Moody S31 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Moody S31 means looking at a compact 1990s Dixon-designed cruiser built by Marine Projects, with 145 hulls produced between 1994 and 1998. She is a twin-keel, full-beam-aft-cabin pocket cruiser whose used-market appeal rests on cabin volume and practical boarding arrangements rather than outright speed.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The defining interior feature is the full-width aft cabin with its own cockpit hatchway, giving six berths across forecabin, saloon, and aft cabin. The folding transom centre section that drops to form water-access steps is standard and worth checking for hinge condition on any example.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used fleet, autopilot, chartplotter, spinnaker, heating, hot water, and AIS are commonly fitted, meaning most boats will already carry the core navigation and comfort systems a cruising buyer expects. Life raft, bimini, and swim platform are often seen, while teak decks, radar, EPIRB, dodger, cockpit shower, solar, asymmetric spinnaker, furling main, and electric winches appear as occasional or owner-driven upgrades. For a buyer, the practical clusters are power and energy (heating, hot water, sometimes solar), canvas and sail handling (bimini, dodger, furling main, asymmetric or symmetric spinnaker), and navigation (chartplotter, AIS, sometimes radar) — the rest are nice-to-haves rather than decision-makers.
What to Inspect
The S31's Volvo Penta MD2020 is a 19-horsepower diesel turning a saildrive leg. On a viewing, inspect the saildrive rubber boot and shaft seal for cracking or weeping, since that underwater unit is the configuration's known wear point; a failed seal floods the boat. The folding transom section should hinge smoothly and show no corroded pivots. Beyond those points, the main things to confirm are a clean hull and a functioning saildrive.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the S31 are the United Kingdom, Greece, France, and Australia. For a buyer, the short checklist is:
- Confirm the saildrive boot and seal are sound
- Work the folding transom hinges for corrosion
- Verify the aft-cabin cockpit hatch opens and seals
- Check for ex-charter wear if the history shows charter use
- Test the heating and hot-water systems if fitted
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Moody S31. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 9 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | 2 | $39,813 | — |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $44,093 | +10.8% |
| Mar 26 | 4 | $33,349 | -24.4% |
| Apr 26 | 11 | $43,795 | +31.3% |
| May 26 | 3 | $31,948 | -27.1% |
| Jun 26 | 2 | $46,117 | +44.4% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $48,439 | +5.0% |
| Sep 26 | 1 | $50,364 | +4.0% |
| Oct 26 | 2 | $51,610 | +2.5% |
Where they're listed
Moody S31 listings appear across 3 countries. United Kingdom has the most listings with 22 (78.6%), followed by Greece and Australia.
Country view
28 listings · 3 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $43,795 | 22 | 4 | 78.6% |
| Greece | $31,948 | 5 | 0 | 17.9% |
| Australia | $52,483 | 1 | 0 | 3.6% |
Comparable models
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