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Seller's Description

The Morgan 38 was the first new Morgan that produced after Catalina purchased Morgan. Greg Henderson produced a good sailing well-appointed cruiser that feels much larger than her 38’. The Morgan 38 is a great center cockpit vessel with a nicely laid out deck and cockpit with accommodations below that feel like a much larger vessel. On Deck The aft deck is a large area that leads down by port and starboard steps to a sugar scoop swim platform with large ladder that folds down into the water. The cockpit is large and long with good access to the coaming mounted winches. Companionway doors instead of hatch boards. The side decks are nice and wide from the stern rail all the way forward. The foredeck has a nice anchor locker with electric windlass. The anchor is fed through a single stainless roller off the port side of the bow. All working lines are led aft to the cockpit by turning blocks and controlled with rope clutches. The main is a traditional on boom and the headsail is on a roller fuller. Accommodations This vessel for a 38-foot package offers a very accommodating 2 stateroom, 2 head layout equal to layout on much larger sailboats. Entering the Main salon to Port is a large L shaped settee with dinette table that will convert into a double. Across to Starboard is an additional settee with the Nav station just aft. The salon has 6’5” headroom and the entire cabin has standing headroom There is Teak & Holly Sole with the Teak interior and matching woodwork on the hull sides. Going forward to port is the forward head with a manual flush marine toilet and a sink will pull-out faucet for showering. The forward head opens into the forward cabin that has a queen V-berth with a filler cushion. It has a hanging locker to starboard & two overhead hatches. The salon has an L-shaped settee on the port side that pulls out to be a double berth. There is a removable oval teak dinette table that can be set in the salon or stored in the forward cabin. To starboard there are two upholstered seats with a center table. Following aft is the nav sta.

Equipment: Electrical

(2) 4D House batteries (2019) (1) #27 starting battery (2017) Xantrex Freedom 1500-watt Inverter Seward battery switches Battery charger/status monitor Electric panel (2) 30-amp Shore power cords LED lighting thru out the vessel Reading lights

Navigation and Electronics

RayMarine Digital Display Instrumentation Raymarine ST6002 Below Deck Autopilot ICOM IC-M504 VHF (nav station) w/ Remote at Helm Ritchie 5” magnetic compass Sony Radio Speaker Selector panel Speakers in Salon, V-berth and Master Cockpit Speakers Panasonic Disc player 26” Toshiba Flat Screen TV

Mechanical

38HP FWC Westerbeke 38B-4 Diesel (4000 hours) Racor filters Sea strainers Edson SS steering wheel Tach, pressure, temp and fuel gauges Bronze seacocks (2) Reverse cycle Domestic AC units (16000 BTU & 8000 BTU) Tank indicator (not connected) Engine room lighting Manual heads, macerator and holding tank Hot water heater 11-gallon Propane tank Manuals

Sails and Rigging

Z Spar deck stepped double spreader aluminum mast with internal halyards and spreader lights. Mainsail Furling 135 Genoa sail (2018) Two Lewmar #46 ST 2 speed sheet winches Two Lewmar #40 ST 2 speed common winches on coach roof w/line stoppers Two halyard reefs, topping lift, & vang led aft to cockpit

Deck and Ground Tackle

Fiberglass cored decks with molded in non-skid. Stainless bow & stern pulpits w/ stanchions and double life lines. Boarding gates P&S and stern gates lead to lower aft deck and swim step.

Maxwell 800 Electric windlass Plow anchor w/ 25’ of chain & 250’ rode 35lb Danforth Bruce / 35lb CQR & an aluminum storm anchor Marine bow roller Pedestal wheel steering w/engine controls & gauges

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Specs

Designer
Charles Morgan
Builder
Morgan Yachts
Associations
?
# Built
75
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Stub + Centerboard
Rudder
?
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
37 7 / 11.5 m
Waterline Length
124 8 / 38 m
Beam
111 6 / 34 m
Draft
3 8 / 1.1 m 16 4 / 5 m
Displacement
16,000 lb / 7,257 kg
Ballast
7,500 lb / 3,402 kg (Lead)

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
639′² / 59.4 m²
Total Sail Area
639′² / 59.3 m²
Mainsail
Sail Area
308′² / 28.6 m²
P
38 5 / 11.7 m
E
16 0 / 4.9 m
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
331′² / 30.7 m²
I
45 0 / 13.7 m
J
14 8 / 4.5 m
Forestay Length
47 4 / 14.4 m

Auxilary Power

Make
Universal
Model
?
HP
?
Fuel Type
Diesel
Fuel Capacity
30 gal / 114 l
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
40 gal / 151 l
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
2

Calculations

Hull Speed
7.2 kn
Classic: 7.09 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

7.23 knots
Classic formula: 7.09 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
16.1
16-20: good performance

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.
16.1
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
46.9
>40: stiffer, more 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

46.88
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
325.9
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
325.87
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
32.6
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
32.63
<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
1.7
<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
1.74
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

Available as sloop or yawl.
Not to be confused with a later series of Morgan 38 footers (introduced in 1978?).

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