Crown 34
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Crown 34
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|designer = Hein Driehuyzen
|location = Canada
|year = 1975
|no built = 30
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|builder = Calgan Marine
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|displacement = {{convert|10500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|33.80|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|27.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|10.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|hull draft = {{convert|5.92|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Yanmar 2QM15H {{convert|16|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = fin keel
|ballast = {{convert|4800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = skeg-mounted rudder
|rigs = Masthead sloop
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|I = {{convert|45.20|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|14.80|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|38.80|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|10.90|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea main = {{convert|211.46|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|334.48|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|545.94|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 138 (average)
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The Crown 34 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Hein Driehuyzen and first built in 1975.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/crown-34|title = Crown 34 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 2 March 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324174747/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/crown-34|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/driehuyzen-hein|title =Hein Driehuyzen |accessdate = 2 March 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324174745/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/driehuyzen-hein|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/crown-34|title= Crown 34|access-date= 24 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324174936/https://sailboat.guide/crown-34|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}
The Crown 34 design was later developed into the San Juan 34 in 1980.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/san-juan-34|title = San Juan 34|accessdate = 2 March 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324174806/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/san-juan-34|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The boat was built by Calgan Marine in North Vancouver, BC, Canada, with 30 examples completed between 1975 and 1979.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/calgan-marine-ltd-can|title = Calgan Marine Ltd. (CAN) 1962-1979 |accessdate = 2 March 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324164743/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/calgan-marine-ltd-can|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}
After production of the Crown 34 ended in 1979, the molds were sold to GlassFab of Monroe, Washington, United States. That company only built five examples, under the name Sun 1020. The molds were then repossessed by Calgan and later sold again, this time to the Clark Boat Company in Kent, Washington. After some modifications, the design became the San Juan 34, which was introduced in 1980.{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sun-1030|title = Sun 1030|accessdate = 2 March 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220324174752/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sun-1030|archive-date= 24 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
The Crown 34 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a reverse transom, a skeg-mounted rudder and a fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|10500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|4800|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.92|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted.
The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2QM15H diesel engine of {{convert|16|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank holds {{convert|20|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|30|u.s.gal}}.
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 138 and a hull speed of {{convert|7.08|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1764/crown-34|title = Sailboat Specifications for Crown 34|accessdate = 2 March 2018|work = Sailing Joy|author = InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180303110008/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/1764/crown-34|archive-date = 3 March 2018|url-status = dead}}