Welcome Aboard!

The Mariner Centaur 34 was my home and passion for many years. She's a stout boat and a comfortable passage maker. I outfitted Wishful Thinking with everything I wanted to make long distance cruising fun! It would be a shame to let all of this potential for adventure languish. WT should be out there, exploring, making way to the next port. Given time and funds, she's an excellent platform for a circumnavigation.

I'm asking US$32,000. This includes a host of spare parts, supplies and gear that would cost thousands to replace.

That being said... The boat has been untended for almost 2 years and it shows. Hence the low price. There's a list of repairs to be made. I've just spend $2,000 replacing the chainplates and repainting the mast.

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Deep cockpit keeps you dry and comfortable.

Primary and secondary winches, main sheet and traveler control, preventers and furling gear are all within easy reach.

Sturdy dodger keeps the spray of the helmsman. The dodger sides snap off and the center zips open for better ventilation in hot weather.

Large storage locker, stern chain locker and propane locker located aft of the helm.

Cockpit table and large seating area are great for entertaining.

Beefy radar arch made from 1¼ stainless steel. The 300 watt solar array keeps the batteries charged without running the engine.

Autohelm ST4000+ autopilot. Horizon Intrepid VHF.

Steering position provides good view of the radar as well as the engine instruments.

Deep, roomy sail locker -- no need for loose gear on deck.

Cockpit View
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Consciously rigged for double-handed sailing (that is singled-handed, just half the time).

Genoa on Schaeffer roller-furling.

4" - 8" high bulwarks keep people and gear on board.

Topsides sprayed with Awlgrip in '95.

Below Deck

Light, airy, roomy. Built of handcrafted mahogany. She feels like a home -- not the inside of a bleach bottle.

Wishful Thinking was designed for long term living aboard. I live in the forward part of the boat at anchor. The v-berth is wide enough to sleep athwartships. A custom 6" latex foam mattress makes sleeping comfy and easy on your back. Storage and headroom abound!

Cabin Interior
Forward Cabin Dresser

Tons of storage in the spacious V-berth. A heavy sliding door provides privacy from the main saloon.

Galley

This is a working galley. It has large, deep sinks, propane stove and oven, lots of counter space, and cavernous storage.

An Adler Barbour Super Cold Machine in the fridge also makes ice.

The watermaker has a deciated tank and spigot plumbed to the galley. A pump will also transfer water to the main tank if desired.

Aft of the main saloon are the quarter berth, nav station and head. Here the motion of the boat is the most comfortable in a seaway.

Quarter Berth
Nav Station

The nav station has all the goodies: radar, HAM/SSB radio, Pactor-III modem, GPS, VHF, EPIRB.

In the head there's dry storage and another hanging locker for wet items

Head

Sailplan

Specifications

Specifications

  • LOA: 37'
  • LWL: 29'
  • LOD: 34'
  • Beam 10' 10"
  • Displ.: 10.5 tons
  • Ballast: 5,500 lbs.
  • Draft: 5'
  • Displ./Length Ratio: 279
  • Hull Speed: 7.2Kts.
  • Water: 100 Gal.
  • Fuel: 55 Gal.
  • Hull/Deck: Fiberglass
  • Yanmar 3QM 30 Diesel

Electronics

Deck/Rigging

  • 33# Bruce Anchor, 25# Danforth, FX-23 Fortress anchor
  • Bow: 100' chain, 200' nylon 3-braid
  • Stern: 25' chain, 100' nylon 3-braid
  • Simpson Lawrence Electric windlass w/ 30 foot remote
  • Sailomat servo-pendulum windvane autopilot
  • Heavy duty whisker pole
  • Dodger w/ removable flaps
  • Roller furling genoa
  • Salt water washdown pump

Sails

  • Main, Hogin '95
  • Storm Jib, Hogin '95
  • 125% Genoa, Lidgard, '92
  • Spinnaker, North w/ATN sock

Galley

Interior Layout

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