Traveller 32 Buyer's Guide
The Traveller 32 is a small-production Rhodes cutter from the early seventies, with under 100 hulls afloat, which means a buyer is shopping a rare but well-documented design rather than a common production line. She is a 32-foot long-keel cruiser of heavy displacement, and the brokerage search is less about finding volume and more about judging individual condition.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every Traveller 32 carries the same Rhodes blueprint: a cutter rig, long keel, and solid fiberglass hull with a 27-foot waterline. The accommodation is more spacious than just over half of comparable designs, with 64 gallons of freshwater capacity built in. Because fewer than 100 were built, you will not find variant layouts or later-generation redesigns on the market — what you see is the original plan.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The cutter rig uses jib and genoa sheets of about 32 feet and a mainsheet of 80 feet, all at half-inch diameter, with a 70-foot spinnaker sheet. A buyer should verify running rigging age, as these lengths are specific and not generic. Any electronics or canvas aboard an individual boat should be judged on their own condition.
What to Inspect
The known design parameters offer a checklist rather than a defect list. Confirm the draft of about 5 feet dependent on load, since a long-keel boat sitting low may indicate absorbed moisture or overweighting. The immersion rate of 959 pounds per inch means visible sag at rest can signal overloading. Verify the fiberglass hull is sound and the ballast ratio of 37 percent is intact, as displacement integrity defines her ride.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
For the shopper, the takeaway is straightforward:
- Confirm original Rhodes cutter rig and sheet lengths before replacing running gear
- Check hull immersion against the 959 pounds-per-inch rate for overload signs
- Validate the 64-gallon freshwater tank
- Expect a rare boat — surveyors may need the design ratios to assess her fairly
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contessa 32 | 32' | $ 32,980 | 68 | 20 |
| Westsail 32 | 32' | $ 27,500 | 40 | 9 |
| Island Packet 32 | 35' | $ 64,900 | 34 | 3 |
| Morgan 32 | 31.92' | $ 27,200 | 6 | 1 |