MOONRACER sleeps six in three private cabins, each with a private head and shower. The interior is all gloss-finished HONDURAS mahogany with solid trim and cabin doors and large veneered surfaces. Floorboards are gloss-finished teak and holly with an additional set of “working” floorboards in storage. Hull ceilings are painted white, and overhead panels are all removable and secured by varnished mahogany trim with attractive faux deck beams in the salon. Bureau countertops are varnished mahogany. There are lee boards for each berth, with the exception of starboard aft berth that can be adjusted level to the heel angle as needed. Custom bedding throughout including new sheets 2025.
A large forepeak at the bow is well suited for storing gear such as sails, fenders, dock lines, and running rigging with a chain locker and spooled rode for secondary anchor. There is a stainless workbench with vise, and option to use twin fold-down pipe berths when needed. This area can be accessed from a large deck hatch or through a door from the starboard guest head.
Aft to starboard is one of two guest cabins that features upper and lower berths, a hanging locker, numerous drawers, bureau, drop-down lockers above each berth, two deck hatches and an opening porthole. Forward is an en-suite head with electric toilet, varnished mahogany vanity with flush sink and mirror, shower faucet, deck hatch and varnished teak floor grate.
To port is the second guest cabin, also with upper and lower berths, hanging locker, numerous drawers including several below berth, a bureau, two deck hatches and opening porthole. The port guest head is fitted out with details similar to the starboard side.
The main salon on MOONRACER is spacious, bright and well-ventilated thanks to her 16’ beam, unique hull ports and numerous hatches and opening portholes. There is a U-shaped dining area to port with inboard settee and highly customized dining table featuring beautiful inlaid borders and an intricate gimbaling system to keep table leaves level. To starboard is an L-shaped settee with custom inlaid coffee table.
The galley is conveniently located close to the companionway aft to starboard of the main salon. Features include:
- Corian countertops with custom painted tile backsplash
- Double stainless steel sinks with retractable faucet
- Manual back-up fresh and saltwater pumps
- Teak and holly cutting board
- Luke four-burner propane stove mounted athwartships with custom gimbaling
- Microwave oven
- Top and front-loading refrigeration (top loading freezer on port side)
- Swing-out trash bin
- Coffee maker and toaster
- (2) Portholes and one hull portlight
The nav station is to port aft of the main salon. There is a dedicated seat with backrest, lift-up chart table with generous work space, and built-in navigation electronics. Inboard are large custom switch panels to control and monitor all ship functions.
A passageway leads aft to the owner’s cabin. Outboard there is a large freezer, bar area with custom storage and an icemaker below. Features include Corian counters and custom painted tile backsplash. Inboard are storage lockers and large doors to access the engine and generator space.
The inviting owner’s cabin is aft with a double berth to port and single berth to starboard. There are twin hanging lockers, numerous drawers, and bookshelves. Great light and ventilation with two hatches, four opening portholes and two hull ports. There is also a companionway leading out to the aft deck that provides easy access as well as more light and ventilation. The en-suite head and separate shower stall are forward to starboard, featuring sink vanity, electric toilet, several storage lockers, opening porthole and varnished teak sole grates.
- Garmin 12” chart plotter at helm (2023)
- Furuno radar and chart plotter at forward cockpit and at nav station
- Furuno Navnet with 12” screen at nav station with additional 12” screen for laptop
- B&G 20/20 instruments with (5) multi displays and (2) analog displays above companionway, analog wind displays each side of helm, (2) additional displays at nav station and (2) displays in aft cabin
- Simrad autopilot
- Robertson AP 200 back-up autopilot
- Uniden VHF in cockpit (2023)
- ICOM VHF at nav station with command mic at helm (2022)
- Furuno AIS
- Stereo with multiple speakers throughout
- 18” Flat screen TV in main salon
- Fleet 33 sat com with sat phone
- Digital yacht 4G cell extender
The DC electrical system is 12 volts provided by (8) AGM 12V 8D batteries (2020) with a total capacity of 800 amp hours. There are twin 12 volt batteries forward for the bow thruster, and separate 12-volt batteries for engine/generator and 12 volt electronics. An emergency parallel switch allows the house batteries to start the main engine. The AC electrical system is 120/240 volt, 50 or 60 cycle single phase. More details:
- 12.5 kW Westerbeke generator (5,630 hours as of 5/2026)
- 30 and 50 amp shore power inlets
- 240/120 volt step-down transformer
- Heart Inferface inverter
- Mastervolt 100 amp battery charger
- (2) Xantrex 40 amp battery chargers
- 12 volt fans throughout the interior
- Boom lights over cockpit and aft deck
- Perkins 6-354 six cylinder 135 hp diesel engine – 6,735 hours as of May 2026 (4,074 plus current read on tach)
