bobfnbw
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Ahoy Morgan 38 owners. My name is Bob, and I am a soon to be retired person looking for a new boat. I have had 3 with my last one, a Endeavour 40CC sunk at the marina during a refit... ouch. Had to divest myself of that one. Don't have the time to get another till I retire in May 2020. Wife will only be able to cruise with me on the summer breaks for 4 additional years.. bummer. In the mean time, I am looking for my next sailboat. Which brings me to this forum. Why a Morgan 38? When I used to live in West Palm Beach Florida, I bought a Vanguard 470 from a drunk who ran a small sailing rental. He had a woman that worked for him teaching sailing classes. She and her husband were from Australia and had.... you guessed it... a Morgan 38. I was only onboard once, and to be honest always thought it was not my kind of boat. To small, to basic.. but still I was impressed that they had sailed it half way around the world and were just building up the cruising kitty to finish. They too were retired. Since my budget will not allow me to get exactly what I want, which btw would be something like a Brewer 44, or Trinitlla 44A, or even larger, I started looking at what would be a good price point for my budget, which I estimate is around 40K for the boat and a 20K refit, or so. And I remembered Morgans. So I am introducing my self to you all, with the possibility that in a few years I will also have a Morgan 38 and be asking more questions, as well as contributing to the knowledge base that these type of boards are so important for.
I have a few questions.... and will post them in a later post. Just wanted to say Hi.
Any Morgan owners in the Corpus Christi Texas area ?
Oh, btw, my intention is to cruise around the world... lol. Actually I want to visit far off places that can be reached by cruising under sail. Not just warm places like the Caribbean, or Panama, but the Indian Ocean, South Atlantic, Aegean sea... Those kind of places. Eventually. I need a boat that can cross oceans singlehandedly, easy to sail, points well, reasonable tankage and storage, a comfortable cockpit, works with a wind vane. Sleeps 2 comfortable at anchor and at sea. Modest headroom. Good air flow at sea. Those kind of things. It seems to me that a Morgan 382 or 383 can meet those needs. Thanks for reading my lengthy post.
Bob
I have a few questions.... and will post them in a later post. Just wanted to say Hi.
Any Morgan owners in the Corpus Christi Texas area ?
Oh, btw, my intention is to cruise around the world... lol. Actually I want to visit far off places that can be reached by cruising under sail. Not just warm places like the Caribbean, or Panama, but the Indian Ocean, South Atlantic, Aegean sea... Those kind of places. Eventually. I need a boat that can cross oceans singlehandedly, easy to sail, points well, reasonable tankage and storage, a comfortable cockpit, works with a wind vane. Sleeps 2 comfortable at anchor and at sea. Modest headroom. Good air flow at sea. Those kind of things. It seems to me that a Morgan 382 or 383 can meet those needs. Thanks for reading my lengthy post.
Bob