Remarks
The Rival 34, designed by Peter Brett, is a well-balanced and extremely seaworthy vessel. Its sturdy design makes it an ideal long-distance cruiser and a proven all-weather performer. It is fitted with a reliable Volvo MD2B 23hp engine, which is serviced yearly by the owner. The interior features an attractive teak finish with vinyl faux leather upholstery.
Owners Remarks & History
Cahuin was built (launched as ‘Ness Point') for a wealthy Suffolk Turkey Farmer, who believed that seven berths (standard on ‘finished boats') were too many for a 34ft boat. She was transferred to Landimore's Yard, Ipswich, to be fitted out with matched veneers in teak to ‘Oyster Standards' to accommodate 5 berths. She was renamed ‘Cahuin' (an Argentinian Folk Dance) by the second owner, Mr. Hamish Grant. He sold her to a family named Maclean, and she came to me in 1988.
Accommodation
Forward Cabin
- V berth
- Hatch
- Storage beneath berth
Heads
- Toilet
- Washbasin
- Hanging locker opposite
Saloon
- Settee on port and starboard sides that converts into double berth
- Fixed table with drop-leaf
- Center fluorescent light
- Aluminium hatch / deck light
- Storage running along port and starboard sides
- Vinyl faux leather upholstery (good condition)
- ‘Drywind' paraffin heater with stainless steel flue and terminal
Navigation Area
- Quarter berth
- Chart table
- Control panel
Galley
- Plastimo Pacific 2 burner with oven
- 2x 7kg gas bottles
- Stainless steel sink
- Ample storage
Inventory
Deck Equipment
- Stainless steel stantions and guard rails
- Stainless steel jack stays
- Safety lines, some with Gibb hooks
- Fitted winter cockpit cover
- Spray dodgers fitted to guard rails with sewn on name Sailcoat
- Folding Spray pram hood on stainless steel hoops (fabric new)
- Overall canvas cockpit tent the full extent of the boom to expand the summer living area
- Fitted cockpit vinyl covered seat cushions
- Cockpit table
- 28lbs plough anchor with 15ft 3/8” to 50ft ½” chain
- Kedge 15lbs Danforth to 100ft rope
- 12mm nylon 10lbs plough 15ft 3/8 chain to 20m/12mm nylon rope
- 5lbs folding anchor/grappling hook
- SL Hyspeed Manual with rope gypsy
- Avon 4 Man rubber dinghy in bag with fibreglass seat, foot-pump, and pair of oars
- RFD 4 Man Life raft
- Fenders & warps
Navigation Equipment
- Furuno GPS
- Clipper sounder
- Seavoice ship/shore VHF
- B&G /RDF Set
- Hand bearing compass
- Autohelm 2000
- Sestral More steering compass
Safety Equipment
- 2x Life Buoys stowed on S.S. brackets
- Plastimo floating danbuoy
- Spare winch handles for every winch
- Hand held halogen search light
Miscellaneous Equipment
- Outboard motor bracket for Redstart Dinghy
- 3x 22 litre Plastic diesel Containers
- Plastimo bosun's chair
- Rope ladders
- Bulkhead chronometer and barometer
Mechanical and Rigging
- Reliable Volvo MD2B engine
- Serviced in February 2015
- Controlled by Morse unit in the cockpit
- Laminated teak tiller
- Tailored canvas cover for the laminated teak tiller
- A spare ash tiller
- Pair of beaching legs to dry out
- Henderson Bilge Pump and operating handle
- Reconditioned sea water pump for cooling system
- Dynastart recharges a Heavy Duty starter battery
- Alternator separately charges 2 No. semi-traction accommodation 96amp/hr batteries
Sails & Spars
- Heavy duty main with slab reefing by Lucas
- No1 Roller Genoa by Lucas
- No.2 Roller Genoa by Ratsey, with full length protective sock
- Heavy duty Storm Jib by Ratsey in bag with own S.S. span and sheets
- Light weight spinnaker in pulpit bib-bag with all sheets and blocks for hoisting and trimming
- Mast, Boom and Spinnaker pole gold anodised alloy
- Sheet winches and cleats and mast mounted halyard winches as for the standard Rival 34 throughout
