Accomodation The Morgan 454 provides a remarkably spacious full teak interior highlighted by varnished teak and holly sole with 2 large staterooms both with island queen berths. The overheads and hull ceilings are varnished tongue and groove ash. Natural light and ventilation from six opening ports, a hatch in the fwd stateroom, main salon, and two hatches in the aft stateroom. Artificial light is provided through the 12 volt lighting system with swivel style reading lamps at each berth and settee as well as a number of overhead "dome" style lamps in the galley and heads. Starting forward is the Guest Stateroom with island queen berth below which there is bin type storage. Above the berth the hull is lined with the previously mentioned varnished ash ceilings. Aft and to port is a small dressing seat with storage under followed by a hanging locker while opposite to starboard is a bureau and then private access to the forward head which features a manual W.C. plumbed via a Y-valve to the holding tank, vanity with stainless sink and H&C pressure water, good storage and an ensuite shower with separate sump. Next aft is the Main Salon featuring straight settees P&S with storage behind the set backs. BLIZZARD has the optional factory built book shelves and lockers above the settees P&S. Forward of the settees there are small lockers at the forward bulkhead and then a large hanging locker further forward of the port settee. Dining is off a teak drop leaf table on a high/low piston acutator. Aft of the starboard settee is the outboard facing Navigation Station. The yacht's electrical distribution panels are located here as well as a flip top type chart table with storage locker below. There is also a book shelf and shelf for navigational electronics. Just aft of the Nav. Station is access to the aft head. Opposite to port is the walk thru L-shaped Galley. The galley features good storage and counter space, double basin stainless steel sinks with H&C pressure water, a large "ice box" fitted with an Adler Barber refrigeration unit and small freezer space. Cooking is on a gimballed 2 burner CNG stove with oven. Aft of the galley and 2nd head is the 2nd Master Stateroom with island queen berth. To port is a bureau with storage in lockers and drawers and to starboard there is a dressing seat and additional storage as well as a hanging locker. At the fwd bulkhead is private access to the Aft Head featuring vanity with stainless sink and pressure H&C water, good storage, manual W.C. plumbed via a Y valve to the holding tank and ensuite shower with separate sump.
Adler Barber Refrig. '04
Microwave oven
Sony AM/FM/CD speakers in Salon
15" Color TV
VCR
Sails and Rigging Double spreader, aluminum mast with rod rigging and aluminum boom.
Anson/North Sails
Main fully battened '96
150% RF Genoa '96
Older Hood Sails
Mainsail
#1 Genoa app 150%
#2 Genoa app. 130%
MPS hardly ever used, like new
Hall rigid quick vang '04
Hood Series II roller furl
Lewmar 55ST 2 speed primaries
Lewmar 30ST 2 speed secondaries
Lewmar 40ST 2 speed main/cb winch
Lewmar 42ST 2 speed main & Genoa halyard winches
Lewmar 30ST 2 speed winches on mast
Electrical System Wired for both 12 Volt DC and 120 Volt AC service. A 2000 watt inverter/charger handles light loads when off the dock.
12 Volt
Switch panel with breakers
60 amp alternator
2 Group 31 lead acid house batt
1 Group 24 lead acid engine st. batt.
Volt & Amp meters
120 Volt AC
Switch panel with breakers
30 amp shore power connection
50' 30 amp shore power cord
7 outlets
30 amp battery charger
Water heater '05 (also engine suppl)
2000 watt Seaworthy inverter '02
Electronics The yacht's Radar, GPS and VHF are located below at the Nav. Station with the balance of the electronics being located in the cockpit.
Raytheon 10x Radar
Apelco 6400 Loran GPS
Uniden Salara VHF '02
Raymarine AP6000+ '06
Datamarine Speed, Depth & wind
Mechanical Equipment In 2006 a new Nanni fresh water cooled marine diesel by Kubota was installed and is fitted with a Hurth 2:1 V-drive/reduction gear and turns a 2 blade folding propellor on a 1 1/8" shaft
Racor Fuel Filter
Tank Tender for fuel & water
2 electric bilge pumps
1 manual bilge pump
Macerator pump
2 shower sump pumps
Hull Solid hand laid fiberglass hull finished with a blue gray Awlgripped in '99 with single white cove stripe and double white boot stripes. The bottom was barrier coated in the early 1990's and is finished with a hard black epoxy bottom paint. Large cockpit with Edson pedestal steering with stainless binnacle guard and binnacle mount compass. Large lazarette aft and sail lockers P&S. Wide side decks with two tone non-skid and aluminum toe rails, double stainless steel bow and stern rails and stanchions with double lifelines and gates P&S.
44 lb Bruce Anchor
60' 3/8 Chain & 150' ride
20 lb Danforth Anchor with chain & rode
Cockpit cushions '95
Dodger '00
Manual windlass
3 fenders 4 dock lines
6 PFDs
Horn
Flare Kit
Lifesling
Features BLIZZARD has always been a northeast boat and is on just her second owner who has had her since the early 1990's and has never been chartered. Since that time she has always been stored inside during the off season and has enjoyed a number of upgrades detailed in the listing above and re-highlighted here. Early 1990's bottom stripped and barrier coated, '95 new interior and exterior cushions, '96 new primary sails, '99 Hull Awlgripped, 2000 new dodger, 2002 new inverter & VHF, 2004 new refrigeration, 2005 new batteries, new water heater, 2006 new engine and transmission, new autopilot. She was not in service during the '07 season. While her owners love the boat and have thoroughly enjoyed their time on her, they now wish to purchase a larger vessel for cruising further afield.
Remarks The Nelson/Marek designed Morgan 454 is a remarkably versatile boat. Her spacious layout makes her a great cruising vessel with two staterooms both with island queens! Her shoal draft makes her a great boat for the islands, Ches. Bay, Cape Cod and ICW; and her speed would make her a competitive boat on the race course! This is a TON of boat for the money. Especially when one considers that this boat has been recently repowered and Awlgripped!
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