Sadler 34

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Summary

Sadler 34 - 1986 - Shallow Fin Keel -

The Sadler 34 offers the sort of quick and sea-kindly performance that's long been recognised and applauded by hardened professional skippers. Indeed this examples previous owner was a professional superyacht's Captain.

She has heating hot and cold water and benefiting from significant equipment upgrades by the previous owner 2022/2023 including:

a new, high-spec fully-battened mainsail by Dart Sails, with Rutgerson roller luff cars.

a new Harken Mk IV furling system for the headsail.

a new Eberspacher heating system installed.

a new Starlight gas cooker with grill & oven by Dometic.

a new Raymarine 'Element' 7HV plotter.

a new Icom Class B AIS Transponder

Construction

Designed by Martin Sadler and built by Sadler Yachts Ltd to a hull design incorporating PU foam core to provide positive buoyancy in the event of a hull breach, with a consequential benefit of being unsinkable but also a degree of thermal insulation and straightforward wipe-down surfaces internally. The Sadler 34 design is fitted with a cast iron external fin keel and skeg supported rudder and comes with a high quotant on the 'pride upon rowing away' scale.

This one, in common with the majority, is tiller steered for a more direct sailing feel and much better utility of space within the cockpit and has the shallower 1.48m 'Shoal keel’

Mechanical

Engine

Fitted with a replacement Bukh DV24HE 24HP diesel engine in early 2016. This was a refurbished little used lifeboat engine and has behaved impeccably during current ownership

Currently indicating only around 920 hours run from newly refurbished.

Speedseal easy change impeller cover Shaft drive to a fixed, 3 bladed propeller

Carried on board are a substantial amount of useful engine spares and service parts

Electrical Systems:

Three lead acid batteries are fitted within dedicated storage recesses formed within the aft cabin's internal moulding: 2 x 115 A/hr capacity batteries for 'Domestic and Services' bank, with a separate 105A/hr battery for engine cranking. (All batteries were new in 2021)

Batteries charged by engine-driven alternator and a Pro-Charge Ultra 12v/20A battery charger by Sterling Power for use when the vessel is connected to electrical shore support. A Pro-Split R splitter, again by Sterling Power is fitted to enhance the alternator's output charge

A Nasa BM-1 Compact display is fitted at the chart table to monitor the batteries' state of charge.

Water System

Hot and cold pressurized water system to all taps.

Calorifier for water heating.

Saltwater hand pump to galley sink.

Tankage:

Fuel: Approx. 25 gallons (112 litres) diesel carried in a stainless steel tank located toward the rear of the cockpit locker. Provided with a sight-gauge and a low-fuel warning light; the latter fitted alongside the companionway. This is faulty and is permanently lit. Needs troubleshooting.

Freshwater: Approx. 50 gallons (200 litres) freshwater carried within a flexible, bladder tank amidships beneath the starboard settee berth and a large spare water carrier in aft cockpit locker.

Holding tank: GRP tank located under the forward cabin's port-hand berth of unknown capacity, but with a clear inspection hatch to view the content's level.

Mast Rigging and Sails

Mast and Spars

Rigged as a single spreader masthead sloop with a Harken Mk IV headsail furling system (fitted new in 2022).

S/S standing rigging last replaced in April 2016

Mechanical backstay adjuster.

Alloy, fixed-length spinnaker pole.

Running rigging and reefing lines (all in clean condition) are led aft to cockpit and handled by a variety of Lewmar winches, with the headsail sheet primary winches being self-tailing Lewmar 43 winches. Spinnaker sheet snubbing winches are fitted.

Sails

Fully battened mainsail with Rutgerson roller luff cars (New in 2022 - by Dart Sails).

Cross-cut, roller furling Genoa by Southern Sails, with a foam-padded luff to enhance when it's reefed sail.

Asymmetrical cruising chute, within an ATN snuffer.

Symmetrical spinnaker.

