Hallberg Rassy 34 for sale in Oban United Kingdom

Boat Overview

Launched in 1990, the Hallberg-Rassy 34 represents a significant evolution in the design style and configuration of the renowned centre cockpit Hallberg-Rassy models. This design remained in production until 2005 and underwent continuous improvements to enhance accommodation layout, including adjustments to bulkhead locations, head configuration, and portlight placements. Over 450 units of the Hallberg-Rassy 34 were produced before the introduction of the Hallberg-Rassy 342.

Current Ownership

The Hallberg-Rassy 34 named BERTHA was purchased by her current owner in 2018, making her just the third owner. She has been lightly used for coastal cruising and has undergone significant upgrades in recent years, including:

• Original gelcoat finish to topsides and deck mouldings
• Topsides polished and waxed, antifouling applied to underwater hull February 2025
• Volvo Penta MD2030 (29hp) marine diesel engine, professionally serviced annually
• Saildrive diaphragm replaced in February 2025
• Below waterline skin fittings and seacocks replaced in DZR (2018)
• Rudder bearings replaced 2023
• 3-blade bronze folding propeller
• Rolls AGM batteries for domestic and engine batteries installed new in 2023
• Merlin SmartGauge battery monitor system installed 2020

• Raymarine autopilot system with SPX course computer and linear drive connected

  direct to rudder stock

• Raymarine Axiom Pro 9” MFD with Raymarine Quantum radar scanner, installed new 2019
• Raymarine ST60 navigation instruments
• Echopilot Silver forward looking sonar
• Icom IC-M423G GPS DSC VHF with CommandMic for cockpit fitted new 2019
• Vesper Marine WMX850 class B AIS, independent display with SP160 VHF antenna splitter installed 2018
• Digital Yacht WLN10 wireless NMEA server
• Webasto Airtop 3500 diesel-fired blown air heating system
• Seagull filtered drinking water tap
• Fusion MS-RA70 Bluetooth stereo unit (2018)
• Standing rigging fully replaced in 2018
• Selden Furlex 204S roller reefing system fitted new in 2021
• Hydranet Mainsail and Genoa supplied new by Owen Sail for 2020 season
• New cockpit cushions fitted in 2020
• Spade anchor and chain fitted new in 2018

Current Condition

Currently ashore, the Hallberg-Rassy 34 BERTHA is presented in a ready-to-launch and sail-away condition, available for immediate viewing by appointment at Creran Marine.

Designer Comments

COMMENTS BY HER DESIGNER:
‘The Hallberg-Rassy 34 with her efficient keel and fractional rig is a departure from the centre cockpit masthead type found on the 36 and bigger sisters. It demonstrates the amount of thought and time dedicated to each model offered. This yacht is more performance-oriented while remaining easy to steer and well-balanced. The aft cockpit is large and well-protected from the sea. The rig is simple and sturdy. The interior volume is very well distributed with good headroom and elbow space. All in all, a very nice yacht that will remain attractive for many years.’

Germán Frers

Construction

RCD Status

Our understanding is that the yacht is certified to CE Category A (unlimited ocean voyages).

Hull Construction

Hull constructed of single-piece GRP moulding.
Isophthalic gelcoat and isophthalic polyester resin for lamination.
Hand lay-up method, insulated with Divinycell PVC-foam against heat and cold except in the keel area which is solid laminate.
Structural floors and stringer reinforcements, fully bonded to the hull.
Plywood bulkheads fully laminate to hull and deck mouldings on both sides.
Hull finished in original off-white gelcoat with blue sheerband.
Integrated rubbing strake with brass strip.
Topsides polished and waxed February 2025.
Underwater hull antifouled February 2025.

Deck Construction

Single piece deck moulding incorporating coachroof superstructure and self-draining cockpit.
Deck and coachroof areas and also cockpit are of sandwich construction.
Solid laminate construction in way of high load areas.
Deck laminated to the hull.
Deck, coachroof, aft deck, bathing platform, toerail, cockpit seats, cockpit floor and side trims in top quality teak.
Portholes and portlights with alloy frames.

Keel & Rudder

Bolt on lead external ballast keel.
10 stainless steel bolts securing keel.
Semi-balance skeg hung rudder.
New rudder bearings fitted in 2023.

Machinery

Engine & Gearbox

Volvo Penta MD2030 marine diesel engine
29hp
3 cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
Volvo Penta saildrive
Single lever morse control

Maintenance & Performance

Serviced professionally annually.
Last service March 2024.
Sail drive diaphragm replaced February 2025.
Skin fittings and seacocks below waterline replaced with DZR items in 2018.
Cruising speed 6kts.

Propulsion & Steering

Volvo Penta saildrive unit.
3-blade bronze folding propeller.
Tiller steering.
Hardwood tiller.

Autopilot

Raymarine ST6001 control head.
Raymarine SmartController remote control head.
Raymarine SPX-10 course computer.
Raymarine type 1 linear drive connected directly to rudder stock, independent of tiller.

