The Aloha 34 is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Edward S. Brewer and

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as a

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and first built in 1975. The boat was renamed the Aloha 10.4 in 1981, after its approximate

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in metres.

Production

The design was built by Ouyang Boat Works in Whitby, Ontario, Canada, from 1975, under its

Aloha Yachts Aloha Yachts were a range of sailing keelboats manufactured in Whitby, Ontario, Canada by Ouyang Boat Works, founded by Ti Ouyang who had previously worked for Whitby Boat Works. Boats After producing a range of 16, 20 and 23 foot trailerabl ...

brand, but it is now out of production. From 1981 it was sold as the Aloha 10.4.

Design

The Aloha 34 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fibreglass with a balsa-cored deck and with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a slightly angled

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, a skeg-mounter rudder, controlled by a

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and a fixed swept fin keel or optional shoal draft keel. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. A tall rig was also available. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional shoal draft keel. The boat is fitted with an inboard diesel engine of for docking and maneuvering. The Aloha 10.4 version has a Westerbeke diesel. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has sleeping accommodation for five people, with a double

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in the bow cabin, two settee berths in the main cabin and a

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on the port side under the cockpit. The

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is located on the port side at the

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ladder. The galley is "U"-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, an ice box and a sink. The

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is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. Cabin headroom is . The design has a hull speed of .

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club, the ''Aloha Owners Association''. It was also at one time supported by the Aloha 34 Owners Club, bit it no longer exists.

References

{{Aloha Yachts Keelboats 1970s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Edward S. Brewer Sailboat type designs by Robert Walstrom Sailboat types built by Ouyang Boat Works

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Design

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