~34'~ Coastal Cruiser

[Dilligaf0220]

Dilli,

Nope, it was the 30...

http://www.sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=1505

It was a really nice boat...nicer than the Santana 30/30RC I ended up buying. It was named Tuber 39 after the test tube their kid had come from :blink:

Surveyor found some voids when sounding the hull. We got permission to drill into/take core samples. That's when we found it. We communicated with Steve Killing to confirm our findings...

Well shit, learn a new thing every day.

 

[shaggyq]

owned a CS 34 for a year, good turn of speed and an aft cabin. A fridge and ice box......

 

[Bob Perry]

I have never heard of a cored boat with c hopper gun skins. Makes no sense at all to me. Kind of funny though.

 

[Dilligaf0220]

I have never heard of a cored boat with c hopper gun skins. Makes no sense at all to me. Kind of funny though.

Right!?

Especially when they're production run was tiny. Quick boats too.

Any way to confirm that, Steve Killing's website looks down and I don't have his email anymore.

 

[zzrider]

I'm totally biased, but the C&C 35-3 is a solid contender. 11'2" beam, however.

At our latest rendezvous the C&C 34 owners were on board wondering exactly where all the extra boat came from. The 35 rates 24 seconds a mile faster, too.

How many Express 35's made it to the left coast? Always thought they were a better boat than the 35-3. But neither have the aft cabin.What the OP is after is a C&C 34+/XL, but that blows the budget to pieces.

Express 35 is a neat boat, I looked at one a few years back when we were in the market. Basically a C&C copycat (Goman & Killing had previously worked at C&C).

We currently have a '90 C&C 34+, and damn but if isn't just the ideal wife-friendly coastal cruiser (yeah it will break the OP's budget though). Great aft cabin, aft head layout, quite fast & fun to sail. I singlehand mine often and with ease.

 

[Crash]

I have never heard of a cored boat with c hopper gun skins. Makes no sense at all to me. Kind of funny though.

Right!?

Especially when they're production run was tiny. Quick boats too.

Any way to confirm that, Steve Killing's website looks down and I don't have his email anymore.

Dilli,

I'd like to confirm it to. I actually "hope" I'm wrong, as it's a nice boat. I've second guessed the decision not to buy for many years now. This all happened in late 1988/early 1989. But I'm pretty sure I've remembered the events accurately. Another funny part of this was the Broker I was dealing with and I went on to become good friends. He was just starting as a broker, coming from a sales jobs (shoe distrubutor I think). He had been a partner on a Express 35. He must of shown me 40 boats. He worked really hard to earn his sales commission. He later went on to become the J/Boats dealer in Annapolis and sold me a new J/109, then sold it for me 4 years later when it came time to pay for college, etc...

Crash

 

[notallthere]

Well , we ended up with a super clean cal 34. Really stoked.

 

[U20guy2]

Skip the newport. As one designer said to me. Why look at a brand that targeted the low end of the 80's hey days. He had a good point.

Olson 34 is an awesome boat great sailor. The Catalina 34 is a solid CA boat, not exciting but not a bad boat either. Large group of them do low key racing in SF Bay.

 

[floater]

I guess a clean Cal 34 should be a very nice boat to be aboard. Somebody once described it as a sort of mini Cal 40. I'm not sure, but it does have a different feel from many Cals. I know the deck is pretty great to get around on.

It's kind of interesting to consider the various "generations" of design represented in the collection of boats described above. A Cal 34 is perhaps the most venerable on the list, but it may have been built for just that commute: go to Catalina and stay awhile. And of course, Lapworth was something of a genius. 🙂

 

[Jim in Halifax]

Like Ish, I have a horse in this race...if you can get past the moaning of the Hunter-haters, you might want to check out a 33' or 37' Cherubini-designed Hunter. Tough boats that are well laid out for cruising. If you find one that has been well maintained and upgraded, could be sweet deal. I'm with Ish on the C&C 35 or 37 too.

EDIT - just noticed that you got a Cal 34 - congrats & enjoy!

