CS 34 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used CS 34 means looking at a Tony Castro-designed performance cruiser that CS Yachts launched in 1989, with early production begun under MG Yachts in England. At 33 feet 6 inches with a 10,500-pound displacement, she was offered as one of three CS models alongside the Merlin 36 and CS 40, and the boats on the market today reflect both the original spec and the owner upgrades typical of a 30-year-old design.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 34's interior centers on an angled companionway that stays comparatively level when heeled, leading to a saloon with teak-faced cabinets and a teak-and-ash sole. The horseshoe galley with twin sinks and gimbaled Force 10 stove sits amidships, opposite a chart table and refrigerator. Forward is a V-berth with standing headroom and a folding door; aft of the galley is a surprisingly large aft cabin that also opens to the stuffing box, batteries, and engine side. The first batch of hulls lacked aft-cabin ventilation ports, but later boats gained twin ports to the cockpit, so buyers should confirm which generation a specific yacht represents. The head includes a separate shower stall and a hanging locker doubling as hot-water-tank housing.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market the CS 34 commonly carries a spinnaker or asymmetric spinnaker for downwind work, with bimini and dodger canvas typically fitted for cockpit comfort. Radar, autopilot, and chartplotter are also commonly found, reflecting the boat's role as a modern cruiser. The standard Whitlock steering and North Sails inventory may remain, but navigation and sail-handling electronics are the usual owner-added clusters. The standard 18-horsepower Yanmar two-cylinder may have been upgraded to the optional 28-horsepower unit on some boats.
What to Inspect
The first CS 34s came out of the moulds without any ventilation ports in the aft cabin, so verify that later twin cockpit ports are present or retrofitted. The stop button was mounted beneath the helm seat where someone could step on it, so check whether a prior owner relocated it. Testers found the engine compartment space at a premium, with oil changes requiring acrobatic dexterity, and noted a lack of overhead handrail through the main cabin passageway plus absent galley-top cleaning slots. The shoal, winged, or deep-fin-with-bulb keel bolts directly to the hull, so inspect the keel-to-bottom fastening and the shallow bilge for signs of neglect.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The CS 34 is typically found in Canada. For a shopper, the practical checklist is: confirm aft-cabin ventilation type by hull era, verify engine kill-switch location and access for service, check keel bolting and bilge condition, and assess whether the standard Yanmar or the 28-horsepower option is fitted. A well-resolved example offers a roomy, performance-minded cruiser with all-halyard-aft rigging and a large aft cabin.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the CS 34. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 6 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $49,900 | — |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $30,596 | -38.7% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $37,569 | +22.8% |
| Aug 26 | 3 | $46,900 | +24.8% |
| Sep 26 | 1 | $39,900 | -14.9% |
| Oct 26 | 1 | $39,900 | 0.0% |
Where they're listed
CS 34 listings appear across 2 countries. United States has the most listings with 4 (57.1%), followed by Canada.
Country view
7 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $46,900 | 4 | 4 | 57.1% |
| Canada | $31,637 | 3 | 0 | 42.9% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
10 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catalina 34 | 34.5' | $ 32,250 | 154 | 46 |
| Sabre 34 | 34.18' | $ 23,750 | 40 | 2 |
| Oday 34 | 34' | $ 21,000 | 32 | 11 |
| C&C Yachts 34 | 33.5' | $ 15,950 | 30 | 10 |
| CS Yachts 30 | 30' | $ 20,974 | 20 | 1 |
| Van De Stadt 34 | 33.63' | $ 36,025 | 17 | 5 |
| Pearson 34 | 33.79' | $ 22,500 | 15 | 5 |
| Jensen 34 | 33.24' | $ 15,000 | 10 | 5 |
| CS 34You are here | — | $ 41,700 | 8 | 5 |
| Sweden Yachts C34 | 34' | $ 39,109 | 8 | 2 |