Morris 38

Maine Gov. John E. Baldacci recently signed into law a provision that ensures non-resident boaters will pay less in sales tax on boat purchases in the state.

The new law, which takes effect Aug. 1, significantly reduces the amount of Maine sales tax that will need to be paid by non-residents who choose to purchase and keep a boat in Maine, the Maine Marine Trades Association reports.

Local boy gone to the big city, Charlie Strout has introduced and Apple has accepted his Sailboat App. The the entire Morris Yachts lineup is featured - check it out and download -
http://www.sevenshadow.com/sailboatsapp

Cuyler Morris, President of Morris Yachts and Bill Gladstone of North U are proud to announce an exclusive partnership to benefit all owners and new customers of Morris Yachts. Starting immediately, when you buy a Morris yacht, every new owner will receive three days of private instruction from a North U Coach. Each customized program will be designed by North U to match the needs, skills and requests of each individual owner. For current owners, North U coaches can be hired on a per diem basis.

Cuyler Morris, President of Morris Yachts confirmed today that Morris had won the contract over several other prestigious yards to build 4 Leadership 44 training vessels.

The new 44-foot David Pedrick-designed vessels will replace the decades old Luders sailing craft. Morris will begin the construction by the end of this year. Morris was selected over Hinckley, Tartan, Goetz and Pearson.

Dieter Lobner reports for Soundings on his recent sail with Cuyler Morris aboard Firefly a Morris 45 recently purchased by Bob Strong - a power boater turned sailor.

Read full story - http://www.soundingsonline.com/boat-shop/on-sailboats

Gary and Janet Vacon celebrated with the Morris crew the launch of their Morris 38 Moon Tide on June 4th in Northeast Harbor, Maine. After a handful of days doing some shake down cruising to nearby destinations, they headed south to the Cape where everyone arrived happy and safely.
Gary reports:

Morris Yachts will host the fifth annual Morris Boat Show at their service yard in Northeast Harbor, Maine, July 17-19. Open to the public, this event will showcase dozens of Morris Yachts on the docks and in the sheds.

This year the show will feature full line up of M-Series yachts. The new flagship M52 and the new M29 join the M36 (59 hulls sold to date) and the M42 (18 hulls sold to date).

Morris Yachts will celebrate the launch of Morris 38 Moon Tide on Thursday, June 4th at 4:30pm at their NE Harbor service yard.

Hull 7 is the first Morris 38 Morris has built in 10 years as folks were drawn to bigger and bigger boats - these owners included. Their former boat was a Little Harbor 52 which they cruised extensively with family and friends in New England and Canada. The owners joked that they needed the bigger boat so that a mechanic and electrician could cruise with them to keep all the systems going.

As I write this, March seems to be coming in like a “lion” here in the Maine as we are in the midst of getting 4 inches of snow, an inch of sleet, and a ½ inch of ice. Hopefully the other end of the proverb holds true! Although March tends to fall into a gray area (literally and figuratively) between winter and spring, it’s a great time to iron out your boating needs before the coming boating season arrives.

The current unknowns in the economy have led people to look for good low-risk investments. Since all our listings are high quality, sought after vessels, we can offer wise investments in boats that hold their value year after year! Not to mention, they make great gift ideas!