Sisterships

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The original design for the Mariner Centaur 34 was a 15/16ths sloop rig. There are two cabin layouts. The first is a bit more "traditional" with the head between the salon and the forward cabin. The second plan has head just starboard of the companionway and the galley "unfolded" along the port side. There's more info about the design, by the architect, George Stadel

To our knowledge, only four (maybe three) Mariner Centaur 34's were ever built. This, we were told, was because of a trademark dispute: Mariner was a partnership of several builders under the same name. The partnership dissolved and as part of the resulting lawsuit, the yard stopped building them under the MC 34 name. Some more were sold as Stadel 34's on the East coast, but the recession hit and demand dwindled so no more were produced. I heard that Stadel didn't get any royalties for his design.

• Hull #1
  • Kuilima - Mark & Toni Parsons - [??/?? - Present] - Currently cruising in Mexico
• Hull #2
  It turns out that the production boat did not sail to weather well. This may be due to some unauthorized modifications by the builder -- specifically moving the shrouds outboard. The sheeting angle for the headsail was about 11° The first owner had a bowsprit installed, and the rig converted to a cutter rig. This change reduced the sheeting angle and moved the center of effort forward three feet, enough to kick the weather helm problem. The cutter rig is also a much more flexible sailplan for cruising.
  • Wishful Thinking - Ken Mayer - [8/97 - Present]
  • Pam & Jim Yares [3/93 - 8/97]
  • Joe Bill [3/87-3/93]
  • Burton Head [11/78-3/87]
• Hull #3
  • Jamie Stevenson [??/?? - Present] - For Sale - Marina Del Ray
    • 40hp Pieces Diesel
    • Teak Decks over fiberglass (epoxied, no screws)
    • Aluminum Mast w/ steps, dual main halyards, dual jib halyards (all internal), dual spinnaker cranes, mast insulated and painted with white imron.
    • Speed and Depth (older combi unit has wind direction and speed but needs masthead unit.)
    • 12V/110 Refer
    • GPS
    • VHF
    • Stereo w/ CD changer
    • H/C Pressure water
    • Note: My layout has V-berth forward, next aft is sink to port and head to starboard, followed by L shape dinette on starboard and setee/pilot berth to port, then U-shape galley on the starboard side and forward facing nav station and quarterberth on the port side.
• Hull #4
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