MORGAN 382 38 Fast Blue Water Cruising Sailboat Start Price USD 30,000.00 Current Price USD 36,600.00 Time Left - Bid Count 11 Buy It Now Price USD 48,000.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, June 30, 2008 End Time Thursday, July 10, 2008 Location Rockville, Maryland See more about 'MORGAN 382 38 Fast Blue Water Cruising Sailboat' Description MORGAN 382 38' Fast Blue Water Cruising Sailboat Vehicle Description MORGAN 382 38' Fast Blue Water Cruising Sailboat Vehicle Description MORGAN 382 38' Fast Blue Water Cruising Sailboat Vehicle Description Morgan 382 for sale - many unique features "Evenstar" “Evenstar” is an extraordinary Ted Brewer designed, shoal draft, fast offshore cruising yacht. Easy to handle, well-built, tough, sails well, balances well. 5 foot draft, long fin keel. Heavy weather capable with wide-decks and high bulwarks, safe and comfortable in all sea conditions. Handsome, classic, traditional lines with a modern underbody. What is special about this particular boat Lighting grounding system added when new – most sister ships do not have this option. But for safety, this is an important addition. Probably the only Morgan 38 with a vinyester bottom - a very significant plus! New boats reasonably similar in design, but with super deluxe features and interior cabinmaking to the M38 and selling for $400,000 have vinylester bottoms. Vinylester is superior in every way, especially in its ability to prevent water migration. This means you can take long voyages and leave the boat in the water permanently. Nowadays, sailors sometimes have a layer of vinylester added to the bottom of the boat to tighten it up. Evenstar has 10 layers added to the hull, making it a stronger boat more capable of extended, trouble-free cruising. Because of the vinylester bottom, I don’t have to store her on the hard every winter. Jabsco electric oil change pump – makes a hard job easy Traveler has been moved on the coachroof like on later models. Morgan 282s have it by the steering pedestal making it difficult to have a full bimini and to stay dry in a downpour. Deck washdown system Wilcox Crittendon Imperial toilet, their next to best – just under the Skipper, which is considered by many to be the best and most rugged marine head anywhere. This one is better than what you will find on the vast majority of boats. Two owner boat – with very little use. She is a Bermuda race veteran but otherwise has just been used for daysailing and weekending in the Chesapeake. All significant work and maintenance done by Whitehall Yacht Yard, Vosbury Marine, and recently by Hinckley (my humble marina has gone upscale and is now the Hinckley yard). Very little use. The original owner gave her moderate usage for a few years, then the kids interfered. She was hardly used. I bought her in a few years ago, hoping to voyage, at least to New England and the Caribbean and maybe to Europe. It turned out that my wife was not interested in cruising so she has been used to weekend and daysail for the last few years. Why I bought a Morgan 382 M38's are easy to handle. They are built very well. Tough boats. They are classic to look at. They balance well. Sail well. Power well. Strong and stable in storms – hard to put her rail in the water.  Fast for a cruiser. The rig is very easy to handle. Capable of sailing anywhere in the world. Sail area is well divided. The center of effort is low enough to give you good heavy weather stability. The hull and rudder are strong. The Morgan line is well built. The 38's are good sailors. You will move well on all points of sail. It is a tank tested hull. You will enjoy this boat.Here are some M38 owner’s comments comments taken from the online owner’s site:   (My surveyor) told me he would not worry about taking this boat offshore, the boat can take anything you can throw at it, it's the skippers that are more likely inadequate. The PO told me of an instance he was in a storm on Lake Michigan. He passed a Coast Guard boat, they hailed him and asked it he was ok, he said that the boat seemed to be ok. The Coast Guard replied, I know the Morgan can take it but how's the skipper? I never once felt the boat would falter even in 20+foot seas - I felt safe in my boat - spooked at times- the old adage the people will falter before the boat.... The Morgan 382/3/4s are great boats for the money. If somebody gave me a Crealock 37 or Cabo Rico 38 or Island Packet 38 (all good cruising boats) I'd sell them so fast your head would swim, quit my job, add a few things to Oconee and take the other $100,000 and go cruising. What you can count on is a trouble free, strong boat that will sail well on all points of sail. The boat will sail itself if trimmed properly. You can count on a 6 knot ETA when cruising.  