Morris Ocean Series 32

Light is a beautiful example of the Morris Ocean Series 32 and has benefited from excellent care from all of her owners.   The 32 was the sixth collaboration between Chuck Paine and Morris Yachts and combines a traditional aesthetic with a more advanced underbody and rig design, heirloom quality craftsmanship and moderate displacement to produce a surprisingly rewarding boat to sail.   Chuck Paine’s innovative semi-balanced skeg hung rudder adds responsiveness while still providing protection for the rudder.  In the words of Cruising World: “Consistently the Morris 32 projects the image of a boat of manageable size with the soul of a larger yacht.  As such, it comes close to the ideal design for one to four person cruising, and it is an exciting and satisfying boat to sail”

 

CONSTRUCTION:

Hull:

• Solid hand laid fiberglass hull with Vinylester resin.
• Deck is thru-bolted and glued to a wide hull flange.
• Additional reinforced fiberglass in longitudinal stringers, keel, and mast step areas.
• Moderate draft performance Scheel keel.
• Chuck Paine semi-balanced skeg hung rudder with aperture.
• Teak rubrail with stainless steel chafe strip
• Dark blue Awlgrip with single white boot strip 
• Gold cove stripe
• Green bottom

 

Deck:

• Cored decks with solid fiberglass in areas of fittings and thru-bolted hardware.
• White gel coated decks with light sand beige gel coated non-skid (non-skid repainted 2023)
• Varnished teak eyebrows, dorade box, trunk cabin handrails and toe rails.
• Fiberglass seahood protects companionway varnished teak and Lexan sliding hatch.
• Ventilation from overhead dorade vent in galley.
• Custom bow and stern pulpits and double lifelines with gates (port and starboard).
• Stainless steel uncoated lifelines replaced 2017
• Polished stainless steel custom anchor roller with bow chocks and foredeck cleat.
• Optional custom cast bronze mid-ship cleats/chocks integrated into toe rails.
• Oversized Herreshoff style bronze steel bow cleat for anchor/mooring
• (2) Herreshoff style bronze stern cleats
• Ensign socket at stern rail.
• Nine bronze opening portlights with screens.
• Two large overhead Bomar hatches.  Hatches can be hinged to open forward or aft
• Deck prism in foredeck brings light into forward cabin

 

Cockpit:

• A large T shaped cockpit with ergonomically angled coamings and cabin back.
• Teak trimmed winch pockets in coamings for storage
• Large opening watertight hatches with gutters and latches provide access to sail locker and lazarette storage.
• Edson pedestal with wheel steering and stainless steel destroyer style wheel with elkhide cover (2017)
• Stainless steel helm guard with Navpod for chartplotter and double drink holder
• Teak framed companionway with varnished teak dropboards and translucent sliding hatch cover
• Dodger with stainless steel frame. 
• Instruments and compass mounted in forward bulkhead for excellent visibility underway and under cover of the dodger

 

ACCOMMODATIONS:

 

The interior is light and spacious, finished with a traditional Herreshoff style with white laminate trimmed with satin-varnished teak. The solid plank teak cabin sole has lift outs where needed to access systems below and the white laminate overhead contributes the bright open feel of the interior.  Opening ports and two overhead hatches will cool and ventilate the interior while a CNG heater will take the chill off cold weather sailing. 

 

At the base of the companionway to port is the simple, well-equipped galley.  Opposite the galley to starboard is the nav station, with storage and wet locker aft of desk.  Forward of the galley is an L-shaped settee that pulls out to make a double berth with a settee opposite providing another single berth when needed.  A fold-down table w/extension leaf stows on the forward bulkhead to port of the keel-stepped mast. The full width head is located forward of the mast and includes a toilet, sink (w/ Hot and cold water) and hanging locker. The V-berth is located forward of the head and shower and includes abundant storage.

 

GALLEY:

• White laminate counters with varnished mahogany fiddles
• Custom stainless steel sink with stainless area for drying rack
• Fresh water manual foot pumps with valve below sink to run water through Seagull water filter when desired
• Gimbaled two burner Force 10 propane stove with oven and padeyes for strap
• Custom dish storage along aft bulkhead
• Insulated ice box 
• Abundant storage in lockers outboard and in drawers and lockers under counter

 

NAV STATION:

 

• Outboard facing Nav desk with white laminate top and varnished teak trim
• Desk top lifts up for access to storage inside
• Additional storage in drawers under desk
• Flexible chart light and overhead dome light
• Nav seat is forward end of quarterberth with integrated tool box storage and batteries below

 

MAIN CABIN:

 

