the early 2000s. Designed by Bill Dixon, the model successfully combines reassuring offshore capability, practical systems design and excellent long-term liveaboard comfort with the manageable sail handling and secure cockpit arrangement sought by experienced cruising owners.

Built to Ocean Category A classification, the Moody 56 offers a serious offshore platform with strong passage-making capability. The raised saloon configuration provides excellent visibility and interior volume, while the cutter-rig arrangement, protected centre cockpit and substantial tankage make the design particularly well suited to extended Mediterranean cruising and offshore passagemaking.

Lady Pauline has benefited from continuous owner-led maintenance together with considerable recent upgrading. Notable improvements include renewed standing rigging in 2023, replacement mast wiring in 2023, replacement in-mast furling gear in 2022, all seacocks renewed in 2024, replacement cockpit seat teak in 2024, upgraded lithium battery systems, a fully overhauled Spectra watermaker in 2025, new sail inventory between 2023 and 2024 and extensive ongoing systems maintenance.

The inventory reflects genuine offshore cruising preparation and includes:

• Onan generator
• Spectra Newport 700 watermaker
• Lithium domestic battery system
• Solar charging
• Reverse-cycle air conditioning and heating
• Raymarine navigation electronics
• AIS transceiver
• HF and satellite communications equipment
• Bow thruster
• Electric winches
• Simpson electric davits
• Offshore safety inventory
• Aluminium RIB tender with Honda outboards

The owner-focused accommodation layout remains one of the model’s strongest features, centred around a spacious aft owner’s cabin together with comfortable guest accommodation, raised saloon seating area and a practical offshore galley arrangement.

Overall, Lady Pauline represents a continuously upgraded and comprehensively equipped example of this highly respected bluewater cruising design. The yacht is likely to appeal to experienced cruising buyers seeking a capable offshore yacht with substantial onboard systems and liveaboard capability.

Video showing deck and interior available on request

• Type: Centre Cockpit Bluewater Cruising Yacht
• Construction: GRP with carbon reinforcement
• CE Category: Ocean Category A
• Flag: Switzerland
• Ownership: Private ownership only
• Charter History: Never chartered
• Owner Since: 16 December 2013
• Previous Owners: 2
• No known insurance claims during current ownership

• LOA: 16.91m
• LWL: 14.02m
• Beam: 4.85m
• Draft: 2.28m
• Air Draft: 22.75m
• Displacement: Approx. 20,000kg
• Ballast: 6.8 tonnes
• Headroom:
  • Saloon: 197cm
  • Aft Cabin: 187cm
  • Forward Cabin: 193cm
  
  

• Fin keel
• Cast lead keel with 2% antimony mix
• Aluminium tanks
• No osmosis reported during ownership history
• Antifouling carried out approximately every second year
• Last haul out: 30 September 2025
• Relaunched: 18 May 2026
• Haul out and underwater inspection carried out every second year including antifouling, anodes and propeller greasing

• Yanmar 4JH3-HTE 4-cylinder turbo diesel
• Power: 100hp
• Engine Hours: Approx. 2,500 hours
• Cruising RPM: 2,300–2,700rpm
• Cruising Speed: Approx. 6.5–7 knots
• Maximum Speed: Approx. 9 knots at 3,800rpm
• Fuel Consumption: Approx. 4 litres/hour
• Estimated Range: Approx. 800–900 nautical miles
• Fuel Filtration: SEPAR primary filter, secondary diesel filter and Yanmar engine filter
• Number of Fuel Tanks: 1
• Moody insulated engine room, approx. 3 cm thick
• Propeller: 3-blade Max Prop feathering propeller with adjustable pitch
• Stuffing Box: SureSeal renewed 2024
• Spare Parts: Belt, impeller and oil filter

