Seller's Description
The Hunter 34 is a fast and easy to handle sailboat, ideal for the Chesapeake Bay. She is a tall rig, which makes her fast in light winds; and shoal draft, allowing you to reach almost anywhere in the Bay. She is very easy to single handle based on the way she is rigged and her reliable Yanmar engine. She is incredibly comfortable below for a 34 boat and her great layout sleeps up to 7. We really enjoyed sailing her across the Bay in a family of 5 over the past 6 years but decided to buy a more blue-water boat to venture further offshore. With a lot of recent upgrades, this is a lot of boat for its price.
Pictures: Google Drive Link
Equipment: Specs Builder: Hunter Keel: Fin
Dimensions LOA: 34 ft 5 in Beam: 11 ft 7 in LWL: 28 ft 3 in Draft: 4 ft 3 in Mast height (from waterline): 51’6” Headroom: 6 ft 3 in Displacement: 11920 lbs Ballast: 5100 lbs
Engines Brand: Yanmar Model: 3GMF Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel Year: 1985 Total Power: 21 HP Propeller: 3 blades fixed
Tanks Fresh Water Tanks: 2 (65 Gallons total) Fuel Tanks: 1 (25 Gallons) Holding Tanks: 1
Accommodations Number of single berths: 1 Number of double berths: 2 1 (drop down dinette) Number of cabins: 2 Number of heads: 1
Electronics VHF Radio Depth sounder
Sails Battened mainsail with Dutchman Sail Flaking System Furling genoa (150%)
Rigging Steering wheel
Inside Equipment Electric bilge pump 12v fridge (Dometic) Pressure water Electric marine head
Electrical Equipment Shore power inlet
Outside Equipment/Extras Cockpit cushions Swimming ladder Cockpit table Solar panel
Covers Bimini Top/Connector/dodger top Mainsail cover
Accommodations Sleeping accommodations for up to 7 persons. Port settee: 1 Drop down dinette: 2 Fore cabin (V berth): 2 Aft cabin: 2 Galley Double basin stainless steel sinks 2 burner & stove, alcohol (Origo) 12v refrigerator Pressure water
Head Electric flush head Holding tank
Recent Upgrades and Additions Engine mounts replaced, 2020 New shower bilge pump, 2020 New solar panel (Renogy 160 Watt) with 20 Amp MPPT controller New bimini/connector/dodger(top), 2020 New 12v fridge (Dometic, with Air Circulating Evaporating Unit), 2019 New battery charger, 2019 New mainsail cover, 2018 Genoa (150%) Reconditioned, 2018 New halyards (main and genoa), 2017 New fresh water pump plus accumulator, 2017 All light bulbs replaced to LED, 2017 Diesel line replaced from tank to distributor and new RACOR filter installed, 2017 All engine cooling water hoses replaced, 2017 New mattresses aft cabin and fore cabin (v-berth), 2016 New house batteries (215 Ah), 2016 New electric marine head, 2016
Pictures: drive.google.com/drive/folders/12MNg8iM7eVUzxKCRMf2Uu7Lie6ZTYCA7?usp=sharing
Specs
- Designer
- Cortland Steck
- Builder
- Hunter Marine
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Fin
- Rudder
- Spade
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 33′ 11″ / 10.4 m
- Waterline Length
- 28′ 2″ / 8.6 m
- Beam
- 10′ 11″ / 3.4 m
- Draft
- 4′ 0″ / 1.2 m
- Displacement
- 11,820 lb / 5,361 kg
- Ballast
- 5,000 lb / 2,268 kg (Iron)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 569′² / 52.9 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 567′² / 52.7 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 241′² / 22.4 m²
- P
- 41′ 0″ / 12.5 m
- E
- 11′ 8″ / 3.6 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 326′² / 30.3 m²
- I
- 47′ 4″ / 14.5 m
- J
- 13′ 8″ / 4.2 m
- Forestay Length
- 49′ 4″ / 15.1 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Yanmar
- Model
- 3GM
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Fuel Capacity
- 25 gal / 95 l
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- 65 gal / 246 l
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- 2
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
8.1 kn
Classic: 7.12 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
17.6
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
42.3
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
234.1
200-300: moderate
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
23.1
20-30: coastal cruiser
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
2.0
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
Shoal draft: 4.25’/1.30m
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