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Seller's Description

Cal 34, MK II, 1975 L.O.A. 33’ 8” Beam: 10’ Draft: 5’ Displacement 10,000 lbs. Year built: 1975 Price: $ 6,900.00 Location: Somers Point, NJ

You will not find a cleaner, nicer example of the Cal 34, MK II than this one—and you won’t find a better deal on any boat this size in this condition. I have owned her for three years—but she’s only been in the water one of those years, which is a shame.

She’d make a great liveaboard, she’s a natural club racer or weekender, she is very responsive in the water. Much of the sailing I’ve done has been on a Morgan 41 Out Island and this boat feels much different, the steering is more responsive, she just feels much quicker than that old Morgan, yet she’s big enough to make a great small cruising boat. I’m going to focus on helping my friend with his Morgan but it means someone is about to get a great boat. I got incredibly lucky, you don’t buy the boat, you buy the previous owner, and the guy I bought this from was a very knowledgeable sailboat person, and he paid people to maintain and service his boat, so it was all done at a nearby boat yard, and he stored it at the same yard I store it at. That yard knows this boat pretty well and they could be a good resource for you. The Westerbeke is original and runs fine, if a little smokey—she has all of the cosmetic issues of an older boat but otherwise she’s great and her bilge is dry. The boat yard where she’s kept over the winter is a great place—they’re very competent and they could help a first time owner quite a bit if you need that. She comes with decades of cruising gear—the list below is not complete but it gives you an idea of what is aboard her.

Documentation: I have the original documentation that I keep stored dry and away from the boat, in addition to the original documentation I have two professionally spiral bound copies of everything:

Two spiral bound copies of the Westerbeke 30 Spare Parts List Two spiral bound copies of the Westerbeke Engine Repair Manual (the engine bible) Two spiral bound copies of the Westerbeke Service Bulletins Two copies of the Owner’s Manual

Including:

Original wiring diagram Original copy of the standing and running rigging specifications

As a note, she is set up to single hand. The new self-tailing Barient winches are super helpful here and she balances very well under head sail alone in any kind of moderate air. In fact, in heavy air she is great with headsail alone and it gives you the ability to quickly adjust sail area.

NOTE: she does have the traveler mounted above the companionway.

Equipment list:

Westerbeke 30 diesel engine V-drive transmission Fuel tank, new in the past several years Pressurized cold / hot water system with an electric water pump Shore power with two shore power cables Ice box Gimbaled propane stove, oven

(2) main sails, one on the boat, two in storage (4) head sails, one on the boat, three in storage Main sail cover Selden FURLEX roller furler Whisker pole, with the boom setup to accept the whisker pole Brand new primary winches (self-tailing Barients) Existing original secondary winches Boarding ladder Two boat hooks (6) PFD’s Banana scoop to gather extra fresh air from the forward hatch Two winch handles Garmin chartplotter

New:

New primary compass on the binnacle New self-tailing primary winches (Barient) New Jabsco manual head New LED lights in the cabin light fixtures New charging circuit from the batteries to charge USB devices (2) new batteries, an engine battery and a house battery, the boat only has (2) batteries (5) new docklines to allow us to tie her off easily at our marina Thoroughly cleaned the teak topsides as the first step to completely refinishing it New bottom paint before she hit the water

Spares:

There really is too much to list but here’s a short list: Engine oil filters Water pump Engine air filters Secondary hand held compass New spare folding prop (4) spare sails in sail bags (2) spare cabin light fixtures A basket of spare teak pieces (2) spare shore power plugs Spare gaskets Spare winch handle pocket Spare cleats Spare rail cars Spare fittings or phone 267-788-6825

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Specs

Designer
C. William Lapworth
Builder
Jensen Marine/Cal Boats
Associations
?
# Built
193
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Fin
Rudder
Spade
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
33 2 / 10.1 m
Waterline Length
25 11 / 7.9 m
Beam
10 0 / 3.1 m
Draft
4 11 / 1.5 m
Displacement
10,200 lb / 4,627 kg
Ballast
4,650 lb / 2,109 kg (Lead)

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
479′² / 44.5 m²
Total Sail Area
479′² / 44.5 m²
Mainsail
Sail Area
195′² / 18.1 m²
P
35 5 / 10.8 m
E
10 11 / 3.4 m
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
284′² / 26.4 m²
I
41 2 / 12.6 m
J
13 8 / 4.2 m
Forestay Length
43 5 / 13.3 m

Auxilary Power

Make
Westerbeke
Model
4-91
HP
25
Fuel Type
Diesel w/Vdrive
Fuel Capacity
34 gal / 129 l
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
60 gal / 227 l
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
?

Calculations

Hull Speed
7.5 kn
Classic: 6.83 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

7.47 knots
Classic formula: 6.83 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
16.3
16-20: good performance

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.
16.29
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
45.6
>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

45.58
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
259.6
200-275: 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
259.57
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
25.9
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
25.87
<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
1.9
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages

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
1.85
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

These (CAL 2-34 CAL 34-III) later versions of the original CAL 34 share the same hull, but with a higher aspect rig.
CAL 34-III, specifically, was promoted as more of a blue water cruiser than previous versions. A bridgedeck was added, with companionway offset to starboard. Most of the changes to the interior were also consistent with the theme of an offshore cruiser with additional wood trim.
Among other changes:
Fuel and water tank capacity was further increased.
Heavier gauge standing rigging. Wheel steering is standard equipment.

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