Accommodation

Up to seven berths in three cabins with a generous, U-shaped galley, forward-facing chart table, centreline leafed table, heads compartment forward and forward cabin separated from the heads by wooden door, all based on Sadler's foam stiffened sub moulding that provides insulated accommodation and built-in buoyancy. A two outlet hot air heater by Eberspacher was fitted in2022.

A Pioneer CD/radio unit is fitted, (removed 2024), with twin speakers mounted on the main bulkhead and two cockpit speakers. Speakers in cockpit but grills damaged. Could be removed and holes repaired or left in situ

Forward cabin:

Two berths, formed in a 'Vee' can provide a double berth using an in-fill cushion.

Open shelving alongside berth. Under berth lockers are lined (dry) storage lockers used for light wind sail storage. Additional removable storage nets have been provided to hang from beneath the deck head. Hanging locker, dedicated to the forward cabin is provided to starboard. Opening overhead deckhatch (a recent replacement) for light and ventilation.

Heads compartment extends across the beam of the hull forward of the mast, with doors ahead and to the main bulkhead for privacy. A Jabsco 'Twist n Lock' marine flushing toilet is fitted, connected to a holding tank. Hot and cold water via a shower faucet to a moulded hand basin.

Shower sump with 12v drain pump. All sea valves in this compartment are of the Blakes, tapered seacock design and double clipped. Hanging locker to starboard for oilskins, life-jackets and harnesses. Ventilation is provided by two 'Tannoy' ventilites overhead.

Main Saloon:

U-Shaped seating to port providing either a settee berth or convertible to a double using an in-filling panel to enable the U-shaped seating to convert to a double if required, single settee berth to starboard with lee cloth. A centreline-mounted saloon table with internal bottle storage and drop leaves. Above the settee berth on the port side is an open, fiddled shelf, with a closed locker and additional, fiddled book shelf to starboard. Light and ventilation from a centre-line deck hatch (a recent replacement) over and fixed, toughened glass windows to the coachroof's sides. A bladder tank for freshwater is located beneath the starboard settee berth while a substantial, lined stowage space is provided beneath the settee berth to port.

Navigation area:

A well-sized, forward facing chart table accommodates folded charts and almanacs within, with a further storage shelf and a deeply-fiddled cave locker outboard of the chart table, where the AlS transponder and VHF have been mounted. A vinyl covered seat is fitted abaft the chart table, complete with a supporting strap for the navigator.

Galley:

Located to port of the companionway (for comfortable use when hove to on starboard tack while making a cup of tea), the Sadler 34's galley is notably generous in offering a generous amount of work space & security to a cook at sea with workable storage. A new Starlight 2 burner, grill & oven gas cooker by Dometic was fitted in 2022. Twin sinks are fitted within the forward peninsular and have individual covers. These can be stowed on dedicated fixings on the central bulkhead below the sink. Pressurised H&C water supply and a separate hand pumped saltwater faucet. A deep, top opening refrigerated cool box is now fitted to this Sadler 34's galley, with a relatively large and shelved locker provided where the original, front-opening fridge would have been.

Aft cabin:

Located to starboard, this cabin extends aft of the companionway steps/engine box, thereby able to offer some seating and a hinged fiddled surface for small items ahead of the berth. A fiddled, open storage shelf alongside & above the berth has been widened. Light and ventilation is provided by an opening portlight to the cockpit's footwell, plus the side window and a 'Tannoy' ventilator above the cabin's standing area.

A Pioneer CD/radio unit is fitted, (removed 2024), with twin speakers mounted on the main bulkhead and two cockpit speakers. Speakers in cockpit but grills damaged. Could be removed and holes repaired or left in situ

Inventory

Navigation Equipment

Within the Cockpit:

2 x Steering compasses one unuseable

Raymarine Element 7HV colour chart plotter with AIS Overlay (plotter new in 2022) fitted on a trunnion mount, above the companionway.

Nasa Clipper wireless wind speed/direction new 2024

Nasa Clipper Log/Speed

Nasa Clipper Depth display.

Autohelm ST4000 Autopilot control head with a separate activating arm.

