Description

The Etap 34 is a well mannered and capable family cruiser. The foam cored construction provides excellent insulation and makes the boat unsinkable, a useful safety feature. They are easy to sail with good performance and a spacious, practical modern interior. This excellent example has been carefully used and well maintained and is presented for sale in really nice condition.


Viewing by appointment at our Suffolk Office (IP10 0LN) - 01473 659 681.

Specifications

Accommodation

The layout offers up to six berths with two double sleeping cabins separate from the main accommodation. In the forecabin, V berth with stowage under. Opening hatch to deck. In saloon, two settee berths. Fixed table with drop leaves. Chart table top starboard with galley opposite. Twin stainless steel sinks with pressurised hot and cold water system. 170 litre freshwater capacity. Two burner gimballed gas cooker with oven. Refrigerator. Aft cabin with double berth and hanging locker. Separate heads compartment with marine toilet, shower and washbasin. Holding tank. Eberspacher diesel fired hot air central heating. Radio/CD player.

Construction

Built in 1999 by Etap Yachts to a design by Mortain & Mavrikios. White GRP hull with style stripes. Rubbing strake. White GRP superstructure with Etap 'Treadmaster' style non-slip to deck. Shallow draft fin keel. Spade hung rudder. Etap EVS whipstaff steering. Aft self draining cockpit with bathing platform sugar scoop stern. Coppercoat antifouling and Ultrasonic active antifouling system. New toilet sea cocks January 2021.

Equipment

Anchor with chain and warp
Self draining anchor stowage locker
Quick electric anchor windlass
Kedge anchor
Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, stanchions and guardwires
Coachroof grabrails
Lazybag sailcover with lazyjacks (2014)
Sprayhood
Habitent cockpit enclosure
Cockpit spray dodgers
Halyard tail bags
Winch covers
Canvas hatch covers
Tiller cover
Stainless steel boarding ladder
Various warps and fenders

Navigation Equipment

Suunto steering compass
Raytheon ST60 boatspeed and log, depth, windspeed and direction
Standard Horizon DSC VHF radio with command mic
Handheld VHF radio
Garmin 555 chart plotter (with chart table and cockpit positions)
Raymarine GPS
Raymarine SL72 radar
Yeoman plotter
Raymarine ST4000 autopilot
Both VHF and Garmin plotter have integrated AIS receiver
Clock and barometer
Raymarine Smart Controller (allows remote control of autopilot and instruments)

Engine(s)

Located behind the companionway Volvo MD2030 three cyllinder 28hp diesel engine. Electric start. Freshwater cooled via heat exchanger. Saildrive to two bladed propeller. Rope cutter. Single lever control. 90 litre fuel capacity giving a range of approximately 120 miles at 5 knot cruising speed. Maximum speed under power 6.5 knots. The engine has been regularly serviced, last service June 2020 by French Marine, and there is a service history. The saildrive diaphragm was changed in January 2021.

Sails & Spars

Fractionally rigged sloop. Anodised aluminium mast and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging, renewed 2013. Terylene running rigging. Slab reefing mainsail with lazyjacks. Furlex 200 headsail furling system. All lines led aft to cockpit. Two Lewmar self tailing control line winches. Two Lewmar self tailing sheet winches. Adjustable genoa cars. Rod kicker. Spinnaker pole. Snatch blocks for spinnaker. Lines and blocks to allow rigging a 3rd reef if required.

Mainsail - Elvstrom - 1999
Furling genoa - One Sails - 2020 - new

Electrics

3 x 12 volt batteries in two banks
Alternator charging
Wind generator
240 shorepower system
Battery charger
Immersion heater
Inverter

Safety Equipment

Three fire extinguishers
Fire blanket
Smoke alarm
Jackstays
Cockpit harness points
Deck light
Horseshoe lifebuoy with light
Danbuoy
MOB sling
Emergency tiller
Manual bilge pump
Electric bilge pump
Radar reflector

Disclaimer

The company normally acts as broker for the vendor who unless otherwise stated is not selling in the course of a business. Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of these particulars the correctness is not guaranteed and they are intended as a guide only and do not constitute a part of any contract. A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check these particulars and where appropriate and at his own expense to employ a qualified marine surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability on our part.