For a two week cruise, the boat carries plenty of water and fuel.  Storage is excellent. Comfort, when the wind starts pipping up is great. You won't get bashed around. What more can you ask for, comfort, speed, stability, dependable, good looking, and well balanced. As part of its new "Classic Plastic" series, Cruising World magazine featured the article "Crunching Numbers For a Quality Cruiser" in its April 1998 issue. The author chose six variables by which sailboats were measured (maximum velocity, capsize risk, comfort factor, displacement-to-length ratio, sail-area-to-displacement ratio, and length overall. Beginning with a data base of more than five hundred boats, ranging from 22 to over 50 feet in length, the author ran a computer program to generate what he called each boat's Degree of Compatibility--that is, its compatibility with the ideal. He did this three times, the second and third time tightening the ideal ranges further. In the first go-round, the M-382 scored a perfect 1.00, along with nine other boats.  In the second round, the M-382 scored a 0.99, sixth on the list but a tiny whisker from tying for first with 1.00. Boats in the running but scoring considerably lower were the Crealock 37 (0.79), Cambria 40 (0.74), Morris 38 (0.74), and Island Packet 37 (0.62)--all of which sell for several times the price of a Morgan 38. In the third round, the M-382 still held the sixth spot with a score of 0.59, ahead of the Morris (0.23) and Crealock (0.07), while the Cambria and Island Packet had dropped to zero. Designed by Ted Brewer, one of the great designers whose boats generally have few flaws. The M38 has almost no flaws. I considered about 20 different boats including some much more expensive such as the Shannon 38, Cabo Rico, etc. In my opinion, the M38 was equal to the best of them and is a tremendous bargain. It became my first choice. Most M38 owners agree that their boat is the equal of any similar vintage boat even ones that sell for two to three times as much. The expensive ones have somewhat fancier interiors -  like fine furniture. That’s the only substantive difference. Heavy solid glass fiberglass hull below the water line. I think buying older boats with cored hulls is a big mistake. Life is not perfect. Things do go wrong. Things go bump in the night. With a cored hull, water damage to the coring material is always a risk.  Built the old fashioned way, much more rugged than new boats except for the Hinckley, Shannon, Morris, etc.   Active and enthusiastic owner’s association – with, I think, the most complete on-line information archive of any boat. No matter what the difficulty, if you can’t find the solution or info in the archive, just post a message and you will get responses from several experts on the M38. M38s have a separate shower. This may not seem like much but imagine cruising without having to deal with a soaking wet head. Enormous about of storage with almost 40 lockers and still moves well in light air when loaded for cruising. (Many boats get piggy and unresponsive when loaded.) Perfect cruising hull with a modified keel with a cut-away forefoot, a skeg and attached rudder. With this bottom configuration you don’t have to constantly worry about crab and lobster pot floats.  With boats with the latest fin keel and spade rudder you will spend you life dodging crab and lobster pots. Good luck on dark nights and when you are making port dead tired. I do my best to go around pot floats around them but it is good to know hat it is unlikely that I’ll have to jump into cold water, knife in teeth, to free her from a pot warp from hell. Plus, if you run agound, you have a much smaller chance of doing damage to your hull. Equipment SAILS HARKEN furling system – rated the best by Practical SailorMAIN by Scott  8.62 ounce Dacron  308 s.f.  