Electrical Systems

Voltage Systems

12VDC onboard power system.
230VAC shore power system.

Shore Power System

Extension lead to connect to shore supply.
Single Marinco 16 amp connection point.
Hardwired RCD-protected system.
Continental-type sockets, battery charger, immersion heater.

Battery Banks

Engine Battery – 1x 12VDC, 85Ah Rolls AGM (2023).
Domestic Battery – 3x 12VDC, 85Ah Rolls AGM (2023).

Battery Monitor

Merlin SmartGuage battery monitor (2020).
Trimetric battery monitor.

Alternators

Single engine mounted alternator.

Charger

Mastervolt Chargemaster battery charger.
230VAC – 12VDC, 35amp.

Solar Panel

Single deck mounted 40w panel.

Other Electrical

12VDC auxiliary socket at switch panel, forward cabin and aft cabin.

Plumbing Systems

Fresh Water

Pressurised hot and cold water system.
Mixer tap in galley.
Mixer tap in heads which can pull out for use as showerhead.
Seagull freshwater purifier with dedicated tap in galley.
Manually pumped freshwater tap in galley.
Transom shower, hot and cold water.
Hot water provided from a calorifier heated by engine cooling water or immersion heater.

Salt Water

Manually pumped tap in galley.

Bilge Pumps

Manual Bilge Pump.
Electric Bilge Pump.

Tankage

Fuel

Single diesel tank.
Approximate capacity 155ltrs.

Fresh Water

Single fresh water tank.
Approximate capacity 255ltrs.

Holding Tank

Single stainless steel holding tank.
Gravity discharge overboard or via deck suction.

Tank Monitoring

Gauges for fuel and water tanks on the switch panel.

Navigation & Communication Equipment

On Deck

Plotter – Raymarine Axiom Pro 9”, can wifi link to phone or tablet (2019).
Radar – Raymarine Quantum radar scanner, displaying on Axiom display (2019).
Depth/Speed/Log – Raymarine ST60 Tri-data display.
Forward Looking Sonar – Echopilot Silver.
Wind – Raymarine ST60.
Magnetic Compass.

At Chart Table

2x Raymarine PC/Seatalk/NMEA interfaces boxes.
Digital Yacht WLN10 wireless NMEA server providing wifi link to tablet or phone.

Communications Equipment

DSC VHF – Icom IC-M423G GPS DSC VHF with CommandMic for cockpit (2019).
AIS – Vesper Marine WMX850 class B AIS, independent display with SP160 VHF antenna splitter (2018).
Navtex – Furuno NX300.

Domestic Equipment

Galley

Cooker – ENO Gascogne Allure gas cooker. Two burner and oven, gimbal mounted.
Fridge – Built-in top-loading fridge, with icebox. Isotherm chiller plate and compressor.
Double stainless steel sink.
Mixer tap.
Filtered drinking water tap.
Manually pumped fresh and salt water tap.

Heads

Jabsco manual marine toilet.
Porcelain wash hand basin.
Mixer tap which extends for use as shower head.
Teak sole grating.
Shower sump with an electric pump to discharge.

Heating & Ventilation

Webasto Airtop 3500 diesel-fired blown air heating system.
Thermostatic cabin controller.
Outlets in cabins, heads, saloon and cockpit.

Lighting

Overhead lighting throughout interior.
LED Reading lights in saloon and cabins.

Entertainment

Fusion MS-RA70 Bluetooth stereo unit (2018).
Speakers in saloon and cockpit.

Accommodation

Summary of Accommodation

Double cabin forward.
Saloon converting to provide two occasional berths.
Nav station.
Galley.
Double aft cabin.
Heads.

Accommodation Finish

All interior woodwork in light Mahogany with a matt silk finish.
Locker doors with rounded edges and larger locker doors louvered for ventilation.
Floors are varnished teak with inlaid holly stripes.
Hallberg-Rassy mid-blue upholstery throughout.
Fitted carpets in oatmeal for saloon and cabins.
Saloon and aft cabin ceilings have panelling of mahogany strips.
Mahogany strips to line hull sides in cabins.
Curtains fitted for all skylights and portholes.
Solid handrails throughout the interior for easy movement offshore.
White laminate worktop in galley and countertop in heads.

Description of Accommodation from Forward

Forward Cabin

Double berth forward.
Lockers above bunk outboard to port and across forward end.
Standing room aft of bunk.
Countertop unit outboard to starboard with locker beneath and above countertop outboard.
Hanging locker outboard to port.

Saloon

Centrally mounted saloon table with two folding leafs, bottle storage within table top centrally.
Bench settee to starboard.
L-shaped settee to port.
Settee backs lift to increase width of settees when converted to bunks.
Lee clothes fitted for both saloon berths.
Locker space below starboard settee with locker doors in bunk base to allow access without lifting cushions.
Lockers forward and aft with bookshelf storage locker centrally, outboard, above settee backs to port and starboard.

