I am with you on that Bob 41, to small the over 50’s to big. I think it would be possible to single hand but she is better for a couple or small family.
I'm a fan of Moody's well designed DS concept. Being a bit old school I'd have a nav station there, so one doesn't get distracted on passages/night watches. I don't know how it is to do maintenance inside that "engine room" concerning space. It seems nice, but on wide angle even my bedroom look enormous :) If it has a shaft instead of a saildrive, I'd say it's an interesting "more accessible" option to my dream boat, the Amel 50. Not in the same category, but it has its charm and qualities. The dinghy garage and arm being one of them! Curious to see how it sails, if it has in mast furling. Is it two rudders? Shocked by the damage made to the boat!! Thanks for the video and sharing the Dusseldorf experience! Looks good! See you on the next! PS - YT can't stand a joke nowadays... I loved the bodies count for measuring locker space ")
I like the Moodys to as you say a well designed sailboat, but at this price point we are in the realm of other brands as you rightly pointed out. The engine space is as big as it looks on camera and I was impressed with how well it was setup. I am like you via the navigation system and would opt for a nav screen, autopilot and electronic throttle control forward, and yet I know I would still do all my watches mostly in the cockpit.
I do understand the modern way of navigating by iPads etc but for me as an older out of date sailor brought up in the 60s/70s way of boating I would always want a dedicated nav station with room for peer charts and lots of gismos around me. Makes me feel like I am still the skipper/navigator and happy as a pig in sh** . It should also be an area where other peoples crap is not allowed so you don't have to fight for space to work in. Shame on people to bother going to a boat show just to vandalise stuff. Great video always clearly explained and good points noted.
Glad you enjoyed the tour, I will add that I like to still use paper charts on longer passages and an almanac when around local coastal water’s. But I am slowly moving towards a new way of organizing on a sailboat, nope who am I kidding give me a full on nav desk and office space as I like to see it now any day. :)
Incredible boat and lovely tour, as usual. Not very sporting with the sheeting angles and such, but that's not really what this boat is about. This feels truly like a hybrid yacht between powerboat style side decks with those beautifully high and secure coamings, the full beam raised and split salon, and the impressive twin mirrored guest cabins aft of the owners suite. I think I would stick with the extra seating to port minus the interior helm station. With all the controls and plotters being wireless and fully remote these days, there's not much need to dedicate limited space to occasional use functions. Looks plenty secure to sit through watch in warmth and comfort - just incredible. Gotta love all those time-out lockers sprinkled throughout the boat. x-)
It’s funny that you have pointed out how similar it is to a motor boat, a good friend of mine has a coastal trawler, he pointed out that if we took the tall stick of it and just had one helm it would be almost a carbon copy of his boat.
@@SVTONICBoatWives Yes the salon and those sidedecks give me flashbacks to an old Chris-Craft I once owned. The cool thing with this Moody is that instead of tanks and twin V8s lying below the salon, you have two staterooms! I think it's difficult to overstate what an achievement in engineering marvel this is. You have all the interior space, displacement, and convenience of yesteryear's motorsailers but this boat looks like it will actually sail well on all points, maybe even in lighter airs with a code zero or a gennaker.
I am old enough to remember the Angus Primrose designed Moody yachts when the new high volumn boats were introduced. The first time that I was aboard a Moody 33 at Earls Court I was amazed at the volumn, although I might still have had a Folkboat at the time. Mind you, back then a forty footer was virtually a Superyacht, how time have changed. Yes please, I could spend a few months aboard this new "Moody" Let them give you one for a test on the salty stuff, that would be interesting.👍
We would love to have a few days with this DS48 to see what she is like to live with. When we were growing up back in the late eighties our family had a 40 and you are right we felt like millionaires in the marina. How things have changed.
