C&C 34+DK Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a C&C 34+ means looking at a late-1980s Rob Ball design built in Canada by C&C Yachts, produced only from 1989 to 1993 in roughly 100 examples. It is the cruiser-leaning sister to the taller-rig 34R racer, and on the used side you are buying a light, stiff coastal boat with a Kevlar-hybrid hull and a genuinely roomy three-cabin interior rather than a offshore passagemaker.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 34+ carries six berths in three cabins: a forward V-berth, two main-cabin settees around a six-person table, and a port-side aft double tucked under the cockpit. The port galley has a two-burner oven stove and top-load fridge opposite a starboard nav station, with the head aft of it. A walk-through transom and pedestal wheel make the cockpit usable for a couple or short-handed crew. The wing-keel version draws 5.5 feet; the standard bulb keel is deeper. Most boats you find will be the 55 or so Plus hulls rather than the XL-interior racers.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Canadian-market boats commonly carry a heater, radar, AIS, autopilot, and chartplotter as fitted equipment, which together mean a buyer gets modern navigation and cold-weather comfort without immediate add-on cost. Beyond those, the 34+ originally came with a Yanmar 3GM30F diesel on a saildrive, a 150% roller-furling genoa, fully battened main, and molded bow sprit for an asymmetric spinnaker — a short-handed sail plan that needs little revision. The pressure hot-and-cold water system and two tank totaling 40 gallons are adequate for coastal use.
What to Inspect
Used 34+ hulls deserve a careful survey for the owner-reported defects common to the class. Surveyors should check for gelcoat blisters, rust at the keel fasteners, seepage at ports and hatches, fractured deck fittings, and tired standing rigging anchor. The holding tank may also be undersized for some owners' needs, worth checking against your cruising plans.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for these boats is Canada. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm keel-bolt condition and hull blistering, check port and hatch seals, inspect deck hardware for cracks, and assess rigging life; verify which keel is fitted and whether the common Canadian equipment (heat, radar, AIS, autopilot, chartplotter) is present. A clean, lightly raced Plus with the wing keel and full electronics is the sensible coastal-cruiser buy.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the C&C 34+DK. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | 1 | $89,900 | — |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $56,780 | -36.8% |
Where they're listed
C&C 34+DK listings appear across 1 country. Canada has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $56,780 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Pearson 34 | 33.79' | $ 16,000 | 16 | 6 |
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| CAL 33 | 32.67' | $ 24,900 | 13 | 7 |
| C&C 32 | 31.5' | $ 21,517 | 13 | 5 |
| C&C 34+DKYou are here | — | $ 56,780 | 1 | 0 |