Tollycraft 34 Tri-Cabin

About the Tollycraft 34 Tri-Cabin

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Built

1975–1985

Builder

Tollycraft Yacht Corp. (Kelso, WA)

Length

34 ft

Waterline

30.5 ft

Beam

12.5 ft

Draft

2.83 ft

Displacement

17,000 lb

Hull

fiberglass

Hull / keel

planing

Propulsion

inboard

Fuel

200 gal

Water

77 gal

Water heater

12 gal · standard

Generator

factory option

Bow thruster

not fitted

Stern thruster

not fitted

Steering

hydraulic

Heavy (17,000 lb) aft-cabin cruiser with two heads and standard lower helm. Double berth aft from 1982; all-teak interior from 1984. PassageMaker says Tollycraft hulls were solid hand-laid glass with some balsa/foam in deck structures. Steel-tank and window comments come from a thread about a 1970s Tollycraft 34 sedan, so apply by era rather than exact model.

Engines fitted

• Crusader 270 (gas V8, freshwater-cooled) — 270 hp, gas, twin standard
  Tollycraft dealer spec sheet lists twin 270 Crusaders (FWC) as base power; HMY: twin 270 hp gas engines cruise 17-18 kn.
  Sources: mvjollymon.com · hmy.com
• Detroit Diesel 8.2T — diesel, twin factory option
  The only optional engine on the dealer spec sheet: twin 8.2T Detroit Diesels (FWC); hp not stated. The sheet also refers to Volvo diesel installations, so a Volvo diesel may have been offered in some years (not confirmed).
  Sources: mvjollymon.com

Boats of the same model can differ — check which engines yours actually has before ordering parts.

Generator

factory option

The undated dealer spec sheet offers three optional generators (7.5 kW gas, 3 kW and 7.7 kW diesel), but the 1979 brochure's chart shows no generator for the 34 Tri-Cabin, so availability changed by year.

• Generator (make not stated) — 7.5 kW, gas factory option
  Make not named on the builder option list; freshwater-cooled.
  “209 Generator, 7.5 KW Gas (FWC)” — builder, mvjollymon.com
• Generator (make not stated) — 3 kW, diesel factory option
  Make not named on the builder option list; freshwater-cooled.
  “210 Generator, 3 KW Diesel (FWC)” — builder, mvjollymon.com
• Generator (make not stated) — 7.7 kW, diesel factory option
  Make not named on the builder option list; freshwater-cooled.
  “212 Generator, 7.7 KW Diesel (FWC)” — builder, mvjollymon.com

Generators are often replaced or added — check the unit's own plate before ordering parts.

Known problems for this model

• Rusting steel fuel tanks on early boats fuel
  Owners of 1970s Tollycraft 34s warn that early steel tanks are rusting through and that engines must come out to replace them.
  c-brats.com
• Window leaks and rot interior
  Leaking windows with rot around the frames are a common finding on older Tollycraft 34s.
  c-brats.com
• Thirsty twin gas engines engine
  Unless repowered, the twin 270hp gas engines make long cruising expensive; diesel repowers are a common upgrade.
  passagemaker.com · c-brats.com

Engines & parts

Other Tollycraft models

• Tollycraft 26 Sedan 1973–1987
• Tollycraft 40 Sundeck 1985–1994
• Tollycraft 44 / 45 Cockpit Motor Yacht 1986–1996
• Tollycraft 48 Motor Yacht (48 Cockpit MY) 1976–1998