 

[Ajax]

Well , we ended up with a super clean cal 34. Really stoked.

Which version did you get? They made up to a Mk III.

 

[notallthere]

Well , we ended up with a super clean cal 34. Really stoked.

Which version did you get? They made up to a Mk III.

I prefer the mark 1. I like the long galley and dual quarter berths. That's what we found. She has also been repowered to diesel . All wiring and plumbing/ thru hulls replaced.

Planned changes are convert back to tiller, new sails (current are original but I am a sail maker), and a few very minor projects from the survey.

 

[Ajax]

Wow, sounds great!

 

[pogen]

My Olson 34 will be going on the market very shortly. Decent accommodations for shorter term cruising, and a far better sailing boat than a Cal or Catalina. Tiller steering is a joy, points well, good sail inventory etc etc.

By it now, sail the LongPac next summer and the SHTP the summer after that, if that is your dream, while still being able to take the family out on weekends or a week in the Delta.

PM me.

 

[SloopJonB]

Well , we ended up with a super clean cal 34. Really stoked.

Which version did you get? They made up to a Mk III.

I prefer the mark 1. I like the long galley and dual quarter berths. That's what we found. She has also been repowered to diesel . All wiring and plumbing/ thru hulls replaced.

Planned changes are convert back to tiller, new sails (current are original but I am a sail maker), and a few very minor projects from the survey.

To my mind that pullman galley layout is the best possible for a smaller coastal cruiser. It provides the best compromise of space and utility at anchor.

If you will be cooking underway, not so much but that's not really much of a concern with coastal boats in my experience.

 

[pogen]

My Olson 34 will be going on the market very shortly. Decent accommodations for shorter term cruising, and a far better sailing boat than a Cal or Catalina. Tiller steering is a joy, points well, good sail inventory etc etc.

By it now, sail the LongPac next summer and the SHTP the summer after that, if that is your dream, while still being able to take the family out on weekends or a week in the Delta.

PM me.

OK, the boat is now listed on YachtWorld, Olson 34 in Alameda. If you want to do PacCup or SHTP in 2018, it's a great choice.

 

[dacapo]

I'm totally biased, but the C&C 35-3 is a solid contender. 11'2" beam, however.

At our latest rendezvous the C&C 34 owners were on board wondering exactly where all the extra boat came from. The 35 rates 24 seconds a mile faster, too.

my good friend's C&C 35-3 is great. He loves it, the wife loves it....

 

[Done Deal]

I know this will be met with a lot of craziness, but here goes....

My '94 Hunter Legend 35.5, is a great family boat. aft cabin, V Berth, big galley and big head. Good bit of storage, 64 gallons of fresh water is the standard tankage. It is quick in light air, and has a good bit of sail so in So-Cal would be great. I've got a furler up front of course and Dutchman on the main to simplify sail handling. The sugar scoop transom is great for dinghy boarding and swimming.

My cents

 

[RedRyder]

I'm totally biased, but the C&C 35-3 is a solid contender. 11'2" beam, however.

At our latest rendezvous the C&C 34 owners were on board wondering exactly where all the extra boat came from. The 35 rates 24 seconds a mile faster, too.

my good friend's C&C 35-3 is great. He loves it, the wife loves it....

Don't discount the C&C 35-2, or even the original Mark I with the scimitar rudder. Love my Mk. 2. The guy next to me at my dock has a Catalina 34, and opposite me lives a Hunter Legend 34. I can easily sail past both of them on all points of sail.

 

[Hitchhiker]

Well , we ended up with a super clean cal 34. Really stoked.

Which version did you get? They made up to a Mk III.

I prefer the mark 1. I like the long galley and dual quarter berths. That's what we found. She has also been repowered to diesel . All wiring and plumbing/ thru hulls replaced.

Planned changes are convert back to tiller, new sails (current are original but I am a sail maker), and a few very minor projects from the survey.

Notallthere ended up with one of those very rare finds. Looked kinda rough on the outside, but a true gem on the inside.

Quite jelly really!