The Gulf 32 is an American sailboat that was designed by

William Garden William Garden, Order of Canada, CM (5 November 1918 – 29 April 2011) was a Canadians, Canadian and Americans, American naval architect and marine engineer. For six decades, he designed watercraft ranging from Fishing industry, commercial fi ...

as a

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and first built in 1965.

Production

The design was initially built by Gulf Marine Products starting in 1965 and later by Capital Yachts in Harbor City, California, United States. It was produced until 1990, with 400 boats completed, but it is now out of production.

Design

The Gulf 32 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It is a cutter riged

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, with a raked stem, an angled

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, a keel-hung rudder controlled by two wheels, one on the aft cockpit and one in the pilot house. It has a fixed long keel or an optional shoal draft keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional shoal draft keel. The boat is fitted with a Universal 40 diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a truncated double

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in the bow cabin, an L-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a

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on the starboard side. The

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is located on the port side of the wheelhouse. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The

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is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side. The design has a hull speed of .

Operational history

In a 2016 article in ''Cruising World'' magazine, Ken Painter wrote, "nine years ago I decided to take the leap from trailer-sailer to smaller ocean cruiser, and went looking for an affordable, seaworthy and comfortable sailboat capable of exploring the Pacific Northwest and maybe, someday, sailing around the world. When I first viewed ''Mariah'', a 1978 Gulf Pilothouse 32 I'd found on Craigslist, I was struck by her lines, her interior volume and the flush deck ... ''Mariah'' proved herself reliable and comfortable throughout an eight-month cruise from Seattle to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and back to San Diego in 2012 and 2013. I still get regular compliments on her design."

References

{{Capital Yachts Keelboats 1960s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by William Garden Sailboat types built by Capital Yachts Sailboat types built by Gulf Marine Products

Production

Design

Operational history

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