Grampian 2-34 Buyer's Guide
The Grampian 2-34 is a limited-production Canadian coastal cruiser built by Grampian Marine from 1974 through 1977, with just fifty hulls completed under designer R. van der Staad. On the used market she appears as a 33.75-foot fiberglass fin-keel sloop with a skeg-hung rudder — a boat sized and equipped for shoreline cruising rather than extended independent voyaging. Shoppers will find a limited fleet, so each example must be judged on its own condition and the completeness of its coastal inventory.
Layouts on the Used Market
Every 2-34 shares the same principal dimensions: a 28-foot waterline, 10-foot beam, and 5-foot-3-inch draft under a masthead sloop rig. The single Volvo Penta MD2B diesel of 25 horsepower drives a boat whose original tankage was 26 gallons of diesel and 45 gallons of water. Because the source record notes the fuel capacity is originally small and the water supply range is short, buyers should expect a layout oriented to weekend and near-shore use, with no factory provision for long self-sufficient stretches anchor. Interior arrangements follow the standard coastal-cruiser plan of the era; the constraint is endurance, not berth count.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
No equipment is listed as commonly fitted or often seen, and no items as frequent owner upgrades, so no specific gear can be characterized as prevalent across the fleet. Buyers should instead assess each boat on the consequences of its installed systems — a generator or watermaker would directly address the short original range, while rig or sail-handling upgrades would shape short-handed coastal work. Absent documented upgrade trends, the prudent approach is to verify what each seller has actually fitted rather than assume a typical inventory.
What to Inspect
The available records for the 2-34 contain no structural defects, corrosion reports, or systemic failure modes, so the inspection centers on the boat's known limits rather than flagged faults. The original small fuel and water capacities remain the defining constraints, and a buyer should confirm whether tankage has been supplemented and whether the Volvo Penta MD2B remains the original installation. The practical survey scope is the standard coastal-cruiser check: hull integrity, rigging, and engine service history.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for the Grampian 2-34 is the United States. Given the fifty-boat production and coastal specification, the realistic buyer's checklist is short:
- Confirm actual fuel and water capacity versus the original 26- and 45-gallon baseline
- Verify the Volvo Penta MD2B diesel and its service record
- Inspect the fiberglass hull and skeg-hung rudder for age-appropriate wear
- Assess rig and sail condition on the 521 sq-ft masthead sloop
- Treat the boat as a coastal cruiser, not a long-range liveaboard
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Grampian 2-34. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26 | 1 | $14,900 | — |
Where they're listed
Grampian 2-34 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $14,900 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
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