Yacht Manual DEHLER 34
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3.2.1 Deck
The deck is a sandwich construction. Balsa wood of different thicknesses is used as
intermediate layer. In areas with a lot of strain reinforcements of aluminium, plywood or solid
wood are used.
Fittings such as genoa slides, halyard pegs, winches, deck hatches or rollers are screwed and
sealed with a flexible silicone rubber substance.
3.2.2 Guard rails
The deck is equipped with a pulpit, a pushpit, an integrated safety ladder/swimming ladder
and guard rail supports. The deck guard rail has a continuous height of 610 mm. The eight
railing posts and the bolts for the pulpit and pushpit are screwed on the aluminium deck
reinforcement and glued with epoxy resin.
3.3 Sail plan
Mainsail 32.7 m
2
Genoa 140 % 33.9 m
2
Jib 100 % 23.9 m
2
Spinnaker approx.86.6 m²
Gennaker 71.7 m²
The canvas quality is
chosen for the wind strain
corresponding to the sails.
The mainsail can be
reduced by two one-line
quick reefings, by 1.60 m
above the main boom
(reefing 1) and by 3.60 m
above the boom (reefing
2).
3.3.1 Sail dimensions
• P = 12.52
• E = 4.50
• I = 13.66
• J = 3.76
With these data any
sailmaker can make the
sail you require.
Figure 6: Sail plan
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