NEARLY NEW – VERY LIGHT USEGENOA:  125% by Scott, radial 6 and 7 oz Dacron,400 sq. ft  luff  43’10” allows for 8” stretch, restiched and new sacrificial sunbrella 3.03  EXCELLENT CONDITION – NO STRETCHING OR BAGGINGWORKING JIB 309 sq. ft  7.50 dacron – NEVER USED IT SO NOT SURE OF CONDITION. I think it is nearly new?STORM JIB  101 sq. ft. 8.00 dacron -  NEVER USED IT SO NOT SURE OF CONDITION. I think it is new or nearly new? Engine - Perkins 4-108 - 1078 hours at time of purchase, now only1200 hours, this is a very low hour engine, the equivalent of 20-25,000 miles on a car. Practical Sailor magazine thinks highly Perkins 4-108’s, considering one of the very best marine diesels. It is often installed in boats weighing 10,000 lbs more than Evenstar. Unlike many similar cruising boats, many of which are somewhat underpowered, a 382 with this engine has plenty of power to cruise at full or nearly full speed in rough weather, even against adverse currents. Also, when you do something really stupid and run aground, this big diesel will save you embarrassment - just put her in reverse and back out. Always cared for by Vosbury Marine - one of the Chesapeake’s most highly rated diesel shops. Oil, filters and pump impeller changed annually. Autopilot - Benmar Course Setter – This is the original heavy duty below deck autopilot. Doesn’t have some of the sophistication of new models but is reliable and strong and handles heavy seas in stride. I have lots of replacement parts bought but never needed them. Running Rigging – almost all new running rigging. All new high quality. Multiple rigged spare halyards to cover any emergency:   Main Halyard   T-900 Technora/Spectra - 7/16 X 100 FT, Jib Halyard - STA-SET X ~1/2 X 95 FT~YACHT ROPE, Stern stbd. Spare halyard - STA-SET X ~7/16 X 95 FT~YACHT ROPE, Stern port spare halyard - STA-SET X ~7/16 X 140 FT~YACHT ROPE , Bow spare halyard - STA-SET~DOUBLE BRAID YACHT ROPE~1/2 X 120 FT,. I don’t remember just what the spinnaker halyard is. Instruments - GARMIN GPSMAP 182 - with less that 15 hours of use, Garmin 45 GPS (used as emergency backup), DATAMARINE 5100KL Speed, DATAMARINE 5200DL depth, DATAMARINE CONTROL PANEL  A-180, fairly new ammeter and pressure gauges. Spare Parts - Has all recommended spare parts except extra injectors (which get rusty and are better to buy just before your big voyage) CANVAS – Dodger in excellent condition, older Bimini with stainless steel frame, sail cover needs replacing now and bimini cover worn and will need to be replaced soon - plus there is a pile of mysterious new canvas made for the boat that I’ve never used. – I think side curtains, splash guards to attach to the lifelines, etc. I have never used any of this stuff and don’t know exactly what is included. 5  Nicro Solar Vents - keep the interior well ventilated Rare antique gimbaled oil lamp Anchor - CQR is 35 pounds – 26-45’ boats, also has a backup Fortress 15lb. - the right size for this boat Fire Eater Automatic 7.5 lb. Halon 1301 system Lewmar 46 CST winches - great self-tailing winches plus an assortment of other winches for specialized uses Tunes - Bose 151 speakers (Practical Sailor says these are the best boat speakers) hooked up to a Pioneer cd ppayer/FM radio with a connection for your iPod Galley - Holding plate refrigeration - the best and most efficient system for cruising boats. The first owner installed the ultimate system - 2 separate Spa Creek holding plate refrigeration systems. One runs on 120v shore power, the other compressor operated by the Perkins Diesel. Keeps lots of food cold for voyaging. Origo 2-burner stove. Much storage space. Manual seawater pump so you can wash the dishes without using up your fresh water Misc. Equipment - Evenstar has a large inventory of most of the equipment you will need such as life jackets, Lifesling, jackline, safety harnesses, winch handles, Weems and Plath tide clock and barometer, signaling, maintenence equipment, fire extinguishers, cushions, Force 10 propane maringe barbeque, extra cordage, galley equipment, all sorts of parts, fasteners, Edson lever action super volume (30 gal. per minute) manual bilge pump, etc., etc. Repairs, Upgrades and Equipment Added Since I bought Evenstar Sea Swing propane 1 burner stove to use in storms, bought new plates and silverware, new freshwater pump – Shurflo 3.8gpm -  and accumulator, rebed the following: Stbd. Water fill, port water and diesel fills, stbd. Midships springline cleat, replaced corroded hose clamps in connections to through hulls and on stuffing box, replaced engine cooling water intake hose between valve and strainer, replaced fuel valve on fuel tank, Tightened steering cables, adjusted spreaders to bisect angle made with shrouds, replaced split rings with cotter pins, safety wired all shackles, corrected wiring around batteries – so wires pass through the vapor proof switch, Installed over-current protection (circuit breaker) in positive battery cables close to batteries, installed protection over positive terminals on engine, installed