Description

Paul and Cathy Savva bought Carryou in Spain in 1998 and renamed her Mia Hara. Although she was still in excellent condition, apparently having seen little use, Paul and Cathy carried out a major refurbishment. They sailed for four years before living on Mia Hara in Nikiana, while they built a house on Levkas.

We bought Mia Hara in 2006, since when, until lockdown, we have sailed her every summer, mostly in Greece, with family and friends. (For details of our travels you can see our blog at miahara.blogspot.com). We left the Ionian in 2009, as it was already so crowded, and have been based on Leros since 2010.

Over the years we have made improvements, additions, replacements and repairs to Mia Hara to keep her in top condition. She has suffered no major damage since we have owned her (a charter boat bent a stanchion, which we have not straightened for fear of breaking it), but the original engine seized over the winter of 2012, so we took Mia Hara to Marmaris to replace the engine and, as it turned out, carry out a major renovation, including a new gantry, all new standing rigging, new windows and forehatch and a full survey (available).

We bought a Moody 422 because we thought it was the perfect boat for our sort of cruising (given that we couldn’t afford a Scandinavian yacht). Our years sailing her have amply confirmed that view. She is sturdy, stable, safe and comfortable. She is heavy, so she needs a bit of wind to get going, but she can handle anything, without any alarms.

They really don’t build boats like this any more!

Unfortunately, we have not weathered as well as Mia Hara, so we have decided to stop sailing before it gets too much for us and, very reluctantly, to sell Mia Hara.

Mia Hara is in excellent condition and is superbly equipped for Mediterranean Cruising. She was Coppercoated in 2010, which was refurbished in 2022 and is still effective. She had a major refit in 2013, including a new Yanmar 4JH5E engine, all new standing rigging, new bimini, gantry, fuel tank, solar panels, hot water tank and holding tank (with pump out), watermaker, Brunton's Autoprop, saloon windows refitted. (2013 survey available). Lithium domestic battery system new 2022.

Specifications

Accommodation

FORECABIN with two single vee berths with an infill cushion to convert to a double. Hanging locker and dressing table. Door to fwd. toilet gives the cabin ensuite access.
FWD.HEADS with shower, handbasin and toilet.
SALOON with U settee to stb. and single settee/berth to pt.
U shaped GALLEY to pt. With chart table opposite.
Passageway aft has two single berths. This can be closed to form a separate cabin
The OWNERS CABIN AFT has a fore and aft double bed on the centreline of the yacht. A settee is to stb with a hanging locker opposite. The EN-SUITE HEADS has a toilet washbasin and shower

Master Cabin

Master cabin ensuite

Galley

Forecabin

Bunks in Aft passage

Navigation

Saloon

Saloon looking aft

Cockpit seats 8 (at a squash)

Capacious Gantry

Construction

GRP to Lloyds Register – Decks GRP with non-skid feature moulded into gelcoat. Cockpit Teak Floor and Seats.
Sugar Scoop Stern with swimming ladder, shower and bathing platform.
Five coats of Coppercoat applied on Gelshield Epoxy base 2010. Refreshed by vigorous sanding 2022.
All standing rigging renewed 2013.
New stainless steel gantry 2013, with three pairs of davits, outboard crane, liferaft cannister, 4 solar panels (340W) etc.
2 X Lewmar 50 electric winches (new 2012). We use for main halyard, genoa sheets and genoa furler.
2 x Lewmar 52 sheet winches
2 x Lewmar 30 winches
1 x Lewmar 16 winch
25kg Rocna anchor with 60 mtrs of 10mm chain and 20 mtrs rope.
Quick Hector 1000 watt Windlass with switches at bow and in cockpit, wireless remote and chain counter/control (not currently connected).
Electric anchor wash at bow.
Plenty of warps and ropes
18kg Danforth kedge
TENDER Ribeye TL260 Rib Dinghy 2.5 (new 2015)

