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Ranger 32 is a 32 ′ 6 ″ / 9.9 m monohull sailboat designed by Gary Mull and built by Ranger Yachts starting in 1973.
Rig and Sails
Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3
- SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D : Displacement in pounds.
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
IOR 3/4 ton. Based on ‘Swampfire’, winner at first 3/4 ton cup (1974) at Miami, FL USA.
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Ranger Yachts 32
Description: "KATHRYN" IS READY FOR YOU!! This sailboat is a nice, well equipped cruiser/racer. Ranger 32, was an IOR 3/4 ton racing yacht winner at Miami, Florida in 1974. 147 of these yachts were produced before the design went out of production.Built of fiberglass with a wood trim, the fractional sloop featured a fixed fin keel and had alternate power supplied by a 30 hp gasoline motor.
With her tall rig and long waterline, this SLOOP sailboat is reminiscent of classic keel boats of yesteryear.
Accommodations are fairly conventional and include a double quarter berth and chart table to starboard, galley, and upper and lower berths, head and hanging locker, and easily removable double bunks to allow for sail storage.
Her dimensions include overall length of 32' 6", waterline length of 25' 10", beam 10' 0', draft 5' 3*, 433 sq ft of sail and displacement of 9500 pounds.
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Listing Type: Central/ExclusiveCo-op Type: Not Available for Co-Brokerage Units: Imperial - US Condition: Used Make: Ranger Yachts Length: 32 ft Model: 32 Year: 1974 Listing Title: Priced for Quick Sale! Price: $17990 Category: Sail Class: Cruisers/Racer Fuel Type: Gas/Petrol Hull Material: Fiberglass Keel Type: Fin HIN: Tsp44588E989 Boat Name: Kathryn Country: United States State: Wisconsin City: Racine Zip Code: 53402 Sales Contact Info: Office: Racine Yacht Brokers Name: Ferdinand Nimphius Number: 847-420-2806
The Ranger 32 is a 32.5ft masthead sloop designed by Gary Mull and built in fiberglass by Ranger Yachts (USA) since 1973.
147 units have been built..
The Ranger 32 is a moderate weight sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser.
Ranger 32 for sale elsewhere on the web:
Main features
| Model | Ranger 32 | ||
| Length | 32.50 ft | ||
| Beam | 10.83 ft | ||
| Draft | 5.25 ft | ||
| Country | United states (North America) | ||
| Estimated price | $ 0 | ?? |
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| Sail area / displ. | 16.02 | ||
| Ballast / displ. | 47.16 % | ||
| Displ. / length | 246.09 | ||
| Comfort ratio | 22.09 | ||
| Capsize | 2.05 |
| Hull type | Monohull fin keel with rudder on skeg | ||
| Construction | Fiberglass | ||
| Waterline length | 25.83 ft | ||
| Maximum draft | 5.25 ft | ||
| Displacement | 9500 lbs | ||
| Ballast | 4480 lbs | ||
| Hull speed | 6.81 knots |
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| Rigging | Masthead Sloop | ||
| Sail area (100%) | 449 sq.ft | ||
| Air draft | 45 ft | ||
| Sail area fore | 270.96 sq.ft | ||
| Sail area main | 176.48 sq.ft | ||
| I | 40.90 ft | ||
| J | 13.25 ft | ||
| P | 36.50 ft | ||
| E | 9.67 ft |
| Nb engines | 1 | ||
| Total power | 30 HP | ||
| Fuel capacity | 0 gals |
Accommodations
| Water capacity | 0 gals | ||
| Headroom | 0 ft | ||
| Nb of cabins | 0 | ||
| Nb of berths | 0 | ||
| Nb heads | 0 |
Builder data
| Builder | Ranger Yachts (USA) | ||
| Designer | Gary Mull | ||
| First built | 1973 | ||
| Last built | 0 | ?? | |
| Number built | 147 |
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Review of Ranger 32
Basic specs..
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The Ranger 32 is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.
The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.58 - 1.68 meter (5.18 - 5.48 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine at 30 hp (22 kW).
