It's hard to say because there is nothing very distinctive about it.
Where is it located?
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Please help to recognize the boat.
Just came across a very interesting racing sailboat sitting in the marina and slowly falling apart. It could be a great restoration project. Before making decision, would like to know more about her. Any information would be highly appreciated. Please look at the pictures, maybe you can recognize her.
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My first thought is that looks like a B-32 (Lief Beiley). (It might be a B-25 but they had a lift keel)
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The B-32's were great PHRF boats. They sailed well across a broad range of conditions and were pretty forgiving. They would also be a good ORR or ORC boat as well. They typically rate in the 69 to 78 range (which is very fast for a 32 footer from that era). They had very good ergonomics and sophisticated sail plans for that era. My sense is that they were well built and pretty tough. (One fell off a trailer at 60 plus miles and hour and survived in a condition that she could be rebuilt. She was later named 'Broken Arrow".) While these fall on the extreme light side, they were not as much of a one-trick pony as the earlier super skinny ULDB's like Olsen 30, or Hobie 33.
Jeff
The B-32's were great PHRF boats. They sailed well across a broad range of conditions and were pretty forgiving. They would also be a good ORR or ORC boat as well. They typically rate in the 69 to 78 range (which is very fast for a 32 footer from that era). They had very good ergonomics and sophisticated sail plans for that era. My sense is that they were well built and pretty tough. (One fell off a trailer at 60 plus miles and hour and survived in a condition that she could be rebuilt. She was later named 'Broken Arrow".) While these fall on the extreme light side, they were not as much of a one-trick pony as the earlier super skinny ULDB's like Olsen 30, or Hobie 33.
Jeff
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