Rival 34 for sale in Suffolk Yacht Harbour IP10 0LN United Kingdom

Boat Overview

The Rival 34 is a well built and seaworthy family cruising yacht. Capable of serious Bluewater cruising, these easily handled boats are just as happy coastal cruising. Redwing has been in her current ownership for the past 15 years and have been well maintained.

Viewing by appointment only at our Suffolk office or email: suffolk@clarkeandcarter.co.uk

Accommodation

The layout offers up to six berths in two cabins and is attractively finished with teak joinery. There is full standing headroom and excellent stowage throughout. In the forecabin, there is a V berth and stowage under. Opening hatch to foredeck. Full width heads compartment with marine toilet and washbasin with hanging and shelf space opposite. In saloon, two settee berths, one converting to double. Fixed table to centre. Opening hatch to deck. Chart table to starboard with quarter berth behind and galley opposite. Two burner gimballed gas cooker with grill and oven (2015). Stainless steel sink with manual water supply. Coolbox. Cream upholstery. Curtains.

Mechanical Systems

Located abaft the companionway, is the Bukh DV24 marine diesel engine (new 2009). Electric start. Seawater cooled. Shaft drive to a feathering featherstream 3 bladed propeller. Single lever control. Approximately 95 litre stainless steel fuel tank. Annually serviced by the owner. Radice shaft seal replaced in February 2022. Approximately 400 hundred engine hours.

Electrical Systems

• Two 12 volt domestic batteries (2022)
• 12 volt engine start battery
• 220 volt shorepower system with outlets
• Battery charger
• Alternator charging
• Solar panels

Sails and Spars

Masthead rigged Bermudan sloop. Deck stepped alloy mast and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging (2022). Terylene running rigging (2015). Slab reefing mainsail with stackpack & lazyjacks. Headsail furling gear. Spinnaker pole. Two Lewmar 34 primary sheet winches. Two Lewmar Halyard winches. Lewmar reefing winch.

• Mainsail
• Furling genoa
• Cruising chute

Deck Equipment

• Rocna 15kg anchor with approximately 50m of 8mm chain (2021)
• Simpson Laurance manual anchor windlass
• Red sprayhood (2025)
• Red cockpit dodgers (2025)
• Red stackpack (2015)
• Various fenders & warps

Navigation Equipment

• B&G Hornet speed instrument
• B&G Hecta depth instrument
• Standard Horizon VHF with cockpit command mic
• Seame active radar enhancer
• Sestrel steering compass
• NASA wind instrument
• Standard Horizon CP300 chartplotter
• Raymarine SPX-5 autopilot
• Comar AIS receiver
• McMurdo ICS Nav 6 navtex
• Clock & Barometer

Safety Equipment

• Fire extinguishers
• Fire blanket
• Jackstays
• Danbuoy
• Deck light
• Searchlight
• Horseshow lifebuoy
• Navigation lights
• Seago 4man liferaft (new 2022)
• Manual bilge pump

Construction

Built by Southern Shipbuilding in 1978 to a design of Peter Brett. White GRP hull with cove line. Black plastic rails. Light grey GRP superstructure with moulded non-slip to deck. Long fin keel with encapsulated iron ballast. Skeg hung rudder. Tiller steering. Aft self-draining cockpit. The hull was epoxied below the waterline in 1997 as a preventative measure. Last surveyed in 2022 (copy available). Hull windows professionally refurbished in 2016 and re-bedded in 2023.

Disclaimer

The company normally acts as brokers for the vendor who unless otherwise stated is not selling in the course of a business. Whilst every care has been taken in the preparation of these particulars the correctness is not guaranteed and they are intended as a guide only and do not constitute a part of any contract. A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check these particulars and where appropriate and at his own 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 on our part.

General note on safety equipment

Any safety equipment such as liferaft, 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 the specific needs of the new owner(s).