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The Catalina 34 is an American
sailboat A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture. Types Although sailboat terminology ...
designed by Frank V. Butler and first built in 1985. The design is out of production.


Production

The boat was built by
Catalina Yachts Catalina Yachts is a U.S.-based builder of fiberglass monohull sloop-rigged sailboats ranging in sizes from eight to 54 feet in length. It was founded in 1969 in Hollywood, California by Frank Butler . Catalina Yachts is one of the largest boat m ...
in the
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, which completed 1,438 examples.


Design

The Catalina 34 is a recreational
keelboat A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open wat ...
, built predominantly of
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, with wood trim. It has a
masthead sloop A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast. The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, a ...
rig, an internally-mounted spade-type
rudder A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (generally aircraft, air or watercraft, water). On an aircraft the rudder is used primarily to ...
and a fixed
keel The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a vessel. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose, as well. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in the construction of a ship, in Br ...
. The boat has a
hull speed Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel. As boat speed increases from rest, the wavelength of the bow wave increases, and usually its crest-to-tro ...
of .


Variants

;Catalina 34 Mk I :Original model introduced in 1985. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a
PHRF Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) is a handicapping system used for yacht racing in North America. It allows dissimilar classes of sailboats to be raced against each other. The aim is to cancel out the inherent advantages and disadvantages ...
racing average handicap of 138 with a high of 153 and low of 114. Boats built from 1985-86 have deck-stepped mast and a Universal
diesel engine The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-call ...
of . The boat has a draft of with the standard fin keel. Boats built between 1987-1990 have a keel-stepped mast and a Universal 25XP diesel engine of . Boats built between 1990-1991 have a walk-through transom and a Universal M35 diesel engine of . The last Mk I models produced resembled the Mk II in configuration. ;Catalina 34 SD :Shoal-draft model introduced in 1985, with a draft of with a fin keel. It displaces . The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 150 with a high of 156 and low of 141. ;Catalina 34 TM :Tall Mast model introduced in 1985, with a mast about taller and draft of with the fin keel. It displaces . The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 144 with a high of 165 and low of 135. ;Catalina 34 WK :Wing Keel model introduced in 1985, with a draft of with the
wing keel The winged keel is a sailboat keel layout first fitted on the 12-metre class yacht ''Australia II'', 1983 America's Cup winner. Design This layout was adopted by Ben Lexcen, designer of ''Australia II''. Although Ben Lexcen "had tried the winged ...
. It displaces . The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 153 with a high of 159 and low of 150. ;Catalina 34 TM WK :Tall Mast and Wing Keel model introduced in 1985, with a mast about taller and draft of with the wing keel. It displaces . The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 150 with a high of 162 and low of 147. ;Catalina 34 Mk II :Redesigned model introduced in 1996, with a wider aft deck, a deck stepped mast with compression post and many small refinements. The Mark II is identical at the waterline to permit the boats to be raced against the earlier boats in a one design class. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard fin keel. The Mk II has a PHRF racing average handicap of 153 with a high of 171 and low of 147.


See also

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Beneteau First Class 10 The Beneteau First Class 10 is a French sailboat that was designed by Jean Marie Finot of Groupe Finot and Jacques Fauroux as a racer/ cruiser and first built in 1982. Production The design was built by Beneteau in France between 1982 and 19 ...
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C&C 34 The C&C 34 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Robert W. Ball and first built in 1977. 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 ...
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C&C 34/36 The C&C 34/36 is a Canadian sailboat series, designed by Robert W. Ball and first built in 1989. Ball was the chief designer for C&C Yachts between 1969 and 1991.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Editi ...
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Columbia 34 The Columbia 34 is an American sailboat that was designed by Wirth Munroe and Richard Valdez as a cruiser and first built in 1966. The Columbia 34 is a development of the Columbia 33 Caribbean, using a deck adapted from the Columbia 40. The ...
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Columbia 34 Mark II The Columbia 34 Mark II is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr. as a coastal cruising sailboat and first built in 1970. The Columbia 34 Mark II's hull molds were later used to develop the Coronado 35 and also the Hugh ...
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Creekmore 34 The Creekmore 34 is an American sailboat that was designed by Lee Creekmore as a cruiser and first built in 1975. The Creekmore 34 design was developed into the Endeavour 37 in 1977. A hull from a Creekmore 34 was extended by and then used ...
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Crown 34 The Crown 34 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Hein Driehuyzen and first built in 1975. The Crown 34 design was later developed into the San Juan 34 in 1980. Production The boat was built by Calgan Marine in North Vancouver, BC ...
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CS 34 The CS 34 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Tony Castro and first built in 1989. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by CS Yachts in Canada and is derived from the MG 335 also designed by Castro and bui ...
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Express 34 The Express 34 is an American light displacement sailboat, designed by Carl Schumacher as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1986. Production The design was built by Alsberg Brothers Boatworks in Santa Cruz, California from 1986 to 1988, but ...
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Hunter 34 The Hunter 34 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Cortland Steck. Production The boat was built by Hunter Marine in the United States between 1983 and 1987, but it is now out of production. Design The Hunter 34 is a small recreati ...
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San Juan 34 The San Juan 34 is an American sailboat, that was originally designed by Canadian Hein Driehuyzen, modified by Don Clark and first built in 1980. The San Juan 34 design is a development of the 1975 Crown 34. Production The Crown 34 was first ...
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Sea Sprite 34 The Sea Sprite 34, also called the Luders 34, is an United States, American sailboat that was designed by Bill Luders as a cruiser and first built in 1980. The design is the largest of the series of Sea Sprite Sailing Yachts. Production The ...
* Sun Odyssey 349 *
Tartan 34 C The Tartan 34 C is an American sailboat, that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens and first built in 1968. The boat is Sparkman & Stephens Design Number 1904. The Tartan 34 C was initially marketed as the ''Tartan 34''. When a later, unrelated ...
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Tartan 34-2 The Tartan 34-2 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Sparkman & Stephens and first built in 1984. The Tartan 34-2 is a development of the 1979 Sparkman & Stephens-designed Tartan 33 R, with the stern extended and a different interio ...
* Viking 34


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External links

* {{Catalina Yachts Keelboats 1980s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat types built by Catalina Yachts Sailboat type designs by Frank Butler