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1991 Catalina 45 Morgan (Serenity)
The vessel is a 1992 Morgan/Catalina Sloop. The vessel is a production built fiberglass auxiliary sailing sloop built in Key Largo, Florida. It is a familiar, tried and trued design, first built in the mid eighties, with continued production into the late nineties. It was a true classic employed by many bare boat charter fleets of that era. They are of good sturdy construction, and while not racing designs, are enjoyable to sail. With a twin cabin and head arrangement, they were well suited to the bare boat charter industry, of the era before catamarans. With a relatively simple design, they were relatively easy for the companies to maintain and did not present too many challenges to somewhat novice sailors. They were a great fit for the industry of the time.
For the same reasons, this vessel is an ideal vessel for a small family of today. Lacking any external teak, all the time consuming maintenance of varnishing and polishing is totally gone. Even below, only minimal wood trim is fitted. With minimal and simplified systems, more time can be spent sailing and enjoying the vessel, and less time ?fixing? broken ?stuff?.
It was also built towards the end of the ?fiberglass era? of boat building. Back when they still did not fully recognize the full strength and capabilities of fiberglass construction and petroleum products were still somewhat cheap. So by today standards they were way over built. So where today it is understood that a 1/4″ of material will be more than capable of carrying the load, back then, not knowing better the builders used or even 3/4″ of material, just to be sure. The added weight was not good for racing, but it made for a far more durable vessel. This vessel is 30 years old, and its structural integrity is as sound as the day it was made. In 20 years from now, if you can find a 30 year old Fontaine Pajot we doubt very much that you will able to say the same.
Equipment: Galley Equipment
Seafrost large cold plate fridge/freezer 110V and engine driven compressors. Seaward 3 burner propane stove and oven. Microwave oven. Corian counters. Pressurized fresh water system. Seaward 6 gallon water heater 110V and engine driven Deck and Hull Equipment
45 pound Delta anchor with all chain rode. Maxwell-Nilsson windlass. 2 bow anchor rollers Magma large propane gril;. Navigation Systems
2015 9 inch Raymarine chart plotter and sonar unit in a Nav Pod at the helm with room for autopilot control. Vessel did have an old Auto Helm auto pilot that has worn out over time but she is equiped to easily install a new one. Additional Equipment
2 Brand new Full River 4D AGM batteries Xantrex 1500 inverter and batter charger
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.
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
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.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
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.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
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.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
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.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
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.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Shoal draft and keel/cb versions available.
Keel/cb version draft: 4.9’ - 7.42’.
‘Racing’ version:
Disp.:2100 lbs.
Tall Rig:
I: 60.7’
J: 18.0’
P: 54.0’
E: 16.0’
In the used boat market, sometimes referred to as MORGAN 454, NELSON-MAREK 454, etc.
Morgan model names in this size range are especially confusing and inconsistent.
(This model was also advertised as the MORGAN 46, even though there was another of the same name, a cruising ketch, designed by Henry Scheel and also built by Morgan Yachts.)
This design was ‘recycled’ into a number of other models including a center cockpit version, MORGAN 43 (1985).
After the demise of Morgan Yachts, a later, significantly modified version was built by Catalina Yachts.
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