Our 1975 Cal 34 Mark II is for Sale
If you are looking for a cruising boat that is perfect for island hopping in the Salish Sea, or for weekends at a quiet South Sound location, you’ve come to the right place. It’s hard to get better than a Cal 34 for coastal cruising in comfort combined with sailing fun. Moonrise is easy to singlehand and is a fun boat to sail. Why are we selling her? It’s painful, to be sure. We love this boat. But she isn’t built for the job of crossing oceans, even though others have sailed Cal 34′s offshore. We are looking for the boat that will take us down the coast of South America and across the Pacific Ocean.We actively sail Moonrise, so she is in sail-away condition. You can go to the islands in this boat right now. As long as she is in our care, we continue to sail her, upgrade her, maintain her, and, generally, love her. We’d like to hand her over to someone who will appreciate her fine qualities like we do.
Just the Facts
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Here are some posts we wrote about the boat’s interior.
- A Tour of Moonrise Part 1
- A Tour of Moonrise Part 2
- A Tour of Moonrise Part 3
- A Tour of Moonrise Part 4
Of course, photos only go so far in giving an accurate feel for a boat. If you are seriously looking at boats like our Moonrise, give Sue a call for a personal tour.
Her custom made table folds up and out of the way, making the salon larger and more open.
New: Bottom Painted June 2nd with two coats of Interlux ACT bottompaint!
The last bottom job lasted 2 and half years with this same paint. Check out our post on the Bottom Paint Project Here.
More Recent Projects:
Hiding the wiring New Faucet in Galley New Control Panel Cover
Sail Inventory
- One Main in good condition
- 140% Genoa on Roller Furler Excellent condition
- 135% Genoa with hanks in good condition
Sailing Hardware
- Alado Roller Furling unit. Oversized. New in 2008.
- 2 Barient 21 winches in cockpit
- 1 Barient 16 Mainsheet winch on Coach Roof
- 2 Barient 10 Halyard winches on Mast
- Mainsheet Halyard new in 2011
- Spinnaker Halyard new in 2008
- Genoa Halyard new in 2008 (part of Alado Furler installation)
- Main Sheet new in 2011
- Jib/Genoa Sheets new in 2008
- Traveler Sheet new in 2011
Electronics
- Garmin GPS441S Chart Plotter. New in 2010
- AirMar Thru hull Speed Transducer. New in 2009
- AirMar Thru hull Depth Transducer. New in 2002
- Apelco 4500 VHF Fixed Mount Radio
- Chart Plotter is mounted at steering pedestal. Both Speed and Depth can be read at Chart Plotter
- Dual Marine Grade Stereo with cockpit and cabin speakers
Electrical
- NewMar 2 bank, 15 amp Charger
- 2 Trojan SCS225 Group 27 130 Amp Hour House Batteries. New in May 2010
- 1 Group 24 Starting Battery
- Blue Seas Add-A-Battery Automatic Battery Combiner System. New in 2011
- 600 Watt True Sine Wave Inverter
- 30 Amp shore wiring with breakers.
- Alder Barber Cold Machine Refrigeration with small freezer in Galley
- Improved Lighting in salon and V berth
Engine
- Westerbeke 4-91 Diesel Engine
- New Exhaust Elbow and Hose in 2008
- Rebuilt Water Pump in 2010
- Rebuilt Fuel Injection Pump in 2011
- Rebuilt Starter in 2012
- New Fuel, Oil and Water Temperature gauges in 2011
- Digital Engine Hour and Job Meter in 2009
- Aluminum 18 gallon fuel tank. New in 2007
Galley
- Alder Barbour Cold Machine Refrigeration (yes, the freezer makes ice!)
- Pressurized water system to sinks with brand new (Oct 2012) faucet/sprayer combination
- Propane Stove and Oven installed and in use (not a marine installation)
- Terrific Dickinson Diesel Stove and Oven goes with boat and can be re-installed.
Other Improvements
- Stainless Steel lifelines (Uncoated). New in 2010
- New Dodger in 2011
- Foam cushions new in 2010 (V berth) and 2011 (Salon)
- Memory foam mattress topper in V-berth
- PortVisor Rain Shields on Opening Ports. New in 2011
- Raw Water Strainer for Engine. New in 2011
Island Nautical Dodger New in 2011. Uncoated, Stainless Steel Lifelines. New in 2010
This is by no means a comprehensive list of the equipment or improvements we have made over the years.
Just a note to say how much I enjoyed reading parts of your blog and the info on “Moonrise”. I have a sistership to your boat…. in fact based on the hull #’s our two boats were right next to each other in the factory, and “born” the same month, 10/75… Mine (“Britannia”) is hull# 392, yours is 393. Almost twins, although Britannia has a dark blue hull. Like you, I love my Cal, it’s a great old boat. No shortage of projects, though. So far, I have had no desire for a different boat, but would like to complete more of the projects I have planned for her. With two teenage boys, the interior works (almost) perfectly for our family. I’m sure we could chat for hours about these boats. Best of luck with your plan.
Jerry
Thanks Jerry. This is very interesting that you have a hull built just before Moonrise. Where do you sail? Also, I really love a dark blue hull. I understand that it may not be the best color for visibility but they are sure beautiful.
Thanks. We keep Britannia at the Edmonds marina. Britannia lived most of her life at the Everett marina… I purchased the boat primarily because it came with a tranferable 36′ slip in Everett, which at the time was about $150/month. She needed a little more work than I probably needed, but was solid and well maintained, with good maintenance records… mostly cosmetics. Anyway, trying to get to the boat in the afternoon on I5, got pretty tough (we live in Edmonds) so we moved her to Edmonds. Great for day sailing and only 12 minutes from our house. The dark blue hull looks good from a distance, but she needs paint and a new rubrail… I’m sure you can relate to that, but it’s much worse on a dark hull… the white chalk from the rubrail streaks the topsides. There’s nothing practical about a dark hull…
Sorry to read about your engine troubles… guess I have been lucky so far. I’m the fourth owner…. the story about the name is that the original owner was the president of the Britannia Jeans Company …. if you lived in the NW in the 70′s you would remember the company. We sail Puget Sound and points north… limited time to go further with two boys who have played every sport possible over the last 12 years.
I envy your trip to Barkley Sound… so far haven’t managed the time or courage.
I’ve never posted on a blog before… sorry for running on so long but it’s always good to swap boat stories.
Jerry
Jerry, I would love to chat about your Cal 34, I know some history.
Tom
Tom,
That would be great. I would like to learn some history on my boat. Don’t want to hi-jack this Boat for Sale blog though so drop me a line at jerry@imtra.com. Thanks.
Jerry
This looks like a beautiful boat and a Cal 34 is nothing to sneeze at. I haven’t read through the rest of your blog yet (I’m a little behind) but if you guys are debating between keeping and selling, I don’t see what’s stopping you from cruising with this. More money for the cruising kitty right?
Anyway, looks like you guys are keeping it going and I look forward to catching up and reading about your journey so far!
Hi Pete. Melissa and I talk about keeping our Cal 34 for the very reasons you mention. Still, if we can sell her and buy something a bit larger and blue watery, I think we will be happier.
I visited you blog and was checking out Blue Magic. I did not see what kind of boat she is? Do you have details?
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