1991 Catalina – 45 Morgan (Serenity)

The vessel is a 1992 Morgan/Catalina Sloop. The vessel is a production built fiberglass auxiliary sailing sloop built in Key Largo, Florida. It is a familiar, tried and trued design, first built in the mid eighties, with continued production into the late nineties. It was a true classic employed by many bare boat charter fleets of that era. They are of good sturdy construction, and while not racing designs, are enjoyable to sail. With a twin cabin and head arrangement, they were well suited to the bare boat charter industry, of the era before catamarans. With a relatively simple design, they were relatively easy for the companies to maintain and did not present too many challenges to somewhat novice sailors. They were a great fit for the industry of the time.

For the same reasons, this vessel is an ideal vessel for a small family of today. Lacking any external teak, all the time consuming maintenance of varnishing and polishing is totally gone. Even below, only minimal wood trim is fitted. With minimal and simplified systems, more time can be spent sailing and enjoying the vessel, and less time ?fixing? broken ?stuff?.

It was also built towards the end of the ?fiberglass era? of boat building. Back when they still did not fully recognize the full strength and capabilities of fiberglass construction and petroleum products were still somewhat cheap. So by today standards they were way over built. So where today it is understood that a 1/4″ of material will be more than capable of carrying the load, back then, not knowing better the builders used ½” or even 3/4″ of material, just to be sure. The added weight was not good for racing, but it made for a far more durable vessel. This vessel is 30 years old, and its structural integrity is as sound as the day it was made. In 20 years from now, if you can find a 30 year old Fontaine Pajot we doubt very much that you will able to say the same.

Accommodations
Foreward cabin is a large double V berth with hanging locker and plenty of drawers. Aft and to port is the entrance to the head and shower. There is a second door to the forward head from the salon.

In the salon is a large settee to port with shelving and storage cabinets outboard, followed aft by the navigation station which has forward facing chart table and dedicated navigators seat. To starboard is a large L-shaped settee with dining table and additional storage cabinets.

The passage on port to the aft cabin has access to te engine room with two removable double doors which include tool storage. The port side of the passage has large storage cabinets.

The aft master cabin offers a centerline full size 14″ memory foam mattress. There are settes on either side of the bed with 4 large drawers below the berth. Forward and to starboard is a small vanity unit with sink and mirrored cabinet above. A 32 inch flat screen TV is mounted forward of the berth over a large vanity. On the port side of the aft cabin is a large hanging closet and more drawers.

The aft dry head is located to starboard and forward featuring a spacious head and sink area. The master head also has a large tub/shower with sliding plexiglass doors.

Mechanical Equipment

• 2015 Yanmar 4JH57 with 1878 hours

Galley Equipment

• Seafrost large cold plate fridge/freezer 110V and engine driven compressors.
• Seaward 3 burner propane stove and oven.
• Microwave oven.
• Corian counters.
• Pressurized fresh water system.
• Seaward 6 gallon water heater 110V and engine driven

Deck and Hull Equipment

• 45 pound Delta anchor with all chain rode.
• Maxwell-Nilsson windlass.
• 2 bow anchor rollers
• Magma large propane gril;.

Navigation Systems

• 2015 9 inch Raymarine chart plotter and sonar unit in a Nav Pod at the helm with room for autopilot control. Vessel did have an old Auto Helm auto pilot that has worn out over time but she is equiped to easily install a new one.

Additional Equipment

• 2 – Brand new Full River 4D AGM batteries
• Xantrex 1500 inverter and batter charger