The Moody Eclipse 38 is a spacious and capable deck saloon cruising yacht, offering twin steering positions, excellent accommodation and a relatively shallow 1.37m draft. Kasuku is a comprehensively equipped example which has benefited from an extensive programme of maintenance and upgrading over recent years. Highlights include a Vetus M4.56 56hp diesel engine installed in 2023, Furlex headsail furling fitted in 2020, bow thruster, Coppercoat, Raymarine radar renewed in 2023, domestic batteries and solar charging in 2024, and a new sprayhood in 2025. Below decks she offers six berths with two double sleeping cabins, a light and spacious raised deck saloon, two heads compartments and an inside steering position. Her present owners have cruised Kasuku along the East and South Coasts and to Holland. A particularly well-equipped example of these sought-after deck saloon cruisers, worthy of early inspection.

Viewing by appointment only through the Suffolk office – 01473 659681 or email: suffolk@clarkeandcarter.co.uk

Accommodation

Kasuku offers six berths across two cabins and the saloon. Starting forward, the owner's cabin has a large island double berth with storage beneath and replacement mattresses from 2024. Hanging lockers are provided to port and starboard together with storage drawers and a vanity unit with seat. An overhead deck hatch provides light and ventilation and is fitted with a mosquito net. The en-suite heads compartment has a manual Jabsco marine toilet with washbasin and shower with hot and cold water. Moving aft, the galley is to port and equipped with a Neptune 4500 two-burner gas cooker with oven and grill, fitted in 2018, Dometic CR110 refrigerator renewed in 2023 and twin stainless steel sinks with hot and cold pressurised water. There are plentiful storage cupboards. The galley joinery was revarnished and a new splashback fitted in 2024. Opposite to starboard is a second heads compartment with Jabsco electric sea toilet, moulded vanity unit, shower, hot and cold pressurised water, mirrored lockers and a 60-litre Tektanks gravity holding tank with new waste hoses fitted in 2024. The raised deck saloon has a U-shaped seating area to port with a folding saloon table which lowers to form a large double berth. The large deck saloon windows give good all-round visibility from the seating area and the internal steering position. Side windows and frames were replaced by Seaglaze in 2016. The internal helm and navigation station is to starboard with adjustable helm seat, chart table, storage, engine controls and instrumentation together with navigation equipment and autopilot control. Aft to starboard is a separate double cabin with 2x opening port lights, hanging locker, hull-side storage and moulded washbasin with hot and cold pressurised water. The cabin also provides great access to the engine. Hot water is provided via the engine calorifier and 240V immersion heater. A Jabsco Sensor Max VSD freshwater pump was fitted in 2023 with a two-litre accumulator added in 2024. Fresh water is carried in a 325-litre aluminium tank. Eberspächer D3L Compact diesel cabin heating. Mosquito nets for deck hatches. The port aft quarter is occupied by a large cockpit locker - with sufficient space for a dinghy, fenders, lines and other equipment. Liferaft stowage in the central aft cockpit locker.

Mechanical Systems

Located beneath the companionway, with access from the companionway steps or the aft cabin, is the Vetus M4.56 56hp four-cylinder marine diesel engine, installed in 2023 and approximately 330 hours. Indirect freshwater cooling. Shaft drive via reduction gearbox to a three-bladed 18" x 13" Darglow Featherstream folding propeller with Stripper rope cutter. The propeller was overhauled when the engine was installed with subsequent further servicing and a new anode in February 2026. Engine serviced annually at the end of each season with replacement filters, oil and impeller. Stainless steel fuel tank, replaced in 2012, with a declared capacity of 265 litres. Propeller shaft and coupling renewed in 2015. Vetus engine strainer replaced in 2019. Cutlass bearing replaced and Sureseal shaft seal fitted in 2023. Twin fuel pre-filters including water separator, with warning indication at the chart table, together with exhaust temperature and fuel monitoring. Sidepower bow thruster, rebuilt and refitted in 2023. Twin wheel steering positions with leather covered cockpit steering wheel, recovered in 2021.

