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 Welcome to the exclusive site for Morgan Yacht owners. This site is maintained for the benefit of all Morgan boat owners who would like to have their boat pictures or personal web sites published. To have your boat name, picture or web site published please send an e-mail with pertinent information to Ken's e-mail.

I have made a few other changes to increase download speed on slower connections. All equipment and links have been moved to separate pages.

I am collecting any and all technical information on all Morgan boats. I will post these on a new page in hopes of giving current and probable owners information for which I have been asked many times. So, if you are in possession of any technical information from drawings to spec sheets to where to find old parts or upgrades you have made that may be of use to others please send them. 

Well, its back to work on the boat. I'll be in North Carolina until June 6th and then back home until September. For now it fill, fill, fill blisters. So, hopefully by the end of May I'll have all blisters filled and most fiberglass work done. Then in September I'll be sanding and painting. Fun, fun fun....

TIP: Keep your engine room clean! Vacuum it regularly! That stuff in the bilge that looks like sludge? Some of It is dirt that finds its way into the bilge. Paint your engine room deck white! Keep it clean! 

Just a note on maintaining your engine: As we all know engines in boats tend to rust, especially if you don't keep up with it. Well, I have discovered a product called Plastic Cote - Rust Converter. This is a two part product however, the best thing is that one of the parts is rust. So, if you have a somewhat rusty engine or areas simply wire brush the rust, wipe it off with a dry rag and apply the rust converter. Wait about an hour or two for it to dry and harden. It will turn blackish. You will find that it has turned to an almost epoxy feel. Now just give it a day to dry and paint it and your troubles are solved. 

Now for an update on our plans.... yep more plans. But, hey what's life without some kind of plan. Current plan is to launch the boat around October 1st. Then get her ready and head south as soon as possible. Still looking at St. Mary's, Georgia. This will be a small shake down cruise before setting off (hopefully) for the Bahamas for yet another shakedown. 

Now, for a note about New Bern and North Carolina and perhaps all cities/counties/states with Ad-valorem taxes. Since our boat was in the marina in the city of New Bern, we were billed for city and county taxes! Our tax bill was over $800.00. So, in order to avoid these UNFAIR taxes DON'T have your boat in a marina in January! This may vary from place to place but ASK! 

For a history of Morgan Yachts link to The Morgan Site!

Update from Charlie Morgan... click here

Use the following index to skip over sections.

Cruising stories about us (I'm sure you won't skip this)

Sun Seeker configurations

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Links to interesting sites

Lists of new & used equipment for your boating needs

Articles and stories

Morgan download diagrams

Other Morgan sites of interest

Inventory of Morgan Yachts for Sale

Boat names in green indicate no link

Morgan Owners

* Note: Owner's name's in hyperlink indicates e-mail address or other link

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Cruising Stories about us

2000 - Our first cruise

2001 - Another Bahamas cruise

2002 - The African Adventure  

2003 - The next cruise... Delayed to rebuild cruising kitty...

2004 - Still in Carrabelle, Fl... We are finishing up some required work!  Hoping to leave for the Chesapeake Bay in April.

2005 - Leaving Carrabelle, February 2005 finally leaving for the Chesapeake Bay...

2006 - The Refit -  continued in 2007...

2007 - The refit continues...  possible launch times are Spring or Fall of 2008...

2008 - Ther refit continues... will it never end?

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Sun Seeker configurations

1977 Morgan 41 O/I Ketch with sta'sl. Powered by a Perkins 4-108. A 3.5kw NextGen with enclosure was installed in April 2005. Upgrades include a 2500 watt Heart inverter/charger, Heart Link 2000-R, Balmar 100 amp alternator, Paneltronics electrical panel, 4 golf cart batteries + 1 G27 starting battery (charged through the West battery combiner), four 75 watt Siemans solar panels mounted on an aluminum arch, Air X wind generator, all new cushions (V-berth, settee, cockpit), new sole throughout the boat (¼  in teak & holly plywood/veneer), Pur 80 water maker, new sail covers, belaying pins. For a detailed list click config.

4/2008: I am replacing all batteries, inverter/charger and link 2000-R with new units. I hope to have them in place in May. The old Link works fine but is not compatible with new inverter/charger. The charger went south so rather than pay for high shipping costs and unknown repairs I opted to purchase a new on since they give "old" (not age) customers a pretty decent discount. Xantrex is a pretty good company to do business with. I'm still scratching my head as to why the charger stopped working as it worked fine in November when I left and the boat was totally unplugged! Hmmmmm...

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Articles and stories...

On January 7th, 1999 at 20:00 approximately 4 miles from Longboat Key, just off the coast of Sarasota, Florida I was boarded by the U. S. Coast Guard. If you'd like to know the details then select here . 

The Unsinkable Charlie Morgan, an article in September 2002 Southwinds magazine. With permission from Steve Morrell, editor.

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Morgan download diagrams

Polar chart

O/I 415 diagram

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Other Morgan sites of interest

Here are some pictures taken by Bill Pittman of Alcyone (41 O/I) of his deck fitting for his emergency tiller. (Picture 1 Picture 2) For further interest, contact Bill at Wpittman@CWF.org.

s/v Escaramujo (30/2) Owners Lucy & Fernando Garcia currently living in San Juan, Puerto Rico. View their photo album of restoration work currently being done.

Surfer Girl's  (1982 321 #114 Owner Bill Blalock of Abita Springs, La) derriere.

s/v Sun Seeker (1977 414) Owners Ken & Marie Klein of Crawfordville, Florida Here are photos of our belaying pins and arch. This is us on the beach Jan. 19^th 2002 at Dog Island, Fl. 

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