Morris M29
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Grabau International
United Kingdom
Make | Morris |
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Model | M29 |
Year | 2010 |
Condition | Used |
Price | £135,000 |
Type | Sail |
Class | Daysailer |
Length | 29 ft / 8.89 m |
Fuel Type | Diesel |
Hull Material | Composite |
Location | Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute |
Tax Status | Tax Paid |
LOA | 29 ft 2 in / 8.89 m |
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Length at Water Line | 20 ft 10 in / 6.35 m |
Beam | 7 ft 4 in / 2.23 m |
Keel Type | Fin |
Displacement | 1985 kg |
Ballast | 888 kg |
Engine Type | Inboard |
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Engine Make | Yanmar |
Engine Model | 2YM15C |
Fuel Type | Diesel |
Engine Year | 2010 |
Drive Type | Sail Drive |
Propeller Type | 2 Blade |
Propeller Material | Bronze |
Covers |
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Electronics |
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Inside Equipment |
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Outside Equipment/Extras |
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Rigging |
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Sails |
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Designer | Sparkman & Stephens |
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Builder | Morris Yachts |
Guest Cabins | 1 |
Guest Heads | 1 |
Fuel Tanks | 30 litres |
Fresh Water Tanks | 37 litres |
Holding Tanks | 19 litres |
Hull Shape | Monohull |
Description
Timeless elegance and peerless quality of construction. The Morris Yachts M29 is arguably the ultimate sub 30ft classic weekender and an extremely rare find in the UK or Europe.
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
The Morris Yachts M29 is a beautifully designed and crafted daysailer that combines classic lines with modern sailing performance. Designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by the renowned Morris Yachts in Maine, the M29 offers exceptional quality, timeless aesthetics, and easy handling—ideal for solo sailors or small crews and guaranteed to turn heads wherever she goes.
At just under 30 feet, the M29 features a carbon fibre mast, high-aspect sail plan, and a modern underbody, making it fast and responsive on the water. The spacious cockpit and simple control layout ensure comfort and confidence, even for novice sailors. With a finely finished teak interior and top quality hardware throughout, the M29 is perfect for discerning owners who appreciate craftsmanship and classic yacht styling.
Imported to the UK new by her current owner, SKYLARK has just about every conceivable factory option fitted, along with a few of the owner's own custom options. He inventory features highlights such as:
• Sparkman & Stephens high-performance foil keel of antimony hardened lead
• Carbon fibre spade rudder with carbon fibre rudder stock
• Yanmar 2YM15C, 14hp marine diesel engine with Yanmar saildrive (diaphragm replaced 2022)
• Flex-o-Fold folding propellor
• Raymarine ST60 navigation instrumentation
• Lavac manual marine toilet
• Origo alcohol burning stove
• Fresh water tank with stainless steel sink
• Hall Spars carbon fibre, tapered mast
• Optional Hall Spars, carbon fibre boom with internal 12:1 purchase for mainsail outhaul
• Hall Spars A-12 mechanical Vang with Harken block and tackle to tension
• Stainless steel 1x19 standing rigging, fully replaced in 2022
• Upgraded Bartels C31 headsail roller furling system
• North Sails Nordac mainsail and genoa
• North sails Norlon gennaker
Currently lying ashore in her dedicated boatshed SKYLARK is available for viewing by appointment in Ardfern, Scotland.
PRESS REVIEW:
‘The sleek Sparkman & Stephens design has a distinct familial resemblance to the M36 and 42, from the deck and cabintop styling down to the cove stripe that accentuates the subtle sheerline. It reminds me of one of my favorite boats, the Dragon, which is about the same size; like that boat, the M29 has a sweetness of line that will seduce any classic-boat aficionado—in fact, any sailor. It just looks right……..