This is a very good attempt at making a mono into a cat as far as possible of course!! However It makes you wonder if the designers have actually ever done an offshore bluewater passage in foul weather? the last place you want to be is out on the stern lol. But I'd go hide in that lovely salon most the time anyway tbh. Overall an excellent design and I only wish this came out 10 years ago so I could afford one 2nd hand. love your style so subscribed :-)
Great video. I love this boat. I might go for the proper nav station. Curious what people think… is this too much boat for trade winds sailing? Is it more of a North Sea and high latitude boat?
Great review - as always. I've always liked these Moody DS (a little different to most). However , Can anyone tell me what the little pilot house yacht off to Port is ?? About 9:30 into vid when showing Port winches. It looks great for 1 old man 😊
How do you get to the end of the boom at sea when there is a big gap in the top, ? I did a big trip on a 54 . It's not user friendly at all , owner sold it shortly afterwards .
@@SVTONICBoatWives if an issue , to get to the zip, check for chafe , single line reefing isn't as practical as they make out, tie a securing line round the boom , but you have a big hole in the roof, great living space , stiff Hanse hull,
@@davidwarnes5158 I like single line reefing but you are right sometimes it can be a pain when you are trying to tidy everything up in the bag. I have a friend who owned a Hanse 55 and sold it for a Garcia 52, he would talk at great lengths about the hull of his Hanse.
It's nice, but considering what Sirius fits into their 40DS it doesn't seem like a great use of space. Engine room access seems... poor. And I'm fine with no wheel in the saloon, but a display at the little nav station would be nice. They should have flush mounted one into the table top.
A dedicated nav station makes no sense these days, unless you really have too much space. Even if you don't like your equipment to be portable, you can set up adjustable screens that go over the table when you need to use them.
The people getting into your video, seemingly purposefully, and staring into the camera, are the only annoying thing. Your content is good. 😂❤ I say, and I’ll die on this hill, that if you need a washer/dryer on your sailboat, you’re wearing far too much clothing and need to head south until your butter melts and clothes become unnecessary. Clothing on a sailboat 🙄 😂
The only time you need clothes is arriving at the marina, but a washing machine can come in handy from time to time we find it’s the most efficient way to wash the dog. Glad you enjoyed the videos.
if bluetooth and wifi are good enough for sam holmes, it's good enough for me. you wouldn't want margaritas getting spilled on your expensive raymarine chart plotters
Sam Holmes is an exceptional sailor and yes the thought of spilling anything on a chart table is bad enough, we always have a no food, liquid rule around nav electronics so no big deal now where did I leave my GnT.
Making boats bigger by making them wider & taller just isnt smart. Waterline length is speed. Increasimg beam increases righting moment but it increases drag just as much and increases weight more. Plus the motion in a seaway gets worse and there is much further to fall when heeled. Shortt wide boats are hard on the helm & autopilot. Sailing loads - and therefore crew loads - are increased. These boats are ok in sheltered water and moderate wind, but are less than ideal in the ocean. Plus Hanse's extremely dubious build quality......
We visited this boat at Boot Düsseldorf, too. It's not worth the 1.4 million. Cheap materials and poor workmanship. We were shocked to see what the once good brand "Moody" has become, namely nothing better than all the other production boats around. What a shame.
Tip of the day. You are going to have to stop saying "obviously" 6 times in the first 90 seconds this time it starts getting pretty irritating which spoils a good video and I usually end up turning the sound off.🤨
We have had this chat at home because the Moody is in the price range of some other spectacular yachts one being the Amel 50 as you mentioned. We love Amel;)
Thanks for the tour. Like the interior design in general and the lighting design in particular.
Happy you liked it.
Lovely tour of the impressive DS48, looking forward to the September test sail and more great content from Dusseldorf👍
Glad you enjoyed it, we are looking forward to a second visit and I will admit that I love Cannés and the atmosphere of the south of France.
Must admit I’ve been intrigued by the Moody DS Range since it first appeared. I think this DS 48 frankly is the best of the bunch tbh. Bob.🤔🌟🌟🌟❤️⛵️
I am with you on that Bob 41, to small the over 50’s to big. I think it would be possible to single hand but she is better for a couple or small family.
