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Morgan Yachts 42-2

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1969

A Charles Morgan-designed masthead sloop refined for the 1970 SORC with a deeper keel and updated propeller placement

Designed by Charles Morgan Jr.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 33 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 33
CoastalBluewater

1.74 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.74
LightHeavy

291 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 291
EasygoingPowered-up

17.6 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.6
TenderStiff

47% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 47%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
47.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.6
Displacement / length
291.1
Comfort ratio
32.6
Capsize screening
1.74
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1253
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1969
Designer
Charles Morgan Jr
Builder
Morgan Yachts

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Hinckley Yachts 42 Competition12.80 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA performance-oriented masthead sloop by McCurdy & Rhodes, built on the proven hull lines of the Hinckley Sou'Wester
Pearson Yachts 41912.73 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA short-lived 1970s production run designed for the charter trade, featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and shoal draft
Sabre Yachts 4212.73 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA short-run production cruiser from the late eighties, featuring a 41% ballast ratio for stability in a 12.7-metre hull
Swan 4212.80 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 12.8-metre cruiser with a 2.38m draft and a 41% ballast ratio, built for offshore speed and stability
Moody 41912.73 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bill Dixon-designed masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for offshore stability and available as a centerboarder
Baltic Yachts 42 DP12.78 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Doug Peterson design with a 2.41-metre draft, available in tall mast and keel-centerboard configurations.

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