galvanic isolator in green ground wiring by shore power hook up, Installed ground fault interrupt on 120 circuit not protected, installed siphon break in water injection line for exhaust system, replaced fuel fill vent hose with flame retardant hose, Installed new solar fans, replaced all important running rigging, new voltage regulator, Installed new Xantrex 20+ battery charger with nav station display and temperature control add-ons, new main sheet stand-up block,  total rebuild of toilet, Balmer multi-stage regulator, rigging inspection, refinished entire interior teak with boiled linseed oil, genoa rebuilt – new anti-sun strip side and bottom. There is probably a bunch of other stuff I've since forgotten. Repairs, Upgrades and Equipment Added From the Time She Was New Until I bought Her Delivered new with the following options: contrasting tan non-skid, green boot top and cove stripe, jiffy reefing package, v berth in forward cabin, hot water heater 115v shore power, opening ports (1 extra), emergency tiller with deck plate.  NEW COST IN 1980 $76,757 Canvas added, compass cover, interior curtains, 1 leecloth, weather cloths, hatch screens, galley strap, privacy curtain, Autopilot added, helmsman’s awning, side curtains, stern curtain, side curtains, Install lightning protection system – dynaplate and hook up shrouds to it etc, Superstor 6 gal water heater, Install alarm for low oil pressure and excessive coolant temperature, New windex, starter rebuilt, new alternator Balmar 9110  SN 20970,  Ammeter 150 amp and shunt, Breaker 120 amp auto, Racor final fuel filter, New Genoa – Scott 120% , Hot water heater bypass plumbed, New oil change pump, New radio – Standard galaxy GX2300X  # 25U480065  LIFETIME FLAT RATE $65 TO REPAIR, Shim and re-pin rudder post end to improve autopilot function, New alternator and regulator – Balmar 91-100 and regulator Balmar BRS, New bottom by Osmotech, peel gelcoat, 10 coats of vinylester resin (today this would cost $15,000), Remove pvc plumbing and replace with copper, 2 New Lewmar 46 CST winches, installed telltale windows,New exhaust muffler, New lifelines, 5 lb. Halotron fire extinguisher, New Hella #62207 bicolor bow light, Deck wash pump installed, New heat exchanger installed, new thermostat, back flush block and head water cooling passageways, Starter rebuilt, New double bow roller –made by JTR Enterprises, Gulfport FL. Work You Will or Might Want To Do In the Near Future No serious problems, mechanically perfect. Work in progress: I’m in the middle of replacing the decorative teak top of the sliding coachroof hatch. Bought the teak. Haven’t installed yet. Needs new sail cover and cover for bimini. I have a couple of back-up sail covers, both well used. Ready for a coat of bottom paint. Have not done anything with her this year and little last year. I’ve been on the home stretch of writing a book that has taken four years so I haven’t had time. Her hull has been waxed regularly since new but I didn’t do it this year. Exterior teak – You will want to refinish the exterior teak. I wash her with a power washer and use no soap for ecological reasons. The power washer would destroy any finish on the teak so I haven’t refinished the teak since I bought her. This is really the only significant work she needs. The gelcoat all over the boat is in fine shape, the hull perfect, the deck has a few minor gelcoat dings and star cracks – as you would find on any 27 year old boat that wasn't kept in a shed - a day's work with a dremel tool. The gelcoat in the cockpit is fine but since it is the most used and most washed part of the boat has lost its shine over the years. You might want to add some 2-part paint here. No painting necessary anywhere else which is rare for a 1980 boat. Most boats of this age really need to be painted from stem to stern, hull and deck, with Awlgrip, an expensive proposition. This boat has no need for it because it was waxed every year. Replace trash can in head compartment. The standing rigging is in good shape and has passed inspection by Annapolis’ best rigging company – but for an Atlantic crossing or similar, all boats should be redone when they have a few years on them. Location and Contact Info She is located in the water at Annapolis, MD. You can contact me, Nick Lore at 301-340-6600. Say you are calling about the boat because I am protected from sales callers, or you could write: pathfinder@rockportinstitute.com. You may notice that one photo shows the boat name as "The Farm". That was the original name. Place a Bid!