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West Indies 36
Charley Morgan Designed and built; 1976, West Indies 36, built by Heritage Yachts, Clearwater fl. 17,000lbs dry, unloaded, over 7000 lbs. lead ballast yields 42% ratio,... 36'5" on deck, 32'WL, 698' SA, 55' DWL mast hgt,..12' beam, shoal draft CB 4'3" ...loaded cruising draft 4'6", 187 lb. cb removed , replaced with 400+ ballast, lead keel, Thick hand laid hull,...no core, no chopper gun.. Complete refit of all mild steel to epoxy coated SS...to include, mast step, stringers, keel bolts/backing plates, steering quad't, rudder boss; and fat SS chainplates Tracks nicely, stiff and fast with great motion in a seaway..,
My Boat, hull #4 featured in the 2011 movie " Dolphin Tale"...Kris Kristofferson lives on her in this Hollywood flick!...forever immortalized...ha!
clean....dodger soon... 
 deck to inboard lip hull flange,  thrubolted on 4" centers, butyl rubber in joint is still flexible and pliable, can reach...
Brilliant, 40 yrs old...
a rare classic, only 40  made...1976  West Indies 36,Morgan built and designed. 
close compares: Tartan 37, Pearson 367, Esprit 37, Morgan 382, 3,  4
refit SS backing plate keel bolt combo thru bolted athwartship stringers......excellent 
 No interior liner/pan,  common in production boats... 
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SS chainplates are  electro polished and oversized...
one of the refit SS  massive chainplates...Beautiful!, overbuilt...classic...love the refit NFM solid ss ports
stout, stiff, fat, thick, fast.....that's the the AC discharge running....sunbrella covers to protect the handrails, easily snap off...gotta get a...
MAGNIFICENT...shimmering 8 yr old Imron paint is excellent...People don't believe she's 40 years old....She's plain drop dead gorgeous, overbuilt and...
WEST INDIES 36 on the hard, ...Charley Morgan said this was his best sailing design ever.... 
 love that shoal draft, 4'3", 4'6" cruise loaded... CB...
SS refit custom mast step and Keel bolts with SS backing plates, note elaborate stress radial  thrubolting...Great and strong!!!! Better than 1976...
West Indies 36,... in action....sistership
refit SS chainplates and ports detail, norsman cones, Oversized lowers
garmin 740s Gps chartplotter is great..note custom refit mid boom sheet traveler..po did snaps I have to delete. 
 The low, non bridgedeck...
Beautiful fat ss chainplates with refit. note AC controls on forward bulkhead, epoxy painted mast...compression rod adds thoughtful detail... the...
'90's Grunert refrig/freezer needs attention, 3 burner princess propane stove/oven....1996 Perkins M30 diesel purrs, starts instantly and is ultra...
where you spend most of your time while cruising...Large cockpit can seat 5-6 easily...4 large scuppers aft in cockpit floor...custom table box combo...
standard interior with large quarterberth/nav station starboard aft, laminate over marine ply for the sole in future... I love the way the fat,thick,...
SS ports and hatches, Imron paint topsides and deck, and that wonderful sheer and entry line...my dream boat!
love that fat 12' beam...sturdy, stable, thick frp...tracks well, fast for a cruiser.... truly , a magnificent well found vessel...dodger to be added...


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