Additional Information

Accommodations

The Catalina Morgan 45 is renowned for her spacious center-cockpit design, offering exceptional liveaboard comfort and practical cruising accommodations. Designed with comfort, functionality, and extended cruising in mind, Serenity provides an abundance of living space for owners while maintaining excellent privacy for guests.

Descending from the secure center cockpit, the well-equipped U-shaped galley is immediately to starboard. Designed for offshore use, it features generous counter space, deep double sinks, abundant storage, refrigeration, and everything needed to prepare meals whether underway or anchored in a quiet Caribbean harbor. Opposite the galley to port is a dedicated forward-facing navigation station with ample room for charts, electronics, and passage planning.

Continuing forward, the main salon opens into a bright and inviting living area with comfortable seating to both port and starboard surrounding a large dining table. Numerous ports and hatches provide excellent natural light and ventilation, creating an airy atmosphere that feels much larger than many yachts in this size range. The salon serves as the social center of the boat, equally suited for entertaining guests, enjoying meals aboard, or relaxing after a day under sail.

Forward of the salon is the guest accommodation, featuring a spacious V-berth, ample storage, and convenient access to the forward head. This arrangement provides excellent privacy for visitors while keeping the main living space open and uncluttered.

Aft of the navigation station, a private passageway leads to one of the Catalina Morgan 45's most impressive features: the owner's stateroom. This full-beam aft cabin offers a large centerline queen berth, extensive hanging lockers, abundant storage, a vanity area, and a private ensuite head with a separate shower. The result is a true owner's suite rarely found aboard yachts of this vintage and size.

The Catalina Morgan 45 was purpose-built for comfortable long-distance cruising and liveaboard life. Her center-cockpit design creates a remarkably spacious aft cabin while maintaining a comfortable salon, functional galley, and excellent storage throughout. Whether you're planning weekends aboard, island hopping through the Virgin Islands, or setting off on an extended Caribbean adventure, this proven cruising yacht delivers the comfort, privacy, and practicality that sailors continue to appreciate more than three decades after her launch.

Interior Comforts and Amenities

• Seafrost 12V DC and engine-drive refrigerator
• Seafrost 12V DC and engine-drive freezer with holdover plate
• Princess gimbaled three-burner propane stove and oven
• Proctor Silex 110V AC microwave
• Double-basin galley sink
• Corian-style galley countertops
• Compact air fryer
• NuWave PIC Gold induction cooktop
• Electric kettle
• Stainless two-slice toaster
• Instant Pot multi-cooker
• Ninja blender
• Ninja Creami
• Cuisinart mini food processor/chopper
• Frigidaire countertop icemaker
• Dometic CFX portable refrigerator/freezer chest
• Magma stainless propane rail-mounted BBQ/grill mounted aft
• Seaward 6-gallon 110V AC water heater with engine heat capability
• (3) flat-screen TVs (two approximately 40")
• GE portable air conditioner
• Toshiba window-style air conditioner (can be installed in hatch)
• Portable Ryobi fan

Electronics and Navigation

• Icom IC-M504 VHF with DSC at navigation station
• (2) Standard Horizon HX890 floating handheld VHF radios with DSC and GPS
• Starlink Gen 2 satellite internet system
• B&G Zeus³S multifunction display (new, not installed)
• B&G WS320 wireless wind sensor system (new, not installed)
• Airmar DST810 depth/speed/water temperature triducer (new, not installed)
• Raymarine ST7000+ autopilot control (condition unknown)
• Raytheon Type 2S linear autopilot drive (condition unknown)
• Raymarine chartplotter at helm (condition unknown)
• Garmin GPSMAP 215 at navigation station (condition unknown)
• Ritchie Powerdamp binnacle-mounted compass at helm
• Navigation and steaming lights
• ACR ResQLink 406 MHz GPS personal locator beacon

Electrical Systems

• 12V DC electrical system
• 120V AC / 30A / 60Hz shore power system
• 120V AC 30A shore power inlet
• Brand new 50-foot 30A shore power cord
• Xantrex Freedom HF 1000W inverter/charger
• (2) Fullriver DC210-12 4D AGM house batteries
• OEM 12V belt-driven alternator
• Analog DC voltage and amperage meters
• Yamaha 2000W portable generator
• Vector 12V battery charger/maintainer/engine starter
• Maxwell/Nilsson 12V electric windlass with capstan and chain gypsy
• Machinery-space ventilation blower with ducting

Deck and Hull Equipment

• Delta plow anchor
• Approximately 200 feet of 3/8" galvanized chain
• Approximately 80-100 feet of stainless steel chain
• Maxwell/Nilsson 12V electric windlass with capstan and chain gypsy
• Dual bow anchor rollers
• Assorted mooring lines
• Hurricane lines
• Fenders
• Stainless steel bow pulpit
• Dual-course 1x19 stainless steel lifelines
• Stainless stanchions
• Boarding gates port and starboard
• Navy blue bimini top over cockpit
• White Textilene-style cockpit cushions
• (2) blue folding lounger cushions
• Pedestal-mounted drop-leaf fiberglass cockpit table
• Stern shower
• Molded stern steps / sugar-scoop transom
• Swim ladder
• Brand new UpWell 11'6" inflatable stand-up paddleboard with paddle

