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DIAMONDCUTTER II
Grand Banks 32

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Dependable and seaworthy, the Grand Banks 32 has proved a very popular cruising boat with a high re-sale value. An economical diesel provides hours of 7-knot cruising using less than 3 gph, giving the boat a cruising range of more than 500 miles. The mast and boom allow the rigging of a steadying sail in rough weather.

Of course, the hardest part of this yacht was the blue “spray dodger”. I had to make three of them before I got it right. I also had to scrape the first one off the ship and haul it back out of the bottle when the glue set up and left it crooked. Needless-to-say there wasn’t much room to work. Even though it was a 40 ounce bottle, once that spray dodger was in, there was very little room left!

Grand Banks cabin cruisers take shape at the American Marine yard in Hong Kong in the late 1960's

Diamondcutter II, cruises the Great Lakes out of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Photo courtesy Greg Thornton

Displacement: 17,000 lbs (7,700 kg) Length: 31 ft.11 in. (9.7 m) Beam: 11 ft 6 in ( 3.5 m) Cruising Speed: 7 knots (13 kmh) Cruising Range: In excess of 500 miles (800 km)Fuel Capacity : 250 gallons ( 950 liters)
Scale: 1 in 76 Length of Model: 5.5" (140 mm) Bottle Size: 40oz (1200 ml)

Model ship photos & text © D.S. Smith 2003