• Overhead full length handrails port and starboard provide sturdy handholds underway
• Brass Frigast bulkhead mounted reading lights and dome lights provide lighting below
• Storage in lockers outboard at either end of settees and in shelf between
• L-shaped settee to port pulls out to convert to double berth
• Abundant natural ventilation from opening overhead hatch and portlights
• Folding drop leaf table mounted to forward bulkhead
• Lee cloths for both settees
• Force 10 CNG cabin heater in tile lined alcove in forward bulkhead

 

HEAD:

 

• The full beam head is located between the main cabin and forward cabin and is accessed through oval doors
• White laminate counter with oval stainless steel sink to starboard with storage outboard and below
• Manual fresh water faucet 
• Raritan PHII Manual toilet to port (new 2019)
• Y-valve for head discharge to holding tank or overboard
• Opening portlights port and starboard provide ventilation and light
• Mirror mounted next to portlight above sink
• Additional storage in lockers outboard and under counter and in hanging locker outboard of head to port

 

FORWARD CABIN:

 

• V-berth forward with insert to use as a double berth
• Shelves above berth port and starboard
• Large overhead opening hatch and three opening portlights let in natural light and ventilation
• Access to forepeak and chain locker through forward bulkhead
• Stainless dome reading lights

 

MECHANICAL:

 

• Yanmar 3YM30 29 hp diesel (new 2018)  136 hours September, 2025
• 1” propeller shaft with 3-bladed 14” feathering Max Prop propeller 
• Dripless shaft seal
• New cutlass bearing 2017
• LNG monitor and remote valve control
• Two CNG tanks with pressure gauge and regulator mounted in starboard sail locker
• 22 gallon aluminum fuel tank (new 2018)
• 52 gallon fresh water bladder tank
• Polyethylene holding tank (tank and hoses new 2017) with overboard discharge pump and deck pump out
• New macerator pump 2017
• Electric bilge pump with automatic float switch 
• Manual bilge pump in cockpit

 

ELECTRICAL:

 

• 12v Bass electrical panel with voltmeter and DC breakers.  Panel is hinged to provide access to back of panel
• (2) Optima blue top 12v house batteries (new 2021)
• (1) Optima Blue Top Group 31 starting battery (new 2021)
• Xantrex TrueCharge2 40 amp battery charger (plugs into extension cord)
• 12v outlet at nav station
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ELECTRONICS & NAVAGATION:

 

• Garmin GPSMap 942 chartplotter at helm
• Garmin Radome on mast
• Garmin GHC20 Instrument
• Garmin GND10 Instrument
• Garmin GNX20 instrument
• Reactor 40 autopilot
• Garmin GNX wind 
• Garmin GHP 12 ECU
• Icom M506 marine VHF radio (2017)
• Icom M810 SSB radio
• Ritchie bulkhead mounted compass

 

SAILS AND RIGGING:

 

• Metal Mast aluminum tapered single spreader mast with aluminum boom
• 1X19 stainless steel wire standing rigging with Staylock terminals
• Harken MK-IV headstay furler (new with new headstay 2020)
• Sail Tec integral hydraulic backstay adjuster (2020)
• Hall ridged Quick vang
• Lazy Jack system for boom (new 2020)
• Harken traveler on custom stainless steel mount over sea hood
• Removable inner forestay with storage tie down on cabin top
• Bronze genoa tracks on side decks
• Bronze staysail tracks on cabin top

 

Sails:

• North 3Di main (2021)
• North 3Di furling genoa (2021)
• Doyle genoa
• Doyle heavy jib
• Doyle staysail
• Doyle spinnaker

 

Winches:

• (2) Barient #17 bronze self tailing one speed winches on cabin top on either side of companionway for main halyard, Spinnaker halyard, staysail sheets, reef lines
• (2) Barient #22 bronze self-tailing two speed primary winches
• (2) Barient #17 bronze self-tailing one-speed secondary winches
• (2) Barient #10 bronze self-tailing one speed halyard winches on the mast

 

 

SAFETY:

• GROUND TACKLE:
• Vulcan 12 anchor with chain/rope rode (2021)
• Lewmar electric windlass (new 2017)
• Emergency tiller
• Manual bilge pump
• Fire port in engine compartment
• Hand held flares
• Distress flag
• Air horn
• Hand held fire extinguishers
• (2) Type 1 PFD’s
• Type 4 throwable PFD

 

MISC.

 

• Boat hook
• Fenders with fleece covers
• Docklines
• Weems & Plath clock and barometer
• Removable screens for overhead hatches and companionway
• Sunbrella helm cover