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Morgan Yachts 382

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · 1977–1982

A Ted Brewer-designed masthead sloop built for offshore stability, featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stiff displacement

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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The Morgan Yachts 382, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Practical Sailor

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

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

Displacement / length 267
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 16.2
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

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

  • Draws less than ~86% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2900 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Morgan Yachts 382, as the fleet has seen it

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The Morgan Yachts 382 is a 38-foot masthead sloop cruising sailboat designed by Ted Brewer, Jack Corey, and Edward S. Brewer, built by Morgan Yachts between 1977 and 1982.3:03 It features a fin keel and skeg-hung rudder, with an LOA of 11.7 m, a beam of 3.7 m, a draft of 1.5 m, and a displacement of 7711 kg.3:32 Approximately 500 boats were built across its iterations, including the original MORGAN 38 and the later MORGAN 384, which featured a taller rig, modified rudder, larger water tank, and interior changes. Practical Sailor notes the 382's solid fiberglass hull below the waterline, foam-cored topsides, and deck, and its original Perkins 4108 diesel engine.5:24 Common issues include fuel tank corrosion, undersized early-model rudders, water tank leaks, bulkhead problems near the head, and hull blistering.8:19

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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On the water

The Morgan Yachts 382 on video

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.2
Displacement / length
267.5
Comfort ratio
29.2
Capsize screening
1.87
Hull speed
7.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1308
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1977–1982
Units built
300
Designer
Ted Brewer, Jack Corey, Edward S. Brewer
Builder
Morgan Yachts

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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

Morgan Yachts 383/384An evolution of the 382 featuring a taller rig and modified rudder for improved handling on a proven hullMorgan Yachts 32A Ted Brewer-designed masthead sloop featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and a stable, comfortable hull for coastal cruisingMorgan Yachts 38A short-run masthead sloop produced from 1969 to 1971, featuring a keel-centerboard hull for versatile draftMorgan Yachts 35A masthead sloop with a deep 2.06-metre draft and spade rudder, built for performance and stability in deep waterMorgan Yachts 34The first production yacht from Charles Morgan Jr., this masthead sloop features a keel-centreboard hull for versatile draft

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