Engineering:Watkins 32

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Watkins 32
Development
DesignerWilliam Tripp Jr
LocationUnited States
Year1982
No. built8
Builder(s)Watkins Yachts
Boat
Boat weight10,800 lb (4,899 kg)
Draft4.00 ft (1.22 m)
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA32.50 ft (9.91 m)
LWL26.58 ft (8.10 m)
Beam10.17 ft (3.10 m)
Engine typeYanmar 15 or 22 hp (11 or 16 kW) diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board typefin keel
Ballast5,500 lb (2,495 kg)
Rudder(s)skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I (foretriangle height)38.75 ft (11.81 m)
J (foretriangle base)13.75 ft (4.19 m)
P (mainsail luff)33.00 ft (10.06 m)
E (mainsail foot)12.25 ft (3.73 m)
Sails
SailplanMasthead sloop
Mainsail area202.13 sq ft (18.778 m2)
Jib/genoa area266.41 sq ft (24.750 m2)
Total sail area468.53 sq ft (43.528 m2)

The Watkins 32 is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr as a cruiser and first built in 1982.[1][2][3]

The design was derived from the molds used for the Columbia 32.[1]

Production

The design was built by Watkins Yachts in the United States , commencing in 1982. The company completed eight examples of the design before shifting production to a modified version, the Watkins 33 in 1984.[1][3][4]

Design

The Watkins 32 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, an angled transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 10,800 lb (4,899 kg) and carries 5,500 lb (2,495 kg) of ballast.[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the standard keel fitted.[1]

The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar diesel engine of either 15 or 22 hp (11 or 16 kW). The fuel tank holds 30 U.S. gallons (110 L; 25 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 40 U.S. gallons (150 L; 33 imp gal).[1]

The galley is to starboard and can be fitted with a two-burner alcohol or propane-fire stove, plus a refrigerator. The head and a hanging locker are forward, just aft of the forepeak V-berth. A port-side dinette table, that converts to a double berth and a quarter berth are in the main cabin, with the navigation station to port. The interior doors are all made from louvered teak.[3]

Ventilation is provided by six opening ports, plus a forward hatch over the V-berth.[3]

An anchor locker is fitted in the bow. The halyards and outhaul are all internally-led, with halyard winches being a factory-option. The boat is equipped with a topping lift, internal jiffy reefing and has two jib sheet winches.[3]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club, the Watkins Owners.[5]

In a review Richard Sherwood wrote, "while the freeboard is high, the cabin is kept low to reduce windage. Both the keel and the rudder are medium in depth, and with a draft of four feet, the Watkins can be used for gunkholing."[3]

See also

Related development

Similar sailboats

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Watkins 32 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190033/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/watkins-32. Retrieved 2 October 2019. 
  2. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "William H. Tripp Jr". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190036/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/tripp-jr-william-h. Retrieved 2 October 2019. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 250-251. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN:0-395-65239-1
  4. McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Watkins Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190035/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/watkins-yachts. Retrieved 2 October 2019. 
  5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Watkins Owners". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/association/watkins-owners.