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.8 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Ranger 32 is about 173 kg/cm, alternatively 970 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 173 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 970 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 29m 2 (312 ft 2 ). Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 28.7 m | (94.2 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 28.7 m | (94.2 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 28.7 m | (94.2 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 9.9 m | (32.5 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 9.9 m | (32.5 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 24.8 m | (81.3 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 21.8 m | (71.5 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Cunningham | 2.9 m | (9.6 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 5.9 m | (19.2 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 5.9 m | (19.2 feet) | 10 mm | (3/8 inch) |
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Ranger 32 restoration
- Thread starter j24kachina
- Start date Apr 8, 2009
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I have completed the work on a Ranger 32, hull number 59. There is almost nothing which I have not replaced. She sails like a dream and this spring will be our 5th trip up the inside passage. We plan on making Skagway this year. Her name is Shonto and like I mentioned, almost everything has been replaced, so if anyone wants a tip on re-doing something on the Ranger 32, ask.
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Standing rigging. I am replacing my standing rigging. What size did you use. What type of turnbuckles, swaged or un. Thanks for your info.
Re: Standing rigging. I used 5/16 with closed barrel turnbuckles, both ends roll-pressed on. When they came back, they were about 1/4" long, so I set a 1/2" plate under the mast at the mast step to compensate.
Ranger 32 Have you replaced the mast step. If so did you use mild steel again? how did you cut and patch the inside fiberglass? Have you rebedded the keel and did you have a big hole in the bilge sump. We lived on our 32 in juneau for a couple years.
j24kachina said: I have completed the work on a Ranger 32, hull number 59. There is almost nothing which I have not replaced. She sails like a dream and this spring will be our 5th trip up the inside passage. We plan on making Skagway this year. Her name is Shonto and like I mentioned, almost everything has been replaced, so if anyone wants a tip on re-doing something on the Ranger 32, ask. Click to expand
How about information on replacing the toe rail. I have developed a leak at the deck/hull seam so Im thinking this is a good time to replace the teak rail with an alum one and reseal the seam.
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Desmond said: How about information on replacing the toe rail. I have developed a leak at the deck/hull seam so Im thinking this is a good time to replace the teak rail with an alum one and reseal the seam. Click to expand
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Ranger 32 fixes The 32 which we have is hull # 59. Someone told me only 60 were made, so in that thinking, ours was near the last to be made. This may be the reason the toe-rail is aluminum all the way, fore to aft. This is one part which I did nothing with. We do have a teak hand rail on each side of the cabin hatch cover. I have taken it off and replaced it with a new one and re-sealed with lifecaulk.
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I was thinking about buying a Ranger 32 to PHRH Club race. I want some opinions and thoughts about the boat. Anything that I should look for as problems wiith the boat? Thanks
These Gary Mull designed early IOR raceboats were a minature version of the Ranger 37. They were available in two versions, one a completely stripped out raceboat and the other with a simple, workable interior. Like many race boats of this era, the Ranger was designed just before some big break throughs in yacht design. These boats were very light for their era but comparatively heavy by any objective standard. They were not all that well engineered compared to the boats that shortly after them. Like most early IOR boat these boats had comparatively short waterlines which made them quite slow in an absolute sense when compared to boats that came shortly after them. They were also a little bit tender being designed to be sailed by very big crews sitting out on the rail. IOR boats of that era depended on huge genoas and had tiny mainsails. This set up required a very big sail inventory and lots of sail changes to be race competitive and made for hard boats to sail short handed. I think the Ranger 32 will have some hurdles if used as a PHRF race boat. Boats like the Ranger 32 sail at their best in a narrow range of conditions. In the case of the Ranger 32, they sail best in 8 to 12 knots of air and in flat water. They are not so hot in lighter or heavier conditions. The problem is that PHRF really rewards boats that are well rounded and so can sail fast in a wide range of conditions and which can shift gears quickly. A good example of an ideal PHRF race boat in your general size and price range would be the Soverel 33. These boats are quite fast in all conditions and with their 10 newer deck layouts are also much easier to race. At over a minute a mile faster, boat for boat the Soverel is a much faster boat but what is really singificant is that the Soverel 33''s can generally sail to that rating in a wide range of conditions and very quickly shift up and down. Good luck, Jeff
If you own a Ranger 32 you''ll know that they are great PHRF racers. When Gary Mull was asked to design the 32 he wanted to make it and all around racer. (Roundup 1976) If you look at the design it is somewhat different than the 37. It was designed for both light and heavy air. The waterline is about 26 feet and with the trailing edge of the rutter at 28. You don''t need many on the rail because of the Tumblehome design. It heals to 20 degree''s quickly and than stays there forever. There are several 32 owners that have been very sucessful with their boats. This year we raced our Ranger 32 in our clubs class A summer around cans. We were first place boat. Boats that were in the class include Metal Mast 37, C&C 35, Ben 40, Stevens 37, new 36.7, ben 32, etc. We were first in the 20 hundred club Block Island race, First in the West Bay ladies Regatta, first in the Dickerson Regatta, first in the AHYC ladies race, third in the RIYC ladies race, First in the Fantastic Plastic regatta, and considered it a light year for racing. We have never not placed in the first thre posistions this year. We were racing jib and main, have fulling, and limited new sail''s (i.e. new main and jib). We get credits that include 9 secs for rf and sail size. The rig has oversized wire and every thing on this boat was over built. With all the good things comes the bad. With the set up you do need 4 people or more to race. Five is a good number.
