26' Morris Frances

26' Morris Frances

Stormy SOLD
*Year: 1988 Boat Completed
1990 Launched - Hull #14
*Builder: Morris Yachts / Trevarthen
*Designer: Chuck Paine
*Current Price: US
*Located in Bass Harbor, ME

LOA: 26'
LWL: 21' 3"
DISPLACEMENT: 6,800 lbs.
BALLAST: 3,500 lbs.
DRAFT: 3' 10"
ENGINE: Volvo 2002, 400 Hours
TANKS: Fuel: 12 g, aluminum (new 2003)
         Water: 15 g, pvc (new 2003)
       Holding: 10 g, pvc (new 2003)

COMMENTS: Stormy is a beautiful flush deck sloop. Her simplicity and elegance turns heads where ever she is sailed. She has been stored indoors for the last eight winters, was Awlgripped in 2006, and is in exceptional condition.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Modified two berth layout with extra large galley and full size chart table; cushions are green; Lavac head with three-way valve overboard or to holding tank (with deck pumpout); shipmate cabin heater.

CONSTRUCTION: Fiberglass deck and hull, external lead ballast, white hull with green whale stripe (Awlgripped 2006). Interior overhead is ¼" ply covered with white formica and trimmed at seams with cherry stripes, giving the appearance of deck framing. Underneath berths and in main cabin lockers are lined with cork insulation, Garboard drain. (2) dorades (4" Cowl); Bomar hatch; varnished exterior teak; (2) Nicrofico day/night vents. Lifelines added 2003.

ENGINE:

  • Volvo 2002. (new 1993)
  • 400 hours.
  • New exhaust riser. (2007)
  • New muffler. (2003)
  • Evolution "Shaft Razer".

GALLEY: Sink is deep; Finspray pump; 1-burner butane cookstove; icebox with 3" urethane foam located under chart table; chart table is 4' long by 3' wide which doubles as galley work space with storage under. The oversized galley has lots of room for extended cruising.

STEERING:

  • External Tiller
  • New rudder in 1996.

ELECTRICAL:

  • 2 Batteries (new in 2002)
  • 4 cabin lights and navigation lights.

SAILS:

  • Maine Sailing Partners Full Batten main (2000), with white sail cover.
  • Maine Sailing Partners Roller furling 125% Genoa. (1999)
  • Spare Acadia main sail.
  • Spare Acadia jib.
  • Acadia Yankee.

RIGGING:

  • Stainless steel 1 x 19 wire.
  • Harken roller furling. (1999)
  • Vang, main and genoa halyards, and main sheet led aft to the cockpit.
  • Spare jib sheet.
  • Inner forestay (currently not rigged).

WINCHES:

  • (2) Barlow halyard winches on spar
  • (2) Lewmar #16 self-tailing primaries.

ELECTRONICS & NAVIGATION:

  • Sea Line 68 channel VHF with Metz antenna
  • Northstar 800X Loran.
  • Signet depth and speed instruments.
  • Silva compass.
  • Masthead windex.
  • Masthead tri-color nav light.
  • Masthead Metz VHF antenna.

EQUIPMENT:

  • Dodger (white).
  • Shroud rollers.
  • (4) life jackets .
  • Braided dock lines.
  • 25# Plow anchor in bow chock, with nylon rode.
  • 20# spare danforth anchor.
  • Boarding ladder.
  • Hatchmaster deck hatch screen.
  • Throwable horseshoe with poly line.
  • (3) float cushions.
  • Brass kerosene Fastnet lamp.
  • Fire extinguisher.
  • (3) fenders.

Morris Yachts offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. Prices do not include any applicable sales or use tax.