Good review. Nice boat.
Thank you and I am glad you enjoyed the tour.
I'm a fan of Moody's well designed DS concept. Being a bit old school I'd have a nav station there, so one doesn't get distracted on passages/night watches. I don't know how it is to do maintenance inside that "engine room" concerning space. It seems nice, but on wide angle even my bedroom look enormous :) If it has a shaft instead of a saildrive, I'd say it's an interesting "more accessible" option to my dream boat, the Amel 50. Not in the same category, but it has its charm and qualities. The dinghy garage and arm being one of them!
Curious to see how it sails, if it has in mast furling. Is it two rudders?
Shocked by the damage made to the boat!!
Thanks for the video and sharing the Dusseldorf experience! Looks good! See you on the next!
PS - YT can't stand a joke nowadays... I loved the bodies count for measuring locker space ")
I like the Moodys to as you say a well designed sailboat, but at this price point we are in the realm of other brands as you rightly pointed out. The engine space is as big as it looks on camera and I was impressed with how well it was setup. I am like you via the navigation system and would opt for a nav screen, autopilot and electronic throttle control forward, and yet I know I would still do all my watches mostly in the cockpit.
I do understand the modern way of navigating by iPads etc but for me as an older out of date sailor brought up in the 60s/70s way of boating I would always want a dedicated nav station with room for peer charts and lots of gismos around me. Makes me feel like I am still the skipper/navigator and happy as a pig in sh** . It should also be an area where other peoples crap is not allowed so you don't have to fight for space to work in. Shame on people to bother going to a boat show just to vandalise stuff. Great video always clearly explained and good points noted.
Glad you enjoyed the tour, I will add that I like to still use paper charts on longer passages and an almanac when around local coastal water’s. But I am slowly moving towards a new way of organizing on a sailboat, nope who am I kidding give me a full on nav desk and office space as I like to see it now any day. :)
Incredible boat and lovely tour, as usual. Not very sporting with the sheeting angles and such, but that's not really what this boat is about. This feels truly like a hybrid yacht between powerboat style side decks with those beautifully high and secure coamings, the full beam raised and split salon, and the impressive twin mirrored guest cabins aft of the owners suite. I think I would stick with the extra seating to port minus the interior helm station. With all the controls and plotters being wireless and fully remote these days, there's not much need to dedicate limited space to occasional use functions. Looks plenty secure to sit through watch in warmth and comfort - just incredible. Gotta love all those time-out lockers sprinkled throughout the boat. x-)
It’s funny that you have pointed out how similar it is to a motor boat, a good friend of mine has a coastal trawler, he pointed out that if we took the tall stick of it and just had one helm it would be almost a carbon copy of his boat.
@@SVTONICBoatWives Yes the salon and those sidedecks give me flashbacks to an old Chris-Craft I once owned. The cool thing with this Moody is that instead of tanks and twin V8s lying below the salon, you have two staterooms! I think it's difficult to overstate what an achievement in engineering marvel this is. You have all the interior space, displacement, and convenience of yesteryear's motorsailers but this boat looks like it will actually sail well on all points, maybe even in lighter airs with a code zero or a gennaker.
If I had a ridiculous amount of money that is the boat I would buy
Great review as always.
Thank you.
Great walkthrough of a beautiful boat! I would hate to have to work on any of those systems, though
Thanks glad you liked it.
Got here from your Garcia 60 review. Gosh, how different the concepts behind a boat can be!
From explorer yacht to comfort cruising, that’s one of the many things we love about sailboats, theirs one for everyone.
I am old enough to remember the Angus Primrose designed Moody yachts when the new high volumn boats were introduced. The first time that I was aboard a Moody 33 at Earls Court I was amazed at the volumn, although I might still have had a Folkboat at the time. Mind you, back then a forty footer was virtually a Superyacht, how time have changed. Yes please, I could spend a few months aboard this new "Moody" Let them give you one for a test on the salty stuff, that would be interesting.👍
We would love to have a few days with this DS48 to see what she is like to live with. When we were growing up back in the late eighties our family had a 40 and you are right we felt like millionaires in the marina. How things have changed.
