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Seller's Description

This is a 1978 Morgan 452 Ketch. Designed for comfortable liveaboard and cruising. It is equipped with a Perkins 4-154 65 hp engine for reliable service when the wind quits. The owner estimates 7025 engine hours

This Morgan is light and bright with numerous windows. She is equipped with two heads, a V-Berth and an Aft-cabin, multiple hanging closets, and tons of storage.

The galley is equipped with a propane stove and oven, 12 Volt Cool Blue freezer with holding plates and spill over fridge.

She has a 250-gallon freshwater tank, and she is equipped with a watermaker that can produce 20 gallons of water an hour.

Freshwater cooling system, Honda generator, four solar panels totaling 600 watts.

Dual Fuel Tanks total 130 gallons

GPS Chart Plotter, Raymarine Radar, and Autopilot.

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Specs

Designer
Charles Morgan
Builder
Morgan Yachts
Associations
?
# Built
?
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Sheel
Rudder
?
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
40 1 / 12.2 m
Waterline Length
29 11 / 9.1 m
Beam
11 3 / 3.4 m
Draft
4 2 / 1.3 m
Displacement
21,000 lb / 9,525 kg
Ballast
8,000 lb / 3,629 kg

Rig and Sails

Type
Ketch
Reported Sail Area
700′² / 65 m²
Total Sail Area
642′² / 59.6 m²
Mainsail
Sail Area
294′² / 27.3 m²
P
40 3 / 12.3 m
E
14 7 / 4.5 m
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
348′² / 32.3 m²
I
47 0 / 14.3 m
J
14 9 / 4.5 m
Forestay Length
49 3 / 15 m

Auxilary Power

Make
Universal
Model
Atomic 4
HP
?
Fuel Type
Gas
Fuel Capacity
100 gal / 379 l
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
200 gal / 757 l
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
?

Calculations

Hull Speed
7.3 kn
Classic: 7.34 kn

Hull Speed

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Formula

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

7.33 knots
Classic formula: 7.34 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
14.7
<16: under powered

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

Formula

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3

  • SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
  • D: Displacement in pounds.
14.71
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
38.1
<40: less stiff, less powerful

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Formula

Ballast / Displacement * 100

38.1
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
347.7
275-350: heavy

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

Formula

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
347.66
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
38.8
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Formula

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
  • LOA: Length overall in feet
  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
38.81
<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
1.6
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

Formula

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
1.63
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

Westerbeke diesel offered as an option.
A pilot house version was also offered.

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