Aloha 32 Explained

Aloha 32
Designer:Mark Ellis
Location:Canada
Year:1979
Builder:Aloha Yachts
Draft:4.75feet
Displacement:98000NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Fibreglass
Loa:32.42feet
Lwl:25feet
Beam:10.83feet
Engine:Westerbeke diesel engine
Keel Type:fin keel
Ballast:40180NaN0
Rudder Type:internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
I:42feet
J:14.5feet
P:36.5feet
E:12feet
Sailplan:Masthead sloop
Sailarea Main:219square feet
Sailarea Headsail:304.5square feet
Sailarea Total:523.5square feet
Phrf:171

The Aloha 32 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Mark Ellis as a cruiser and first built in 1979.[1] [2] [3]

Production

The design was built by Aloha Yachts, a brand of Ouyang Boat Works, in Canada from 1979 to 1988, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4]

Design

The Aloha 32 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with teak wooden trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a raised transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 98000NaN0 and carries 40180NaN0 of lead ballast. The bow has an anchor chain locker and roller.[1] [3]

The boat has a draft of 4.75feet with the standard keel and 3.2feet with the optional shoal draft keel.[1]

The boat is fitted with a Westerbeke diesel engine 210NaN0 or a Universal diesel of 160NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [3] [5]

The design has two interior layouts, one that dispenses with the bow "V"-berth. The galley is located to port, at the bottom of the companionway steps and features foot-pumped water, a single sink and a two-burner kerosene stove. The head is to starboard, opposite the gallery. The cabin sole is teak and holly and the provided interior lockers have cane doors. There are teak battens mounted on the cabin ceiling. There is 760NaN0 of headroom in the main cabin.[3] [5]

Ventilation is provided by two large translucent hatches and two small ones, plus six opening, screened posts.[3]

From the factory the boat came with an "Ulmer" mainsail and two genoas, a number 1 and number 3. Reefing, outhaul and halyards are all by internal lines.[3]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 171.[5]

Operational history

A review by Richard Sherwood described the design, "the Aloha is light and should accelerate well. It is primarily a cruiser.[3]

In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "Mark Ellis appears to have successfully squeezed in everything from the Niagara 35 into this 32 footer - everything is just a little tighter. Aside from 3 feet in the overall length, the main difference between the two boats is that one was manufactured by Hinterhoeller, and the other by Aloha (two builders who had good reputations)."[5]

See also

Similar sailboats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aloha 32 sailboat . 19 August 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190819205045/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/aloha-32. 19 August 2019. live.
  2. Web site: Mark Ellis . 19 August 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190819205043/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/ellis-mark. 19 August 2019. live.
  3. Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 248-249. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.
  4. Web site: Ouyang Boat Works (CAN). 19 August 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190819205044/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/ouyang-boat-works-can. 19 August 2019. live.
  5. Web site: Aloha 32. 19 August 2019. McGoldrick . Michael . Sail Quest. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190206104746/http://sailquest.com/market/models/alo32.htm. 6 February 2019. live.