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1986 Hunter 34 Shoal Draft in Venice, Florida
This is a diamond in the rough! This is the popular shoal draft Hunter 34 that is a favorite amongst sailors! She is beamy, sails well, and is a trusted brand! She sleeps 7 and has air conditioning and in-counter Sea Frost refrigeration.
She has sailed many races and was enjoyed for long weekends with family and friends. The seller has owned her for 14 years.
This sloop is easily sailed as she is rigged for single-handed sailing. She has an autopilot and Magellan GPS, although dated, they are reported as working.
Below, she has 6’ 3” headroom, a full galley with an Orion gimballed stove/oven, Sea Frost refrigeration that is very cold, and plenty of storage. The dinette converts to a berth when needed. The aft berth is spacious and her V-berth is roomy and has a custom mattress. The stand-up head has a shower as well!
She is powered by a 30hp Yanmar freshwater cooled diesel with approx 1315 hours, the onboard hour meter is 200 hours off. The prop is a Gori 2 blade folding with a spare fixed 3 blade.
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Ballast / Displacement * 100
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
Shoal draft: 4.25’/1.30m
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