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Frayed Knot:
Have the same motor and a 2 blade prop.  In 4 to 6 foot seas it will push the boat @ 3 or 4 knots with no sails up.  Go for it, I love mine...

Rusty Pelican:
On up wind performance here are my 2 cts worth.
Step:
1  Soda blast the bottom add barrier coat the bottom. I prefer Sea Hawk Tuff Stuff.
2  Sand barrier coat to 60 grit, I have friends that wet sand to 1200 grit, not me,  1 coat of ablative bottom paint.
3. Go sailing, and every 45 days have a diver scrub the bottom.
4. Sails, I have a light 140, heavy 140 tri radial , a light 170 deck sweeper and an asym tri radial chute
5. Match sail selection to current wind conditions, and you will go to windward like a boss.
6. MOST IMPORTANT at end of season repeat step 2   

Wandering_bill:
John,
I'm a new owner, just having bought 'Wanderer' last September. I've been thrilled to own her thus far for many of the reasons already touched on here: roominess for 32', comfortable motion, affordability, and sailing characteristics.
We have a new fully battened main with a stack pack which makes sail handling very very easy. It is also installed with a "strong track" on the mast so the sail goes up with barely having to use the winch and drops right down on herself.
The boat came with an a-symmetric spinnaker which we were just playing around with in some very light airs the other day - 3-8knts. We were able to point pretty high with the chute up in those light winds and saw boat speeds in the 3-4knt range. Not blistering, but pretty damn good for a 6.5 ton boat!
As sun set, the wind filled In a little to a steady 8knts or so and going upwind with the 120ish jib we were hitting those 4knt speeds again.
I bought this boat after getting the advice of a good friend and yacht broker/delivery skipper with 40 years of experience sailing all over the world on all types of boats. He had delivered a 323 15 years ago and it stood out in his mind of all the boats he has been on since as a great sailing and comfortable boat for the size and money.

-Bill
Www.sailingwanderer.com

jwstahl:
Thanks again for all the advice.  I'm getting a pretty good picture of the boat's many strengths and few weaknesses.
One final question (which may strike some as weird) - has anyone worked out polars on this boat?  I'm not expecting Etchells-type close-windedness, but I know I'll be sailing upwind quite a bit given our prevailing southwesterlies around here.
My wife's uncle once told me that gentlemen don't beat to windward - I guess he had me figured out.
John

Frayed Knot:
Here is what I have.

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