VANCOUVER 34 CLASSIC
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 34.25 ft |
| LWL | 27.5 ft |
| Beam | 10.5 ft |
| Draft | 4.75 ft |
| Displacement | 14,000 lb |
| Ballast | 6,000.4 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 7.0 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Mainsail | 221 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 240 sq ft |
Engine
| Commonly | Ford, Universal |
About the VANCOUVER 34 CLASSIC
A Northshore development of the V32 providing a larger cockpit, wheel steering and an inboard rudder. The earlier V34Cs dragged their sterns until the move from iron to lead ballast as standard enabled the ballast to be positioned further forward, thus better balancing the additional weight at the stern (i.e. caused by the 2 ft extension). From A History of Vancouver Yachts, 16 March 2011, by Nick Hiscock. Sail area: -Main: 221 ft² / 20.53 m² -Jib: 240 ft² / 22.3 m² -Staysail: 139 ft² / 12.9 m² -Genoa (optional): 435 ft² / 40.41 m² Also available with a Pilot House deck configuration.
Direct variant of the VANCOUVER 34 CLASSIC
Near-identical models — same hull, builder and designer, re-badged or lightly changed. Specs and owner-reported issues are typically shared across the group, so a sister model's page may carry detail this one doesn't.
Performance
Estimated Value
Low ConfidenceEstimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 34.25ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the VANCOUVER 34 CLASSICyet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a VANCOUVER 34 CLASSIC? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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