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In my humble opinion, by no stretch of the imagination is a Morgan OI 41 a particularly good "Blue water boat". From my experience with the OI series, they fail on all counts in terms of build quality, motion comfort, stability, sailing ability, ease of handling, interior, robustness and deck layout. They make good live aboards and good short hoppers.
And yes I do know that there are folks that have taken them offshore for prolonged periods of time. I used to be in contact with a fellow putting one back together after a doing so. I also know that there are a number of owners that really love these boats, but without knowing your specific plans, only your question about the Morgan as a "Blue water boat" all I can say is the Seamaster is an extremely better design for offshore use with a better built hull and deck, and in my opinion the Morgan OI 41 can be taken offshore but it is a really poor candidate to do so. If your plans include a lot of time spent offshore, there are a lot of really good boats out there in the same price range that would be much better choices than the Morgan OI 41 series.
Good luck what ever you decide to do.
Respectfully,
Jeff
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