Catalina 34

[Tony]

I am considering the purchase of a Catalina 34, 1990, shoal draft. I am interested to know the good, and bad points of this boat? This boat has the walk thru transom. If there is a former owner out there, please advise?Thank you, Tony

 

[Les Murray]

Chartered a C-34 once and liked it

Tony,I chartered a C-34 in San Diego for a week and found it to be a nice boat. The layout is nice and the boat handles pretty good. I found that in a blow, this one had a tendency to round up, but once reefed it sailed nice and flat. I ended up buying a C-36, but I think that was basically both are hard to find and that was the first one to come up for sale in my price range. I also have 4 kids and the larger aft cabin and salon in the 36 is more beneficial for me.I think my only criticism is that the space between the cockpit seats and the wheel can be a little tight. other than that, I thought it was a good boat.Les Murrays/v Ceilidh86 C-36 #560

 

[Rich]

C34 owners

Contact the c34.org site . You will be in contact with a whole slew of c34 ownersRichEnchantress C34 1284

 

[Paul B. Schumacher]

Cat 34

My best friend has had a Catalina 34 for four years and I sail if often. It's a great boat. The only serious problem we encountered was an electrical fire caused by a foulty wire harness between the engine (starter motor) and the cockpit control panel (start switch). I believe all Catalinas built before 1997 have the defectuve wire harness which can be replaced in a few hours. The replacement harness is available from Catalina's OEM supplier. I can't recall their name but the folks at Catalina could tell you.