This is a very good attempt at making a mono into a cat as far as possible of course!! However It makes you wonder if the designers have actually ever done an offshore bluewater passage in foul weather? the last place you want to be is out on the stern lol. But I'd go hide in that lovely salon most the time anyway tbh. Overall an excellent design and I only wish this came out 10 years ago so I could afford one 2nd hand. love your style so subscribed :-)
Thank you, glad you liked the video and thank you for subscribing.
great boat....i really love it
Glad you enjoyed the tour.
Great video. I love this boat. I might go for the proper nav station. Curious what people think… is this too much boat for trade winds sailing? Is it more of a North Sea and high latitude boat?
I would vote for trade wind sailing;)
Wonderful boat. I’m starting to like the DS models more and more. I hope HR will some day consider to build them 😉
I like deck Solons or the practicality off one level living on a boat but I am not sure that HR will make one.
@@SVTONICBoatWives I guess they won’t indeed. But just imagine they would…..😉
@@SVTONICBoatWives I really like your videos by the way. You obviously know your boats 👍🏻
@@marcelvdfvandamme5927 it would be quite the boat if they decided to.
@@marcelvdfvandamme5927 thank you.
Great review - as always. I've always liked these Moody DS (a little different to most).
However , Can anyone tell me what the little pilot house yacht off to Port is ?? About 9:30 into vid when showing Port winches. It looks great for 1 old man 😊
If anyone was wondering - I figured it out (stand # on bow + google).
It's a Haber 800. 😊
That is a Haber 620 or 660 from "Haber Yachts" located in Poland
Thank you for watching I am glad you enjoyed the tour, if I am honest I don’t know but will find out.
Nice Video ❤
Thank you I am glad you enjoyed it.
🤔 The forward hatches are over the owner’s forward birth. Where are the sail and anchor chain lockers?
OMG is the only thing I can say! What a beauty!!!
She is pretty smart isn’t she.
REally nice boat. Wish they had a shallow draft version, like under 160cm, perhaps double keel.
THANKS.
Thank you, and thank you for watching.
Sorry if I missed it, but what is the hull material? Is she fiberglass or aluminum? Great tour, this boat seems fantastic for families
It’s GRP vacuum infused hull, it would be amazing if it was an aluminum hull ready for exploring places you wouldn’t dare take it normally.
Great review - very comprehensive!
Thank you, I am glad you enjoyed it.
How do you get to the end of the boom at sea when there is a big gap in the top, ? I did a big trip on a 54 . It's not user friendly at all , owner sold it shortly afterwards .
You can move the boom to port or starboard and do whatever you need to do, mostly I would assume it’s just to tidy up your sail?
@@SVTONICBoatWives if an issue , to get to the zip, check for chafe , single line reefing isn't as practical as they make out, tie a securing line round the boom , but you have a big hole in the roof, great living space , stiff Hanse hull,
@@davidwarnes5158 I like single line reefing but you are right sometimes it can be a pain when you are trying to tidy everything up in the bag. I have a friend who owned a Hanse 55 and sold it for a Garcia 52, he would talk at great lengths about the hull of his Hanse.
Electric in mast furling is the best choice for the Moody DS boats. It makes them super easy to single hand.
@@alanbaines3314 does that make the getting to the end of the boom easier,
It's nice, but considering what Sirius fits into their 40DS it doesn't seem like a great use of space. Engine room access seems... poor. And I'm fine with no wheel in the saloon, but a display at the little nav station would be nice. They should have flush mounted one into the table top.
A dedicated nav station makes no sense these days, unless you really have too much space. Even if you don't like your equipment to be portable, you can set up adjustable screens that go over the table when you need to use them.
Definitely, Bluetooth is a handy thing but I would still like some extra bits forward to make life easier.
