Sea Sprite 34 | |
Image Boat: | File:Sea Sprite 34 sailing.jpg |
Designer: | Bill Luders |
Location: | United States |
Year: | 1980 |
No Built: | 45 |
Builder: | C. E. Ryder |
Draft: | 5feet |
Displacement: | 128000NaN0 |
Hull Type: | Monohull |
Construction: | Fiberglass |
Loa: | 33.84feet |
Lwl: | 24feet |
Beam: | 10.25feet |
Engine: | Universal Motor Company Model 30 250NaN0 diesel engine |
Keel Type: | long keel |
Ballast: | 50000NaN0 |
Rudder Type: | keel-mounted rudder |
Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
I: | 39feet |
J: | 12.8feet |
P: | 40.5feet |
E: | 13.8feet |
Sailplan: | Fractional rigged sloop |
Sailarea Main: | 279.45square feet |
Sailarea Headsail: | 249.6square feet |
Sailarea Total: | 525.05square feet |
The Sea Sprite 34, also called the Luders 34, is an American sailboat that was designed by Bill Luders as a cruiser and first built in 1980.[1] [2] [3]
The design is the largest of the series of Sea Sprite Sailing Yachts.[1] [3]
The design was built by C. E. Ryder in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States. The company completed 45 examples, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [4]
The Sea Sprite 34 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, with a keel-stepped mast, a spooned raked stem, a raised transom, a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed long keel. It displaces 128000NaN0 and carries 50000NaN0 of lead ballast.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 5feet with the standard long keel fitted.[1] [3]
The boat is fitted with a Universal Motor Company Model 30 diesel engine of 250NaN0. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .[1] [3]
The boat's galley is located on the port side of the cabin and includes a stainless steel sink and a two-burner stove. The head is located forward, just aft of the bow "V"-berth. Additional sleeping space is provided by the dinette settees. Ventilation is provided by a forward hatch.[1] [3]
The design has a hull speed of 6.57kn.[3]
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