Many Morgan yachts sell for more than was originally paid for them new but I
guess if you compute inflation and new equipment maybe not. they do seem to
hold their value well. The racing Morgan's are still sought after and some
more than 30 years old.
"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message
...
When old friends of mine wanted to upgrade their liveaboard home they
consulted their old
friend Giffy Full - a very well respected, retired surveyor, often
referred to as a
"legend" among wooden boat surveyors.

Giffy's advice was to seek out a Morgan 41. As it turned out, they were
unable to find
one to fit their budget, and ended up with a Gulfstar 41, with price
reduced because of a
"spongy" deck.



"Brian McAloon" wrote in message
. ..
Its odd that none of the Morgan owners that I know have experienced
those
problems though. We were all kinda' scratching our heads after reading
the
review. I did look at the add for the boatyard with the note about
Benetau's
warranty work. Is blistering that common on Benetau's that a yard would
use
up precious advertising space to specifically advertise this service.
Why
would someone build a boat these days that would blister so badly that
marinas would advertise for this when its known what causes blisters and
how
to avoid certain techniques and materials when building a boat so as not
to
get blisters. I saw a few Benetaus at the Columbus Day Regatta in Miami
a
few weeks ago. Sharp lookin' boats, but that would scare me if I saw
that as
a prospective buyer. Is it Donal that owns a Benetau? If so how many
years
and is he having any problems? Why wouldn't Benetau recall these boats
and
try to prevent the blistering with a barrier coat?

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
The reviewer mentioned
spongy decks, badly blistered hulls and failing hull/deck joints as
very
common on the 41 Morgan OI series and OI series in general.

Don't worry, newer Beneteau's have the same problems and some people
like
to
think that they're fine boats anyway.

RB