Equipment

Led/low energy lighting.
Weaco top-loader Fridge/freezer.
Force 10 cooker with 2 burners, grill and oven
ECHOTEC 900-BML-2, engine driven. New 2013. Nominal output 150 litres/ hour – real 100-120 l/h. (Needs new membranes to get best quality).
Sprayhood
Full size Bimini
Holding Tank (new 2013), with diverter valve for pumping out.
Pyle PLCD36MRW radio and CD player with speakers in cockpit and saloon.
Flat screen TV/DVD player.
Barometer / Clock
1Kw Honda petrol generator
Cockpit Cushions
Cockpit light
Fenders
Two gas bottles in dedicated gas locker
Folding Cockpit Table
Cockpit Drinks Holder
Mosquito Screens
wind scoop
Cushions
Hot and cold pressurised water system with calorifier. (New Quick hot water tank with immersion heater 2013). Foot pump to sink.
Swimming ladder, shower and sugar scoop on transom
Passerelle
Shower on transom
Warps and fenders
Masses of locker space
Masses of spares and a full range of tools included.

Electrical system:
Domestic: Three x 100 amp/hrs Lifepo4 batteries, Victron Orion-Tr BtoB Smart charger new 2022.
Separate 100 Ah sealed engine start/windlass battery, new 2022.
Sterling Pro-digital advanced alternator regulator controls charging of start battery. Domestic batteries charged from alternator via BtoB charger.
4x80 watt solar panels, Solarboost 3024i MPPT charger with IPN Pro Remote monitor and charge controller.
Sterling 40 amp Pro Charge D battery charger from shore power.
220/240vv shore power.
1kW pure sign wave Inverter connected to 220v ring main with 8 sockets (UK type).
INVAC Inverter on chart table.
SMARTGAUGE battery monitor and Smartbank advanced split charge relay (now redundant, but duplicate monitor useful).

Navigation Equipment

Binnacle mounted steering compass
Raymarine wireless instrument system (wind, speed, depth etc.) linked to Garmin 128 GPS with 2 digital displays on bulkhead and remote display at wheel.
Echopilot FLS2D forward looking sonar.
NASA clipper depth.
Silva S10 DSC VHF with cockpit speaker
Entel HT 640 Submersible hand-held VHF
Autohelm 6000 Autopilot
Nasa Target SSB receiver
NASA Navtex weather
JRC Radar
Hand held compass
Chartplotter on chart table: SOB on ACER PC with C-Map Mediterranean and Black Sea chart on C-map USB Reader linked to Raymarine system.
We use navionics app on an old ipad in the cockpit.
Large collection of Mediterranean paper charts.

Engine(s)

Yanmar 4JH5E, 50HP, KM35P gearbox, C type panel, 80amp alternator, engine room soundproofing/insulation/LED lighting, shaft drive, all new 2013, Bruntons autoprop H5-485mm, new 2014.
Suzuki DF6 6hp 4 stroke outboard with tailored cover.

Sails & Spars

All new standing rigging 2013.
Bi-Radial roller Crusader Genoa.
Fully battened Crusader Main Sail.
Single line reefing lines to cockpit
Cruising chute with snuffer
Storm Jib with removable extra forestay
Lazy jacks and on boom sail bag (new 2022)
Expanding Spinnaker Pole

Safety Equipment

Eight man Life Raft in canister in cradle on gantry
Magnum B EPIRB
GME ACCUSAT EPIRB
Flare Pack
Fire Blanket
Two Fire Extinguishes plus 1 Automatic in engine room.
Life buoy.
Kim man overboard rescue sling.
Polypropylene heaving line
Automatic electric and two manual Bilge Pumps
Two Life jackets
Jack stays
Netting all round to catch kids and tools
Granny rails at base of mast
Smoke/ CO alarm
Nereus gas alarm
Exhaust temperature monitor/alarm
LED navigation lights
Deck light.

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