Schock 34 PC

Schock 34 PC

Development
Designer	Bruce Nelson and Bruce Marek
Location	United States
Year	1986
No. built	40
Builder(s)	W. D. Schock Corp
Role	Racer-Cruiser
Name	Schock 34 PC
Boat
Displacement	10,350 lb (4,695 kg)
Draft	6.50 ft (1.98 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	33.83 ft (10.31 m)
LWL	28.67 ft (8.74 m)
Beam	11.58 ft (3.53 m)
Engine type	inboard diesel engine
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	3,850 lb (1,746 kg)
Rudder(s)	internally-mounted spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	44.10 ft (13.44 m)
J foretriangle base	13.00 ft (3.96 m)
P mainsail luff	38.00 ft (11.58 m)
E mainsail foot	13.60 ft (4.15 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	258.40 sq ft (24.006 m2)
Jib/genoa area	286.65 sq ft (26.631 m2)
Total sail area	545.05 sq ft (50.637 m2)

The Schock 34 PC (Performance Cruiser) is an American sailboat that was designed by Bruce Nelson and Bruce Marek as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1986. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

The boat is a cruising development of the lightweight racing Schock 34 GP with an 1,850 lb (839 kg) heavier hull and a 2 ft (0.61 m) shorter mast. ^{[1] [2] [6] [7]}

Production

The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp in the United States. A total of 40 boats were built, between 1986 and 1990, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [2] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Design

The Schock 34 GP is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass over a balsa core. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem , a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 10,350 lb (4,695 kg) and carries 3,850 lb (1,746 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [2] [5]}

The boat has a draft of 6.50 ft (1.98 m) with the standard fin keel and 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the optional shoal draft wing keel. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for seven people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin, a drop-down dinette table and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the port side. The galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, ice box and a sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. The head is located just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and includes a shower. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has a hull speed of 7.18 kn (13.30 km/h). ^[2]

Operational history

In a 1987 review in Yachting magazine Chris Caswell wrote, "[Instead of the 34-GP], choose the 34-PC (Performance Cruiser), however, and you get the identical hull, with its elliptical keel and balsa coring, but you'd never recognize the two boats as sisters. A full-length cabin, spacious cockpit with wheel steering, and fold-down swim steps make this a Ferrari in Cadillac clothing, lying in wait for some unsuspecting sailor to challenge in an informal afternoon race. One intriguing option is a shoal-draft wing keel, which lops two feet off the draft as well as stiffening the boat up with its ballasted wings. Below, the 34-PC is pure luxury, with a spacious owner's stateroom aft, a private cabin forward with enclosed head, and a teak-lined saloon with twin settees and a large galley." ^[5]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Related development

• Schock 34 GP

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Schock 34 PC sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Schock 34 PC". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Nelson Marek". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Nelson Marek". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
5. Caswell, Chris (January 1987). "The Perfect 34". Yachting . Retrieved 13 August 2022.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Schock 34 GP sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
7. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Schock 34 GP". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
8. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Schock W.D." sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
9. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Schock W.D." sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
10. W. D. Schock Corp (2022). "About Us". wdschockcorp.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
11. W. D. Schock Corp. "Boats built by W.D. Schock". wdschock.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2022.

External links

• Photo of a Schock 34 PC