Bandit 34' Hatteras 34 Convertible 1965

• 1000-hour engine service performed May 2018 at 960 hours. Valve lash was near perfect
• $1200 in 2019 six new maintenance free batteries
• Engines serviced by owner. Engine hours and date recorded on generator cover
• $450 New Furuno fish-finder
• $12,000 new salon windows: dark grey tempered glass with custom bolt-less fiberglass frames, epoxy embedded, will never leak. Done by “Lookout Windows” Morehead City, NC
• $500 galvanic isolator installed
• April 2021 hull compounded and waxed
• Bottom given 2 coats Micron CSC antifouling
• $1100 Teak fish deck restoration: replaced 146 bronze screws, epoxy embedment, and teak caps.Sanded and sealed. No color coating, natural aging beauty
• $800 two Nibral 20 x 18 four-blade props tuned and balanced April 2021. They are “S-grade” or a step above 1st class S=Superior. 2 spare Nibral 20 x 18 props on board
• Both shafts pulled; new couplings, keys, new bronze packing glands with teflon packing; shafts, couplings, keys, props sent out for balance check. Reinstalled with new zincs
• New cutlass bearings installed
• $1800 Rebuilt rudder tables with 1/2 inch FRP rather than wood. New rudder stock packing
• Heat exchangers checked for cleanliness. New zincs
• $400 GFCI circuits in galley upgraded to current standard
• Engine raw water impellers replaced May 2021
• Completed sea trial 26 May 2021 to confirm repair/upgrades perform
• Engine surveyor confirmed perfect WOT engine RPM for prop re-pitching effort. Note: these are Cummins 270 HP diesels rated at 2600 max RPM. Sea trial showed 2640 at WOT
• Cruising RPM should be less than 2340 continuous (90% of 2600). BANDIT planes at about 2200 rpm … usual cruise range 2200-2300 RPM. Cruise speed approx 22-23 MPH
• Cummins diesel 270 HP engines have less than 1200 hours. Surveyed May 2021

Above improvements documented. Over $27,000 since 2018 value survey. 2018 surveyed market value $95,000. Total $122,000.

Offered turn-key ready at $89,900 (owner has new boat)

This fine, older Hatteras 34 Convertible received a complete refit in 07-08. All major systems rewired and replaced. The new Cummins diesels sip fuel at a 19 knot cruise. The Northern Lights generator was serviced completely and new fuel tanks were fit.

Summer 2018 she saw a very successful cruise from NC to RI and return and the boat is in fine mechanical condition.

• Twin Cummins matched to TwinDisc gears
• Rewired and all electronics 2007 or newer
• Autopilot, sonar, VHF, wide-array radar, GPS, chartplotter
• NEW aluminum fuel tanks - twin 118 gal
• Hardtop and enclosure custom made in Mystic, CT
• 6kw Northern Lights genset
• Inverter/dual chargers
• Fire suppression system
• Full galley with 3 burner stove, oven/broiler, microwave, sink, fridge/freezer
• Electric head with sink and shower
• V-Berth with comfortable, custom mattress
• Hot water heater, washdown pump
• Salon with twin fold-out couches with storage for spares, tools, etc
• Imron hull
• Many spares including spare props JUST TUNED
  
• All new thru hulls, seacocks and plumbing
  

• Well constructed joinery and finish
• Teak brightwork in good condition
• Well fit teak bulkheads
• Cabinets, drawers, lockers, shelves finely fit
• Teak finished paneled headliner
• Hinged wood doors throughout
• White painted wood sole
• Wood blinds
• V Berth
• Electric head
• Stand up shower
• Digital A/C controls
• Laminate countertops
• Stainless sink basin
• Summit full size fridge/freezer combo
• Princess 3 burner stove
• Rival microwave
  

• 2012-2016 Capt. Brad Weidner of Attleboro, MA. installed full size fridge/freezer. New microwave.
• 2016-2020 Capt, Alfred Rose of Southport, NC and Bristol, RI. 2016 extensive cosmetic upgrade: all non-skid ground to bare glass / rolled Interlux “Perfection” 2-stage epoxy with non-skid additive; all other topsides` sanded to solid surface, faired and given 3 coats of primer / finished Interlux “Brightside” in Hatteras Off-White 1990 tint.
• Flying bridge permanently epoxied to coach roof.
• 2017 Engine and Genset heat exchangers removed, cored, cleaned and new seals; reinstalled.
• Engine and Genset coolants replaced.
• 2017 & 2018 two round trip cruises from RI to NC and back both years. Over 700 NM one-way.
• 2018 haul-out for bottom re-painting and service of rudder stocks. Installed new stainless rudder linkage and replaced rudder stock packings.
• New front and rear bilge pumps and switches; galvanic isolator installed.
• 2019 repainted salon interior; completed Cummins 1000 hour engine service.
• Primary props retuned to permit optimum engine RPM at WOT.
• Teak deck restored (over 140 bronze screws replaced and epoxy embedded teak plugs; sanded and sealed).
• June 2020 haul-out in Beaufort NC for replacement of salon side windows. This was a $12K refit.
• Dark gray tempered glass with custom hand-laid fiberglass frames; epoxy embedding with foam cushions and 2-stage epoxy coating to match Hatteras colors.
• Work professionally done by “Lookout Boat Window Frames” of Morehead City, NC.
• Bottom sanded and given 2 coats of Micron CSC; all zincs replaced and underwater metals treated with Petit antifouling spray.
• In preparation for sale, engine oil & filters changed; genset and engine zincs replaced; fuel filters replaced and RACORs serviced. All through-hull screens cleaned.