Moody 33 Mk II Buyer's Guide
The Moody 33 Mk II is the 1976–1981 centre-cockpit cruiser from the Angus Primrose–designed Moody 33 line, built as a mass-production evolution with a beamy hull, shallow draft, and a galley-aft interior. For a buyer scanning the used Moody 33 Mk IIs, the Mk II rewards a close look at its generation-specific layout and its well-documented mechanical access, rather than any broad market scarcity.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Mk II is identified by an aft-cabin hatch offset to port and a galley moved aft compared with the Mk I, whose hatch sat centrally and whose heads ran the full width. In the Mk II, a settee extending past the main bulkhead yields a smaller heads with basin and WC both to starboard. Aft-cabin access is via the cockpit, and those cabins hold two single berths with substantial storage. Below you will typically find two cabins and six or seven berths with a separate toilet facility — a roomy plan for a 33 footer, and one of the reasons these boats are regarded as excellent family cruisers.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, autopilots, cabin heating, wind generators, biminis, swim platforms, cockpit showers, and radar are commonly fitted, while solar panels, freezers, dinghy davits, AIS, and chartplotters often appear as well. For a buyer, the meaningful clusters are energy and power — wind generators and solar alongside heating speak to extended-season liveaboard use — and navigation and shelter, where radar and chartplotters paired with a bimini and cockpit shower make coastal passages more manageable. A powerful original Thorneycroft engine remains in most boats, so the question is less "does it have enough power" than "has the electrical side kept up with added loads."
What to Inspect
The Mk II's engine lives under the cockpit sole, and period brokers note normal access through a large lifting panel in the forward part of the sole anchor; for major work the aft section carrying the binnacle can also be removed, so confirm those panels lift cleanly and the binnacle mounting is sound. Because most boats retain the original 35 bhp four-cylinder Thorneycroft, verify its condition and the shaft-drive leg rather than assuming a modern repower. Beyond that, the differences from the Mk I are accommodation-based, so check the port-offset aft hatch seals and the smaller starboard-side heads for water ingress or wear.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These yachts typically appear in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Croatia, Netherlands, Greece, and Italy. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm Mk II identity by the offset port aft hatch and galley-aft plan; exercise both cockpit-sole access panels; assess the original Thorneycroft and shaft drive; and judge added equipment as quality-of-life rather than value-defining. A sound example remains a practical, spacious family cruiser with the shallow draft to widen your cruising range.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Moody 33 Mk II. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 6 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 | 1 | $23,195 | — |
| Sep 25 | 1 | $28,557 | +23.1% |
| Nov 25 | 2 | $32,207 | +12.8% |
| Apr 26 | 3 | $23,106 | -28.3% |
| May 26 | 1 | $19,070 | -17.5% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $25,824 | +35.4% |
Where they're listed
Moody 33 Mk II listings appear across 4 countries. United Kingdom has the most listings with 4 (50.0%), followed by Ireland and Italy.
Country view
8 listings · 4 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $24,465 | 4 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Ireland | $26,517 | 2 | 0 | 25.0% |
| Italy | $37,298 | 1 | 0 | 12.5% |
| Netherlands | $19,070 | 1 | 0 | 12.5% |
Comparable models
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11 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westerly 33 | 33.27' | $ 27,180 | 54 | 9 |
| Moody 31 Mk II | 30.75' | $ 33,262 | 42 | 4 |
| Moody 31 Mk I | 30.75' | $ 27,176 | 28 | 3 |
| Moody 30 | 30' | $ 17,425 | 27 | 6 |
| Moody 35 | 34.5' | $ 65,239 | 25 | 3 |
| Moody 34 | 33.42' | $ 43,425 | 19 | 2 |
| Moody 37 | 37' | $ 66,301 | 17 | 1 |
| Conyplex 33 | 32.25' | $ 24,500 | 13 | 2 |
| Moody 33 Mk I | 33' | $ 20,980 | 12 | 5 |
| Moody 33 S | 33' | $ 24,397 | 12 | 1 |
| Moody 33 Mk IIYou are here | — | $ 25,151 | 8 | 1 |