| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Gary Mull |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1973 |
| No. built | 147 |
| Builder(s) | Ranger Yachts |
| Name | Ranger 32 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 9,500 lb (4,309 kg) |
| Draft | 5.25 ft (1.60 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 32.5 ft (9.9 m) |
| LWL | 25.83 ft (7.87 m) |
| Beam | 10.83 ft (3.30 m) |
| Engine type | Universal Atomic 4 gasoline motor 30 hp (22 kW) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 4,480 lb (2,032 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | rudder mounted on a skeg |
| Rig | |
| General | Masthead sloop |
| I foretriangle height | 40.90 ft (12.47 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 13.25 ft (4.04 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 3,650 ft (1,110 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 9.67 ft (2.95 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 176.48 sq ft (16.396 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 270.96 sq ft (25.173 m2) |
| Total sail area | 447.44 sq ft (41.569 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 162 (average) |
The Ranger 32 is an American sailboat that was designed by Gary Mull as an International Offshore Rule Three-Quarter Ton class racer and first built in 1973. The design is out of production. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
The Ranger 32 is a development of Swampfire, the winner of the first 3/4 ton cup championship held at Miami in 1974. [1] [5]
The boat was built by Ranger Yachts in the United States, starting in 1973, with 147 boats completed. [1] [6]
The Ranger 32 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop masthead sloop rig, a rudder mounted on a skeg and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 9,500 lb (4,309 kg) and carries 4,480 lb (2,032 kg) of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.25 ft (1.60 m) with the standard keel. [1] [2] [5]
The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline motor of 30 hp (22 kW). [1] [5]
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. The galley is located on the port side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, ice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and includes a shower. [1] [5]
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 162 with a high of 172 and low of 156. It has a hull speed of 6.81 kn (12.61 km/h). [2] [5]
Dennis Conner, three times America's Cup winner, trained for those high level races on boats that he owned, including his Ranger 32, sailed before his first win in 1980. [7]
The 1980 San Diego Yachting Cup Half Ton class was won by a Ranger 32, Skoom captained by Mike Busch. [8]
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