Coast 34
The Coast 34 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Bruce Roberts and Grahame Shannon as a cruiser and first built in 1980.[1][2][3][4]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bruce Roberts and Grahame Shannon |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1980 |
| Builder(s) | Clearwater Marine Cape Marine Windward Marine |
| Boat | |
| Boat weight | 15,750 lb (7,144 kg) |
| Draft | 5.50 ft (1.68 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 34.33 ft (10.46 m) |
| LWL | 28.67 ft (8.74 m) |
| Beam | 11.48 ft (3.50 m) |
| Engine type | Yanmar 3GM 27 hp (20 kW) diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 6,400 lb (2,903 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | skeg-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 265 sq ft (24.6 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 225 sq ft (20.9 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 815 sq ft (75.7 m2) |
| Other sails | staysail: 140 sq ft (13 m2) |
| Total sail area | 625 sq ft (58.1 m2) |
The Coast 34 is a development of an earlier Roberts design for amateur construction.[1]
The design was also sold as the Passage 34, Roberts 34, and the Westcoast 34.[1]
Production
The design was possibly first built by Clearwater Marine and was later constructed by Cape Marine and Windward Marine in Canada, but it is now out of production.[1]
Design
The Coast 34 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with a foam core used in the hull above the waterline. It also has wooden trim. The design has a masthead sloop rig, or optional cutter rig, with aluminum spars, a spooned raked stem, a rounded bulbous transom, a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 15,750 lb (7,144 kg) and carries 6,400 lb (2,903 kg) of ballast.[1][4]
The design was available in a conventional cockpit version or with a pilothouse.[1][4]
The boat has a draft of 5.50 ft (1.68 m) with the standard keel fitted and a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.[1]
The boat was factory-fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 3GM diesel engine of 27 hp (20 kW) for docking and maneuvering, with a Volvo engine optional. The fuel tank holds 56 U.S. gallons (210 L; 47 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 110 U.S. gallons (420 L; 92 imp gal).[1]
The sleeping accommodation includes a bow port side double berth and an aft, starboard side double berth under the cockpit. The saloon provides additional sleeping space and has three seats to starboard and a "U"-shaped dinette to port. The galley is on the port side at the foot of the companionway steps and includes a three burner gimbal-mounted propane-fuelled stove. The head is forward on the port side, just aft of the bow cabin and includes a shower with a grated drain. There are provisions for wood or diesel cabin heating. A navigation table is provided.[4]
Ventilation includes three opening hatches above the bow berth, head and the passageway. The main saloon has ten opening ports and four Dorade vents.[4]
The bow has a self-draining anchor-locker and dual anchor rollers. The cabin roof has self-tailing winches for the internally-mounted halyards. Genoa and staysail sheet tracks are provided and the mainsail has a cockpit-mounted mainsheet traveller.[4]
See also
Similar sailboats
References
- McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Coast 34 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Bruce Roberts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- McArthur, Bruce (2019). "Grahame Shannon". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 266-267. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1