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The Tartan 34-2 is an American
The Tartan 34-2 is a small recreational
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
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, 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 interior layout. It is unrelated to the 1968 Sparkman & Stephens-designed Tartan 34 C. Both the 34-2 and the earlier 34 C were marketed simply as the "Tartan 34", but to avoid confusion they are commonly referred to as the 34 C ("Classic") and the 34-2 to differentiate the designs.
Production
The Tartan 34-2 was built by Tartan Marine in theUnited States
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between 1984 and 1989, with 110 examples completed.
Design
The Tartan 34-2 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 w ...
, built predominantly of fiberglass
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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, ...
rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder
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, a reverse transom
A transom is the vertical reinforcement which strengthens the stern of a boat. This flat termination of the stern is typically above the waterline.
The term was used as far back as Middle English in the 1300s, having come from Latin ''transvers ...
and a fixed fin keel
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. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel and with the optional shoal draft keel.
The design was factory-fitted with a Japanese Yanmar
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diesel engine
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of . The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
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 177 with a high of 186 and low of 174. The shoal draft version has an average PHRF handicap of 141 with a high of 147 and low of 135. Both versions have 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-t ...
of .
See also
* List of sailing boat types Similar sailboats * Beneteau 331 * Beneteau First Class 10 *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 ...
*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 ...
*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 Hu ...
*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 ...
*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 ...
*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 ...
*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 ...
*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 ...
* San Juan 34
*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 ...
* Sea Sprite 34
* Sun Odyssey 349
*UFO 34
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
External links
* {{Sparkman & Stephens Keelboats 1980s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by Sparkman and Stephens Sailboat types built by Tartan Marine