C&C 34
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = C&C 34
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|image boat = File:C&C 34 sailboat Saguaro 2133.jpg
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|designer = Robert W. Ball
|location = Canada
|year = 1977
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|builder = C&C Yachts
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|draft = {{convert|5.90|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|10100|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|hulls =
|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|33.5|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|25.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|11.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Universal Atomic 4 {{convert|30|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} gasoline engine
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|4100|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder
|rigs = Masthead sloop
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|I = {{convert|44.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|14.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|38.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|10.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea main = {{convert|208.85|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|308.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|516.85|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 105 (average)
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|successor = C&C 34/36
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The C&C 34 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Robert W. Ball and first built in 1977.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-34|title = C&C 34 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 15 October 2020|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201015222513/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/cc-34|archive-date= 15 October 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/ball-robert|title = Rob Ball|accessdate = 15 October 2020|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201015222518/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/ball-robert|archive-date= 15 October 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/cc/34|title= C&C 34|access-date= 25 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220325175045/https://sailboat.guide/cc/34|archive-date= 25 March 2022|url-status= live}}
The design was replaced in the C&C line in 1989 by a new Robert Ball design, the C&C 34/36.
Production
The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cc-yachts|title = C&C Yachts|accessdate = 15 October 2020|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201015222748/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/cc-yachts|archive-date= 15 October 2020|url-status= live}}
Design
File:C&C 34 sailboat Saguaro 2131.jpg
The C&C 34 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel or centreboard. It displaces {{convert|10100|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|4100|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.90|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel, {{convert|6.40|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the optional deep keel. There was also an optional stub keel and centreboard version. That version has a draft of {{convert|6.90|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centreboard extended and {{convert|4.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted.
The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 {{convert|30|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} gasoline engine. The fuel tank holds {{convert|20|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|40|u.s.gal}}.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 105 with a high of 117 and low of 93. It has a hull speed of {{convert|6.82|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1619/c-c-34|title = Sailboat Specifications for C&C 34|accessdate = 2 April 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018}}{{Dead link|date=July 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{C&C Yachts}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:CandC 34}}
Category:1970s sailboat type designs