So are you missing the mast as well as the rigging?
If so then you have a
project in your hands.
The cheap(est) way to remedy that is to find a used mast that would be suitable.
The very first thing you want to do is find out what the stock mast dimensions were. Better than dimensions would be the moments of inertia in each direction.
Morgan was bought by
Catalina which is still in business so you should be able to talk to them for that info. Also wire sizes for the standing rigging and mast length.
Now you look for the replacement. On a weekly basis you want to try search tempest or another Craigslist crawler. A better option would be to call all the boat yards and
marinas in a 50-200mi radius asking if they have masts they want to get rid of.
The new mast needs to have the same dimensions or maybe slightly bigger. Wall thickness is critical, dropping even 1/32nd of an inch can give you a 10-20% drop in bending moment strength. When you go to look at the mast take a micrometer to check wall thickness.
If a mast has the right section but is significantly too long you can cut the bottom to get the height you want. This will entail moving the spreaders too.
OIs used very a very wide
shroud base so you will likely née to install longer spreaders. Should just be some
wood working and a bit of painting to make your own.
Assuming the mast comes with standing rigging lengths are probably not going to be right. As long as the wires are big enough all you need to do is cut them to length and install Norseman or Sta-Loc terminals yourself. Practice on a cutoff piece before proceeding with final product. Before you cut the stays look for which end has the better existing swaged end and cut the worse looking end.
A mast that was a bit longer, 2 maybe 3 feet at most would be fine maybe even desire able since the OIs were under canvassed to begin with.
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