Chris-Craft Catalina 34
Heritage Mahogany Styling, Modern Twin-Engine Performance — The Flagship Chris-Craft Runabout
| Builder | Chris-Craft |
|---|---|
| Model year | 2026 |
| Price guide | $650,000 – $850,000 USD |
| Loa Ft | 34 |
| Beam Ft | 10.5 |
| Engines | Twin Volvo Penta V8-430 gas sterndrive (860 hp combined) |
| Top Speed Kn | 43 |
| Cabins | 1 convertible cabin berth, sleeps 2 |
Chris-Craft is the brand that invented the American mahogany runabout — founded in 1874 by Christopher Columbus Smith on Michigan's St. Clair River, it spent the golden age of wooden boating as the standard against which every varnished-hull competitor was measured. The Catalina 34 is the modern flagship expression of that legacy: a fiberglass hull built for real performance, wrapped in the styling cues — polished chrome hardware, wood-tone deck accents, the signature low tumblehome stern — that made the brand's name a century ago. It's sized to carry twin engines and a genuine overnight cabin without losing the proportions that make the silhouette instantly recognizable at any marina.
Configurations sourced through the Obsidian Helm network typically pair twin gas sterndrive V8s with a fully digital helm, integrated joystick docking, and a convertible-berth cabin finished to match the exterior's heritage cues. This listing reflects a representative, well-specified Catalina 34 configuration as typically brokered through the network — not a specific hull currently on the water — intended to give serious buyers a real sense of spec, positioning, and pricing before a direct sourcing conversation.
Buyers drawn to Chris-Craft are rarely cross-shopping it purely on cruising range or cabin volume; they're buying into a design language with no real substitute among current builders. Obsidian Helm Network sources Catalina and Corsair configurations directly from builder allocation and vetted private sales, matching buyers to the right hull, engine package, and equipment level for how the boat will actually be used.
Highlights
- Signature Chris-Craft styling: polished chrome hardware, wood-tone deck and helm accents, classic tumblehome stern
- Twin gas sterndrive V8 power delivering a genuine low-40-knot top end
- Digital helm with integrated joystick docking on a boat built to look analog
- Convertible-berth cabin and head, sized for real weekending, not just day trips
- Low-production flagship model with strong brand recognition and dock presence
- Sourced and configured through the Obsidian Helm Network rather than a dealer lot
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