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Broker Eric Roos at Lyman-Morse is promoting the Morris M36 Masquerade, a 2006 build that’s for sale out of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, at an asking price of $310,000.
The Sparkman & Stephens design is a one-owner vessel with a modern fin keel and carbon-fiber spade rudder. “Masquerade is very competitive on the race course, yet easily handled by one,” Roos states in the listing. “Adorned with just enough high-gloss varnished teak, she is easy to maintain and still turns heads in every harbor.”
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Features include in-boom mainsail furling and a self-tacking jib. All control lines run belowdecks and directly to the helm, a setup that allows the skipper to easily raise the main, roll out the jib, adjust the vang and backstay, and trim both sails from the helm.”
Inside, the cabin includes a day head; a galley with a stainless steel freshwater sink, a 12-volt refrigerator and stowage; and settees for lounging or sleeping. There’s additional stowage in the forepeak. Masquerade’s décor is done in Herreshoff style, with mahogany trim and white bulkheads.
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Construction-wise, Masquerade has a handlaid composite hull. Layers of fiberglass and three-quarter-inch structural foam core material are hand-laminated and hand-rolled with Hydrex vinylester resin. The hull is reinforced with two pairs of continuous longitudinal structural foam stringers that are fiberglassed to the hull’s interior. There’s also a fiberglass-reinforced L-frame keel floor that’s laminated into the hull and bunk faces.
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All the major bulkheads are glassed into the hull. Nonstructural bulkheads and furniture are affixed with 3M urethane adhesive. The deck has a reinforced fiberglass foam core and is built with one-piece construction.
For cruisers in locations where overhead clearance is an issue, the mast head of Masquerade is 49 feet, 8 inches above the waterline. (Add another 2 feet, 6 inches for antennas.) Bridge clearance is listed as 52 feet, 2 inches.
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Additional power can be created through a removable solar panel, which plugs into a waterproof DC plug to power a 7-amp battery charge controller. This setup also feeds the house battery bank.
The main 12-volt distribution panel is fitted with a BTM panel to provide battery status. It includes individual breaker switches for all 12-volt functions.
At the transom, Masquerade has a 21-horsepower Yanmar 3YM20FC engine. Fuel capacity is 12 gallons.
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Catch Cruising World‘s review of the Morris M36 HERE.
How builder Morris Yachts describes the M36 model: It’s a traditional, classically styled boat intended for short- or single-handed sailing. Whether you are going for a day sail or a weekend, this S&S design will deliver performance sailing that is fun, comfortable and simple.
How to take a look at Masquerade: contact Roos at www.lymanmorse.com