Flyflicker,
I have been spending some time researching the Irwin Citation 31 lately as a 1985 31 recently caught my attention and I stumbled on the 32 as well in the process. It appears the 32 started production in 1986 and went out of production soon afterwards when Irwin went kaput (1987?).
Info and sales info can be found here:
http://www.irwinyachts.com/
Anyway, the 31 came with a fin of 6', shoal draft of 4', and a shoaldraft/centerboard combo model of 4' board up/8.2' board down. I am not 100% sure (just about 90%) that the differences between the 32 and the 31 are:
- the 32 has a new fold down door with a walk-through transom where the 31 did not
- the 32 dropped the centerboard keel and kept the shaoldraft and the fin
- the 32 adopted the new 2GM20 (18HP) Yanmar (the 31 has the older 2GM (13HP)
Other than that as far as I can tell the two boats are identical, same interior layout and appointments, same rig and sail plan, and the sailing performance is similar. I really like the 31 but I am hesitant on the 2GM being enough to move the boat up rivers against the current. The 2GM seems a bit weak for this size boat as a cruiser...maybe a day sailor. The 2GM20 in the 32 is an improvement but the Catalina 30 from this same timeframe has a 27HP 3-cylinder.
I hope all this helps!