Specifications

Specifications (Adopted from D32 MKII Specifications Manual)

Drawing - Douglas 32 Accomodation plan (Side view)

HULL - A narrow beam, rounded bilges and relatively heavy displacement provides a sea kindly ride. A modified full keel with cutaway forefoot, moderate draft, and raking rudderpost provides excellent maneuverability and light air performance, a small leeway and the ability to cruise in relatively shallow waters. A high freeboard keeps the crew dry. Long overhangs allow the waterline to increase when the boat heels in a fresh wind increasing hull speed.

CONSTRUCTION - Fiberglass reinforced plastic hull and deck are hand-laid with alternate layers of woven roving and mat for strength and consistency. Structural bulkheads are marine-grade, waterproofed plywood solidly glassed to hull.

BALLAST - The ballast keel is a lead casting internally encapsulated in fiberglass. It is connected to an exterior bronze grounding plate to facilitate a lightning ground.

INTERIOR - Galley equipped with ice box, dry storage, propane stove and sink. The teak ice-box top doubles as a navigation station. Two full-length berths provide comfortable seating and a strong bulkhead configuration. The forward vee-berth, is separated from the salon area with teak doors, providing two private berths. The head is located between the salon and the vee-berth. All corners are rounded, and hand rails are conveniently located. Cabin sole is laid teak plywood bonded to a fiberglass sole with resilient adhesive, and with access ports to bilge, water tank and thru-hull instrument fittings. A drop leaf table, located in the main cabin between the settees, folds up against the forward bulkhead.

DECK FITTINGS - Two 10.5" merinium alloy mooring cleats on foredeck. Two 10.5" Merinium alloy towing cleats on foredeck. Aft chocks are merinium alloy rams-horn type mounted on taff rail. All deck hardware is thru-bolted and backed with stainless plates.

LIFELINES, PULPIT AND PUSHPIT - 24" stainless steel stanchions thru-bolted and backed with stainless steel plates. Double 3/16" stainless steel wire lifelines with adjustable turnbuckles and pelican hooks. Bow and stern pulpits have double rails of welded stainless tubing, and are thru-bolted and backed with stainless plates

STEM FITTING - Heavy-duty almag 135 casting with female sockets for bow pulpit stanchions. Incorporates two large, smooth chocks and attachment points for jib tack shackle and spinnaker foreguy. Roller chock for catting a plow anchor was available.

MAST STEP - Deck-stepped on an aluminum base plate, supported by a 2x2 steel post embedded into lead keel to relieve weight on deck.

RUDDER STOCK - Naval bronze with a large brass plate imbedded in fiberglass to provide ample bearing surface. Supported in three places: cockpit floor bearing, through-hull packing gland and gudgeon pintle at base of keel. Emergency tiller fitting is accessible from cockpit.

STEERING - Edson mechanical wheel steering with engine controls on pedestal. Options included wheels with 24" or 28" diameter, and laminated wood tiller with stainless rudder head and straps.

FRESH WATER SYSTEM - 36 gallon fiberglass tank located in keel aft of lead ballast. Optional additional tanks were installed in lieu of holding tanks to provide 75 total gallons. Tanks are filled through a deck fitting. Fresh water piping is copper or nylon tubing. 12V water pumps provide fresh water to galley and head sinks, with foot pumps as back-ups. Optional Delrin filter systems were installed.

SCUPPERS - Two 1" scuppers at the toe rails on each side drain to thru-hulls. Cockpit scuppers are 1 ¼" and drain independently.

SEACOCKS - Phosphor bronze sea-cocks with Teflon seats installed on bronze thru-hull connections below the waterline. Combined where appropriate to minimize thru hulls. Hoses double clamped where possible.

GALLEY SINK - Stainless steel galley sink, fed from fresh water tank discharges overboard via sea cock.

