| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Daniel Andrieu |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1989 |
| No. built | 284 |
| Builder | Jeanneau |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Sun Liberty 34 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 10,362 lb (4,700 kg) |
| Draft | 6.23 ft (1.90 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 32.74 ft (9.98 m) |
| LWL | 26.38 ft (8.04 m) |
| Beam | 11.48 ft (3.50 m) |
| Engine type | Yanmar 27 hp (20 kW)diesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel with weighted bulb |
| Ballast | 3,351 lb (1,520 kg) |
| Rudder | spade-typerudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 40.68 ft (12.40 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 11.65 ft (3.55 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 34.49 ft (10.51 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 13.62 ft (4.15 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 287 sq ft (26.7 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 374 sq ft (34.7 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 815 sq ft (75.7 m2) |
| Upwind sail area | 661 sq ft (61.4 m2) |
| Downwind sail area | 1,102 sq ft (102.4 m2) |
TheSun Liberty 34 is a Frenchsailboat that was designed byDaniel Andrieu as acruiser and first built in 1989.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
The Sun Liberty 34 design was developed into theSun Odyssey 34 in 1991 and theSun Odyssey 33 in 1992.[1][2]
The design was built byJeanneau in France, from 1989 until 1992, with 284 boats built, but it is now out of production.[1][2][8][3][4][9][10][11]
The Sun Liberty 34 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly ofpolyesterfiberglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast, two sets of sweptspreaders andaluminum spars withstainless steel wire rigging. The hull has araked stem, areverse transom with steps to a swimming platform, an internally mounted spade-typerudder controlled by awheel and a fixed finkeel or optional shoal-draft keel. It displaces 10,362 lb (4,700 kg) and carries 3,351 lb (1,520 kg) of ballast.[1][2][3][4]
The boat has a draft of 6.23 ft (1.90 m) with the standard keel and 4.62 ft (1.41 m) with the optional shoal draft keel.[1][2][3][4]
The boat is fitted with a JapaneseYanmardiesel engine of 27 hp (20 kW) for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 26 U.S. gallons (98 L; 22 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 66 U.S. gallons (250 L; 55 imp gal).[1][2][3][4]
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double"V"-berth in the bow cabin, an U-shaped settee and a straight settee in the main cabin and an aft cabin with a double berth on the starboard side. Thegalley is located on the port side just aft of thecompanionway ladder. The galley is L-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove, anice box and a double sink. A navigation station is forward of the galley, on the port side. There are twoheads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the straboard side and one on the starboard side just forward of the aft cabin. Cabin maximum headroom is 69 in (175 cm).[1][2][3][4]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetricalspinnaker of 815 sq ft (75.7 m2).[3][4]
The design has ahull speed of 6.88 kn (12.74 km/h).[2][3][4]