Morgan 383/384 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used market for a Morgan 383 or 384 means looking at Ted Brewer's late development of the 382 series, built from 1982 into the mid-1980s before Catalina took over the brand. These 38-foot masthead sloops share a 12-foot beam, 5-foot standard draft, and a fin keel with skeg-hung rudder; the 384 refined the 383 with a bigger rudder, cabin-top traveler, and better ventilation. Around 500 were built across the whole 382/383/384 run, so examples exist, but the later rig and helm changes are what separate the models a buyer crosses with a Tartan 37 or Caliber 38.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 383 and 384 keep the same hull dimensions as the 382—38'-4" overall, 12' beam, 5' draft—so interior volume is constant; the 384 simply revised the joinery slightly and added four Dorade vents with cowls for airflow. Some boats were built with a 6-foot deep keel instead of the standard 5-foot, a point worth confirming if shoal draft matters to your home waters. The 384's mid-boom sheeting and cabin-top traveler mean a less cluttered cockpit than an early 382, which matters more than the small interior tweak for day-to-day living.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats on the market carry a chartplotter, radar, autopilot, bimini, and hot water as standard cruising kit, with air conditioning, inverter, solar, and a dodger often seen. A spinnaker and dinghy davits are frequent owner additions. For a buyer, the power-and-energy cluster—autopilot, inverter, solar—determines whether the boat is ready for anchorage living without a generator, while canvas and sail-handling gear like the dodger and davits signal a boat used for real cruising rather than day sailing. AIS and a life raft show up often enough to expect on well-found examples.
What to Inspect
The one structural recall concerns some early 382s where the bulkhead between head and main cabin was not tabbed securely, letting mast loads distort the hull; confirm any 383 you view does not share that early production fault. Some 382 and 383 hulls used fire-retardant resins tied to osmotic blistering, and surveyors commonly find some degree of blistering on these boats, so a hull moisture reading is warranted. The balsa-cored deck needs fastener inspection.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats turn up in the United States and Antigua and Barbuda. Prefer a Perkins 4-108-powered 384 with the enlarged rudder and cabin-top traveler, check the early bulkhead tabbing and hull for blisters, and verify whether the keel is the 5- or 6-foot version before you commit.
- Confirm bulkhead tabbing on any early-series hull
- Survey hull for blistering from suspect resins
- Verify keel draft (5' standard vs 6' deep)
- Favor 384 for rudder size and cockpit layout
- Check for autopilot, solar, and canvas as readiness signs
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Morgan 383/384. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 12 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 2 | $39,000 | — |
| Aug 25 | 2 | $25,000 | -35.9% |
| Sep 25 | 3 | $39,750 | +59.0% |
| Oct 25 | 2 | $33,000 | -17.0% |
| Nov 25 | 2 | $55,900 | +69.4% |
| Dec 25 | 2 | $51,000 | -8.8% |
| Jan 26 | 4 | $39,000 | -23.5% |
| Mar 26 | 3 | $33,000 | -15.4% |
| Apr 26 | 4 | $74,900 | +127.0% |
| May 26 | 5 | $69,992 | -6.6% |
| Jul 26 | 2 | $23,400 | -66.6% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $51,000 | +117.9% |
Where they're listed
Morgan 383/384 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 27.
Country view
27 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $42,500 | 27 | 2 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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11 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elan Impression 384 | 37.89' | $ 99,593 | 36 | 10 |
| Morgan 383/384You are here | — | $ 41,125 | 28 | 3 |
| Morgan 382 | 38.33' | $ 35,900 | 26 | 6 |
| Morgan Yachts Morgan 44 | 44' | $ 95,000 | 23 | 1 |
| Morgan Yachts 34 | 34' | $ 32,475 | 14 | 4 |
| Morgan Morgan 38 | 38.42' | $ 67,200 | 12 | 5 |
| Morgan 40 Cruising Ketch | 40.16' | $ 26,000 | 11 | 2 |
| Morgan Morgan 381 | 39.67' | $ 52,450 | 10 | 6 |
| Morgan Yachts 32 | 31.92' | $ 27,092 | 7 | 0 |
| Morgan 38 | 37.67' | $ 69,000 | 5 | 1 |
| Catalina Morgan 43 | 43' | $ 55,000 | 5 | 3 |