Morgan Out Island 49 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Morgan Out Island 49 means looking at one of the rarer Charles Morgan designs afloat: a 49-foot fiberglass ketch with only a few sisters ever completed by Morgan Yacht Corp. in the mid seventies. Most buyers will encounter her as a teak-interior cruiser with above-average headroom and a split ketch rig, offered through American listings rather than scattered globally. The limited production run means a buyer should expect individuality in upkeep history rather than a deep pool of comparable sold data.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Out Island 49 was produced as a single large ketch configuration with a toilet facility and a teak interior. Her above-average headroom and beamy hull shape define the accommodation volume; buyers should expect the residential feel that the Out Island name implies at this scale rather than a multiplicity of factory layout variants. The teak joinery throughout demands a close look at wear and previous refinishing.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, these boats commonly carry a spinnaker, an autopilot, and a chartplotter as fitted equipment. For a 49-foot ketch intended for extended cruising, the autopilot and chartplotter represent the core navigation and helm-relief cluster, while the spinnaker adds downwind sail options beyond the standard ketch rig. A functioning autopilot is especially useful given the size of the helm loads on a hull of this displacement.
What to Inspect
The hull is fiberglass and the interior is teak, so check for moisture intrusion at teak joinery and around the toilet facility, where age can expose bedding failures. Confirm the ketch rig's mast step and chainplate integrity. Verify the immersion behavior at about 2,247 pounds per inch of sinkage, since any unexplained trim change under empty tanks hints at absorbed water or structural settlement.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These yachts appear in the United States market. Before committing:
- Inspect teak interior and head joinery for moisture.
- Check both ketch mast steps and chainplates.
- Confirm trim against the 2,247 lbs/inch immersion rate.
- Verify spinnaker, autopilot, and chartplotter function.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Morgan Out Island 49. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Yachts 461/462 | 46.5' | $ 74,900 | 42 | 6 |
| Morgan Out Island 41 | 41.25' | $ 39,000 | 37 | 13 |
| Morgan Yachts Morgan 44 | 44' | $ 95,000 | 23 | 0 |
| Oyster Yachts 49 | 51.83' | $ 382,289 | 12 | 0 |
| Catalina Morgan 45 | 45.25' | $ 40,000 | 11 | 9 |
| Morgan Out Island 51 | 51.5' | $ 106,251 | 10 | 4 |
| Atlantic 49 | 49' | $ 57,923 | 7 | 3 |