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The Douglas 31 and Douglas 32 are a series of
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s, that were designed by
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and first built in 1967. The last boats of this design were built in 1982 and delivered as kits.


Production

The design was commissioned by Douglas Badgley, designed by Brewer as the Douglas 31 and initially built by Badgley's company, Douglas Marine Craft in
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,
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, with production commencing in 1967. Douglas Marine Craft went out of business in 1970-71 and creditors seized the company assets, including the design's molds. Jeffrey White of North American Fiberglas Moldings of
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, acquired a set of Douglas 31 hull and deck molds and had Brewer modify the design to incorporate an extended
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. The new version was known as the Douglas 32. In 1974, North American Fiberglas entered receivership, emerging as Command Yachts, under the same management and produced the Douglas 32 Mark II model. In about 1976 Command Yachts was purchased by De Leuw Cather Canada and the boat building division was shut down. Bruce Peninsula Yachts of
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then bought the molds and built the Douglas 32 Mark II, with a new cabin configuration. Hullmaster Boats of
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, had also purchased at least one of the original Douglas 31 molds at about the same time that North American Fibreglas Mouldings had acquired their molds, and built the design as the Hullmaster 31, completing production in 1979. Following Hullmaster's bankruptcy, Doug Smith acquired the Douglas 31 molds and built the design in the form of a kit for owners to finish. Smith then sold his business to Jed and Carol Benoit of J&C Fibercraft, based in
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, who then used the molds to produce the Douglas 31.
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built the last six Douglas 31 hulls in about 1982. These were then delivered to customers as kits for owner completion.


Design

The Douglas 32 is a small recreational
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, built predominantly of
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, with wood trim. It has a
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rig; a spooned,
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; a raised counter,
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; a keel-mounted
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controlled by a
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and a fixed long
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. It displaces . The boat has a draft of with the integral long keel. The design has a
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racing average handicap of 201. It has a
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of .


See also

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Allmand 31 The Allmand 31 is an American sailboat that was designed by Walter Scott as a cruiser and first built in 1978.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 376-377. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ...
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Aloha 32 The Aloha 32 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Mark Ellis as a cruiser and first built in 1979.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 248-249. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. Pr ...
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Beneteau 31 The Beneteau 31 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Groupe Finot and first built in 2002. Production The design was built by Beneteau in France, but it is now out of production. Design The Beneteau 31 is a small recreational keelboat, ...
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C&C 32 The C&C 32 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design and first built in 1981. Production The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, but it is now out of production. Design The C&C 32 is a small recreational keelboat, built pred ...
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Columbia 32 The Columbia 32 is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr. and first built in 1975. The boat was derived from the shorter Columbia 30. The Columbia 32 design was previously sold by Coronado Yachts as the Coronado 32, ...
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Contest 32 CS The Contest 32 CS is a Dutch sailboat that was designed by Dick Zaal as an International Offshore Rule racer to Lloyd's rules and first built in 1978.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages ...
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Herreshoff 31 The Herreshoff 31, also called the Cat Ketch 31, is an American sailboat that was designed by Halsey Chase Herreshoff as a cruiser and first built in 1979.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', p ...
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Hunter 31 The Hunter 31 is an American sailboat, designed by Cortland Steck and first built in 1983. In 2006 the company introduced a new boat under the same Hunter 31 name, but it is commonly referred to as the Hunter 31-2 or Hunter 30/31 to differen ...
* Hunter 31-2 * Hunter 32 *
Hunter 32 Vision The Hunter 32 Vision is an American sailboat, that was introduced in 1988. Production The design was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1988 and 1994. The design is out of production. Design The Hunter 32 Vision is a small r ...
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Marlow-Hunter 31 The Marlow-Hunter 31 is an American sailboat that was designed by Glenn Henderson as a cruiser and first built in 2015. The design is sometimes confused with the 1983 Hunter 31 and the 2006 Hunter 31-2, which was also marketed as the Hunter ...
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Mirage 32 The Mirage 32 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by American Robert Perry and first built in 1987. The Mirage 32 is a development of the Mirage 30, with a reverse transom added. Production The boat was built by Mirage Yachts in Canada ...
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Morgan 32 The Morgan 32 is an American sailboat that was designed by Ted Brewer and Jack Corey and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 226-227. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ...
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Niagara 31 The Niagara 31 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1977.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 236-237. Houghton Mifflin Company, ...
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Nonsuch 324 The Nonsuch 324 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Mark Ellis Design and first built in 1994. It was the last of the series of Nonsuch sailboats built. The Nonsuch 324 is a development of the Nonsuch 30, with the same hull design, ...
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Ontario 32 The Ontario 32 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design and first built in 1974. Production The design was built by Ontario Yachts in Canada, between 1974 and 1986, with a total of 160 boats completed during its production run. ...
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Ranger 32 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'', ...
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Watkins 32 The Watkins 32 is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr as a cruiser and first built in 1982.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 250-251. Houghton Mifflin Company ...


References


External links

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