| Ranger 32 | |
| Designer: | Gary Mull |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1973 |
| No Built: | 147 |
| Builder: | Ranger Yachts |
| Displacement: | 95000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 32.5feet |
| Lwl: | 25.83feet |
| Beam: | 10.83feet |
| Hull Draft: | 5.25feet |
| Engine: | Universal Atomic 4 gasoline motor 300NaN0 |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 44800NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | rudder mounted on a skeg |
| Rigs: | Masthead sloop |
| I: | 40.9feet |
| J: | 13.25feet |
| P: | 3650feet |
| E: | 9.67feet |
| Sailarea Main: | 176.48square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 270.96square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 447.44square feet |
| 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 95000NaN0 and carries 44800NaN0 of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.25feet with the standard keel.[1] [2] [5]
The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline motor of 300NaN0.[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 6.812NaN2.[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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