• Onan MDKAZKw generator
• Output: 230V AC
• Approx. 1,010 hours
• Acoustic enclosure fitted
• Cooling system: Seawater cooled with secondary freshwater heat exchanger circuit
• Remote control panel at navigation station
• Last service:
  • May 2025: Oil and oil filter
  • July 2025: Impeller replacement
  
  

• Fuel Capacity: 681 litres
• Fresh Water Capacity: 1,000 litres
• Black Water Capacity: Approx. 80 litres
• Fresh Water Tanks: 2
• Hot Water Tank: Isotherm 30 litre
• Grey Water Tanks: 2 Whale tanks (20 liters galley and aft cabin, 10 liters fwd cabin)
  

System Configuration

• 24V / 12V / 230V onboard systems
• Domestic lithium battery bank:
  • 2 x 24V 100Ah LiontronLiFePO4 batteries
  • Approx. 4.8kWh total capacity
  • Exclusively for domestic usage light, navigation, radio, pumps etc. (not for bow thruster, winches or windlass usage)
  • The owner says that these lithium batteries have been the best investment of all.
  • Both batteries have only around 60 loading cycles (early June 2026)
  
  
• Service battery bank:
  • 4 x 12V 95Ah batteries configured for 24V
  • Supplying windlass, winches and bow thruster
  
  
• Engine start batteries:
  • 2 x 12V 100Ah
  
  
• Generator start battery:
  • Separate 12V battery
  
  
• Capacity for additional batteries is required.

Charging & Power

• 24V alternator output: 110A
• 12V alternator for engine start batteries
• 12V alternator for generator start battery
• Solara M-Series PV modules
• Solar capacity: 210W
• Shore power: 220/240V, 50Hz, single phase
• Charger: Waeco Perfect Charge MCA2440, 24V / 40A
• Spare charger onboard
• Inverter: Victron pure sine wave inverter 12/1200, 2400W peak
• Solar Controller: Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/20
• Bluetooth BMS battery management system installed
• Battery monitoring via digital gauges

• Cutter rig
• Seldén mast and boom
• Standing rigging renewed 2023 by Onda Blue, Alghero, Sardinia
• Wire standing rigging
• Mast wiring renewed 2023
• In-mast furling gear replaced 2022 (Electric via continuous furling line to cockpit winch)
• Furlex Genoa Furling
• Running rigging replaced progressively as required
• Deck floodlight fitted
• No mast steps fitted
• Rigging invoices reportedly available

Sails by Speed Sails, Rome:

• Genoa new 2025 - Furling triradial LPG 140% sqm. 80 in Cruising Laminate with anti UV in Weathermax

• Mainsail new 2024 - Furling Triradial sqm. 61 in Cruising Laminate with anti UV in Weathermax

• Staysail new 2025 - x-cut dacron sqm. 21 with anti UV in Weathermax
• Spare complete older sail wardrobe included
• Staysail used as storm sail
• UV protection strips fitted in blue
• Gennaker included (original Moody supplied)
• Sails in excellent condition
• Two spinnaker/gennaker halyards

• Lewmar Whitlock cable and chain steering
• Lewmar Direct Drive autopilot
• Emergency tiller

• Ultra Marine 45kg stainless anchor fitted 2023
• 100m stainless steel anchor chain fitted 2024 (One piece, no repairs or extensions)
  
• Chain diameter: 12mm
• Chain counter rubbers every 10 meters
• Lewmar V4 vertical electric windlass:
  • Lewmar ST-64 electric winches
  • Lewmar ST-48 electric winches
  • Lewmar ST-40 manual winches
  • Lewmar ST-16 manual winches
  
  
• Running backstays for sailing with the stay sail
• New windlass gypsy fitted 2023
• Anchor wash system
• Spare anchors:
  • Approx. 30kg
  • Approx. 20kg
  
  
• Sleipner SP155 bow thruster
• Bow thruster power: 24V / 8kW / 11hp
• Simpson Davits Mk2 electric davits, Series 7
• Foldable gangway
• Bathing platform and swim ladder
• Cockpit table with folding extension
• Bimini approximately 3 years old
• Cockpit seat teak renewed 2024
• Lewmar deck hardware
• Magma gas grill
• Fishing gear

