Moody 54 DS Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

The 54 DS was sold with six layout variants from new, and the dominant used examples are the charter four-cabin boats that put the owner's suite forward, a double cabin aft, and a guest cabin mid-ships around a sunlit deck saloon. The cockpit and main saloon share one level through sliding glass doors, and a galley-up or galley-down choice was offered; ex-charter boats will more often show the higher-berth-count plans. A private three-cabin version with up to three shower bathrooms is the alternative, and either way the same long waterline and 17-foot beam give the interior its 60-foot sense of space.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

On the used market, commonly fitted gear centers on warm-weather and short-handed cruising: teak decks, bow thruster, air conditioning, and a retractable passerelle for Med mooring are usual, while electric winches, furling main, self-tacking jib, autopilot, chartplotter, AIS, inverter, and watermaker are standard expectations on most listings. Often-seen additions cluster in energy and comfort — solar, a washing machine, and a cockpit shower — reflecting owners extending autonomy away from marinas. Less common owner upgrades include dinghy davits, an asymmetric spinnaker, lithium batteries, and a hardtop; a buyer should treat those as negotiable extras rather than baseline equipment. The twin wheels with pod-mounted engine, bow-and-stern thruster controls and chart plotters, plus the soft retractable Bimini, mean a well-found example already closes the cockpit for weather protection.

What to Inspect

A survey should focus on the usual volume-cruiser items. Given standard teak decks, inspect the deck bonding and caulking for early failure, and confirm the iron keel's shoal or deep-draft configuration matches the listed draft. Verify the in-mast Seldén mainsail with vertical battens and the twin Furlex solent furlers operate smoothly, and that all running rigging to the Lewmar winches and Jefa pedestals is intact. Check the retractable passerelle and the sliding saloon doors for wear from repeated Med-mooring use on ex-charter boats.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

These yachts typically appear in the United States, Italy, Türkiye, Germany, France, and Montenegro. For a buyer, the practical checklist is: confirm whether the layout is ex-charter four-cabin or private three-cabin; verify teak-deck condition and keel draft; test the solent furlers, in-mast main, and aft-led winches; confirm pod electronics and thruster controls at both wheels; and decide whether often-seen solar or washing machine and less-common davits or lithium bank matter to your cruising plan.