Description

Finnsailer 34 – 1979 - £28,500
A moderate displacement, Scandinavian centre-cockpit design featuring a full length skeg-supported rudder, a spacious cockpit with a fixed doghouse screen for wind and spray protection and a relatively large 48 HP diesel that drives a three-bladed propeller.
A bow thruster has also been fitted to assist in the close-quarter manoeuvrability, together with such niceties as solar panels, davits for a dinghy and outboard lifting derrick. A powerful looking, commodious cruising yacht to consider against the usual Moody and Westerly offerings.

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Accommodation
The Finlandia 34 offers up to six berths in three separate cabins (including the main saloon) and the privacy in the aft cabin afforded by a centre-cockpit design (with over-cockpit access) to the aft cabin (where, despite the layout plan below, there are two single berths), with a single heads compartment forward. Internal woodwork is of ‘Mahogany-style’ sapele faced plywood with hardwood cappings to match. A pressurised a hot and cold water system; refrigerator and hot air heating are all fitted and the generous volume afforded by the design’s beam and topsides height make for a relatively spacious, ‘Scandi’-finished and comfortable accommodation design.

Forward Cabin:
This commences from the main bulkhead, running forward and there by utilising the ‘vestibule’ space outside the heads compartment as part of the cabin’s footprint - the door is hung on the main bulkhead and thereby captures a hanging locker and shelved locker within the forward cabin. Two single berths in a traditional ‘V’ layout, each with front access to the storage space beneath, while to each side of the cabin, closed hull-side lockers are fitted with gauzed doors for ventilation and lockers run beneath the side decks. Light and ventilation by means of an aft facing overhead hatch and an opening portlight located above the hanging locker.

Heads Compartment:
Located forward of the main bulkhead, this is fitted with it’s own door for separation from the forward cabin, but it is set in such a way as can be held in its ‘open’ position to extend the usable space within the compartment across the full beam of the hull at this point and make the shelved lockers accessible to the compartment’s occupant. A moulded handbasin is fitted with a mixer tap with a shower head and a hardwood grating bridges the shower sump incorporated in the compartment’s one-piece moulding. A ‘Lavac’ marine-flushing toilet is fitted alongside the handbasin. A 240V AC, oil-filled radiator has been located within the Heads compartment for comfort and drying of the space (this with the supplying cable passed through the forward bulkhead from a socket located within the forward cabin), although there is also a duct outlet from the hot air heating system. Light and ventilation are by means of a fixed portlight, combining with an overhead deck ventilator.

Saloon:
Fitted with offset seating, providing a two-person settee to port and L-shaped seating to starboard. The port-hand settee provides a full length by means of a ‘trotter box’ through the main bulkhead. The table does not drop down to form a double berth, so this space offers just the two single, but comfortable passage berths. The table is rigidly mounted and has had an inlaid chess board incorporated in its starboard leaf. Stowage abounds, with dedicated crockery stowage at shoulder height to port side, outboard of the backrest, just ahead of the galley, with a run of smaller closed lockers above, while to starboard, it’s a drinks/bottle cabinet and the same lockers forward and above. A flat screen 240V AC television is mounted on the bulkhead alongside the companionway (to starboard side), for comfortable viewing from the angle within the L-shaped seating on that side of the saloon and from the forward end of the settee to port side.

The seating has been renewed in this area using ‘Royal’ blue fabric and then additional [lighter blue] protective covers have been fitted over the seat squabs, while the back rest cushions have been supplemented with a miscellany of ‘Harlequin’- coloured scatter cushions; arguably a bit ‘loud’ but the overall effect may be toned down very easily. The original teak and holly sole boards have been overlaid with blue and grey carpet tiles in the high-wear areas.

Light and ventilation is provided by a centre-line hatch, mounted above the dining table and this combines well with four fixed coach roof windows. Additionally, there is an opening portlight above the galley, opening into the cockpit to the port side of the companionway. LED downlighters have been fitted to the head linings to port and starboard sides of the Saloon.

Nav area:
The layout plan (above) strays from actuality a little in that the chart table, which is a ‘stand-to’ one and located immediately to starboard of the foot of the companionway steps, has been extended to provide a bigger surface, clear of the cockpit’s overhead intrusion above the original’s surface design. This then results in a practical, but L-shaped table, to which a navigator will stand, facing outboard, with a 12V DC distribution board in front of them. The volume of space beneath the modified table area has been well used to provide and additional and useful, shelved and closed locker, which has subsequently been used to locate a 240V AC microwave.

Galley area:
This takes a shallow U-shaped form, with the cook facing aft when stood at a stainless steel sink that is set within a stainless steel surrounding surface, itself ring-fenced by deep wooden fiddles to keep any water in this area. Outboard, a top-opening insulated locker is refrigerated by air cooled compressor, while turning toward the porthand hull side a ‘Force 10’, good quality marine cooker with two hob burner and oven is gimbal mounted. The return peninsular (again, not shown on the layout drawing), between galley and the port-hand settee is fitted with a top-access locker outboard for dry staples and drawers to its inboard end, with a pull-out extension to the working area.

Hidden overhead lighting beneath the side deck provides working light to the galley’s work surfaces and the portlight above the sink provides additional daylight and is opening for good ventilation as well. A pair of 13 Amp 240V AC sockets are fitted.

Aft cabin:
Accessed from the cockpit through a dedicated and offset (to starboard) companionway, the steps are steep, but when arrived at the foot of the companionway, the volume in this cabin is notable considering that one is at the very aft end of the hull. Two, single and generously proportioned berths, with their ‘head’ ends aft (despite what the layout plan depicts) and the feet of their occupants running under the aft end of the cockpit seating are fitted, one to either side of the steering flat, which itself is shrouded by an enclosed handbasin. The hinged flap over the basin serves as a fiddled side table between the two berths.

