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slomotion · 21-04-2008, 13:33

We cruised an '83 H34 for 2 1/2 years in the Bahamas/Caribbean. They are fast and roomy for their length and vintage; and in good condition, they can be an excellent platform for this kind of use. Everyone who cruises these boats cancels the monster dinette table and converts the starboard salon seats to a U with a smaller table or none at all - this was a standard original conversion. There is also the Home Theater option:

Home Theater seating

If you are considering the Bahamas and points south, you definitely want the propane (NOT CNG) conversion - there's plenty of room for tanks in the lazeretts. Can't help with A/C, but rust spots on the keel are common. You can surface treat them as needed, so a complete sandblast/epoxy coat is probably overkill, but nothing wrong with doing it - it may prevent them from coming back. Otherwise you just live with it and treat when you bottom paint - your keel won't fall off.

For more information, go here:

http://www.sailboatowners.com/reviews/revlist.tpl?fno=0&bbrand=Hunter&model=34

and here - this guy's interior was destroyed while the boat was on the hard in a hurricane - he rebuilt the whole thing:

http://epitomesrebuild.com/

21-04-2008, 13:33	#15
slomotion Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 865	We cruised an '83 H34 for 2 1/2 years in the Bahamas/Caribbean. They are fast and roomy for their length and vintage; and in good condition, they can be an excellent platform for this kind of use. Everyone who cruises these boats cancels the monster dinette table and converts the starboard salon seats to a U with a smaller table or none at all - this was a standard original conversion. There is also the Home Theater option: Home Theater seating If you are considering the Bahamas and points south, you definitely want the propane (NOT CNG) conversion - there's plenty of room for tanks in the lazeretts. Can't help with A/C, but rust spots on the keel are common. You can surface treat them as needed, so a complete sandblast/epoxy coat is probably overkill, but nothing wrong with doing it - it may prevent them from coming back. Otherwise you just live with it and treat when you bottom paint - your keel won't fall off. For more information, go here: http://www.sailboatowners.com/reviews/revlist.tpl?fno=0&bbrand=Hunter&model=34 and here - this guy's interior was destroyed while the boat was on the hard in a hurricane - he rebuilt the whole thing: http://epitomesrebuild.com/ Last edited by slomotion; 21-04-2008 at 14:00.