Cockpit

• Raymarine Axiom Pro 12 Hybridtouch (2022)
• Raymarine E80 plotter display
• Raymarine radar with 4kW Radome
• Depth, speed and wind instrumentation
• Autopilot with remote control
• Compass
• Remote windlass control
• Steiner binoculars

Communications & Navigation

• Raymarine AIS700 Class B transceiver
• Raymarine SmartPilot system
• Raymarine S2/S3 autopilot integration
• Fixed VHF radio
• Waterproof handheld VHF with GPS
• Navtex with recording barometer
• Icom IC-M802 HF radio (currently not in use)
• Thrane & Thrane Capsat system (currently not in use)
• Satellite phone (currently not in use)
• NMEA0183 network
• Sena Bluetooth communication system

• Spectra Newport 700 watermaker
• Output: Approx. 105 litres/hour
• Fully overhauled May 2025
• Electric bilge pump system
• Manual cockpit bilge pump
• Simple freshwater pressure system
• Two vacuum flush toilets
• Forward toilet capable of direct overboard discharge if required
• Holding tank discharge via macerator system

• Cruisair / Dometic air conditioning system
• Reverse-cycle (Cold and hot)
• Forward cabin unit: SXFF12001 – 12,000 BTU
• Saloon unit: SX24C3 Model
• Aft cabin unit: SXF12C/1 – 12,000 BTU
• Seawater cooled system

• Accommodation for up to 7 persons
• Large aft owner’s cabin with king-size berth, seating area and en-suite
• Forward guest cabin with double berth and direct bathroom access
• Additional twin guest cabin
• Raised saloon with dining table and opposing seating
• Passage berth
• Leather beige upholstery
• Two internal showers plus stern shower
• Original curtains fitted
• Miele vacuum cleaner

• Force 10 cooker with 3 burners and oven (2022)
• Isotherm refrigerator in stainless steel
• Isotherm freezer in stainless steel
• Isotherm 12/24V refrigeration compressors
• Twin sinks
• Nespresso coffee machine
• Gas detector and solenoid shut-off system
• Microwave removed
• Complete dining inventory for six persons

2026

• New EPIRB McMurdo Smart Find G8+ & AIS
• New service batteries (4 x 95 Ah)
• New washing machine
• New propeller shaft bearing
• Outboard carburettors and spark plugs renewed

2025

• Spectra Newport 700 watermaker fully overhauled
• Generator service and impeller replacement
• Liferaft serviced

2024

• New cockpit seat teak
• New genoa
• New staysail
• All seacocks replaced
• New 100m stainless anchor chain
• SureSeal stuffing box renewed

2023

• Standing rigging renewed
• Mast wiring renewed
• New Mainsail
• 45 Kg Ultra Marine anchor fitted
• Lithium battery upgrades
• New Liontron LiFePO4 batteries installed
• New 3D Tender aluminium RIB
• New windlass gypsy
• New Aluminium RIB dinghy (Hypalon material)

2022

• In-mast furling gear replaced
• Force 10 oven replaced

• McMurdo SmartFind G8+ EPIRB with AIS (2026)
• 2 x McMurdo S20 SmartFind AIS MOB beacons
• Sea-Safe 6-person liferaft (next service due August 2028)
• 6 lifejackets
• 6 safety harnesses
• Fire extinguishers (Renewed 2022)
• Fire blanket
• Automatic engine-room fire suppression system
• Waterproof handheld VHF with GPS and DSC

• 3D Tender aluminium RIB with Hypalon tubes (2023)
• Tender Length: 3.10m
• Honda 15hp outboard
• Honda 2.3hp auxiliary outboard
• Outboards serviced with carburettors and spark plugs renewed 2026
• Simpson electric davits sized to lift dinghy with outboard attached