I could have sat in that long, comfortable cockpit all day, fingertips on the tiller, until the sun was ready to set. It seems to me that people who go down the daysailer route seldom go back to big cruisers or racers, and I can understand why. Boats like this are easy. Easy on the eye, easy to sail, easy to maintain, easy to load on to a trailer and take home for the winter. Easy to fall in love with, too, I reckon.’
Sail Magazine, Peter Nielsen, May 2009
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CONSTRUCTION
Hull Construction:
• Single-piece infused, sandwich construction, FRP hull
• Hydrex Vinylester resin with I-Core EG Balsa-Lite core
• Core closed out with additional layers of reinforcement applied around all through-hull fittings
• Moulded internal structural maxtix, forming the base for internal furniture units, bonded to the hull with Plexus adhesive
• GRP-infused structural forward bulkhead to support chainplate reinforcements
• Watertight forward bulkhead
• Stem protector strip fitted, painted to match hull colour
• Topsides finished in two-pack Flag Blue Awlgrip
• Underwater hull finished in red antifouling, applied June 2025
Deck & Superstructure Construction:
• Single-piece infused, sandwich construction, deck incorporating coachroof and self-draining cockpit
• Hydrex Vinylester resin with I-Core EG Balsa-Lite core
• High-density Divinycell H250 core material utilised in way of mast step and other high-load areas
• Core closed out with additional layers of reinforcement applied around remaining areas where deck hardware is located
• Oyster white gelcoat finish to deck moulding
• Griptex, tan non-slip moulded panels to finish decks
• Moulded cockpit coamings topped and faced internally with teak finished in gloss varnish
• Laid teak panels to finish cockpit sole and seating
• Varnished teak toerails within inset stainless steel fairleads forward, midships and aft
• Teak eyebrow around superstructure finished in gloss varnish
• Varnished teak washboard for companionway
Keel & Rudder:
• Sparkman & Stephens high-performance foil keel
• Antimony hardened lead keel with integral stainless steel structural frame work and keel bolts
• Spade rudder of Carbon fibre construction with foam coare
• Carbon fibre rudder stock
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
• Yanmar 2YM15C
• 14hp @ 3,600rpm
• 2 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
• Yanmar SD20 saildrive
• Single lever Morse control
Maintenance & Performance:
• Engine last serviced Autumn 2023 – not launched for 2024 season
• Saildrive diaphragm last replaced December 2022
• Cruising speed 5.5kts
Propulsion & Steering:
• Yanmar SD20 Saildrive gearbox
• Flex-O-Fold 2-blade, bronze folding prop
• Laminated hardwood tiller
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
• 12VDC onboard power system
Battery Banks:
• Battery – 1x 12vDC, 100Ah battery
Battery Monitor:
• Blue Sea digital voltmeter
Alternators:
• Single engine mounted alternator
• 12vDC, 125amp
Other Electrical:
• 12vDC charging socket at companionway
PLUMBING SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
• Manually pumped cold water only system
• Folding tap with pull-out stainless steel sink
Black Water:
• Toilet discharging overboard through holding tank
• Holding tank gravity discharge overboard
Bilge Pumps:
• Manual Bilge Pump
• Electric Bilge Pump
TANKAGE
Fuel:
• Single diesel tank
• Approximate capacity 30ltrs
Fresh Water:
• Single freshwater tank
• Rotomoulded plastic tank
• Approximate capacity 37ltrs
Black Water:
• Single black water holding tank
• Approximate capacity 19ltrs
Tank Monitoring:
• Fuel gauge
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
On Deck:
• Depth/Speed/Log – Raymarine ST60 Tri-data display
• Wind – Raymarine ST60
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
• Galley Stove – Origo single buner alcohol stove with pan clamps and heat sheild
• Stainless steel sink
• Folding tap
Heads:
• Lavac manual marine toilet
• Discharging overboard through holding tank
Lighting:
• Bulkhead-mounted reading lights
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation Finish:
• Bulkheads, hull sides and furniture base units finished in off-white paint or gelcoat
• Teak trims, locker doors and shelf fiddles finished in a gloss varnish
• Teak cladding to line hull sides, finished in a gloss varnish
• Teak sole grating for sail locker area
• Teak grating for forepeak storage area
Description of Accommodation from Forward:
• General storage area forward of the main bulkhead with teak sole grating
• Water tank mounted within storage space to starboard
• Custom-built teak storage box for crockery and cutlery located centrally forward of main bulkhead
• Pull out galley stove unit to starboard side of main bulkhead aperture
• Pull out galley sink unit to port side of main bulkhead aperture
• U-shaped saloon seating wrapping around interior aft of main bulkhead
• Lifting central section of seating forward with manual marine toilet mounted beneath
• Oversized varnished teak table with two folding leaves
• Saloon settees to port and starboard converting to two single berths.
