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Seller's Description

I’ve owned this wonderful, sturdy 1983 Nelson/Marek Morgan 36-5 for 10 years. During that time I’ve rebuilt the entire boat inside and out, stem to stern, top to bottom using the best materials and methods. Everything on the boat is new. I have no doubt, without any exaggeration) that she is a better boat today than she was when she rolled out of the Morgan factory in 1983. I’m selling her probably too soon, but I’ve acquired another boat and I’m moving in a different direction with my sailing goals. A detailed, yet probably not all encompassing list of the boat’s features are as follows:

Also, I would entertain a trade.

This Morgan Sailboat has undergone a full restoration between 2013-2016.

Specs:

Hull Type-Masthead Sloop, Fin Keel (lead) w/ Spade Rudder

LOA-36.00 ft

Beam-11.83 ft

Draft-6.67 ft

Displacement-11,900 lbs

Ballast-4000 lbs

Builder-Morgan Yachts

Designer-Nelson/Marek

Hull and Deck:

Deck and hull are foam cored. High-density balsa, backed with integrated carbon fiber as re-inforcement in high-load areas in the deck. All winches, turning blocks and rope clutches are additionally re-enforced with aluminum backing plates. Areas of re-coring that have been done, were vacuum bagged from under the deck to preserve the top layer of fiberglass. All equipment fasteners on the deck that penetrate the core have been potted with West System epoxy to prevent water intrusion. Deck was spray painted with Awlcraft 2000 and coated with Kiwigrip in non-skid areas. All deck hatches were replaced in 2016 and upgraded with new Lewmar opening hatches. Bottom stripped to gelcoat, fared and coated with 8 coats Interprotect 2000E in 2012. Antifouling is 5 coats of Seahawk Biocop (faired smooth). Interior was gutted to the hull fiberglass and bulkheads, and all bunks replaced with 1/2″ marine plywood and epoxy sealed in bilge areas (below floor boards). This boat is built to last.

Engine:

Beta 25 by Beta Marine

Brand new Beta Marine Diesel engine professionally installed in 2018 (90 hours)

With the new engine, upgrades of a new Stainless Steel prop shaft, cutlass bearing, PSS dripless shaft seal and new Gori geared racing proper were installed

Sailing Equipment:

All Winches completly disassembled while off the boat and rebuilt in 2016, completely serviced again in 2019

Primary winches are Lewmar 3-speed 55 winches

Secondary winches are Lewmar 2-speed 48ST winches (new 2018), cabin top mounted

Halyard winches are Lewmar 2-speed 40ST winches

Running Back winches are Lewmar 2-speed 30ST winches

Primary jib tracks are Harken captive bearing adjustable tracks (2016)

Rope cluches and deck organizers are robust, stainless steel by Garhauer (2016)

Harken dual track headstay foil

Harken windward sheeting main traveler

All controls ran aft to cockpit

Electronics:

Raymarine ST60+ base system (boat speed, depth, wind, electronic compass), 2 large Raymarine ST70+ repeaters installed on mast with cockpit control at helm station.

Garmin 525 chartplotter installed in cockpit visible to crew and helm station

Raymarine VHF at nav station, with remote operation handheld at helm station

Shipmodul NMEA2000 ship WiFi system

Stereo with bluetooth and AM/FM at nav station, waterproof speakers in cockpit and cabin, with ampliphier

Spares:

Sparecraft tripple spreader masthead rig

Carbon fiber spinnaker pole 2016

Ridged boom vang

Mast and boom stripped to bare aluminum and re-painted with primer and white Awlcraft 2000. All mast hardware was refurbished or replaced. All new high tech Dyneema and Vectran running rigging in 2016. All standing rigging (rods) replaced in 2017 by Offshore Spars.

Sails:

Racing sails-

Doyle Carbon Skin #1 2019

Doyle Carbon Sport main 2019

Doyle Pentex #2

UK kevlar #3

North 3/4oz Symetrical spin

North 3/4oz Asymetrical spin

1/2oz Symetrical spin

1 1/5oz symetrical (chicken) spin, also works as a heavy air reacher

Spin staysail in rail launch bag

Dacron storm jib

Several other misc genoas and spins for practice.

Misc:

Custom fit grey sunbrella bow and cockpit deck covers, great for protecting deck from sun and weather

New wood laminated tiller with jeffa tiller cap 2019

New jeffa rudder top and bottom bearings and rudder shaft seal 2019

All burgunee Sunbrella topside canvas-Boom cover, lifeline pads, tiller cover, mast boot (looks very sharp)

I estimate $80,000 in refurb and upgrades to boat after an initial purchase of $31,000. The $80K doesn’t include sails

This boat is a must see.

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Specs

Designer
Nelson Marek
Builder
Morgan Yachts
Associations
?
# Built
?
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Fin
Rudder
Spade
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
35 11 / 11 m
Waterline Length
29 4 / 9 m
Beam
11 10 / 3.6 m
Draft
6 7 / 2 m
Displacement
11,900 lb / 5,398 kg
Ballast
4,000 lb / 1,814 kg (Lead)

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
616′² / 57.2 m²
Total Sail Area
616′² / 57.2 m²
Mainsail
Sail Area
269′² / 25 m²
P
42 3 / 12.9 m
E
12 8 / 3.9 m
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
347′² / 32.2 m²
I
48 5 / 14.8 m
J
14 4 / 4.4 m
Forestay Length
50 5 / 15.4 m

Auxilary Power

Make
?
Model
?
HP
?
Fuel Type
?
Fuel Capacity
?
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
?
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
?

Calculations

Hull Speed
8.5 kn
Classic: 7.27 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

8.5 knots
Classic formula: 7.27 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
18.9
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.
18.91
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
33.6
<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

33.61
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
209.1
200-275: moderate

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
209.14
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
21.6
20-30: coastal cruiser

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
21.63
<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
2.1
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising

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
2.08
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

E measurement (main boom length) reduced on later boats.

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