Sails and Rigging

• Deck-stepped aluminum mast
• Masthead sloop rig
• Double swept-back spreaders
• Integral sail track
• Compression post to keel
• Roller furling headsail system
• Roller furling jib with aft-led control lines
• Aft-mounted mainsheet traveler
• Garhauer manual boom vang
• 1x19 stainless steel standing rigging with mechanical swage terminals
• T-ball fittings aloft
• Open-body adjustable turnbuckles
• (2) Lewmar 16 winches at mast
• (2) Lewmar 52 self-tailing cockpit winches
• (2) Lewmar 40 self-tailing cockpit winches
• Dacron cruising mainsail with slab reefing
• Stack pack and lazy jacks
• Dacron roller furling jib with UV cover

Mechanical Equipment

• Whale MK3 manual bilge pump
• Rule 2000 GPH automatic electric bilge pump with float switch
• Wheel steering system
• Chain-over-sprocket steering linkage
• West Marine 12V DC freshwater pressure pump with accumulator tank
• SEAFLO 33 Series freshwater pump (spare, not installed)
• Propane solenoid shutoff
• Hard-sided water-resistant storage boxes
• (2) Ridgid Pro Gear System Gen 2 modular toolboxes
• Husky tool bag
• Husky 70-piece mechanics socket tool set in molded carrying case
• (2) Klein Tools digital clamp multimeters
• Electrical test leads and related small electrical supplies
• Heat gun
• (2) large bolt cutters
• Hack saw
• Assorted hand tools
• Assorted sockets, bits, fasteners, and maintenance supplies
• Ryobi ONE+ drill/driver
• (2) Ryobi ONE+ impact drivers
• Ryobi ONE+ reciprocating saw
• Ryobi ONE+ oscillating multi-tool
• (2) Ryobi ONE+ angle grinders
• Ryobi ONE+ belt sander
• Ryobi ONE+ vibrating/sheet sander
• Ryobi ONE+ handheld vacuum
• Ryobi ONE+ wet/dry shop vacuum
• Ryobi ONE+ portable fan
• Ryobi ONE+ battery charger
• (7) Ryobi ONE+ batteries

Safety Equipment

• (4) Kidde ABC dry chemical fire extinguishers
• (4) Adult Type I PFDs
• (1) Type IV throwable cushion
• Portable air horn
• Basic first aid kit
• (4) handheld flares
• (6) launcher flares
• Oil discharge placard
• Trash disposal placard
• ACR ResQLink 406 MHz GPS personal locator beacon
• (2) Standard Horizon HX890 floating handheld VHF radios with DSC and GPS

Engine Information

• 2015 Yanmar 4JH57 naturally aspirated four-cylinder marine diesel
• Yanmar KM35A2 reduction gear
• Traditional bronze packing gland shaft seal
• Vernatone water-lift muffler
• Racor 500FG fuel/water separating filter
• OEM on-engine spin-on fuel filter
• Raw-water sea strainer
• Fuel shutoff valve at tank

Dinghy Information

• AB 12 inflatable dinghy
• HIN: COABM49056J7198
• Yamaha 15HP two-stroke outboard

Tankage

• Fuel: 50 US gallons total
• (1) aluminum diesel fuel tank
• Fresh water: 150 US gallons total
• (1) 100-gallon forward tank
• (2) 25-gallon side tanks
• Holding: 40 US gallons total
• (2) bladder-type holding tanks, approximately 20 gallons each
• (2) 10 lb aluminum LPG tanks
• Dedicated vented propane locker

Owner's Comments and Boat History

Serenity is a Catalina/Morgan 45 center-cockpit cruising sailboat built by Catalina Yachts in 1991 as a 1992 model-year vessel. She has a long Virgin Islands history and has been based in the St. Thomas area for much of her recent life.

One notable part of Serenity's history is that she reportedly rode out both Hurricanes Irma and Maria in her slip at Compass Point Marina without sustaining damage. Prior to Marcus Blackburn's ownership, Serenity reportedly spent approximately five years stored ashore at Nanny Cay Marina.

During their ownership, Serenity served as both a comfortable liveaboard home and a capable cruising sailboat. The owners lived aboard for a full year at Compass Point Marina and enjoyed day sailing around St. Thomas, visiting Christmas Cove, and spending weekends on a mooring at Water Island.

In 2024, Serenity also rode out Hurricane Ernesto in her slip at Compass Point Marina without damage.

The owners particularly appreciated her spacious center-cockpit layout, queen-size walkaround berth, bathtub in the aft head, comfortable salon, practical galley, and easy handling characteristics. They found her equally suited for full-time liveaboard life and local cruising throughout the Virgin Islands.

For buyers seeking an affordable way to enjoy life on the water while maintaining the ability to cruise throughout the Caribbean, Serenity offers a unique combination of comfort, practicality, and proven cruising capability.

Disclaimer

The company 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.