⛵ Sailboat DB

DISCOVERY 32

Masthead Sloop • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1965

drawing

Dimensions

LOA
32 ft
LWL
25 ft
Beam
9.16 ft
Max Draft
5.25 ft
Displacement
8,645 lbs
Ballast
3,000 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.78 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
18.5
D/L Ratio ⓘ
247
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
34.7%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
488 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Rig Type
Masthead Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type
Iron

Production

First Built
1965
Last Built
Number Built

Engine & Accommodations

Engine Make
Universal
Engine Model
Atomic 4
Engine Type
Gas
Notes: Appeared in 'Popular Boating Magazine', July,1966.