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Mariner Centaur

Cutter · Long Keel · First built 1976

A George Stadel-designed cutter with a heavy displacement and long keel, also marketed as the Stadel 34

Designed by George H. Stadel Jr & III, built by TA Shing Yacht Building (Taiwan).

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 45 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 45
CoastalBluewater

At 1.57 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.57
LightHeavy

384 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 384
EasygoingPowered-up

12.7 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 12.7
TenderStiff

26% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 26%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Heavier than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 427 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
26.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Cutter
Ratios
SA / displacement
12.7
Displacement / length
384.4
Comfort ratio
44.6
Capsize screening
1.57
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1122
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1976
Units built
4
Designer
George H. Stadel Jr, III
Builder
Ta Shing Yacht Building (TAIWAN)

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