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
• Deck stepped, swept single spreader fractionally rigged sloop
• Hall Spars carbon fibre, tapered mast
• Optional Hall Spars, carbon fibre boom with internal 12:1 purchase for mainsail outhaul
• Hall Spars A-12 mechanical Vang with Harken block and tackle to tension
• Spars finished with Awlgrip cream two-pack paint
• Stainless steel 1x19 standing rigging, fully replaced in 2022
• Upgraded Bartels C31 headsail roller furling system
• Harken self-tacking track system for jib mounted on deck immediately forward of mast step
• Cascading jib halyard with 2:1 going to a 5:1 Harken block and tackle system
• Harken mainsail luff track system
• Cunningham with 5:1 Harken block and tackle system
• Upgraded Gennaker halyard system with 6:1 block and tackle for tensioning
• Spectra cascading backstay system
• Lines all lead aft to cockpit below deck level to leave decks clear of obstrutions
Sails:
• Mainsail – NorDac Radian battened (1 full batten, 3 leech battens), 2 slab reefs. North Sails
• Jib – NorDac Radian, roller reefing with UV protection on luff and foot. North Sails
• Gennaker G-0 – 1.7oz Norlon by North Sails with Profurl EC1500 hoistable furler
General:
• Stainless steel fairleads let into toerail forward, midships and aft
• Stainless steel horse to protect forward deck hatch
• Stainless steel chafe strips fitted in way of stainless steel saddles for securing fenders
• Varnished teak dorade ventilators with polished stainless steel cowls to port and starboard sides of mast step
• Varnished teak grabrails mounted on coachroof top to port and starboard.
• U-shaped seating wrapping around cockpit
• Lockers within cockpit coamings to port and starboard containing jammers and control lines which are all lead aft below deck level
• Cockpit locker beneath port side seating
• Central aft section of seating lift to access rudder stock
Canvas Work:
• Mainsail Cover
• Cockpit Cushions – Full fitted set, 50mm closed cell foam with Sunbrella fabric covers
• Wash Board Storage Bag
• Cockpit Table Bag
Anchoring & Mooring:
• Stainless steel fairleads let into toerail forward, midships and aft
• Retractable stainless steel mooring cleat mounted centrally on aft deck
• Additional stainless steel folding mid-ships cleats
• Fenders – Selection
• Mooring Warps - Selection
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
Navigation Lights:
• Masthead anchor light
• Masthead navigation lights
• Steaming light
• Low level navigation lights
Life saving:
• Folding stainless steel pad-eyes in cockpit to secure safety harnesses
Disclaimer
Grabau International Scotland offers the details of all vessels in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information or warranty the condition of any vessel and the details do not constitute a part of any contract. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. All vessels are offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. Grabau International Scotland provides professional yacht conveyancing and legal transfer of title for all yachts as per the ABYA Code of Practice with all deposit payments and final balance payments processed through secure dedicated client accounts solely for that purpose. Our dedicated client accounts are written in trust at Natwest Bank and we are fully insured.
Presented For Sale By:
Grabau International
United Kingdom
Presented For Sale By:
Grabau International
United Kingdom
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