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 11,000 lb (4,990 kg) and carries 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of lead ballast.[1][4]
The boat has a draft of 5.33 ft (1.62 m) with the standard keel and 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.[1]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GM20 20 hp (15 kW) diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 27 U.S. gallons (100 L; 22 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 35 U.S. gallons (130 L; 29 imp gal).[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 7 cu ft (0.20 m3) 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
- Bayfield 30/32
- Beneteau 323
- C&C 32
- Columbia 32
- Douglas 32
- Hunter 32 Vision
- Mirage 32
- Nonsuch 324
- Ontario 32
- Ranger 32
- Watkins 32
References
- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Morgan 32 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Jack Corey". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Edward S. Brewer". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 226-227. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Morgan 32-2/3 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Morgan Yachts (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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