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Ericson Yachts 34T

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · First built 1978

A Bruce King-designed trunk cabin sloop featuring IOR-influenced lines and a balanced 50% ballast ratio

Designed by Bruce King.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 22 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 22
CoastalBluewater

2.03 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.03
LightHeavy

245 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 245
EasygoingPowered-up

17.1 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 17.1
TenderStiff

50% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 50%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
50.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
244.6
Comfort ratio
22.4
Capsize screening
2.03
Hull speed
6.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1027
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
Bruce King
Builder
Ericson Yachts

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