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Columbia 38
The Columbia 38 is an American sailboat that was designed by Charley Morgan, Charles Morgan as racer-cruiser and first built in 1965. The Columbia 38 is a development of the Columbia 40. Production The design was built by Columbia Yachts in the United States. The company completed 39 examples between 1965 and 1967. Design The Columbia 38 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a raised counter Transom (nautical), transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed modified long keel or optional short keel with a centerboard. The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank also has a capacity of . The Galley (kitchen), galley is located at the foot of the companionway steps on the port side and features a three-burner stove. The Head (watercraft), head is located forward on the port side, ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Morgan
Charley E. Morgan (November 17, 1929 - January 7, 2023) was a legendary American sailboat racer and designer. He was best known as the founder of Morgan Yacht Corporation. Early life Morgan was born in ''Chicago'' November 1929 and raised in Florida. Morgan built the yacht ''Brisote'' and completed a St. Petersburg, Florida to Havana, Cuba race with Bruce Bidwell. Morgan attended the University of Tampa and took a job with Johnson Sails, located at the Jean Street Shipyard on the Hillsborough River (Florida), Hillsborough River. In 1952 he founded Morgan Racing Sails in Tampa, FL. While making sails Morgan met yacht designer George Luzier, who got him interested in designing boats. Racing In 1957, Morgan, along with Charlie Hunt, designed and built ''Brisote'', a 31-foot plywood yawl. After successfully appealing disqualification due to a lack of engine, he entered the Havana race and took second in ''Brisote's'' division. In 1960 Jack Powell commissioned Morgan to build th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
