Friday, March 29

True North Launches New 34 Outboard Express

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True North,  now owned by Catalina, just introduced its all-new 34 Outboard Express at the Annapolis show. The new 34 has a one-level open plan in the pilothouse and cockpit, with the galley up, and it’s driven by twin 300-hp outboards.

With its Downeast lines, dating to an earlier lobster boat heritage, the True North 34 is a versatile cruiser with a spacious cockpit and a single cabin and head below. Its looks go back to the original True North, a 38, launched by the Pearson Marine Group, in 2001.

The original True Norths were called the SUVs of the water, and they came with inboard power. They had a distinctive sloping transom, with clam-shell doors that opened wide so you could slide in a dinghy, a small sailboat, or any number of water toys.

Over the years, True North had some ownership changes, and Catalina Yachts, which had been making sailboats for more than 50 years, bought the company in 2019 and moved it from Rhode Island to Largo, Florida.

The new 34 has the original’s sharp bow to slice through the water, and a balanced hull with flatter aft sections to provide a comfortable ride in various sea conditions.. The hull is hand laid with vinylester resin in a barrier coat, and hand-crafted varnished teak interiors.

The outboards make it fast and maneuverable, and they also mean you can operate the boat in thin water in the Bahamas, for example, the Chesapeake, or anywhere else. Trim the outboards up, and you can head for a nearby beach for a picnic.

The cockpit has an aft bench seat across the transom, and an aft-facing seat forward. The helm deck, protected by a hardtop, has the galley to starboard, an L-shaped settee on the port side, a single helm seat forward to starboard, opposite a two-person companion seat to port. Below, a V-berth is forward, with an enclosed head and shower.

Catalina say it’s planning a larger True North 39 for next year, also powered by twin outboards.

Specs.: LOA: 34’9”; Beam: 12’4”; Draft: 2’7”; Disp.: 11,250 lbs.; Fuel: 300 gals.; Water: 85 gals.; Power: 2×300-hp Suzuki outboards. Read more:

http://truenorthbycatalina.com

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