Boats / Morgan Yachts 461/462

Morgan Yachts 461/462

Masthead Ketch · Fin with rudder on skeg · 1979–1984

Specifications

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

25.4%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Ketch

Ratios

SA / displacement

11.8

Displacement / length

243.6

Comfort ratio

38.5

Capsize screening

1.69

Hull speed

8.4 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1893

Hull

Hull type

Fin with rudder on skeg

Construction

FG w/plywood in deck

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

1979–1984

Units built

162

Designer

Henry Scheel

Builder

Morgan Yachts

Design & history

Updated Morgan 45 and collaboration between Morgan Yachts and Moorings, with hull by Scheel and deck/interior by Moorings. Produced in several variants including Moorings 46, Morgan 461, Morgan 462, and Morgan 463.

Notable features

MORGAN 462 had 3,000 lbs less displacement than earlier variantsKetch rig optional, sloop rig standardDeep draft option: 6.0'/1.83m

Variants

MOORINGS 46
MORGAN 461
MORGAN 462
MORGAN 463
MORGAN 46
MORGAN CUSTOM 46
Scheel 45

Design

Updated Morgan 45. Hull designed by Scheel (see Scheel 45). Deck and interior designed by Moorings. Collaboration between Morgan Yachts and Moorings.

Production

First 12 boats designated MOORINGS 46. Next 35 were MORGAN 461. 114 MORGAN 462's built. One final boat designated MORGAN 463. Also purchased and/or sold through THE MOORINGS charter company.

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