Moxie is in exceptional condition and is owned by a very skilled owner.

Moxie is one those boats that people can not take their eyes off of. The Sparkman and Stephens design was purchased by Catalina's Frank Butler and finished with a warm and inviting cabin. The design was eventually used in Long Beach Yacht Club's Congressional Cup series and has stood the test of time as a thoroughbred sailing vessel. Moxie has had some upgrades along the way, most recently, a thorough re-wiring and new refrigeration.

Anyone who has sailed one of these boats will tell you that they simply sail like a dream.

One look at its sleek lines and round tumblehome and you can tell it’s an S&S IOR design from the 1970s. Some years later, Catalina bought the molds and Frank Butler made several changes including replacing the flush deck with a cabin house to make the sailboat more appealing to a coastal cruising market.

The hull was originally a two-piece construction with a poured lead keel. It was two pieces, because unlike the designs of today, that kind of a tumblehome made it impossible to get the boat out of the mold. The broad beam (over 11 feet) was swept gracefully back to a narrow wineglass transom. The original S&S design included a very sleek swept-back keel that maximized good performance to weather. Catalina later offered an optional shoal-draft version to expand the market to areas with skinny water. The keel-stepped, double-spreader, high-aspect ratio rig and fine entry made the 38 extremely fast to weather and able to outpoint many competitors of its time.

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Stanchions re-bedded with new 5/16" stainless life lines 2018.

New "Life Sling" retrieval preserver stern rail mount 2018

Top sides painted with 2 part urethane paint system

Cabin top teak safety rail replaced 2023

Maxwell vertical windless 600 watts 12V relay and wiring 2018

Rocnor plow style anchor #35 with 5/16" gal, chain & 8 plait nylon rode

CQR plow style stern anchor with 5/16" gal, chain with 8 plait nylon rode

The chain plates were removed as a matter of caution due to tarnish only NO RUST

The format to refurbish the chain plates was thoroughly followed after removal to include cleaning passivating followed by re-bedding with sealant, elastomeric polysulfide sealant. sealant was allowed to set before final tightening of stays. Polysulfide was chosen for this particular repair because they are excellent re-bonding agents that have elastomeric properties for higher stress areas.

Universal Diesel 5424 3 cylinder 24hp and drivetrain 1440 hours 2018

New diesel 5052 aluminum fuel tank and with new vent and supply lines.

Replaced heat exchanger with new identical product and Navaloy anode.

Engine removed, stripped, primed and repainted with new engine mounts.

Replaced coolant impeller, new oil pressure gauge.

Replaced cutlass bearing.

Batteries (2) 80 Ah AGM for house

 (1) 80 Ah for start 2019

Solar Panel expandable 50 watts with remote monitor and charging relay.

Solar powered hatch exhaust fan.

Xantre remote inverter and panel monitor.

LED lighting and emergency floor lights installed.

LED lighting mast and deck lights with new marine tin stranded copper wiring.

CPT autopilot.

Cabin heat Esberpacher Espar Airtronoic S2 D2L diesel fired forced air and thermostat.

Electric head.

B&G electronic suite included 9"MFD with split screen,4G radar with instant start, depth sounder, knot meter, wind speed indicator, GPS.

DVR player with speakers and remote.

Blue tooth stereo DVD/AM/FM radio with speakers.

VHF radio.

2 burner gimballed stove with oven.

Microwave.

Ice box with cold plate refrigeration.

New Rule bilge pump.

New Teak & Holly sole in cabin.

The keel  was removed and shipped to the foundry in Burlington Canada for replacement with OEM "J" style keel bolts and recast. The keel was reinstalled at the yard and set in Polyurethane adhesive.

For added safety factor, the new bolts were tightened to torque (75-80 ft lbs.) against 1/4" stainless steel back up plates in the bilge.

North Mainsail with Doyle Stack-Pak

150% North Roller Furling Genoa

Harken Roller Furler

Navtec Hydraulic Backstay Adjuster

Lewmar 48 Primary Winches

Lewmar 30 Secondary Winches

Lewmar 16 Halyard Winches