Schock 34 PC
The Schock 34 PC (Performance Cruiser) is an American sailboat that was designed by Bruce Nelson and Bruce Marek as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1986.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bruce Nelson and Bruce Marek |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1986 |
| No. built | 40 |
| Builder(s) | W. D. Schock Corp |
| Role | Racer-Cruiser |
| Name | Schock 34 PC |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 10,350 lb (4,695 kg) |
| Draft | 6.50 ft (1.98 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 33.83 ft (10.31 m) |
| LWL | 28.67 ft (8.74 m) |
| Beam | 11.58 ft (3.53 m) |
| Engine type | inboard diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 3,850 lb (1,746 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | internally-mounted spade-type rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 44.10 ft (13.44 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 13.00 ft (3.96 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 38.00 ft (11.58 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 13.60 ft (4.15 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 258.40 sq ft (24.006 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 286.65 sq ft (26.631 m2) |
| Total sail area | 545.05 sq ft (50.637 m2) |
The boat is a cruising development of the lightweight racing Schock 34 GP with an 1,850 lb (839 kg) heavier hull and a 2 ft (0.61 m) shorter mast.[1][2][6][7]
Production
The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp in the United States. A total of 40 boats were built, between 1986 and 1990, but it is now out of production.[1][2][8][9][10][11]
Design
The Schock 34 GP is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass over a balsa core. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem , a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 10,350 lb (4,695 kg) and carries 3,850 lb (1,746 kg) of ballast.[1][2][5]
The boat has a draft of 6.50 ft (1.98 m) with the standard fin keel and 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel.[1][2]
The design has sleeping accommodation for seven people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a drop-down dinette table and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is "L"-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, ice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and includes a shower.[1][2]
The design has a hull speed of 7.18 kn (13.30 km/h).[2]
Operational history
In a 1987 review in Yachting magazine Chris Caswell wrote, "[Instead of the 34-GP], choose the 34-PC (Performance Cruiser), however, and you get the identical hull, with its elliptical keel and balsa coring, but you'd never recognize the two boats as sisters. A full-length cabin, spacious cockpit with wheel steering, and fold-down swim steps make this a Ferrari in Cadillac clothing, lying in wait for some unsuspecting sailor to challenge in an informal afternoon race. One intriguing option is a shoal-draft wing keel, which lops two feet off the draft as well as stiffening the boat up with its ballasted wings. Below, the 34-PC is pure luxury, with a spacious owner's stateroom aft, a private cabin forward with enclosed head, and a teak-lined saloon with twin settees and a large galley."[5]
References
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Schock 34 PC sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Schock 34 PC". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Nelson Marek". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Nelson Marek". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- Caswell, Chris (January 1987). "The Perfect 34". Yachting. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Schock 34 GP sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Schock 34 GP". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Schock W.D." sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Schock W.D." sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- W. D. Schock Corp (2022). "About Us". wdschockcorp.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- W. D. Schock Corp. "Boats built by W.D. Schock". wdschock.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2022.