HEAD - Outfitted with medicine cabinet, mirror, paper holders. Optional shower with sump was installed on some boats (cockpit showers were standard). A wash-basin fed from fresh water tank, discharges overboard via sea cock. A marine toilet fed by an intake located close to keel. Discharge is through a vented loop, or can be routed to a holding tank when installed.

BILGE PUMPS - One diaphragm type, double acting hand pump is installed in cockpit with discharge above waterline at transom. Back-up 12V system, equipped with anti-syphon device and anti-flood loop discharges via sea cock.

ELECTRICAL - Two 12V batteries are controlled by a battery switch in the main compartment. Provided with mast head light, bow light, deck flood lights, navigation lights, bunk lights, navigation table lights, dome lights in galley, lights in head, and in engine room. Wiring conforms to NEMA, CEMA, ABYC and U.S. Coast Guard.

110V system is installed for use with shore-power facilities. Two receptacles in forward cabin, one in head, one in the galley, and one light with a receptacle is located in the head. A 40 amp converter provides 12V power to all 12V systems when connected to shore power. A 15 amp battery charger keeps batteries topped off while in port. All wiring conforms to NEMA, CEMA, ABYC and U.S. Coast Guard.

ENGINE - Equipped with Faryman R-30-M, V2, sea-water cooled diesel engine producing 24 HP @ 2400 RPM, mounted on rubber mounts. A flexible coupling connects the transmission to the prop shaft.

EXHAUST SYSTEM - Consists of a water-jacket section, muffler, exhaust hose and thru fitting. Cooling water is connected to water jacket and discharged from water jacket to muffler. Exhaust is through an anti-flood loop and sea cock located above the water line at the transom.

ENGINE ROOM VENTILATION - A 12V blower vents the engine room through a 3" diameter duct to a vent on the taff rail. Fresh air is taken in through another vent on the taff rail.

FUEL SYSTEM - A 22 gallon, fiberglass tank filled via a deck fitting. This engine and fuel capacity provides a range of 250 miles under heavy conditions and 350 miles under normal conditions. Fuel lines are copper with shut-off valve before fuel-separator, and flexible tubing connection to engine.

PROPELLER, SHAFT, BEARING AND STUFFING BOX - Propeller is three-bladed bronze. Shaft is 7/8" naval bronze with flexible coupling. Stern bearing is cutlass-type rubber bearing. Stuffing box is connected to naval bronze stern tube with flexible tube and stainless steel hose clamps.

SAILS - The following were included in the normal package:

Main - 220 Sq ft, 8 oz Dacron w/ two sets reefing points

100% Jib - 192 sq ft, 8 oz Dacron

150% Genoa - 352 sq ft, 5 oz Dacron

Spinaker - 860 sq ft 1.2 oz Nylon

MAST, BOOM & RIGGING - Mast is 6061TS aluminum extrusion unilith with internal track. All tangs and fittings are SS-304. Mast head is Almag 135. Mast dimensions: 7 1/8" x .126" wall thickness and 36'6" long. Halyards are internal with double block exit boxes. Boom is 606ITS Aluminum with slab side shape rigged for slab reefing, topping lift, internal outhaul, cleats, padeyes, and cheek blocks. Gooseneck is fixed-type with seven black anodized cleats. Boom dimensions: 3 3/16" x 6 1/8" x 1.25" wall thickness and 13' 10" long. Both mast and boom were available in either clear, black or various colour polyurethane coating.

SPINNAKER GEAR (Optional) Spinnaker gear on deck includes two No. 16 Barlow chromed sheet winches, two 6" merinium alloy cleats, two spinnaker sheet lead blocks, and a spinnaker pole foreguy located in the stemhead fitting. All deck fittings are through-bolted with stainless steel backing plates.

Brewer By The Numbers See Ted Brewer's article for an explaination of the above specifications and ratios.

Douglas/Hullmaster Plans are available from Ted Brewer Yacht Design. Plans include the hull lines, arrangement, deck plan, sail plan and some of her construction drawings.