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Review of C&C 32


C&C 32
C&C 32 anno 1983.

Basic specs.

sail specifications
The C&C 32 is a sailboat designed by the maritime architect bureau Cuthbertson & Cassian in the early eighties. The C&C 32 is built by the American yard C&C Yachts.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.


Interior
Interior
Interior of C&C 32 anno 1983.

The boat is equipped with 114.0 liter fresh water capacity.

Front cabin
Front cabin of C&C 32 anno 1983.
Galley
Galley of C&C 32 anno 1983.

Cockpit
Cockpit
Cockpit of C&C 32 anno 1983.
Rig

The C&C 32 is equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.


Keel
Keel
Keel of C&C 32 anno 1984.

The C&C 32 has been built with different keel alternatives.

Unknown keel type

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.68 - 1.78 meter (5.51 - 5.81 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

CentreBoard

One option is a centreboard keel. A centreboard keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.

C&C 32 can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.22 - 1.32 meter (4.00 - 4.30 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Fin keel

Another option is a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.73 - 1.83 meter (5.68 - 5.98 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Engine

The boat may be equipped with an inboard Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine at 30 hp (22 kW). Calculated max speed is about 6.5 knots

The fuel tank has a capacity of 76.0 liters (20 US gallons, 16 imperial gallons).


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for C&C 32 is 1.92, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 6.7 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for C&C 32 is about 157 kg/cm, alternatively 880 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 157 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 880 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for C&C 32 is 25.1.

Low High 58% 0 50 100
Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 58% of all similar sailboat designs. This comfort value is just above average.


L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for C&C 32 is 3.08.

Slim Wide 58% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 58% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.


D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for C&C 32 is 287 which categorizes this boat among 'medium weight cruisers'.

Heavy Light 34% 0 50 100
34% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A heavy displacement combined with smaller water plane area has lower acceleration and is more comfortable.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for C&C 32 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 16.2, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 19.4.

Low High 46% 0 50 100
The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 46% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.


Over- / underrigged

Low High 54% 0 50 100
The C&C 32 has more rig than 54% of all similar sailboats, which indicates that the boat is slightly overrigged.


Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 27m2 (290 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.


Rig

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 28.2 m(92.5 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard28.2 m(92.5 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker halyard28.2 m(92.5 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Jib sheet 9.6 m(31.5 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Genoa sheet9.6 m(31.5 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Mainsheet 24.0 m(78.7 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker sheet21.1 m(69.3 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Cunningham3.4 m(11.3 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Kickingstrap6.9 m(22.6 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)
Clew-outhaul6.9 m(22.6 feet)10 mm(3/8 inch)

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