Morgan OI 414 Ketch

Description

The Morgan Out Island 414 Ketch, an intermediate variant in Charles Morgan's Out Island 41 series produced by Morgan Yachts from 1973 to 1976 with a limited run of around 50-70 hulls (mostly ketch-rigged, though sloop options emerged late in production), is a beamy full-keel coastal cruiser optimized for shallow-water liveaboard comfort and family gunkholing in the Bahamas or ICW, featuring a masthead sloop rig for simpler sail handling than the standard ketch, long encapsulated lead keel with skeg-hung rudder drawing 4.2 feet for stability in moderate seas (up to 20-25 knots), and a fiberglass hull emphasizing volume over velocity with a gentle motion and hull speed around 7 knots—owners value its walk-through interior (introduced 1974) for privacy, though performance lags in light winds due to the moderate SA/D ratio. This model bridges the original OI 41 with later refinements like the 415, offering a teak-trimmed layout with V-berth forward, U-shaped galley, saloon settees, nav station, private aft stateroom with en-suite head, and forward guest cabin sleeping up to 8 under 6'4" headroom, plus solid tankage (80-100 gal water, 50-60 gal fuel) for extended coastal stays, typically powered by a Perkins 4-108 diesel (40 HP) for motoring at 6-7 knots;