MORGAN 43

Sailboat Specifications

both imperial metric

Hull Type:

Fin with rudder on skeg

Rigging Type:

Masthead Sloop

LOA:

43.00 ft / 13.11 m

LWL:

35.33 ft / 10.77 m

Beam:

13.50 ft / 4.11 m

S.A. (reported):

797.00 ft² / 74.04 m²

Draft (max):

6.00 ft / 1.83 m

Draft (min):

Displacement:

23,500 lb / 10,659 kg

Ballast:

8,200 lb / 3,719 kg

S.A./Disp.:

15.60

Bal./Disp.:

34.89

Disp./Len.:

237.90

Construction:

FG

Ballast Type:

First Built:

1985

Last Built:

# Built:

Builder:

Morgan Yachts (USA)

Designer:

Nelson Marek

Website:

Auxiliary Power/Tanks (orig. equip.)

Make:

Perkins

Model:

4-108

Type:

Diesel

HP:

50

Water:

200 gals / 757 L

Fuel:

60 gals / 227 L

Sailboat Calculations

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S.A./Disp.:

15.60

Bal./Disp.:

34.89

Disp./Len.:

237.90

Comfort Ratio:

30.15

Capsize Screening Formula:

1.89

Rig and Sail Particulars

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I:

53.20 ft / 16.22 m

J:

17.50 ft / 5.33 m

P:

46.50 ft / 14.17 m

E:

14.25 ft / 4.34 m

SPL/TPS:

ISP:

S.A. Fore:

465.50 ft² / 43.25 m²

S.A. Main:

331.31 ft² / 30.78 m²

S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles)

796.81 ft² / 74.03 m²

S.A./Disp. (calc.):

15.60

Est. Forestay Len.:

56.00 ft / 17.07 m

Sailboat Links

Designers:

Nelson Marek

Builders:

Morgan Yachts

Related Sailboats:

MORGAN 44 (CATALINA)

Notes

Shoal draft version: Draft= 5.0'/1.52m
Similar to CATALINA MORGAN 43/44.
An updated version? became the MORGAN 44 (1989?)