Columbia 34 Mark II explained

Columbia 34 Mark II
Image Boat:	File:Columbia 34 Mark II from astern.jpg
Designer:	William Tripp Jr.
Location:	United States
Year:	1970
No Built:	352
Builder:	Columbia Yachts
Draft:	5.5feet
Displacement:	120000NaN0
Hull Type:	Monohull
Construction:	Fiberglass
Loa:	33.58feet
Lwl:	27.33feet
Beam:	10feet
Engine:	Palmer P-60 4-107 Yanmar 270NaN0 gasoline engine
Keel Type:	fin keel
Ballast:	47000NaN0
Rudder Type:	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig Type:	Bermuda rig
I:	42feet
J:	13.8feet
P:	36.3feet
E:	13feet
Sailplan:	Masthead sloop
Sailarea Main:	235.95square feet
Sailarea Headsail:	289.8square feet
Sailarea Total:	525.75square feet

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.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

The Columbia 34 Mark II's hull molds were later used to develop the Coronado 35 and also the Hughes 36 and the Hughes-Columbia 36.^[1] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

Production

The Columbia 34 Mark II was a new design built by Columbia Yachts in the United States as a follow-on to the unrelated Columbia 34. The company produced 352 examples of the Mark II between 1970 and 1975, but it is now out of production.^[1] ^[8]

Design

The Columbia 34 Mark II is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller or optional wheel and a fixed fin keel, or optional shoal draft keel or stub keel with a centerboard.^[1]

Accommodation includes a bow "V"-berth, a main cabin dinette table that drops to form a double berth, a main cabin settee for a single berth, a quarter berth opposite the galley. The galley includes a stainless steel sink, four teak drawers, a gimballed two-burner alcohol-fired stove, a top-loading icebox. Refrigeration and pressurized hot and cold water were factory options. There is a main cabin navigation table that slides out of the way when not in use. Engine access requires removing the companionway steps. An anchor locker is fitted in the bow.^[3]

Variants

Columbia 34 Mark II

This model was introduced in 1970 and produced until 1975. It displaces 120000NaN0 and carries 47000NaN0 of iron ballast. The boat has a draft of 5.5feet with the standard keel fitted. The boat has a Palmer P-60 gasoline engine of 270NaN0 or optional Albin diesel engine, driving a two-bladed propeller. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .^[1] ^[3]

Columbia 34 Mark II CB

This model features a short keel and centerboard. It was introduced in 1970 and produced until 1975. It displaces 130000NaN0 and carries 57000NaN0 of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of 3.75feet with the centeroard up and 7.92feet with it down. The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 diesel engine. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .^[9]

Columbia 34 Mark II SD

This shoal draft keel model was introduced in 1970 and eventually replaced the Mark II CB in production. It has the same short keel as the "CB", but lacks the retractable centerboard. It displaces 130000NaN0 and carries 57000NaN0 of ballast. The boat has a draft of 3.75feet with the standard shoal draft keel fitted. The boat has a Universal Atomic 4 diesel engine.^[1]

Operational history

A review by Dave Smith notes, "When the ... Columbia 34 MKII first came out it ... it was billed as "The Seven Sleeper for Seven Footers", and "The room of a 38 footer for the price you would expect in a 32 footer". Both slogans capture the allure of the MKII Columbia 34." He notes, " The boat does not have a generous sail plan (about the same sail area as a Columbia 30), so it doesn’t perform well in light air. With the high freeboard, it isn’t as good up wind as some other designs, and it likes to be reefed early when going to windward. A cute little characteristic of the 34 is that the galley and head sinks slip below the waterline when the boat is heeled beyond 15 degrees, so you learn to close these through hull fittings before sailing or risk letting in a lot of water."^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: Columbia 34 Mark II sailboat . 22 November 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190052/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/columbia-34-mk-ii. 2 October 2019. live.
Web site: William H. Tripp Jr.. 22 November 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191002190036/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/tripp-jr-william-h. 2 October 2019. live.
Web site: Columbia 34 Mark II Review. 22 November 2019. Smith. Dave . Columbia Yacht Owners Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20190512135127/http://www.columbia-yachts.com/col34m2/c-34review.html. 12 May 2019. live.
Web site: Coronado 35 sailboat . 22 November 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191111003024/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/coronado-35 . 11 November 2019. live.
Web site: Coronado 35 MS sailboat . 22 November 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191111003028/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/coronado-35-ms. 11 November 2019. live.
Web site: Hughes-Columbia 36 sailboat . 22 November 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191111003020/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hughes-columbia-36. 11 November 2019. live.
Web site: Hughes 36 sailboat . 22 November 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191111003022/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/hughes-36. 11 November 2019. live.
Web site: Columbia Yachts. 22 November 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191111152823/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/columbia-yachts. 11 November 2019. live.
Web site: Columbia 34 Mark II CB sailboat . 22 November 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20181018115842/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/columbia-34-mk-ii-cb. 18 October 2018. live.