MORGAN 383/384

MORGAN 383/384

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Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Fin with rudder on skeg
Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop
LOA: 38.33 ft / 11.68 m
LWL: 30.50 ft / 9.30 m
S.A. (reported): 682.00 ft² / 63.36 m²
Beam: 12.00 ft / 3.66 m
Displacement: 18,000.00 lb / 8,165 kg
Ballast: 6,800.00 lb / 3,084 kg
Max Draft: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Construction: FG w/ balsa deck & airex topsides
First Built: 1982
# Built: 200
Builder: Morgan Yachts (USA)
Designer: Ted Brewer

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Make: Perkins
Model: 4-108
Type: Diesel

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 15.95
Bal. / Displ.: 37.78
Disp: / Len: 283.22
Comfort Ratio: 30.94
Capsize Screening Formula: 1.83
S#: 1.79
Hull Speed: 7.40 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 1,307.76 pounds/inch

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Rig and Sail Particulars

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I: 50.00 ft / 15.24 m
J: 16.25 ft / 4.95 m
P: 42.50 ft / 12.95 m
E: 13.00 ft / 3.96 m
S.A. Fore: 406.25 ft² / 37.74 m²
S.A. Main: 276.25 ft² / 25.66 m²
S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles): 682.50 ft² / 63.41 m²
S.A./Displ. (calc.): 15.96
Est. Forestay Length: 52.57 ft / 16.02 m

Sailboat Links

Designers: Edward S. Brewer
Builders: Morgan Yachts
Related Sailboats: MORGAN 382
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Notes

In 1982, the MORGAN 382 was renamed the MORGAN 383. It featured a taller rig, shorter boom and modified rudder. Some time later it became the 384, with mostly cosmetic changes. About 100 of each of these later models were built.
See MORGAN 382.