Melody 34

Melody 34

Development
Designer	Andre Mauric Gilles Vaton
Location	France
Year	1974
No. built	607
Builder(s)	Jeanneau
Role	Cruiser
Name	Melody 34
Boat
Displacement	13,330 lb (6,046 kg)
Draft	6.23 ft (1.90 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	33.63 ft (10.25 m)
LWL	28.50 ft (8.69 m)
Beam	11.09 ft (3.38 m)
Engine type	27 hp (20 kW) inboard diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	6,393 lb (2,900 kg)
Rudder(s)	skeg-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	46.50 ft (14.17 m)
J foretriangle base	14.80 ft (4.51 m)
P mainsail luff	42.40 ft (12.92 m)
E mainsail foot	11.90 ft (3.63 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	269 sq ft (25.0 m2)
Jib/genoa area	226 sq ft (21.0 m2)
Spinnaker area	1,076 sq ft (100.0 m2)
Other sails	genoa: 538 sq ft (50.0 m2) solent: 355 sq ft (33.0 m2) storm jib: 97 sq ft (9.0 m2)
Upwind sail area	807 sq ft (75.0 m2)
Downwind sail area	1,345 sq ft (125.0 m2)

The Melody 34 is a French sailboat that was designed by Andre Mauric and Gilles Vaton of the design firm Bureau Mauric, as a cruiser and first built in 1974. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Production

The design was built by Jeanneau in France, from 1974 until 1982, with 607 boats built. ^{[1] [2] [3] [9] [10] [11]}

Design

The Melody 34 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast, one set of straight spreaders and aluminum spars with stainless steel wire rigging. The hull has a raked stem, a reverse transom a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed swept fin keel. It displaces 13,330 lb (6,046 kg) and carries 6,393 lb (2,900 kg) of cast iron ballast. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The boat has a draft of 6.23 ft (1.90 m) with the standard keel. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat is fitted with an inboard diesel engine of 18 or 27 hp (13 or 20 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 24 U.S. gallons (91 L; 20 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 48 U.S. gallons (180 L; 40 imp gal). ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for eight people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, an "L"-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the starboard side. The galley is located on the port side at the companionway ladder. The galley is "U"-shaped and is equipped with a three-burner stove, ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the starboard side. Cabin headroom is 74 in (188 cm). ^{[1] [2] [3]}

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetrical spinnaker of 1,076 sq ft (100.0 m²). ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The design has a hull speed of 7.16 kn (13.26 km/h). ^{[2] [3]}

Operational history

Melody 34s have been sailed on extensive cruising voyages, including in the Caribbean. ^[12]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Melody 34 (Jeanneau) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau Melody 34". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
3. "Melody Standard Sailboat specifications". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Andre Mauric". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
5. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Andre Mauric". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Gilles Vaton". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
7. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Gilles Vaton". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
8. "Bureau Mauric Sailboat designer". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
9. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Jeanneau (FRA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
10. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Jeanneau". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
11. "Jeanneau Sailboat builder". Boat-Specs.com. 2022. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
12. Morris, Linda (September 1986). "Passage Notes". Cruising World. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

External links

• Official website