First, last, and always with Morris Yachts you have a feature that`s almost unique today in American sailboat construction -- the solid fiberglass hull. No balsa or foam core construction. No worries or loss of off-watch sleep over a thin skin or water penetration around the through-hull installations. Morris offers you `rib-core` engineering for structural strength and weight savings.
The Morris Paine Keel, the placement of the engine low and amidships, and other design and engineering ideas incorporated in the 46 result in its exceptional stability -- stability you can actually feel. The human body is a sensitive instrument; tough conditions at sea make it even more so. Seasoned sailors and inexperienced crew alike can sense integrity in a boat. The Morris 46, perhaps more than any other modern ocean passagemaker, transmits a sense of its rock-solid strength and stability to even the least enthusiastic passenger.