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Morgan Yachts Out Island 36

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · 1973–1976

A 1970s production cruiser featuring a 1.14-metre draft and a heavy ballast ratio for stability in shallow waters

Designed by Charles Morgan Jr.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

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The Morgan Yachts Out Island 36, on the water

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Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 1.14 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 32 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 32
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.82
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 325
EasygoingPowered-up

14.7 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 14.7
TenderStiff

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

Ballast 47%

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

  • Draws less than ~92% of boats her size on file

Compared with 431 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Morgan Yachts Out Island 36, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Morgan Yachts OUT ISLAND 36 is a masthead sloop designed by Charles Morgan Jr. and built by Morgan Yachts from 1973 to 1976. This long-keel cruiser measures 10.9 meters LOA, with a 3.5-meter beam and a 1.1-meter draft, displacing 7257 kg. The model was available as a sloop or ketch. Sailmakers at Evolution Sails in Deltaville, Virginia, measure rigs like the OUT ISLAND 36's for custom sail production, considering factors such as biminis and reefing points for cruising or racing use.0:14

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Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
46.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
14.7
Displacement / length
325.4
Comfort ratio
31.8
Capsize screening
1.82
Hull speed
7.1 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1143
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1973–1976
Designer
Charles Morgan Jr
Builder
Morgan Yachts

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The family

Boats like this

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

Morgan Yachts Out Island 33A 1973 masthead sloop with a long keel and 1.19-metre draft, built for stable, predictable coastal cruisingMorgan Yachts Out Island 37/372A trunk-cabin evolution of the 36-foot hull, featuring a bowsprit and a 1.16-metre draft for shallow-water explorationMorgan Yachts Out Island 30A shoal-draught masthead sloop with a long keel, designed by Charles Morgan Jr. for stable, comfortable coastal cruisingMorgan Yachts Out Island 33 MSA shoal-draft motorsailer by Charles Morgan Jr. featuring a long keel and a stable, comfortable hull for coastal cruisingMorgan Yachts Out Island 28A shallow-draft masthead sloop by Charles Morgan Jr. designed for coastal cruising with a stable, moderate displacementMorgan Yachts Out Island 416A shoal-draft masthead ketch designed by Charles Morgan Jr. for comfortable cruising with a stable long-keel hull

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