Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 34.2 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 34.2 means looking at a 33'9" family cruiser drawn by the Jeanneau team with Jacques Fauroux, built around a beam carried hard aft. The boat was offered with two interior plans and a choice of 5-foot-7-inch or 4-foot-3-inch draft, and ex-charter examples are common on the used market. Knowing which layout and which upgrades matter will keep a purchase focused on condition rather than cosmetics.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are more common than the two-cabin version, though both turn up. The three-cabin arrangement exploits the broad stern with two double quarter berths; the alternative gives one huge double quarter berth and a larger head compartment with separate shower and toilet. Either way the main cabin holds an elliptical dinette to starboard and a galley to port, finished in teak veneer with solid teak trim. Ex-charter boats often show heavier wear in the saloon and galley but confirm the practicality of the layout for distance cruising.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Chartplotter, heating, autopilot, and a cockpit shower are commonly fitted and represent the baseline a buyer should expect. Hot water, solar, and radar are often seen and worth having for liveaboard use. Less common owner additions include electric winches and a furling main, which reduce effort short-handed, and canvas such as a bimini or dodger. A spinnaker or asymmetric spinnaker appears occasionally and suits light-air cruising rather than heavy weather.
What to Inspect
The builder describes a sleek and balanced hull section and a strong comfortable deck, and the review confirms the joinerwork and teak finish hold up visually. A buyer should still verify the recessed foredeck anchor well for crazing around the molding, confirm the split backstay terminals are sound since they clear the swim step, and check the genoa track mounting on the cabintrunk edge where it meets the narrow side decks. The two interior plans share numerous storage compartments, so test every locker latch and the galley's large icebox seal.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are typically found in the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, the United States, Germany, and Denmark. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm which of the two layouts suits your berth count, expect chartplotter and heating as standard, budget for solar if absent, and inspect the cabintrunk track and anchor well closely. The 34.2 remains a sensible family cruiser with an unusually flexible stern arrangement for its length.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 34.2. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 14 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25 | 1 | $89,000 | — |
| Sep 25 | 5 | $53,778 | -39.6% |
| Oct 25 | 2 | $59,978 | +11.5% |
| Nov 25 | 5 | $56,900 | -5.1% |
| Jan 26 | 3 | $59,682 | +4.9% |
| Feb 26 | 2 | $64,152 | +7.5% |
| Mar 26 | 4 | $43,740 | -31.8% |
| Apr 26 | 7 | $58,917 | +34.7% |
| May 26 | 6 | $53,531 | -9.1% |
| Jun 26 | 3 | $55,516 | +3.7% |
| Jul 26 | 8 | $50,019 | -9.9% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $64,237 | +28.4% |
| Sep 26 | 6 | $60,563 | -5.7% |
| Oct 26 | 3 | $55,853 | -7.8% |
Where they're listed
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 34.2 listings appear across 12 countries. United Kingdom has the most listings with 14 (29.8%), followed by Italy and Spain.
Country view
47 listings · 12 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $46,968 | 14 | 5 | 29.8% |
| Italy | $65,049 | 9 | 6 | 19.1% |
| Spain | $43,740 | 6 | 0 | 12.8% |
| France | $58,306 | 4 | 4 | 8.5% |
| United States | $56,900 | 3 | 0 | 6.4% |
| Germany | $59,946 | 2 | 0 | 4.3% |
| Denmark | $57,768 | 2 | 0 | 4.3% |
| Ireland | $55,516 | 2 | 0 | 4.3% |
| Sweden | $61,298 | 2 | 0 | 4.3% |
| Canada | $60,450 | 1 | 0 | 2.1% |
| Cyprus | $55,516 | 1 | 1 | 2.1% |
| Portugal | $61,685 | 1 | 0 | 2.1% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Jeanneau SUN Sun Odyssey 32 | 31.5' | $ 52,376 | 31 | 12 |
| Jeanneau Sun Sun Odyssey 32.2 | 31.17' | $ 44,750 | 29 | 7 |
| Tartan 34-2 | 34.42' | $ 29,900 | 24 | 14 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42.2 | 41.99' | $ 76,101 | 22 | 4 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42.1 | 41.99' | $ 82,387 | 12 | 4 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 CC | 42.16' | $ 86,078 | 10 | 4 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 42 | 41.01' | $ 87,480 | 10 | 4 |