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"Delight" is now on the market

J

jmcentyre

Jim McEntyre
After 22 years of sailing my Morgan
38II the "Delight" I'm putting her up
for sail. This is hull number 49 and
she is in good sailing order.
I normally sail out of Eastern Long
Island Sound but this fall I cruised
the chesapeake so had her hauled at
Solomon, Md. She will be launched in
late April and will be ready to sail
away then.
If any one knows of some one
looking for a good cruising boat
please pass the word.
The asking price is $49K

 
Why so low?
Except for the varnish work, which you can do yourself, these M382s are every bit as good (I think better) than a Hinckley. A B40 circa 60s would be asking a low of 90K.
Sorry if I'm sounding off, but I hate to see these great yachts go cheap. Its insulting to the design.
Larry
 
D. Thomas,
You don't have to dare. I will state the quality of our boats any time, any place. All I would be doing is stating fact. And I have the boat to back up the facts, so there can't be any rebutle. You only have to look at the boat, and then sail her. She is fast, stable, balanced, good looking, and comfortable while moving or at anchor. Some guys can't say that much about their wives.
I checked out the Cruising World web site. It is not the place to make any personal statement of this sort, they ask you not to. Besides that, you can't discuss a M38- with people who don't know the boat. I feel sorry for them for not having the experience of owning and sailing one.
The M382/3 recieved excellent reviews from Sailing and Practical Sailor. I should not have to sell this boat to anyone. As a matter of fact the person wanting to buy one should be first checked for worthiness before being allowed to own a M38. The M38 is not a good boat, it is a GREAT boat.
Larry

 
you compared it to a Hinckley, and there are many details on a Hinckley of similar year/size that are vastly superior to the Morgan 382/3/4 boats. Just one example are the portlights...I was on a 384 just last night that had Beckson plastic portlights for example...servicable and perfectly ok, but quite inferior to the solid bronze or SS ones a Hinckley would tend to have. The woodwork is also vastly superior on a Hinckley, the fiberglass thicker, the stem fitting more massive, etc. But having said all that, Hinckley is overkill for me and the Morgan 382/3/4 is a wonderful, nice quality boat. I'd love to have one myself but I'm currently stuck with this old Charley Morgan centerboard thing ! :)
 
Nothing wrong with a Charley.
You could always find something, when your looking. The Hinckley was more than twice the price when new, so I conceed $500. in ports. The woodwork its self is, in my opinion not superior, but the finishing of the woodwork is superior. Part of what you pay for in the Hinckley are the man-hours of finishing. There is a H-38 in my club. So let me compare. The M38 has a much better mast. More room below, We are faster, by far. We track better. We balance better. Our fiberglass work is equal. The exterior teak work is equal.
Thats comparing an M38 with a H38. My point is the price. Which is how this started. The M38 should sell for the same price or more, because it is newer and at least equal if not better in quality. The M38s are 1978 and up, the H38 are early 70s. If the price were equal I would still take the Morgan over the Hinckley 38, thats my opinion. But again, the point is the M38 hould be selling at a higher price. At least as high as an older Hinckley. You cannot replace a M38 with a like quality boat without spending at least 20K more than a M38 goes for.

 
I resent the crack about being "stuck" with this "old" Charley Morgan "thing". Stella Maris gets more compliments on it's classic looks than any other boat around the Detroit area of equal size. She also wins races and series. I have had her for twenty-one years and never regretted a day of it.
 
looking and sailing design...otherwise I wouldn't have bought one. But I do envy many of the more practical and modern aspects of the Ted Brewer design 382/3/4. By this I mean things like the main traveler in a more convenient location, T shaped cockpit (PITA to get around the relatively small steering wheel of the CM38), no centerboard to fool with, much heavier duty and nicer looking toe rail and stanchion set up, much nicer interior with real teak veneer and proper headliner....shall I continue ? Please don't take this as a "knock" against the CM38 as they are indeed a beautiful boat...just trying to explain my slightly tongue in cheek comments a bit.
 
I was referring to *my* old centerboard thing, not *yours* !
*My* boat currently needs paint, is dirty as hell and the centerboard pendant is broke, so I tend to currently think of it in less than glowing terms...all things that are my fault of course. On my trip to the Annapolis show I stopped in a marina in Norfolk and happened across a 1966 Morgan 41 that was Awlgriped to perfection with every detail including the portlight frames and spars looking like new...wow, so THAT's what my boat could look like ? I thought. Now I'm inspired !
 
Yes, all it takes is a bunch of money and a lot of hard work. They can be beautiful. A fellow club member of mine at Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit owned a 41 ( Irish Mist )until a couple of years ago, when he died. The year prior to his death he had the boat professionally redone from top to bottom, new toe rails, ST winches etc. and total paint. The boat looked like it came out of the box. His wife sold it to a guy at an adjoining yacht club "Edison Y.C." and she still races. I am replacing all of the ports on the boat this winter and having her painted, top to bottom. Ports to fit existing openings are tough to find, but I found a guy in CA that says he can custom make to fit. Boat comes out of the water next week and I will ship him two ports (large and small) and he will make and send back for approval. After all of my looking for different boats over the last five years I've decided I will die with Stella---no more looking. JHH.
 
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