Allied Seabreeze 35 Citation Buyer's Guide
The Allied Seabreeze 35 Citation is the 1970-updated centerboard cruiser from MacLear & Harris, built by Allied Boat Company until 1973 with 135 hulls total. On the used market it presents as a solid glass lay-up cruiser with a 34-foot 6-inch hull, a lifting centerboard for shoal gunkholing, and a Citation interior revised for liveaboard comfort. Buyers shopping the brokerage market will find these boats almost entirely in the United States.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Citation layout trades a foot of lazarette space for a longer cockpit and adds a dinette and a two-door head to the lengthened main cabin. Varnished teak bulkheads define the interior, and many owners have converted the original pilot berths to storage cabinets. Some have reworked lockers to accept reefer/freezer units, air conditioning, and modern electronics — useful to know when judging whether a particular boat’s systems are owner-integrated or factory-original in footprint.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Solar panels and a dodger are commonly fitted to these boats, and a spinnaker is a common sail inventory addition for downwind passage work. Beyond those, buyers should expect steering wheels where tillers once were and diesel repowering in place of the original Palmer M60 gasoline auxiliary. The remaining gear on any individual boat is best verified in person rather than assumed from the model.
What to Inspect
The structural item that demands attention is the chainplate arrangement: some of the older boats tend to break chainplates, usually on the lower shrouds, and because the mainmast is deck-stepped this threatens to topple the mast. The chainplates are buried in fiberglass gussets for most of their length, so they should come out at regular intervals for inspection or be replaced with a more corrosion-resistant alloy. A surveyor should still sound the deck, since rare accounts from owners mention slight blistering or small balsa-core gaps.
Availability and Buyer’s Takeaway
These yachts are typically found in the United States market. For a buyer, the practical checklist is short and pointed:
- Confirm chainplate condition or recent replacement with corrosion-resistant alloy
- Sound the balsa-cored deck for separations
- Verify centerboard kingpin access and operation from the bilge
- Check Citation interior modifications against your own cruising needs
- Confirm diesel repower and any added solar, dodger, or spinnaker gear
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Allied Seabreeze 35 Citation. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
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