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The Tartan 34 C 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 ...
, that was designed by
Sparkman & Stephens Sparkman & Stephens is a naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm with offices in Newport, Rhode Island and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. The firm performs design and engineering of new and existing vessels for pleasure, commercial, and milita ...
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 design was introduced in 1984, it was also marketed as the ''Tartan 34''. To differentiate the two designs the older one is commonly called the ''Tartan 34 C'', with the "C" indicating ''Classic''. The latter ''Tartan 34'' became commonly known as the
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 ...
.


Production

The Tartan 34 C was built by Tartan Marine in the
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between 1968 and 1978, with 525 examples completed, but it is now out of production.


Design

The Tartan 34 C is a small 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
fiberglass Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet called a chopped strand mat, or woven into glass cloth ...
, 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, a skeg-mounted
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 stub
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 ...
, with a retractable
centerboard A centreboard or centerboard (US) is a retractable hull appendage which pivots out of a slot in the hull of a sailboat, known as a ''centreboard trunk'' (UK) or ''centerboard case'' (US). The retractability allows the centreboard to be raised t ...
. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the centerboard extended and with it retracted. The design had a factory option of a pilot berth in place of the port storage cabinet, over and outboard of the dinette, but few boats were so equipped. A
yawl A yawl is a type of boat. The term has several meanings. It can apply to the rig (or sailplan), to the hull type or to the use which the vessel is put. As a rig, a yawl is a two masted, fore and aft rigged sailing vessel with the mizzen mast p ...
rig, with a
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, was also a factory option. The
mainsail A mainsail is a sail rigged on the main mast of a sailing vessel. * On a square rigged vessel, it is the lowest and largest sail on the main mast. * On a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, it is the sail rigged aft of the main mast. The sail's foot ...
foot dimension (parameter "E") was reduced at least twice during the boat's production run, increasing the aspect ratio of the mainsail to improve sail balance and to lower the design's
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handicap rating. Hull serial numbers 125 to 200 have an "E" of , while hull serial numbers 200 and later have an "E" of . The boat is fitted with a
Universal Atomic 4 The Universal Atomic 4 is a four-cylinder, gasoline engine produced by the Universal Motor Company between 1949 and 1984 for use as auxiliary power on sailboats. Both and versions of the engine were produced. Over 40,000 of the engines were pro ...
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of . The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . 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 .


See also

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List of sailing boat types The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies and multihull ( catamarans and trimarans). Olympic classes World Sailing Classes Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht Racing ...
Similar sailboats *
Beneteau 331 The Beneteau 331 is a French sailboat that was designed by Group Finot/Conq for cruising and first built in 1999. The Beneteau 331 has also been marketed as the Oceanis 331, Oceanis Clipper 331 and Moorings 332. The design replaced the Oce ...
*
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 ...
*
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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Catalina 34 The Catalina 34 is an American sailboat designed by Frank V. Butler and first built in 1985. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States, which completed 1,438 examples. Design The ...
*
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.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 266-267. Houghton Mif ...
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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. T ...
*
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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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 ...
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S&S 34 S&S 34 is a cruising and racing fibreglass monohull sailboat class. It was based on a design by Olin Stephens from Sparkman and Stephens after a commission from British yachtsman Michael Winfield. The design features a skeg-hung rudder and a ...
* Sun Odyssey 349 *
UFO 34 (yacht) UFO 34 is a cruising and racing fibreglass monohull sailboat class. It is a sloop based on a design by Holman and Pye. The design features a spade rudder and a Bermuda rig with a large, overlapping headsail. Over 150 UFO 34s have been built both i ...
* Viking 34


References

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