FP Greenland 34 Trawler

[Irish Rover]

I recently bought a Fountaine Pajot Greenland 34 Trawler and I'd be grateful for any advice from anyone who has owned or has experience of one of these boats. I viewed the boat and had a very short trip on it 10 weeks ago before I agreed to buy it and I haven't seen it since. She has 2 x Yanmar 75HP 4JH3 engines with 2,600 hours. The boat has been excellently maintained by a very fastidious owner and the only negative comment from the surveyor was in relation to the battery terminals being uncovered.

 

[Bajansailor]

Do your engines have turbos on them? I think that the standard Yanmar 4JH engines are usually rated around 50 hp.
At this rating they can be expected to have a pretty long life - I have come across a few that have done 8,000 hours, and are still working well, with only basic maintenance being carried out.

There are currently four sisterships for sale on Yachtworld.
http://www.yachtworld.com/core/list...im=quick&ybw=&sm=3&Ntk=boatsEN&currencyid=100

 

[Irish Rover]

Yes they have turbos and the maintenance regime has been exemplary so I’m pretty confident about the boat. I believe a total of 44 of these were built so not quite unique but rare enough nonetheless.

 

[rustybarge]

Hi IR,

Just wondering how you're getting with the FP34. They look like a promising design at reasonable cost in comparison to a lot of cats which can be 2 or 3 times more expensive than equivalent motorboats.

Have you experienced any slamming in head seas, and how comfortable is the ride? Is your boat shaft drive or does it have sail drives? I would be grateful if you could indicate what ball park price you would expect to pay for a FP34?

Tia.

 

[Irish Rover]

I’m very happy with the boat. My son and I sailed it from Lefkas to Kusadasi in early April. We were very fortunate with the weather but we had a somewhat rough passage from Mykonos to Samos and I was very happy with the handling. We didn’t experience any heavy slapping motoring at around 7 kn into fairly rough seas. I have to admit though the ride on the bridge is fairly uncomfortable in any size of beam sea. Most of our motoring has been on one engine and in general I only use both together in the marina or close manoeuvering. The boat is really economical. She make around 7kn on one engine @ 2,200 revs. She makes around 15 kn on both engines at full whack. It’s burning around 3.5 LPH @ 2,200 rpm.
My wife and daughter are really thrilled with the space and I’m thrilled with everything but especially the maneuverability. It’s easier to berth than my previous 7m Jeanneau.
I bought my boat VAT not paid. It was originally advertised at €110k and I paid €90k. There are a number of slightly older 34’s currently advertised at around €110k VAT paid.

 

[rustybarge]

I’m very happy with the boat. My son and I sailed it from Lefkas to Kusadasi in early April. We were very fortunate with the weather but we had a somewhat rough passage from Mykonos to Samos and I was very happy with the handling. We didn’t experience any heavy slapping motoring at around 7 kn into fairly rough seas. I have to admit though the ride on the bridge is fairly uncomfortable in any size of beam sea. Most of our motoring has been on one engine and in general I only use both together in the marina or close manoeuvering. The boat is really economical. She make around 7kn on one engine @ 2,200 revs. She makes around 15 kn on both engines at full whack. It’s burning around 3.5 LPH @ 2,200 rpm.
My wife and daughter are really thrilled with the space and I’m thrilled with everything but especially the maneuverability. It’s easier to berth than my previous 7m Jeanneau.
I bought my boat VAT not paid. It was originally advertised at €110k and I paid €90k. There are a number of slightly older 34’s currently advertised at around €110k VAT paid.

Thanks for all the info; It's very hard to find any specs for these boats on the internet.

I have a small cheetah cat at the moment and was hoping to buy something in the Med for cruising in the western part between Portugal Gibraltar and perhaps as far east as the Balerics. Those low fuel numbers make long range cruising actually feasible unlike big heavy twin engined monohulls which are lucky to get 2mpg at 6 kts.

There are lots of places to anchor out in Portugal, and la Linea next to Gib doesn't charge extra for cats so a it makes good sense where I'm planning to go, but I can imagine the 50% surcharge in popular marina areas would be an unwelcome and expensive drawback .

Glad to have seen your post as the other newer FP cats are very expensive, the older 34 would be perfect for my needs. Anything made after 2000 is brand new to me!

 

[rustybarge]

Do you have any photos of your stern gear? Is it shaft drive or sail drives?

Thanks

 

[Irish Rover]

Do you have any photos of your stern gear? Is it shaft drive or sail drives?

Thanks

Shafts but no photos. I will be lifting it out on 18/06 for painting and I’ll take some then if you’re still interested. The yard in Preveza quoted me crazy money for painting s I decided to get it done in Turkey.

 

[rustybarge]

Shafts but no photos. I will be lifting it out on 18/06 for painting and I’ll take some then if you’re still interested. The yard in Preveza quoted me crazy money for painting s I decided to get it done in Turkey.

Good luck with your lift out.

I'll be ready to go looking for a boat in another few weeks, I'm delayed at the moment because our moorings on the river are being leveled by the authority and I'm waiting for an offer of an alternative place to go.

 

[Irish Rover]

Good luck with your lift out.

I'll be ready to go looking for a boat in another few weeks, I'm delayed at the moment because our moorings on the river are being leveled by the authority and I'm waiting for an offer of an alternative place to go.

Best of luck with your search. If you have more questions later I’ll be happy to offer any advice I can.