Pacific Seacraft 34 (Crealock 34)
About the Pacific Seacraft 34 (Crealock 34)
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Builder
- Pacific Seacraft (Fullerton, California; later Washington, North Carolina)
- Designer
- William I. B. Crealock
- Length
- 34.08 ft
- Waterline
- 26.21 ft
- Beam
- 10 ft
- Draft
- 4.92 ft
- Displacement
- 13,500 lb
- Ballast
- 4,800 lb
- Hull
- fiberglass
- Hull / keel
- fin keel
- Rig
- cutter
- Propulsion
- inboard
- Fuel
- 32 gal
- Water
- 75 gal
- Holding
- 16 gal
- Water heater
- AC + engine · standard
- Stern thruster
- not fitted
- Steering
- pedestal cable · Edson
Tank capacities — where the figures come from
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Fuel 32 gal
“Fuel - Standard 32 gal. 121.12 liters” — owner's manual, web.pdx.edu · “Fuel - Shoal 27 gal. 102.20 liters” — owner's manual, web.pdx.edu · “Fuel: 35 gallon, aluminum” — search excerpt (1983), charlesdavidyachts.com · “Fuel: 38 gals / 144 L (catalog value, from sailboatdata)” — spec database, boatsector.comPacific Seacraft's owner's manual (Fullerton era, undated; posted on an owner's web page) gives approximate capacities: 32 gal with the standard keel, 27 gal with the shoal keel. This replaces the spec database's 38. One 1983 listing says 35.
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Water 75 gal
“Fresh Water - Bow 36 gal. / Stern 39 gal.” — owner's manual, web.pdx.edu · “Water: 75 gallon, stainless steel (36 gallon tank under v-berth, 39 gallon in starboard cockpit locker)” — search excerpt (1983), charlesdavidyachts.comTwo tanks: 36 gal in the bow and 39 in the stern, 75 gal in total.
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Holding 16 gal
“Holding 16 gal. 72.73 liters” — owner's manual, web.pdx.edu · “Holding: 25 gallon, stainless steel (custom)” — search excerpt (1983), charlesdavidyachts.comThe owner's manual gives a 16-gal integral fiberglass tank. A 1983 listing's 25 gal is a custom replacement. (The manual's 72.73 L doesn't match 16 US gal exactly; the gallon figure is used.)
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Water heater AC + engine · standard
“Fresh water heaters are standard on all Pacific Seacraft yachts.” — owner's manual, web.pdx.edu · “The water heater has an electrical heating element installed.” — owner's manual, web.pdx.edu · “Features include hot and cold pressure water” — review, practical-sailor.comThe builder's Pacific Seacraft 34 owner's manual (late-1990s edition, warranty dated 1997) says water heaters with an electric element are standard on all Pacific Seacraft yachts, and its commissioning checklist heats the water with the engine running. Neither the manual nor the Practical Sailor review gives capacity.
Tanks are often replaced or added on older boats — check the tank labels or a survey for yours.
Thrusters and steering — where this comes from
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Bow thruster unknown
The builder's Pacific Seacraft 34 owner's manual (111 pages, about 1997) never mentions a thruster, but it isn't an equipment list, so this doesn't prove none.
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Stern thruster not fitted
Nothing was found either way; our earlier figure of none appears to be an assumption.
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Steering pedestal cable · Edson
“10.3 Pedestal System Steering ... Lubrication of needle bearings should be done by squeezing Edson Teflon Lubricant ...” — owner's manual (c1997), web.pdx.edu · “FIG. 336-5-211T CLASSIC PEDESTAL STEERER ... FIG. 77109 CHAIN & WIRE ROPE KIT ... FIG. 777-10 RADIAL DRIVE WHEEL - PACIF” — spec database, edsonmarine.comBuilder's owner's manual describes an Edson pedestal with chain and wire to a quadrant/drive wheel, wheel brake and emergency tiller; Edson's data sheet S-2059 specifies a Classic pedestal, chain-and-wire kit and 20-inch wheel with a radial drive.
