The Morgan 32 is an American

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that was designed by Ted Brewer and Jack Corey and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 226-227. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. The Morgan 32 is a scaled-down development of the Morgan 38. The design was developed into the Morgan 321, Morgan 322 and Morgan 323 in 1983.

Production

The Morgan 32 was built by Morgan Yachts in the

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from 1980 to 1986, but it is now out of production.

Design

The Morgan 32 is a recreational

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, built predominantly of

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, with wood trim. It has a

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rig with

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spars, a

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, a

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, a

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-mounted

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controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin

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. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional shoal draft keel. The boat is fitted with a Japanese

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. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The galley is located on the port side, at the bottom of the companionway stairs and features a two-burner alcohol stove and oven, a

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and a single sink with foot-pumped water. The head is located forward, just aft of the bow "V"-berth. Additional sleeping accommodation is provided by settees in the main cabin and a aft double berth. One cabin quarter berth also serves as a seat for the navigation table. The cabin trim is

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with ash striping on the ceiling. Ventilation is provided by six opening ports, plus opening hatches in the head and bow cabin. The

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is of a 6:1, mid-boom configuration and attaches at the bridge deck. The cockpit has two

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winches and the genoa has inboard tracks. There are also two

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winches. Original factory optional equipment included

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, a bow

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roller and pressure water. The design has a

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racing average handicap of 86.0.

References

{{Reflist Keelboats 1980s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Edward S. Brewer Sailboat type designs by Jack Corey Sailboat types built by Morgan Yachts

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