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Morgan Yachts 32

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1980–1986

A Ted Brewer-designed masthead sloop featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a stable, comfortable hull for coastal cruising

Designed by Ted Brewer, Jack Corey & Edward S. Brewer.

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

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a beamy beam gives 24 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 24
CoastalBluewater

2.07 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.07
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 314
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.0
TenderStiff

36% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 36%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2774 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
36.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.0
Displacement / length
314.3
Comfort ratio
24.3
Capsize screening
2.07
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1027
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1980–1986
Designer
Ted Brewer, Jack Corey, Edward S. Brewer
Builder
Morgan Yachts

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Beneteau Oceanis 319.66 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Finot-Conq designed fractional sloop balancing a modern hull form with a stable 1.8-meter bulb keel
Endeavour 329.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthEndeavour's debut model, this masthead sloop evolved from the Irwin 32 hull into a stable, shoal-draft cruiser
Spirit 329.48 mSame hull family0.3 m shorterA Jacques De Ridder-designed IOR 23-footer built for nearly two decades as a stiff, masthead-rigged fin-keel sloop
Contessa 329.75 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1973 London Boat Show winner with a skeg-hung rudder and a ballast-to-displacement ratio of 47 per cent
Contest 319.50 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA U. van Essen-designed masthead sloop with a high ballast ratio, built for stability and comfort in a compact hull
Islander 329.91 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA J.H. McGlasson-designed masthead sloop that served as the foundational hull for the later Islander 33 and 34 models

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