- Maxprop three-blade feathering propeller with deflectors on shaft
- New engine control cables 2019
- Dual Racor filters in parallel
- Engine oil change pump
- Fuel transfer pump
- Automatic engine room fire extinguisher
- High water bilge alarm
- Sleipner 42 volt bow thruster (new 2026) with both foot and lever controls at helm
- Reverse-cycle air conditioning, (3) zones
- Espar diesel heater with vents throughout
- Grunert 110 volt/engine drive dual refrigeration system
- Raritan icemaker
- Fresh and saltwater pumps
- Manual back-up freshwater pump in each head
- Seagull water purification system
- Sea Recovery watermaker
- 20 gallon hot water heater
- Hot/cold shower on aft deck in flush locker
- Saltwater wash down on foredeck
- (3) Marine toilets (two electric, one manual)
- (2) 30 gallon holding tanks with macerator and deck pump out
- Tank level gauges
- (2) Manual bilge pumps
- (2) Electric bilge pumps (2024/2026)
- Shower sump pumps (new 2024)
- Ventilation blowers in galley and aft head
- Compressed air foghorn on spreader
- Hood hydraulic Stoway mast (disassembled and painted 2023, furler rebuilt 2019)
- Hood hydraulic headstay furling system (rebuilt 2019)
- Lewmar Commander system (rebuilt 2025)
- Rod rigging (new 2019)
- Navtec hydraulic backstay and boom vang with panel in cockpit and painted white cylinders
- Storm trysail track
- Removable inner forestay
- Spreader and foredeck lights
- Combination masthead tricolor anchor light
- Custom 8’ carbon pole for masthead flags
Winches:
- (2) Barient 737 three-speed electric, self-tailing primaries
- (2) Barient 737 three-speed electric self-tailing main sheet and outhaul winches
- (2) Barient 28 two-speed self-tailing staysail winches
- (4) Barient 24-45 two-speed self-tailing halyard winches on deck at mast
Sails:
- Quantum furling mainsail (2016)
- Quantum furling 130% genoa (2016)
- Forestaysail
- Storm staysail
- Storm trysail
- Asymmetrical spinnaker with graphic inlay in sock
MOONRACER features a “pure centerboard” configuration for enhanced upwind performance with deep draft of 12’-3” (board down) and exceptional shoal draft of only 5’ – 4” (board up) to offer vastly expanded cruising grounds. The hull is molded in FRP from female molds with ¾” Airex foam core for added strength and sound/thermal insulation. Vinylester resins used on the exterior skins for the highest possible resistance to water osmosis. Molded in water tanks, fuel tanks and centerboard trunk. Internal cast lead ballast with integral fiberglass floor beams. Balanced spade rudder (serviced and inspected 2016 with new seals, and new steering cables 2023). Lower section of rudder can be raised while in shallow waters. Laminated centerboard to true NACA foil section with hoist cable and sheaves replaced during service in 2024.
Hull is Awlgripped blue with white boot stripes and red bottom. Painted rubrail with stainless steel striker.
The molded deck is constructed of FRP with Divinycell H-80 foam core for strength and stiffness. In areas where deck equipment is installed, core is replaced with Divinycell H-200 high-density foam. Outer skin is built to ¼” thickness, inner skin to 3/16”. Cockpit sides and coaming are solid fiberglass. All deck hatch landings are molded in FRP. Main decks and cockpit sole are covered with laid teak decking. Deck is Awlgripped Light Gray with dark gray non-skid.
- Custom stainless stemhead fitting with dual anchor rollers
- Lewmar hydraulic anchor windlass (rebuilt 2026) with foot switches
- 66 lb. Bruce primary anchor with 300’ HT chain rode
- 60 lb. CQR secondary anchor with rope/chain rode
- Additional anchor rode on reel in aft lazarette
- Lewmar anchor chain stopper
- Custom stainless inboard and outboard genoa tracks and fairlead cars
- Harken stainless mainsheet and genoa turning blocks
- Harken mainsheet traveler
- (8) Harken deck blocks at mast
- Stainless stern chocks, (3) pairs springline chocks and bow chocks with stainless cleats
- (13) Stainless opening deck hatches (new lenses 2020))
- (22) Stainless opening portholes including (4) into cockpit
- (8) Hull portlights (re-bedded 2023)
- (6) Varnished teak dorade boxes with stainless cowl vents
- Custom fold-down stainless stern ladder with teak steps
- Custom side-boarding step
- Dodger with elkhide grab bar (2021)
- Cockpit bimini with dodger connector (2021)
- Aft companionway dodger
- Cockpit cushions with backrests (white with blue piping – new 2025)
- Varnished teak bow pulpit seat
- Varnished teak toe rails, drip rail, handrails and highly detailed cockpit trim
- Varnished teak cockpit table with fold-up leaves and extension
- Molded steering pedestal with instrument pods and Ritchie 6” compass
- Leather rimmed stainless steering wheel
- (3) Flush lazarette hatches
- Custom radar post with gimbaled radar and deck light
- Passarelle
- Zodiac 16’ RIB (new tubes 2023)
- Custom teak dinghy chocks on foredeck
- Yamaha 50 hp outboard motor
- Stainless outboard motor hoist built into radar post
- (7) Fenders with covers
- (2) Fender boards
- Dock lines
- Propane grill
- Tools
- Numerous spare parts
- Galleyware
- Custom bedding
- Clock and barometer
- Misc. canvas covers
- Full code flag set with custom dedicated storage system in salon
- Fairclough full winter cover with frame
