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Review of Carat 34


Carat 34
Carat 34 anno 1985. 2022

Basic specs.

sail specifications


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Interior
Interior
Interior of Carat 34.

The boat is equipped with 6 berths.


Keel

Unknown keel type

The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.80 - 1.90 meter (5.91 - 6.21 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Engine

Carat 34 may be equipped with a diesel engine at 20 hp (14 kW)..


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.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Carat 34 is 2.10, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Carat 34 is about 227 kg/cm, alternatively 1272 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 227 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1272 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.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Carat 34 is 3.10.

Slim Wide 62% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 62% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more spacy hull design.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)
Indicates how fast the boat is in light wind:
- Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15
- Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20
- Racers have ratios above 20
- High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24
Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 24.21


Maintenance

Rig

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.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 10.2 m(33.6 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Genoa sheet10.2 m(33.6 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Mainsheet 25.6 m(84.1 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker sheet22.6 m(74.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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