Galley

To port side of the companionway.
L-shaped galley.
Double stainless steel sinks inboard forward.
Top loading fridge below forward section of worktop outboard.
Gimbal mounted gas cooker aft, outboard with stainless steel splashback around cooker.
Fold-up section of worktop inboard of sinks.
Storage lockers outboard of worktop and cooker with double sliding doors, lockers fitted with internal shelves.
Selection of lockers beneath worktop.

Nav Station

To starboard side, aft of saloon.
Forward-facing navigator's seat with chart table.
Chart storage within tabletop.
Bosun's locker beneath table top forward.
Switch panel outboard of navigator seating.
Chart plotter display, VHF and navtex mounted forward of chart table working area.

Aft Cabin

Access through galley area to port.
Double bunk aft.
Standing room forward of bunk.
Hanging locker outboard of standing room forward.
Lockers above bunk outboard.

Heads

Located to starboard, immediately aft of nav station.
Forward-facing manual marine toilet located inboard aft.
Countertop unit running length of compartment outboard.
Inset porcelain wash hand basin forward.
Mixer tap which can extend for use as shower.
Vanity locker outboard of countertop with sliding doors.
General storage locker beneath.

Deck Equipment

Rig

Deck stepped, double spreader, 7/8ths fractionally rigged sloop.
Silver anodised mast and spars manufactured by Selden.
Stainless steel standing rigging, fully replaced in May 2018.
Selden Furlex 204S roller reefing system on forestay (2021).
Slab reefing mainsail, single line reefing lead aft to cockpit.
Selden rod kicker.
Carbon spinnaker pole, stowing on mast.
Adjustable backstay.
Alloy chafe protection tubes on stays.
Fixed length boom preventer strops fitted to boom with lines to run back to cockpit.
Two masthead spinnaker halyards, one lead aft to cockpit, one at mast.
Detachable stainless steel bow-sprit for cruising chute.
Lines lead aft to cockpit.
Rope clutches for lines lead aft to cockpit.
Lazyjacks.

Winches

Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 44, two-speed, self-tailing.
Cockpit Halyard Winches – 2x Lewmar 16, two-speed, self-tailing.

Sails

Mainsail – Hydranet, fully battened, loose footed mainsail. Three reefing points. Owen Sails 2019, first use in 2020 season.
Genoa – Hydranet, 110% roller reefing genoa. Owen Sails 2019, first use in 2020 season.
Genoa – Elvestrom Pentex laminate tri-optimal – lightly used.
Cruising Chute – Furling cruising chute.
Anchor sail – 1.5sqm.
White sails valeted and serviced annually by sail maker.

Canvas Work

Mainsail Cover – Stackpack type cover with mast boot and lazyjacks.
Sprayhood.
Cockpit Bimini – With stainless steel frame.
Cockpit Cushions (2020).
Winter Cover – Full boat cover, in two pieces.

Anchoring & Mooring

Bower Anchor – Spade 80 (15kg) anchor on 45m chain rode (2018).
Kedge Anchor -
Anchor Windlass – Lewmar Concept 1 electric windlass with foredeck mounted control switches and secondary control in cockpit.
Mooring Warps – Selection.
Fenders – Selection.
Boat hook.

General

Double stemhead roller.
Stainless steel pulpit, walk-thru with teak step.
Stainless steel pushpit rails.
Stainless steel stanchions mounted on caprail with stainless steel guardwires.
Alloy mooring cleats mounted on cap rail forward, midships and aft.
Teak grabrails running length of coachroof aft from mast.
Lines from mast lead aft along port and starboard sides of coachroof.
Lewmar Ocean genoa tracks with towable cars controlled from cockpit.
Lewmar Ocean mainsheet track.
Alloy framed windscreen with grab handles outboard to port and starboard.
Primary winches mounted on coaming tops outboard of cockpit.
Halyards and lines from mast lead aft to rope clutches to port and starboard sides of companionway.
Bench seating to port and starboard sides of cockpit.
Cockpit locker beneath starboard seating.
Gas locker beneath aft port section of cockpit seating.
Cockpit table, mounting on Lagun adjustable leg.
Teak outboard bracket on stern pulpit to starboard.
Folding stainless steel swimming ladder fixed on transom.

Safety Equipment

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.

Navigation Lights

• Masthead tri-colour
• Masthead anchor light
• Steaming light
• Deck flood light
• Low-level running lights

Life Saving

• Liferaft – Waypoint ISO9650 canister raft, 4 persons. Manufactured 2017, serviced 2024.
• EPIRB – McMurdo SmartFind 406MHz with GPS, serviced 2018.
• MOB rescue sling.
• Radar Reflector – Echomax mast-mounted radar reflector.

Disclaimer

In this case, we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their 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 for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.