At Chart table area:

Icom IC-M323 DSC/VHF radio connected to a Vesper Marine SP160 Splitter.

Icom MA-510TR 'Class B' AlS transponder.

Actisense W2K-1 Nema2000 to WiFi gateway to enable display of navigation data on a tablet.

Icom IC-M35 buoyant, hand-held VHF radio.

Mooring and Anchoring

Equipment15kg Rocnor anchor (new in 2022) with 40 M anchorplait spliced to 40 M chain cable.

CQR-type kedge anchor with a length of chain & warp (looks to have been unused).

Twin stemhead rollers.

8 Fenders & 8 warps.

General

Cockpit seats covered in synthetic 'Flexiteak' (new in April 2016).

Set of cockpit cushions.

Acrylic sprayhood (navy blue) with grab bar to rear edge.

Bimini and cover.

2 x 'Blue Performance' rope bags/tidies for the rope ends.

Pair of midship mooring cleats.

Stern boarding/swimming ladder.

Safety Equipment

Manual bilge pump.

12V DC bilge pump, with automatic and manual switching in heads bilge.

Firdell Blipper mast-mounted passive radar reflector.

2 x dry powder fire extinguishers. New 2024

Emergency VHF antenna by Banten.

Aerosol signal horn.

Inshore flare pack by Seago

Resent upgraded

New Lewmar pro 1000 windlass,

New Waveline 2.7 M lightweight dinghy 2024,

Kicker electric outboard with 12 v charger,

Remote gas switch,

Gas alarm in galley,

Barton traveller system, new deckmaster on companionway steps,

Mosquito nets for all hatches,

2 snatch blocks with 4 M lines,

Plastimo hand bearing compass, re-chargeable searchlight,

12 v vacuum,

Hands free comms kit,

Cruising guides, some charts for irish sea and south coast,

2 Crewsaver lifejackets with tethers,

Dinghy anchor with chain and warp,

Seago vacuum engine oil pump,

New Clipper wireless wind speed and direction instrument,

Engine tachometer,

Saloon double berth infill modifed for use as a cockpit table.

Winter washboards.

History and Owners Comments

Anecdotally, we're told that this particular Sadler 34 was originally owned as his personal yacht by a senior Army officer, based for a time at the British Services', Kiel Sailing Centre in Germany. It was upon his insistence that the forward sections be 'beefed up' and additional ballast weight be fitted to the foot of the keel. It was at this time too that a holding tank was provided by the adaptation of the internal moulding's locker under the forward berths to provide the tank. We believe that, in his ownership 'Faustina' cruised the Baltic and down into the Mediterranean Sea.

It can be seen from the documentation held that she was returned to the UK and formerly sold within the family to the original owner's son, with the boat being based in the Southampton/Solent sailing area for many years by the following two owners before being bought by the previous owner who is a professional Yacht Captain. In September 2022, it was purchased by two octogenarian brothers and moved from Plymouth to Glasson Dock in Morecambe Bay. The elder brother has extensive experience of sailing, from 1979 he raced J24s being successful in national and internation events. In 1997 he commenced a 14 year circumnavigation along with his wife. He has used his vast experience to make many small and subtle improvements. Unfortunately very little cruising was done in 2024 because the flood defence door at Glasson Dock was stuck in the closed position and was not removed until early august. This allowed a cruise to the Isle of Man, Northern Island to Troon. A late Scottish cruise had to be aborted due to bereavment. A late season cruise returned Faustina to Glasson Dock for the winter.

Once again Faustina was moved up to Scotland, this time to Clyde Marina. From this base succesful 4 weeks of cruising have been acheived. Unfortunately ill-health makes a sale necessary.

VAT paid status is verified by an authenticated SAD (C88) and covering letter from HM Customs and Excise, dated February 1993

As you will have read above, many good and expensive upgrades have been commissioned over the last four years; the underwater surfaces were slurry blasted to remove old antifouling coatings during the winter 2017/2018, the mainsail is 'As-New' & in lovely shape and modern electrical systems and items of electronic equipment have been fitted