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Charlie Morgan. In much the same way that I felt Bob Dylan had sold out to pop culture by going electric, I felt Morgan had betrayed his traditional roots and sacrificed elegance and balance for volume and head room with his design of the Morgan Out Island 41. Well, times they are a changing. More than 25 years later, I have a whole different perspective on this design. Dylan did some pretty good stuff too. Pure traditionalists and lovers of all out sailing performance will still not be drawn to the pudgy appearance and less than stellar sailing performance of the Morgan Out Island 41, but time has proven that this is the most popular boat over 40' ever built. More than 1,000 are still sailing all around the world. No comparable boat even comes close to this success. Conservative estimates suggest that 30 to 35 percent of the Out Island 41s went into the charter trade, and I think it's safe to say more sailors have had an opportunity to sail this venerable cruising classic than any other boat over 40'."
640:-mounted rudder in place of the long keel and keel-mounted rudder, plus a new deck design. It has a length overall of 41.25 ft (12.6 m), a waterline length of 34.00 ft (10.4 m), displaces 23,000 lb (10,433 kg) and carries 8,500 lb (3,856 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.83 ft (1.47 m) with the standard keel. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 85 U.S. gallons (320 L; 71 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 215 U.S. gallons (810 L; 179 imp gal).
583:-rigged model was introduced in 1972. It has a length overall of 41.25 ft (12.6 m), a waterline length of 34.00 ft (10.4 m), displaces 24,000 lb (10,886 kg) and carries 10,500 lb (4,763 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.17 ft (1.27 m) with the standard long keel. The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines diesel engine of 62 hp (46 kW). The fuel tank holds 138 U.S. gallons (520 L; 115 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 170 U.S. gallons (640 L; 140 imp gal).
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British Perkins diesel engine. The fuel tank holds 138 U.S. gallons (520 L; 115 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 170 U.S. gallons (640 L; 140 imp gal).
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out to be an extremely successful boat and ultimately helped to transform the business of fiberglass sailboat production. The OI 41 was not only one of the first designs targeted at the emerging bareboat charter industry (the original "charter barge," if you will), it was also one of the first center-cockpit boats and one of the first to blatantly discount sailing performance in favor of maximum accommodation space."
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Richard Sherwood wrote, "the Morgan Out Island 41 is one of the world’s most popular cruising boats. Over 800 have been built, and the boat is used extensively in the charter industry. There is often roller furling for the jib, There are two double cabins that are really private main
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This ketch-rigged model was introduced in 1977. It has a length overall of 41.00 ft (12.5 m), a waterline length of 34.00 ft (10.4 m), displaces 27,000 lb (12,247 kg) and carries 9,000 lb (4,082 kg) of ballast. The boat has a draft of 4.20 ft (1.28 m)
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There are many variations in layout, but the basic design has sleeping accommodation for seven people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee, with a folding table and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth. The aft cabin is accessible from the
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This masthead sloop model was introduced in 1975 and built until 1981, with 300 boats completed. It features a "walk-though" interior and could be ordered with an optional tall rig for sailing in areas with lighter winds. It has a length overall of 41.00 ft (12.5 m), a waterline length of
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