Morgan 32 Explained

Morgan 32
Designer:Ted Brewer and Jack Corey
Location:United States
Year:1980
Builder:Morgan Yachts
Draft:5.33feet
Displacement:110000NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:31.92feet
Lwl:25feet
Beam:11.5feet
Engine:Yanmar 2GM20 200NaN0 diesel engine
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:40000NaN0
Rudder Type:Skeg-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:41.5feet
J:13.33feet
P:36feet
E:12feet
Sailplan:Masthead sloop
Sailarea Main:216square feet
Sailarea Headsail:276.6square feet
Sailarea Total:492.6square feet
D-Pn:86.0

The Morgan 32 is an American sailboat that was designed by Ted Brewer and Jack Corey and first built in 1980.[1] [2] [3] [4]

The Morgan 32 is a scaled-down development of the Morgan 38.[4]

The design was developed into the Morgan 321, Morgan 322 and Morgan 323 in 1983.[1] [5]

Production

The Morgan 32 was built by Morgan Yachts in the United States from 1980 to 1986, but it is now out of production.[1] [4] [6]

Design

The Morgan 32 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig with aluminum spars, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 110000NaN0 and carries 40000NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [4]

The boat has a draft of 5.33feet with the standard keel and 4feet with the optional shoal draft keel.[1]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GM20 200NaN0 diesel engine. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1]

The galley is located on the port side, at the bottom of the companionway stairs and features a two-burner alcohol stove and oven, a 7cuft icebox and a single sink with foot-pumped water. The head is located forward, just aft of the bow "V"-berth. Additional sleeping accommodation is provided by settees in the main cabin and a aft double berth. One cabin quarter berth also serves as a seat for the navigation table. The cabin trim is teak with ash striping on the ceiling.[4]

Ventilation is provided by six opening ports, plus opening hatches in the head and bow cabin.[4]

The mainsheet is of a 6:1, mid-boom configuration and attaches at the bridge deck. The cockpit has two genoa winches and the genoa has inboard tracks. There are also two halyard winches.[4]

Original factory optional equipment included jiffy reefing, a bow anchor roller and pressure water.[4]

The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 86.0.[4]

See also

Similar sailboats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morgan 32 sailboat . 13 August 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190813204553/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/morgan-32. 13 August 2019. live.
  2. Web site: Jack Corey . 13 August 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190813204552/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/corey-jack. 13 August 2019. live.
  3. Web site: Edward S. Brewer. 13 August 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190813204553/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/brewer-edward-s. 13 August 2019. live.
  4. Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 226-227. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.
  5. Web site: Morgan 32-2/3 sailboat . 13 August 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190813204550/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/morgan-32-23. 13 August 2019. live.
  6. Web site: Morgan Yachts (USA). 13 August 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190813204552/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/morgan-yachts. 13 August 2019. live.