Description

"Kilmeny" (named after the heroine of a Celtic folk tale) is an outstanding Moody 346, offered ready to sail at a competitive price for a quick sale. She has had one careful British diplomatic owner/skipper (and his wife/Admiral) from new, and has been based in Oman, Denmark, Scotland and Morocco. For the last 20 years she has been berthed and professionally maintained at the small, prestigious Portomaso Marina in Malta, where her berth is paid for until September 30, 2024.

Her owners have found "Kilmeny" an ideal cruising yacht for 40 years, extremely easy to sail and with comfortable accommodation for 6. The centre cockpit provides a stable steering position in a seaway, and gives excellent views fore and aft, a great advantage when handling the boat ahead or astern in confined spaces like the marina. Her bilge keels make it easy to take the ground when desired. She has given the owner and his family (wife, 4 children and 8 grandchildren) enormous pleasure sailing in different parts of the world, with passages from Copenhagen to Lossiemouth, Lossiemouth to Tangier and Tangier to Malta - most recently in the waters around Malta and Sicily. They are surprised to find that they are now becoming older and less mobile, and have decided that it is now time to part reluctantly with their much-loved boat and pass this reliable source of pleasure to another lucky owner.

Specifications

Accommodation

6 berths in 3 cabins:
Double berth in comfortable stern cabin with mini-sofa, sink, mirror, standing headroom, ample stowage including hanging locker, hatch and 4 windows, 2 facing aft.
Double V berth in fore cabin with hatch, mirror and ample stowage space including shelves and hanging locker.
2 single berths in saloon. 2 hanging lockers (1 heated) in passage to after cabin.
Twin sinks, two-burner gas cooker with oven and grill in galley.
Fridge (compressor and equipment renewed 2022).
Fresh water heater (from engine cooling system).
Full domestic inventory.
Heads/shower compartment.
Shore power with square pin sockets in all cabins.
Traditional oil lamp, selection of books in saloon.

Saloon from companionway.

Chart table, companionway.

Saloon from galley.

Saloon starboard side.

After cabin looking aft.

After cabin looking forward.

View from after cabin under way.

Passage looking forward.

Forecabin.

3 in forecabin.

Galley.

Construction

GRP throughout - the hull is heavier and more robust than on a more recent boat, and has been completely reliable. Maintained, painted and polished annually - professionally since 1999. Bilges checked, cleaned and painted, water tanks cleaned and re-sealed 2022.
New hatches 2019, new cabin windows 2023.

bilge under starboard side passage.

Bilge under saloon

Bilge, automatic and manual pumps.

Water tank re-sealed after cleaning.

Equipment

Mast-to-stern awning. Cockpit table.
2 person inflatable tender, foot pump, oars, 2.2 HP outboard.
Electric anchor winch.
New anchor and chain 2022.
Autohelm self-steering.
New sprayhood 2023.

Navigation Equipment

Raymarine radar, plotter, VHF 2016.
Central Mediterranean electronic chart.
2022 Italian waters pilot.
Paper charts (2002) of Maltese waters and anchorages.

Plotter/radar, VHF.

Engine(s)

Original Thornycroft T90 35 HP diesel, regularly maintained and professionally refurbished in 2022 - see photos.

Engine port side

Engine starboard side

Engine shock absorber (1 of 4)

Sails & Spars

New Selden mast, boom, in-mast furling mainsail, roller genoa, 4 self-tailing winches, all standing and running rigging 2016.
Full sailing inventory including cruising chute, spinnaker boom, storm jib, trysail, spare anchor and chain.

Sail plan from sales brochure.

Sailing to Sicily.

Cruising chute.

Safety Equipment

EPIRB, handheld VHF.
6 person liferaft, regularly serviced. 5 lifejackets.
Automatic fire extinguisher in engine compartment,  2 other extinguishers, all regularly serviced.
Fire blanket in galley.

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