Electrical Systems

• 3x 12V 150Ah Expedition AGM domestic batteries (2024)
• 1x 12v 80Ah AGM engine start battery (2023)
• Mastervolt ChargeMaster 12/35 battery charger
• Victron BMV 602 battery monitor
• Engine alternator charging
• 2x 100W solar panels (2024)
• Renogy MPPT solar controller (2024)
• Shore power cable
• 240V ring main
• 240V immersion heater
• 12V and USB outlets
• FM radio with Bluetooth (2025)

Sails and Spars

Masthead rigged Bermudan sloop with deck-stepped alloy mast and boom. In-mast mainsail furling. Stainless steel standing rigging (2017), Terylene running rigging (renewed 2015). Selden Furlex 304S headsail furling system (2020), Selden adjustable genoa tracks, Selden telescopic Spinnaker pole with vertical pole stowage, and Selden removable bowsprit. 2x Lewmar 46 Self-Tailing primary winches, 2x Lewmar self-tailing coachroof winches, 1x Additional Lewmar 16 Self-Tailing cockpit winch. 2x Lewmar 16 mast winches.

• Mainsail // Arun Sails // 2016 // Good Condition
• Furling genoa // Arun Sails // 2016 // Good Condition (New UV Strip 2026)
• Cruising Chute // Sanders Sails // 2016 // Good Condition // Fitted to Karver KSF2 Top-Down Furling System

Deck Equipment

• Double stainless steel bow roller
• 20kg Rocna anchor (2020)
• Fortress FX-37 kedge anchor
• Galvanised anchor chain
• Lofrans Tigres electric anchor windlass (2022)
• Windlass remote control with chain counter
• Boarding gates to port and starboard
• Folding teak cockpit table
• Jabsco deck wash pump
• Stainless steel boarding ladder
• Outboard bracket
• Sprayhood (2025)
• Full cockpit enclosure
• Awning
• Helm pedestal cover
• Windscreen cover
• Custom-made removable davits (2024)
• Stern Shower
• Swim Ladder
• Various Fenders and warps
• 2014 Seago 270 dinghy with inflatable floor in good condition and available by separate negotiation

Navigation Equipment

• Raymarine e95 chartplotter at internal helm
• Raymarine E127 chartplotter at cockpit helm (2019)
• Raymarine RD418HD radar (2023)
• Raymarine Class B AIS
• Raymarine ST60 speed/log
• Raymarine ST60 depth
• Raymarine ST60 wind instrumentation
• Raymarine multi repeater
• Raymarine wind vane (Overhauled 2024)
• Autohelm ST7000 autopilot
• Autohelm ST400+ remote
• Standard Horizon GX2000 DSC VHF (2014)
• Remote VHF microphone at cockpit
• Loud hailer
• ICS NAV6plus Navtex
• Plastimo Olympic 135 cockpit compass (2022)
• V-Tronix Hawk antenna (2013)

Safety Equipment

• Seago Cruiser Plus four-person liferaft (2023)
• 406 EPIRB
• 3x fire extinguishers
• Automatic engine compartment fire extinguisher
• Fire blanket
• Nereus gas alarm with remote solenoid shut-off
• Carbon monoxide detector
• Smoke alarm
• Horseshoe lifebuoy with light
• Inflatable danbuoy
• Jackstays
• Radar reflector
• Horn
• LED navigation lights
• Manual bilge pump
• 2x electric bilge pumps

Construction

Built in 1991 by Marine Projects (Plymouth) Ltd to a Bill Dixon design. White GRP hull, deck and superstructure. Fin keel with skeg-hung rudder. Sugar scoop stern. GRP deck with moulded non-slip finish. Twin steering positions with internal and cockpit wheel steering. Teak cockpit seating and floor (Teak replaced 2011). Coppercoat antifouling system applied in 2020, with areas subsequently renewed in October 2023 and April 2026. Anodes replaced in 2026.

Disclaimer:

The company normally acts as brokers for the vendor who unless otherwise stated is not selling in the course of a business. Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of these particulars the correctness is not guaranteed and they are intended as a guide only and do not constitute a part of any contract. A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check these particulars and where appropriate and at their own expense to employ a qualified marine surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability on our part.
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferaft, fire extinguishers and flares etc., are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on board as part of the sale of a used vessel, may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet the specific needs of the new owner(s).