Review of Dehler 34 Nova Top
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The boat is equipped with 3 cabins, 6 berths, a galley and toilet facility.
Fin keel
The Dehler 34 Nova Top is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a full keel.
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.45 - 1.55 meter (4.76 - 5.06 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Dehler 34 Nova Top may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar 3GM30F diesel engine at 27 hp (20 kW).
The transmission is a shaft drive. A shaft drive will in the long run require less maintenance than other types of drive e.g. a sail drive.
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Dehler 34 Nova Top is 1.87, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Dehler 34 Nova Top is about 213 kg/cm, alternatively 1193 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 213 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1193 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Dehler 34 Nova Top is 3.53.
Maintenance
If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jib sheet | 10.6 m | (34.8 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 10.6 m | (34.8 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 26.5 m | (86.9 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 23.3 m | (76.5 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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