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Moody 52 Deep draft

Sailboat specifications

The Moody 52 is a 52’ (15.86m) cruising sailboat designed by John Laurent Giles (United Kingdom). She was built between 1976 and 1983 by Moody (United Kingdom) with 7 hulls completed. The Deep draft version displays a deeper fin allowing a lower center of gravity and extra performance especially upwind.

The Moody 52 is as well listed, on Boat-Specs.com, in Standard version (see all the versions compared).

Moody 52's main features

Model
Moody 52
Version
Deep draft
Hull type
Monohull
Category
Offshore deck saloon cruising sailboat
Sailboat builder
Sailboat designer
Country
United Kingdom
Construction
Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
Number of hulls built
7
First built hull
1976
Last built hull
1983
Appendages
Keel : semi-full keel
Helm
Single helm wheel
Rudder
Single rudder on skeg
Unsinkable
No
Trailerable
No
Former French navigation category
1
Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
N/A

Moody 52's main dimensions

Hull length
52’15.86 m
Waterline length
39’11.89 m
Beam (width)
14’ 2”4.32 m
Draft
7’ 5”2.26 m
Light displacement (MLC)
43211 lb19600 kg
Ballast weight
17284 lb7840 kg

Moody 52's rig and sails

Upwind sail area
1124 ft²104.4 m²
Mainsail area
398 ft²37 m²
Mizzen sail area
170 ft²15.8 m²
Genoa area
555 ft²51.6 m²
Rigging type
Ketch Marconi masthead
Mast configuration
Deck stepped mast
Rotating spars
No
Number of levels of spreaders
1
Spreaders angle
0 °
Spars construction
Aluminum spars
Standing rigging
1x19 strand wire continuous

Moody 52's performances

Upwind sail area to displacement
 iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds.

The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.

Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.
155 ft²/T14.36 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR)
 iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet).
The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length:

a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.
330
Ballast ratio
 iThe Ballast ratio is an indicator of stability; it is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement by the mass of the ballast. Since the stability depends also of the hull shapes and the position of the center of gravity, only the boats with similar ballast arrangements and hull shapes should be compared.

The higher the ballast ratio is, the greater is the stability.
40 %
Critical hull speed
 iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed".
The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.
8.37 knots

Moody 52's auxiliary engine

Engine(s)
1 inboard engine
Engine(s) power
96 HP
Fuel type
Diesel
Fuel tank capacity
360.6 gal1365 liters

Moody 52's accommodations and layout

Cockpit
Center cockpit
Cabin(s) (min./max.)
3 / 4
Berth(s) (min./max.)
8 / 10
Head(s) (min./max.)
2 / 3
Freshwater tank capacity
360.6 gal1365 liters
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