Morgan 32 Buyer's Guide
The Morgan 32 is a 1980–1986 Morgan Yachts production cruiser designed by Ted Brewer and Jack Corey, a scaled-down derivation of the Morgan 38 built in the United States. On the used market it presents as a 31.9-foot fiberglass sloop with a 25-foot waterline, 4,000 pounds of lead ballast, and a standard 5.33-foot draft (or 4.0-foot shoal keel on some boats). Shopping one means weighing a solid-laminate hull and a complete modest interior against period systems that later owners often supplemented.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every example shares the same core plan: a port-side galley at the companionway foot with a two-burner alcohol stove, oven, 7-cubic-foot icebox, and foot-pumped sink; a forward head just aft of the bow V-berth; settee berths in the main cabin; and an aft double with a quarter berth that doubles as the navigation seat. Teak and ash ceiling striping are standard, with six opening ports plus two hatches. Early boats carried a Yanmar 2GM20 diesel; later ones a 3GM30, both around 20 horsepower on 27 gallons of fuel and 35 of water. The only layout variable is keel choice — standard fin or shoal draft — which affects where you can anchor but not the cabin.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
A chartplotter is an often-seen addition at the helm or nav station, reflecting a frequent modern navigation refit. Less commonly, owners have added solar, a bimini, a dodger, or a swim platform as personal upgrades rather than factory fit. Buyers should view the original equipment — two genoa winches, two halyard winches, inboard genoa tracks, and optional jiffy reefing — as the baseline the above comforts were layered onto, and confirm any canvas or swim platform is soundly mounted.
What to Inspect
The known construction points worth a close look are the semi-fin keel's Brewer Bite junction with the prop aperture and the integrally attached skeg, where the moderately shallow canoe underbody was shaped to limit wetted surface anchor. The reverse transom and full aft sections should be checked for stress from the reserve buoyancy design intent, and the rudder skeg attachment verified. Confirm which mainsheet configuration your candidate has — early bridge-deck or later cabin-top led aft — since the later setup changes cockpit wear patterns.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up in the United States and United Kingdom. For a shopper, the checklist is short: verify keel type and skeg/keel junction integrity, confirm engine variant and tank condition, and assess any owner-added canvas or electronics. A clean example with the later mainsheet and a modest navigation upgrade makes a sensible small cruiser.
- Decide standard vs. shoal keel for your waters
- Inspect keel-skeg-prop aperture junction
- Confirm Yanmar variant and 27/35-gallon tanks
- Check for chartplotter and any owner canvas mounts
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Morgan 32. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 8 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 2 | $21,500 | — |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $23,000 | +7.0% |
| Jul 25 | 1 | $12,900 | -43.9% |
| Aug 25 | 2 | $20,000 | +55.0% |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $27,120 | +35.6% |
| Dec 25 | 1 | $26,900 | -0.8% |
| Feb 26 | 3 | $27,500 | +2.2% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $21,010 | -23.6% |
Where they're listed
Morgan 32 listings appear across 2 countries. United States has the most listings with 5 (71.4%), followed by United Kingdom.
Country view
7 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $27,500 | 5 | 0 | 71.4% |
| United Kingdom | $27,120 | 2 | 0 | 28.6% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
5 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Rogers 32 | 32' | $ 31,462 | 71 | 17 |
| Sadler 32 | 31.5' | $ 22,140 | 55 | 11 |
| Island Packet 32 | 35' | $ 64,900 | 40 | 3 |
| Morgan Yachts 32You are here | — | $ 27,120 | 7 | 0 |
| Morgan 38 | 37.67' | $ 69,000 | 5 | 1 |