| Watkins 32 | |
| Designer: | William Tripp Jr |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1982 |
| No Built: | 8 |
| Builder: | Watkins Yachts |
| Draft: | 4feet |
| Displacement: | 108000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fiberglass |
| Loa: | 32.5feet |
| Lwl: | 26.58feet |
| Beam: | 10.17feet |
| Engine: | Yanmar 15or diesel engine |
| Keel Type: | fin keel |
| Ballast: | 55000NaN0 |
| Rudder Type: | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| I: | 38.75feet |
| J: | 13.75feet |
| P: | 33feet |
| E: | 12.25feet |
| Sailplan: | Masthead sloop |
| Sailarea Main: | 202.13square feet |
| Sailarea Headsail: | 266.41square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 468.53square feet |
| Successor: | Watkins 33 |
The Watkins 32 is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr as a cruiser and first built in 1982.[1] [2] [3]
The design was derived from the molds used for the Columbia 32.[1]
The design was built by Watkins Yachts in the United States, commencing in 1982. The company completed eight examples of the design before shifting production to a modified version, the Watkins 33 in 1984.[1] [3] [4]
The Watkins 32 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, an angled transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 108000NaN0 and carries 55000NaN0 of ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 4feet with the standard keel fitted.[1]
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of either 15or. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1]
The galley is to starboard and can be fitted with a two-burner alcohol or propane-fire stove, plus a refrigerator. The head and a hanging locker are forward, just aft of the forepeak V-berth. A port-side dinette table, that converts to a double berth and a quarter berth are in the main cabin, with the navigation station to port. The interior doors are all made from louvered teak.[3]
Ventilation is provided by six opening ports, plus a forward hatch over the V-berth.[3]
An anchor locker is fitted in the bow. The halyards and outhaul are all internally-led, with halyard winches being a factory-option. The boat is equipped with a topping lift, internal jiffy reefing and has two jib sheet winches.[3]
The boat is supported by an active class club, the Watkins Owners.[5]
In a review Richard Sherwood wrote, "while the freeboard is high, the cabin is kept low to reduce windage. Both the keel and the rudder are medium in depth, and with a draft of four feet, the Watkins can be used for gunkholing."[3]
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