Express 34

{{short description|Sailboat class}} {{about|the sailboat|computer peripheral interface|ExpressCard#Express34}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Use American English|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox sailboat specifications |name = Express 34 |class_image = |line drawing = |line size = |line alt = |line caption = |image boat = |image size = |image alt = |image caption =

|boats = |crew = |trapeze = |draft = {{convert|6.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} |air draft = |displacement = {{convert|8500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|hulls = |hull type = Monohull |construction = Fiberglass |loa = {{convert|34.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} |loh = |lwl = {{convert|28.33|ft|m|abbr=on}} |beam = {{convert|10.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} |hull draft = |hull weight = |engine = Yanmar 2GMF diesel engine {{convert|18|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}

|appendages = |keel type = fin keel |ballast = {{convert|3700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} |rudder type = internally-mounted spade-type rudder

|rigs = |rig type = Bermuda rig |I = {{convert|44.30|ft|m|abbr=on}} |J = {{convert|13.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} |P = {{convert|38.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} |E = {{convert|12.80|ft|m|abbr=on}} |mast length = |rig other =

|sails = |sailplan = Masthead sloop |sailarea main = {{convert|246.40|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} |sailarea headsail = {{convert|287.95|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} |lp = |sailarea spin = |sailarea gen = |sails other = |sailarea upwind = |sailarea downwind = |sailarea total = {{convert|534.35|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|rating = |d-pn = |rya-pn = |phrf =

|status = |previous = |successor = }} The '''Express 34''' is an American light displacement sailboat, designed by Carl Schumacher as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1986.<ref name="latitude38">{{cite web|url=https://www.latitude38.com/feature/carl-schumacher-naval-architect-sailor/ |title=Latitude 38 Features: Carl Schumacher, 1949-2002 |publisher=Latitude38.com |date= |access-date=2012-09-03|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220409135508/https://www.latitude38.com/feature/carl-schumacher-naval-architect-sailor/|archive-date= 9 April 2022|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Data">{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/express-34|title = Express 34 sailboat specifications and details|accessdate = 1 April 2019|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2019|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220409134838/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/express-34|archive-date= 9 April 2022|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/schumacher-carl|title = Carl Schumacher|accessdate = 9 April 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210705005129/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/schumacher-carl|archive-date= 5 July 2021|url-status= live}}</ref>

==Production== The design was built by Alsberg Brothers Boatworks in Santa Cruz, California from 1986 to 1988, but is now out of production. It was the last of the production boats built before the company went out of business in 1988. The company built 28 of the boats.<ref name="latitude38"/><ref name="Data"/><ref>{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/builder/alsberg-brothers-boatworks|title = Alsberg Brothers Boatworks|accessdate = 9 April 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220409122019/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/alsberg-brothers-boatworks|archive-date= 9 April 2022|url-status= live}}</ref>

==Design== The Express 34 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted elliptical spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and an elliptical fixed fin keel. It displaces {{convert|8500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|3700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast.<ref name="Data"/>

The boat has a draft of {{convert|6.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Japanese Yanmar 2GMF diesel engine of {{convert|18|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}}. The fuel tank holds {{convert|22|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|55|u.s.gal}}.<ref name="Data"/>

==Operational history== The Express 34 won Sailing World's ''Overall Boat of the Year'' award in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/boat-year-winners-1985-2008/|title=Boat of the Year Winners (1985-2008)|website=www.sailingworld.com|date=17 October 2001 |access-date=2016-09-21|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220306163546/https://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/boat-year-winners-1985-2008/|archive-date= 6 March 2022|url-status= live}}</ref>

==See also== *List of sailing boat types

'''Related development''' *Express 37 *Express 27

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:Sailing yachts Category:1980s sailboat type designs Category:Keelboats Category:Sailboat type designs by Carl Schumacher Category:Sailboat types built by Alsberg Brothers Boatworks