Cabo Rico 34 Buyer's Guide
The Cabo Rico 34 is a Crealock-designed cutter built in Costa Rica, a heavily constructed offshore cruiser whose cut-away full keel and eleven-foot beam carried aft make it a steady, roomy boat for serious cruising. Shoppers on the used market will find a vessel whose structure was overbuilt from the keel up, with details oriented to passagemaking rather than charter comfort.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 34's accommodation plan centers on two full double sleeping cabins, one forward and one aft to starboard, with a third double berth that pulls out from a shelf under the settee. The U-shaped galley has a stainless double sink, two-burner gas stove with oven, and hot and cold pressure water; the nav table faces aft across from it. Five Lewmar hatches, two dorade vents in railed boxes, and eight opening ports provide light and air, and the companionway steps are cantilevered on both sides for use when heeled. Golden teak of Costa Rica finishes the interior throughout.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market these boats often carry solar panels, bimini, dodger, autopilot, chartplotter, and life raft, and many have completed circumnavigations or transatlantic passages. A wind generator, spinnaker or asymmetric spinnaker, hot water, dinghy davits, cockpit shower, radar, or AIS appear as less common owner additions, and air conditioning or heating are likewise occasional upgrades rather than standard. The cutter's large fore triangle and three-plus-foot bowsprit support a range of headsail setups buyers may encounter.
What to Inspect
The construction record is reassuring but should still be checked. The hull-to-deck joint is a raised bulwark forming a large U-channel and is sealed and through-bolted throughout; verify it remains sound and unseparated. Structural bulkheads are clad in solid teak and bonded to hull and deck with three layers of 1.5 oz. mat and three layers of 24 oz. roving — look for any delamination at those bonds. The boat is described as having no wood in bilges or substructure that can rot under any conditions, and all floor stringers, transfers, and sub-flooring are solid fiberglass; confirm the bilge areas are dry and sound. The mast step bridge is heavy fiberglass laminate with an aluminum plate and the sole epoxied above it, with the void used as a holding tank — inspect that sole bonding and tank access.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats typically appear on the market in the United States. For a shopper, the practical checklist is short: confirm the deck joint integrity, check bulkhead bonds and the mast-step sole, verify the substructure is rot-free, and assess the sailplan and electronics against the passage history. A Cabo Rico 34 that passes those points is a structurally conservative cruiser ready for offshore work.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Cabo Rico 34. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 7 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25 | 3 | $ 65,000 | — |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $ 85,000 | +30.8% |
| Sep 25 | 1 | $ 89,000 | +4.7% |
| Dec 25 | 1 | $ 89,000 | 0.0% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $ 125,000 | +40.4% |
| May 26 | 3 | $ 89,000 | -28.8% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $ 89,000 | 0.0% |
Where they're listed
Cabo Rico 34 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 8.
Country view
8 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $ 89,000 | 8 | 4 | 100.0% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Seacraft Crealock 34 | 34.08' | $ 105,000 | 21 | 13 |
| Roberts 34 | 33.5' | $ 19,521 | 14 | 2 |
| Sea Sprite 34 | 33.84' | $ 33,750 | 10 | 4 |
| Cape Dory 33 | 33.04' | $ 30,000 | 9 | 1 |
| Vancouver 34 Classic | 34.25' | $ 87,173 | 9 | 2 |
| Malö 34 | 34.78' | $ 67,309 | 9 | 7 |
| Cabo Rico 34You are here | — | $ 89,000 | 8 | 4 |