1984 Sadler 34

Sadler 34 – 1984

Price: £18,950

The Sadler 34 design by Martin Sadler offers the sort of quick and sea-kindly performance that's long been recognised and applauded by professional skippers.

Above the waterline, the design harks back to a time when grace spoke volumes - and the Sadler 34 continues to come with a very high quotient on the 'pride upon rowing away' scale, while beneath the water’s surface her fin and skeg hull form offer better speed and manoeuvrability than many of her ‘full’-keeled peers.

This one, in common with the majority, is tiller steered for a more direct sailing feel and much better utility of space within the cockpit and is fitted with the deeper, ‘standard’ keel.

Built by Sadler Yachts Ltd in 1984 to a hull design incorporating PU foam core to provide positive buoyancy in the event of a hull breach, with a consequential benefit being a degree of thermal insulation, with straightforward & practical ‘wipe-down’ surfaces internally – no drooping vinyl linings to worry about!

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Originally fitted with up to eight berths in three cabins with a generous, U-shaped galley and a forward-facing chart table, centreline leafed table, heads compartment forward and a forward cabin separated from the heads by wooden door, all based on Sadler's foam stiffened sub moulding that provides insulated accommodation and built-in buoyancy.

Forward Cabin

• Two berths, formed in a 'Vee' can provide a double berth using an in-fill cushion.
• Open shelving alongside berth.
• Under berth lockers are lined (dry) storage lockers used for light wind sail storage.
• Hanging locker, dedicated to the forward cabin is provided to starboard.
• Opening overhead Vetus deckhatch for light and ventilation.
• Fire extinguisher.

Heads Compartment

• Extends across the beam of the hull forward of the mast, with doors ahead and to the main bulkhead for privacy.
• A Jabsco 'Twist n Lock' marine flushing toilet is fitted.
• Hot and cold water via a shower faucet fitted to a moulded hand basin.
• Shower sump with 12v drain pump.
• All sea valves in this compartment are of the Blakes, tapered seacock design.
• Hanging locker to starboard for oilskins, life-jackets and harnesses.
• Ventilation is provided by two 'Tannoy' passive ventilators overhead.

Main Saloon

• U-Shaped seating to port providing either a settee berth or convertible to a double using an in-filling panel & cushion.
• Single settee berth to starboard.
• Centreline-mounted saloon table with internal bottle storage and drop leaves.
• Above the settee berths on each side, there are occasional use pilot berths utilising a hinged panel each side (Note no pilot berth cushions).
• Light and ventilation from a centre-line Vetus deck hatch over and fixed, toughened glass windows to the coachroof's sides.
• A flexible tank for freshwater is located beneath the starboard settee berth while a substantial, lined stowage space is provided beneath the port side settee berth.

Navigation Area

• A well-sized, forward facing chart table accommodates folded charts and almanacs within, with a further storage shelf and a deeply-fiddled cave locker outboard of the chart table, where a VHF is mounted.
• A fabric covered seat with internal storage is fitted abaft the chart table.

Galley

Located to port of the companionway (for comfortable use when hove to on starboard tack while making a cup of tea), the Sadler 34's galley is notably generous in offering a large amount of work space & security to a cook at sea with workable storage. Fitted with a Neptune 4500 2 burner, grill & oven gas cooker. Twin sinks are fitted within the forward peninsular and have individual covers. Pressurised H&C water supply and a separate hand pumped saltwater faucet. Front-opening 12v refrigerator and a separate deep, top opening insulated cool box is fitted to this Sadler 34's galley. Ample storage for crockery, cutlery and stores. Set of ‘Sadler’ logo’d plates and bowls.

Aft Cabin

Located to starboard, this cabin extends forward of the companionway steps/engine box, thereby able to offer some seating and a hinged fiddled surface for small items ahead of the berth. Light and ventilation is provided by an opening portlight to the cockpit's footwell, plus the side window and a 'Tannoy' ventilator above the cabin's standing area.

Fitted with a replacement Bukh DV24RM 24HP diesel engine. New engine mounts, shaft and Volvo type dripless shaft seal fitted during 2023/2024, unused since.

Shaft drive to a fixed 2 bladed propeller.

Electrical Systems

• Three lead acid batteries are fitted within a dedicated storage recesses formed within the aft cabin's internal moulding: 2 x 115 A/hr capacity batteries for 'Domestic and Services' bank, with a separate 115A/hr battery for engine cranking. (All batteries were new in 2017)
• Batteries charged by engine-driven alternator and a Sterling Power Pro-Charge Ultra 12v/20A battery charger for use when the vessel is connected to electrical shore support.
• An Advarc battery management module is fitted to enhance the alternator's output charge.

Tankage

• Fuel: Approx. 25 gallons (112 litres) diesel carried in a stainless steel tank located toward the rear of the cockpit locker.
• Freshwater: Approx. 50 gallons (200 litres) freshwater carried within a flexible, bladder tank amidships beneath the starboard settee berth.

Rigged as a single spreader masthead sloop with a Selden Furlex 204s headsail furling system, Kemp branded rod kicker, and mechanical backstay adjuster. Alloy, fixed-length spinnaker pole with vertical storage on the forward mast face. Running rigging and reefing lines are led aft to cockpit via deck organisers and a variety of clutches and jammers. All winches are non-self-tailing and include:

• 2 X Lewmar 43 primary sheet winches
• 2 X Lewmar 7 Halyard/reefing winches on coachroof
• 2 X Lewmar 7 Spinnaker sheet snubbing winches
• 1 X Lewmar 6 reefing winch on the mast, now mainly redundant as reef lines are led aft.

The Sail Wardrobe includes:

• Fully battened Mainsail
• Tri-Radial, roller furling Genoa by Ulman Sails, with a foam-padded luff to enhance reefed sail shape.
• Symmetrical spinnaker with snuffer
• Storm jib

Within the Cockpit

• 2 x Plastimo Contest Steering compasses
• Raymarine ST60 Wind speed & direction display.
• Raymarine ST60 Log/Speed display.
• Raymarine ST60 Depth display.
• Simrad TP32 Tiller pilot

At Chart Table Area

• Nasa SX35 DSC/VHF radio

• Anchor & chain
• Twin stemhead rollers.
• Acrylic sprayhood (navy blue) with grab bar to rear edge.
• RWO Tiller extension
• Bimini frame and cover (stowed below).
• Pair of midship mooring cleats.
• Stern boarding/swimming ladder.
• Outboard storage rail mount
• Fenders & warps.

• Manual bilge pump.
• Wire jackstays
• Echomax mast-mounted passive radar reflector.
• Fire extinguisher.
• Horseshoe lifebuoy

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as life rafts, 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.