BoatsWest Indies 36 (Morgan)

West Indies 36 (Morgan)

Cutter · Keel/centreboard · 1976–1979

A Charles Morgan-designed cutter with a keel-centerboard configuration built for versatility in varying depths

Designed by Charles Morgan Jr, built by Heritage Yacht Corp.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 29 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 29
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.87
LightHeavy

232 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 232
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.0
TenderStiff

41% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 41%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
41.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.0
Displacement / length
231.6
Comfort ratio
28.8
Capsize screening
1.87
Hull speed
7.6 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1372
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1976–1979
Units built
40
Designer
Charles Morgan Jr
Builder
Heritage Yacht Corp

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