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RANGER 32. Save to Favorites . Beta Marine. BOTH. US IMPERIAL. METRIC. Sailboat Specifications Definitions Hull Type: Fin with rudder on skeg ... Like the LWL, it will vary with the weights of fuel, water, stores and equipment. A boat's actual draft is usually somewhat more than the original designed or advertised draft. For boats with ...
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. The Ranger 32 is a development of Swampfire, the winner of the first 3/4 ton cup championship held at Miami in 1974. ...
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This sailboat is a nice, well equipped cruiser/racer. Ranger 32, was an IOR 3/4 ton racing yacht winner at Miami, Florida in 1974. 147 of these yachts were produced before the design went out of production. . Built of fiberglass with a wood trim, the fractional sloop featured a fixed fin keel and had alternate power supplied by a 30 hp gasoline ...
Ranger 32 is a 32′ 6″ / 9.9 m monohull sailboat designed by Gary Mull and built by Ranger Yachts starting in 1973. ... The higher a boat's D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. ...
1974 Ranger Yachts 32. US$17,500. ↓ Price Drop. Racine Yacht Brokers | Racine, Wisconsin. <. 1. >. * Price displayed is based on today's currency conversion rate of the listed sales price. Boats Group does not guarantee the accuracy of conversion rates and rates may differ than those provided by financial institutions at the time of transaction.
This sailboat is a nice, well equipped cruiser/racer. Ranger 32, was an IOR 3/4 ton racing yacht winner at Miami, Florida in 1974. 147 of these yachts were produced before the design went out of production.Built of fiberglass with a wood trim, the fractional sloop featured a fixed fin keel and had alternate power supplied by a 30 hp gasoline motor.
The Ranger 32 is a 32.5ft masthead sloop designed by Gary Mull and built in fiberglass by Ranger Yachts (USA) since 1973. 147 units have been built. The Ranger 32 is a moderate weight sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is very stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a coastal cruiser.
Ranger 32 - RPD - Oceanica / STW000409. Ranger 32. - RPD - Oceanica. Edit Print Favorite sailboats. The Ranger 32 produced by the builder RPD - Oceanica and designed by Gary Mull, is a cabin cruiser for cruise, rigged Sloop.
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The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Ranger 32 is about 173 kg/cm, alternatively 970 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 173 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 970 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Apr 8, 2009. 4. 2 J24 Elephant Butte NM. Apr 8, 2009. #1. I have completed the work on a Ranger 32, hull number 59. There is almost nothing which I have not replaced. She sails like a dream and this spring will be our 5th trip up the inside passage. We plan on making Skagway this year.
Boats like the Ranger 32 sail at their best in a narrow range of conditions. In the case of the Ranger 32, they sail best in 8 to 12 knots of air and in flat water. They are not so hot in lighter or heavier conditions. The problem is that PHRF really rewards boats that are well rounded and so can sail fast in a wide range of conditions and ...
5.25'. New Mexico. $42,000. Description: The Ranger 32 is a rareity on listings. This is hull #59 and I'm told there was 60 made. It is a tiller rig and sails like a dinghy. This boat has been renovated fore and aft. We are using it every summer and is 'turn-key'.
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W. Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt) Posts: 50,267. Images: 241. Gary Mull in retrospect - See Good Old Boat magazine, November 2002: Gary Mull in retrospect. And: RANGER 32. Attached Thumbnails.
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If you are a boat enthusiast looking to get more information on specs, built, make, etc. of different boats, then here is a complete review of RANGER 32. Built by Ranger Yachts (USA) and designed by Gary Mull, the boat was first built in 1973. It has a hull type of Fin with rudder on skeg and LOA is 9.91. Its sail area/displacement ratio 16.07.
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