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I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to this wonderful community!  The tech notes and forum have been an invaluable resource over the last eight years.  This was our first experience with a cruising boat and we've had an amazing time sailing our C34 all around the Chesapeake, and learned so much from this group about maintaining and upgrading our floating vacation home.

As our sailing family grows we're looking to move into a three cabin boat.  If a c425 was in our budget it would certainly be high on our list, but alas, that's a big leap.  We have a lead on a Hunter 460 and the 34 is now listed for sale.

Thank you, safe travels & fair winds

After eight excellent years Firefly, a 1988 Catalina 34, is for sale. Extensive maintenance and upgrades over the last eight years we've owned her; shows like a much younger boat. Firefly is fitted with a 125% genny, full batten main, and 4' shoal draft wing keel; she is a great boat for the Chesapeake. Universal M25-XP just getting broken in with ~1800 hours and runs great. Oversized ground tackle and electric windlass, Balmar externally regulated high output alternator & large house bank, 13k btu AC/heat plumbed through the boat, modern electronics & autopilot, newer 12v refrigeration, electric flush head, new canvas, the list goes on.

Only selling because we are looking to move up to a three cabin boat.

https://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/100704    or DM me for a PDF with photos and a full list of upgrade/refit items.

Hello All,

I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself.  I've been lurking around the forum for a couple months as I researched my purchase, but as I am now the owner of #713, I thought I should introduce myself.

I have joined the association and am working my way through all of the past tech notes.  I enjoyed finding a couple of notes from the original owners... They made a couple of improvements I didn't realize were not stock features 

The boat is a bit of a project (and was priced accordingly), but I expect to have her ready to splash in the spring. 

Thanks to everyone on this forum that has created such a wealth of information here!