The people getting into your video, seemingly purposefully, and staring into the camera, are the only annoying thing. Your content is good. 😂❤
I say, and I’ll die on this hill, that if you need a washer/dryer on your sailboat, you’re wearing far too much clothing and need to head south until your butter melts and clothes become unnecessary. Clothing on a sailboat 🙄 😂
The only time you need clothes is arriving at the marina, but a washing machine can come in handy from time to time we find it’s the most efficient way to wash the dog. Glad you enjoyed the videos.
Would you opt for a self tacking jib??
Not if I could help it, they are always handy for upwind sailing but?
Self tacking jib is standard. The Genoa is optional. Go for both!
Heads door handles hit the mirrors 😂. Sometimes i wonder who signs off these designs.
Not that I noticed but I will make a point of checking in September.
48' wide too.
It is a beatifull sailling boat
Glad you like it, we will have a second look later this year.
Wow, I never thought that a slightly misaligned mechanical space access hatch would annoy me so much.
OCD that is all you will think about now is that hatch, I am more bothered that I couldn’t open the other hatch to show you guys.
Boat prices are just crazy.
Definitely
The fwd winches can't work with the lines in the box
Not meant to. They’re for the genoa or asymmetric sheets.
Only catch is, it’s a 50 footer! Am I wrong?
Do you feel enough space for a couple and a giant dog ?
Please let me know the price.
around a million
May I know the Price plz...
@@shawalomar8401 around a million pounds
: )
Cool
Je n’aime pas les 2 petites tables. Je préfère une seule grande table et l’agencement du Moody DS 41 avec sa table à carte.
Great review, can you please lend me £1.3 million?
Thank you, glad you liked it and yes if you give it straight back so I can buy something else made out of aluminum.
Obviously, someone is dipping into the sauce too much. Can someone get a count on how many OBVIOUSLY’s are in this video
if bluetooth and wifi are good enough for sam holmes, it's good enough for me. you wouldn't want margaritas getting spilled on your expensive raymarine chart plotters
Sam Holmes is an exceptional sailor and yes the thought of spilling anything on a chart table is bad enough, we always have a no food, liquid rule around nav electronics so no big deal now where did I leave my GnT.
Making boats bigger by making them wider & taller just isnt smart. Waterline length is speed. Increasimg beam increases righting moment but it increases drag just as much and increases weight more. Plus the motion in a seaway gets worse and there is much further to fall when heeled. Shortt wide boats are hard on the helm & autopilot. Sailing loads - and therefore crew loads - are increased. These boats are ok in sheltered water and moderate wind, but are less than ideal in the ocean. Plus Hanse's extremely dubious build quality......
+1 For calling a pan a pano Wiley Sharp style. Would do the same if I were doing boat reviews. So like, what are your pronouns and stuff?
We visited this boat at Boot Düsseldorf, too. It's not worth the 1.4 million. Cheap materials and poor workmanship. We were shocked to see what the once good brand "Moody" has become, namely nothing better than all the other production boats around. What a shame.
I know and for a few pounds more you can have an Amel 50
@@SVTONICBoatWives right, and it is a much better choice
@@sailingpilots Absolutely, It would be our first choice.
This gentleman knows how to tour a boat. If he could just back the camera up a little to see an overall view would have been excellent.
Tip of the day. You are going to have to stop saying "obviously" 6 times in the first 90 seconds this time it starts getting pretty irritating which spoils a good video and I usually end up turning the sound off.🤨
Obviously, I will take note of your suggestion, Obviously,😁😘 we make sure to not say obviously too much in the future.
Obviously.
Get over it. She makes great videos. She points a bunch obviously.
Only 5 in first 90 sec.....obviously you can't count or tell time
Get over it Nigel.
“I’m stood here”. Please drop this irritating error and say “l’m standing here”.
I’d rather spend my money on a Amel. I can’t stand rear helm stations.
We have had this chat at home because the Moody is in the price range of some other spectacular yachts one being the Amel 50 as you mentioned. We love Amel;)