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Seller's Description

An ideal boat for Florida and the Bahamas, Pura Vida is a Moody 346 Bilge Keel Center Cockpit boat built in 1987. Mast height is 48 feet (with VHF antenna) and with the bilge keels only draws 3’9” . These boats are the most popular Moody’s built with about 250 built. Their advantage is that they are built to Lloyds A1 specs and enjoy a spacious double aft cabin separated from the saloon by a corridor, This boat was sailed to the US from Europe by her first owners and has since cruised extensively in Florida, Bahamas, Mexico, Belize from her homebase in Punta Gorda. Current owners (past five years ) spend three months a year aboard cruising in Florida and the Bahamas. The boat is regularly maintained for cruising and will be sold ready to go.

Equipment Engine - Thornycroft T80 35 HP engine with 3000 hours

Electric Windlass for anchor

35# CQR on 100’ 3/8” chain on the bow

35# CQR on 200’ rode and 15’ chain in locker as storm anchor

Garmin 440 GPS chartplotter with depthsounder

Raymarine wireless wind direction and speed instrument

VHF radio

Sails - one main in good condition, one working furling Genoa fitted and in good condition, one spare main, one spare genoa

Wired for 120v with water heater and fridge.

Recent Upgrades and Equipment on Pura Vida Calorifier (water Heater) 2014

Kato Davits 2011

“Survival” Liferaft 2013

Raymarine Autopilot 2015

Wireless wind indicator 2014

Two Solar Panel’s with controller

All standing rigging replaced 2014

Roller reefing replaced 2014

Lifelines replaced 2014

Windows renewed 2012

Mast head lights replaced 2014

VHF antenna replaced. 2014

Raw water pump replaced 2015

Engine circulating water pump replaced 2015

New hot plugs and circuit 2013

New Force10 Stove with oven 2015

Complete summer cover in Sunbrella 2016

New Bottom Paint December 2016

Boat hooks

Garmin 400 GPS with depthfinder

2 X 10# propane bottles

Speed seal raw water impellor upgrade

New spare starter motor

New spare engine exhaust elbows

New spare alternator

New spare electric diesel pump

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Specs

Designer
Bill Dixon
Builder
Moody Yachts (A. H. Moody & Sons)
Associations
?
# Built
254
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Fin
Rudder
Skeg
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
34 6 / 10.5 m
Waterline Length
?
Beam
11 6 / 3.5 m
Draft
3 8 / 1.1 m
Displacement
11,200 lb / 5,080 kg
Ballast
4,500 lb / 2,041 kg

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
518′² / 48.1 m²
Total Sail Area
518′² / 48.1 m²
Mainsail
Sail Area
234′² / 21.7 m²
P
35 11 / 11 m
E
12 11 / 4 m
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
284′² / 26.4 m²
I
41 6 / 12.7 m
J
13 8 / 4.2 m
Forestay Length
43 8 / 13.3 m

Auxilary Power

Make
Thornycroft
Model
?
HP
35
Fuel Type
Diesel
Fuel Capacity
40 gal / 151 l
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
48 gal / 182 l
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
?

Calculations

Hull Speed
8.1 kn
Classic: 7.08 kn

Hull Speed

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Formula

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

8.05 knots
Classic formula: 7.08 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
16.6
16-20: good performance

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

Formula

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3

  • SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
  • D: Displacement in pounds.
16.56
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
40.2
>40: stiffer, more powerful

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Formula

Ballast / Displacement * 100

40.18
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
229.7
200-275: moderate

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

Formula

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
229.72
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
22.0
20-30: coastal cruiser

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Formula

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
  • LOA: Length overall in feet
  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
22.01
<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
2.1
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

Formula

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
2.07
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

Bilge Keel version (draft: 3.75).
Thornycroft T80, T90 35hp or Volvo 2003 28hp diesel

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