Boat models · C&C
C&C 34
Sailboat, racer-cruiser · built 1977 · designed by Rob Ball
Key figures
Comfort22.5moderate
Capsize screen2.04fails the screen
SA/D17.7cruiser
D/L259moderate
Ballast ratio0.41stiff
Hull speed6.8kt
- Built
- 1977
- Designer
- Rob Ball
- Builder
- C&C Yachts
- Rig
- Masthead Sloop
- Keel
- Fin w/spade rudder
- Length
- 33.5 ft
- Beam / draft
- 11.0 ft · 5.9 ft
- Displacement
- 10,100 lb
Design figures as published, not for any one hull. Full specifications on sailboatdata.com.
Reputation
Classracer-cruiseras owners use it
Forumsrespectedpicked over its peers
Fast, well-built 70s IOR-era racer-cruiser; sails well, but old and spartan below
- Club racing
- respected · competitive PHRF, balanced and quick
- Coastal cruising
- ordinary · workable but dated, tight interior
- Daysailing
- ordinary · fun helm, but big-boat crew needs
- First boat
- mixed · age-related upkeep can overwhelm novices
- Loved
- Balanced, responsive helm · Good upwind speed for its age · Solid C&C hull construction · Holds value among 70s boats
- Gripes
- Dated, cramped interior · Limited headroom and storage · Wet in a chop · Aging systems and hardware
- Survey for
- Deck core rot at stanchions and chainplates · Keel bolt and keel-hull joint corrosion · Rudder post and bearing wear · Original wiring, tanks and engine age
- Cross-shopped
- C&C 35 · Tartan 34 · Sabre 34 · Pearson 34
Thin discussion; from sailboatdata.com, cncphotoalbum.com, forums.sailboatowners.com
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