I was noticing how few Morgan 38x there are on Yachtworld.com. The market is quite tight now for M38s like it is for most boats (and other things).
I really noticed one particular boat, a 382 called Lime'N. It has a huge amount of very well thought out upgrades. Probably one of the nicest specimens I've seen, and I plan to heavily plagiarize.
Use your web browser's "Zoom" capability to make the photos bigger and there are several great ideas on each photo.
https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1978/morgan-382-morgan-3872646/
That link will be gone when the boat sells so I've copied all the photos into Evernote so I can reference them later. I'd copy them up to this site but there might be some copyright issues.
There are probably 50 good ideas on the photos, but some of the main ones that come to mind are:
Anyway, thought I would share this with the group. Let me know if you see other good ideas.
Cheers,
-Mark
I really noticed one particular boat, a 382 called Lime'N. It has a huge amount of very well thought out upgrades. Probably one of the nicest specimens I've seen, and I plan to heavily plagiarize.
Use your web browser's "Zoom" capability to make the photos bigger and there are several great ideas on each photo.
https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1978/morgan-382-morgan-3872646/
That link will be gone when the boat sells so I've copied all the photos into Evernote so I can reference them later. I'd copy them up to this site but there might be some copyright issues.
There are probably 50 good ideas on the photos, but some of the main ones that come to mind are:
- In the classic debate of varnishing exterior teak, or letting it go grey: they have a very good compromise, I think. The outter cap rail they let go grey, but the other teak, hand rails, etc. they varnish (or Cetol, etc.). I think this is a great balance and would cut our varnishing time in half.
- Cockpit table: they have a nice folding version that doubles its size.
- Dorade Box/Cowl Vents: they have some nice lower profile cowl vents. We have to take our Cowl vents off each time we sail because lines foul in them, tear them off & fling them into the water. We have accidentally float tested ours and they don't float .
- The small Hatch above the head
- In the galley, they appear to have replaced the latches with those easy "push to pop open" latches, instead of the "stick your finger in the hole and fumble around feeling for the latch" style we currently have. I can imagine breaking my finger when we are in a heavy sea & getting thrown about.
- Interior white paint: They have a nice balance here too. The plywood and veneered surfaces are painted, but the real teak pieces and trim are varnished. Looks very nice, I think, and better than just painting everything white, and much lighter than leaving everything dark/natural.
- Engine room/Companionway stairs. There is a hinge on the left side. The stair portion lifts off, then the door hinges open. Lighter and easier than our configuration where the stairs and panel are one unit, and a heavy chunk to lift out of the way.
- Nice access hatches in the head, including at least one in the sink vanity for accessing those difficult to reach valves.
- A little glass wall to separate part of the shower from the rest of the head.
- Nice lower profile windlass config
- Nice electrical panel setup, with easy-open accessory panel to the right for things like radio, gauges, etc.
- Nice stack pack for the mainsail
- Full size ladder on the transom. Ours does not extend far enough in the water and you need to be a gymnast to get out of the water.
- I like the storage place for binoculars, radios, sun glasses, etc. that is on the wall above the quarter berth (to your left as you start to climb the companionway stairs).
- I like the hull color they chose. Hull paint is in our future, and I've narrowed it down to a light blue that looks very similar to this boat's but with the blueish tint instead of a greenish. Dark hulls look great, but I worry about the heat they would absorb in warmer climates.
- Rigid boom vang. We have one now, but I still need to install.
- They appear to have reduced the slope of the nav table top. Presumably to make more storage space?
Anyway, thought I would share this with the group. Let me know if you see other good ideas.
Cheers,
-Mark
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