BoatsFinnsailer 34

Finnsailer 34

Masthead Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1978

A 1978 masthead sloop with a skeg-hung rudder, built for steady, comfortable cruising with a 1.58-metre draft

Designed by Hans Groop, built by Fiskars.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a moderate beam gives 31 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 31
CoastalBluewater

1.85 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.85
LightHeavy

320 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 320
EasygoingPowered-up

10.9 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.

Sail area / displacement 10.9

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
10.9
Displacement / length
319.5
Comfort ratio
30.5
Capsize screening
1.85
Hull speed
7.0 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1109
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1978
Designer
Hans Groop
Builder
Fiskars

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Aragosa Yachts 3510.59 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn aluminum-hulled masthead sloop from 1989, built to a Ted Brewer design featuring a skeg-mounted rudder
Hallberg-Rassy 35210.59 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA classic center-cockpit cruiser from Enderlein and Rassy, featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a stiff, stable hull
Pacific Seacraft 3410.39 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William Crealock-designed cutter featuring a skeg-mounted rudder and an optional shallow-draft keel for versatile cruising
Rival 3410.36 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 1972 masthead sloop with a 39% ballast ratio, designed for offshore stability and a steady 6.68-knot hull speed
Sadler Yachts 3410.59 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA robust masthead sloop designed by the Sadlers, featuring a skeg-hung rudder and a balanced hull for offshore cruising
Moody 3510.52 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Bill Dixon-designed masthead sloop with twin keels, optimized for shoal-draft cruising and stability

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