Thrusters and steering are often replaced — check the units on your boat before ordering parts.
Sources disagree on first year — left blank rather than guessed.
Fin keel with skeg-hung rudder, canoe stern. First year disputed (see disputed). Shoal Scheel keel 4.08 ft. A version with extra standard equipment was sold as the Circumnavigator 34 (1988). Molded full-length interior pan bonded to hull; running backstays standard for the inner forestay. Aluminum bilge tank issue was reported for the 37 and may apply.
Engines fitted
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Yanmar 3JH2E — 38 hp, diesel, single
standard
sailboatdata lists the Yanmar 3JH2E 38 hp as original equipment for the Pacific Seacraft 34; a 1994 boat lists a 3JH2E.Sources: sailboatdata.com · marinesource.com
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Yanmar 3HM35F — 35 hp, diesel, single
standard
Earlier boats: a 1988 Pacific Seacraft Crealock 34 lists a Yanmar 3HM35F (a 35 hp model).Sources: seacraft.com
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Yanmar 3JH (40 hp, installed 2022) — 40 hp, diesel, single
common repower
A 1992 PS34 was repowered in 2022 with a 40 hp Yanmar 3JH-series diesel (read from the listing summary only); one example.Sources: boattrader.com
Boats of the same model can differ — check which engines yours actually has before ordering parts.
Generator
The owner's manual mentions generator-equipped models only in general terms in its shore-power section; no source says a generator was offered on the 34.
Manuals and brochures online
- Spec sheet Pacific Seacraft 34 model page with specifications (no tankage listed) (2008) — pacificseacraft.com
Hosted by the builder or an owners' association; they own the copyright.
Known problems for this model
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Cored deck - check around hardware deck
Decks are cored (Practical Sailor describes end-grain balsa with plywood under hardware; a SpinSheet surveyor described plywood core), so moisture-meter the deck around stanchions and fittings.practical-sailor.com · spinsheet.com
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External 304 stainless chainplates rigging
Chainplates are bolted outside the hull so they are easy to inspect, but they are type 304 stainless; inspect for crevice corrosion at the deck and bolt holes on older boats.practical-sailor.com
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Aluminum fuel tank in the bilge corrodes fuel
A surveyor reviewing the 37 notes Pacific Seacraft placed aluminum fuel tanks low in the bilge where standing bilge water can corrode them quickly; check tank condition and access.spinsheet.com
Steering
Edson — Pedestal chain-and-wire steering parts: good
Edson (New Bedford, MA) still sells service parts: chain-and-wire kits, sprockets, idlers, pull-pull conduit steering and internal pedestal parts, and keeps steering data sheets by boat model, many decades old.
Parts sources: Edson Marine (service parts)
Common problems (3)
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Old or slack steering wire steering
Edson advises replacing steering wire about every five years, checking tension with the wheel locked, and inspecting under load annually; owners often find decades-old stiff wire.usna.edu · youtube.com
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Lubrication and fastener checks steering
Chain, wire, sheaves and pedestal bearings need regular oiling or greasing, and clevis/cotter pins and bolts should be checked monthly to avoid failures.usna.edu
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Replacing engine control cables in the pedestal steering
Swapping throttle/shift cables inside an Edson pedestal is a common owner job requiring removal of the wheel shaft sprocket pin.forums.sailboatowners.com
Edson — Traditional geared steerers (worm / rack-and-pinion) parts: good
Edson says its traditional wheels and geared steerers are still available, now built with modern materials; rack-and-pinion steerers are offered for transom-hung and inboard rudders.
Parts sources: Edson Marine (traditional steerers)
Model sources (10)
sailboatdata.com · practical-sailor.com · spinsheet.com · goodoldboat.com · marinesource.com · seacraft.com · boattrader.com · web.pdx.edu · boatsector.com · edsonmarine.com
Other Pacific Seacraft models
- Pacific Seacraft 31 1987–?
- Pacific Seacraft 37 (Crealock 37) 1978–?
- Pacific Seacraft Dana 24 1984–2007
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.