Cockpit and deck areas:
The cockpit offers a significant addendum to the accommodation areas in that, it’s shape that runs from the fixed spray screen and is maintained by a rear frame is nearly straight sided and oblong. It provides a significant volume of covered space that has been utilised by the provision for a cockpit table to be mounted on the cockpit’s sole, ahead of the steering pedestal and a set of cushions for the cockpit seating. There are three windowed sections that may be un-zipped for ventilation on warm, sunny days.

Mechanical and Electrical Systems
A Perkins 4.108 four-cylinder diesel, rated with a maximum 47 BHP is fitted and drives a three-bladed, fixed propeller through a conventional stainless steel shaft. The stern tube is sealed by a conventional packing gland, with a remote greaser. A rope cutter is fitted ahead of the propeller.

Engine hours run is recorded as being 1703. The engine is currently de-commissioned and winterised.

A bow thruster is also fitted to assist the vessel’s manoeuvrability.

Electrical:
Two independent lead acid battery banks are provided, with two approx. 110 A/hr batteries forming the domestic/services bank and a single 95 A/hr battery for engine cranking. The individual banks are switched and isolated through a rotary selector switch. There is another, independent battery, fitted forward, to supply the bowthruster.

A Sterling electronic, battery sensing regulator is fitted to the engine-operated alternator’s supply and a previous digital battery state indicator was retained.

Additionally, three solar panels have been fitted, with one mounted on a stainless steel arch over the transom and two 100W individual panels pivot-mounted on the top guardwires to either side of the vessel, with the input current regulated by a MPPT -30 regulator by Victron.

A 240V AC electrical system is also fitted, with an immersion heater in the domestic hot water tank, ring circuit with 13A sockets about the accommodation spaces, together with oil-filled radiators in heads, aft cabin and main saloon. A 2000W inverter is also included.

Tankage:
Fuel - 200Lts / 44 Imp. Gallons
Water - 150Lts / 33 Gallons

Sails and Spars
Rigged as a Bermudan sloop on aluminium spars by Seldén, the current standing rigging was fitted by Harris Rigging of Totnes in July 2009. A retro-fitted mainsail roller-reefing system by Bamar had been fitted before that time, but this was removed by the current owners from May 2010 onwards and a new mainsail purchased at the time.
The main boom was re-fitted with two slab [jiffy] reefs and these are to be brought back to the cockpit, together with the vang or clew outhaul.

A roller reefing system by Sailspar for the headsail is fitted on the outer for’stay, together with a Dyneema furling line to replace its original wire pennant.
A ‘lazy’ or depoyable inner for’stay is fitted, inboard of the outer stay on which a self-tacking headsail, or storm canvas can be hoisted, while side-deck genoa tracks are fitted to which a conventional, roller reefing and over-lapping genoa can be sheeted.

Sails:
The declared sail wardrobe comprises of:
A slab-reefing mainsail dating from 2010.
A roller-reefing Genoa.
Cruising chute and ‘snuffer’ by Highwater Sails of Plymouth (supplied new in 2021 and little used).

There may be additional (older sails) held in store, but these have not been seen by ourselves or verified as being available at the time of writing these particulars.

Instrumentation
CP300i colour chart plotter.
Stowe Navigator2 speedlog.
Stowe Navsounder.
Autohelm ST50 windspeed and direction display.
Aneroid barometer and clock.
Radar display by Furuno (not tested as working, although a picture displays).
Cetrek 727 autopilot with direct drive to the steering quadrant.

Deck Equipment
Rocna anchor attached to 30m of chain cable by stainless steel swivel.
Manual ‘Hy-speed’ windlass by Simpson Lawrence.
Inner forestay attachment point.
Stainless steel mooring bitts on centre-line in addition to aluminium alloy mooring cleats.
Stainless steel stanchions and PVC covered guard wires.
Telescopic spinnaker/bearing pole in deck brackets.
Moulded anti-slip relief to the deck surfaces (not ‘laid’ teak sheathing).
Folding mast steps to mast.
Masthead-mounted TV antenna.
2 off single-speed winches at goose neck.
Deck light, independent of the steaming light.
2 slab reefs (plus the vang) for the mainsail brought to the cockpit through clutches to be tensioned using single-speed winch by Barlow.
Set of acrylic hatch lens protectors, together with handrail varnish protection covers.
Fixed windscreen with aluminium-framed, toughened glass windows.
3 off individual 12v DC wipers.
Clear hatch to spray screen roof for sail visibility and light, with stainless steel grab handle to aft edge.
Two-speed Barlow 26 primary sheet winches.
Stainless steel ‘gateway’ gantry at stern, to provide mounting for original solar panel.
Min. of 8 inflatable fenders together with multiple mooring warps.
1 off propane canister, stowed within a dedicated section of chain locker.
Stainless steel, rotatable davits at stern
Seago 270 inflatable dinghy.

Safety Equipment
Husun ‘55’ VHF radio (Not GMDSS or DSC capable) at chart table.
Husun ‘Compact’ VHF radio in cockpit (again, not GMDSS or DSC capable).
AIS receiver (to display on the chart plotter).
‘Blipper’ passive radar reflector mounted on the mast.
3 off 1 kg dry powder fire extinguishers manufactured more than years previously.

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as Liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and, if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owner’s specific needs.

Specifications