Designer Gary Mull Year 1973 Builder(s) Ranger Yachts | Location United States No. Built 147 Boat Weight 9,500 lb (4,309 kg) | |
The Ranger 32 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull as an International Offshore Rule 3/4-ton racer and first built in 1973. The design is out of production.
The boat was built by Ranger Yachts in the United States, which completed 147 examples.
The Ranger 32 is a development of Swampfire, the winner of the first 3/4 ton cup championship held at Miami in 1974.
Design
The Ranger 32 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted rudder miunted 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.
The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline motor of 30 hp (22 kW).
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).