Review of Phantom 34
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 2 cabins, 5 berths, 150.0 liter fresh water capacity, toilet facility and 40.0 liter waste water capacity.
Full keel
The Phantom 34 is equipped with a long keel. A full keel provide a better directional stability than a similar boat with a fin keel; on the other hand, better directional stability means also that the boat is more difficult to handle in a harbour with less space.
The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.55 - 1.65 meter (5.09 - 5.39 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The Phantom 34 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
Phantom 34 may be equipped with an inboard Yanmar diesel engine
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.
Alternative 2:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Farymann engine at 26 hp (19 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.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 160.0 liters (42 US gallons, 35 imperial gallons).
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 Phantom 34 is 1.78, 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 Phantom 34 is about 225 kg/cm, alternatively 1260 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 225 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1260 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 Phantom 34 is 3.18.
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 | 10.2 m | (33.4 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 10.2 m | (33.4 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 25.4 m | (83.4 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 22.4 m | (73.4 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
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