45' Catalina 45 Morgan

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 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.

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