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Recomputed 5 Nov 2026, 03:30 UTC

One year of the Catalina Yachts 34 run, 1986–2020

1988
Catalina Yachts 34 value

A 1988 Catalina Yachts 34 is worth about £23,000€26,000$28,500 in today's asking prices, most likely between £20,000€23,500$25,500 and £27,500€32,000$35,500. Based on 43 comparable boats built between 1986 and 1991, 9 of them in 1988.

Gauge Estimate · 1988
Firm · 43 comparable boats
£23,000€26,000$28,500

Likely range £20,000€23,500$25,500 – £27,500€32,000$35,500

9 boats built 1988 · 43 built 1986–1991 · listed since Sep 2020, in today's prices · any hours (typical 1,600 h) · every market alike · asking, not sold

in pounds

VAT is not measured for this model yet (0 of 43 boats state it paid, 4 not paid), so it does not move the estimate.

Enter the asking price from a listing to see where it sits against the 1988 boats and the likely range.

likely rangeestimateyour price, off the scale£, today's prices
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The 1988 boats

Every Catalina Yachts 34 built in 1988 that we have observed since Sep 2020, cheapest first in today's prices. Derived facts only: no seller, no listing, month not day.

asked $16,500 ≈ £13,000lying in the US · seen Sep 2023, below the likely range
asked $29,999 ≈ £24,000lying in the US · seen Sep 2023, inside the likely range
asked $30,000 ≈ £25,500lying in the US · seen Aug 2022, inside the likely range
asked $32,000 ≈ £25,500 listed 6 monthslisted in the US market · seen Apr 2024, inside the likely range
asked $31,900 ≈ £24,500lying in the US · 1,735 h · seen Oct 2020, inside the likely range
asked $34,900 ≈ £27,500lying in the US · seen Aug 2024, inside the likely range
asked $39,500 ≈ £29,500 listed 58 monthslisted in the US market · 24,350 h · seen Aug 2025, inside the likely range
asked $38,600 ≈ £30,000listed in the US market · VAT not paid · seen Sep 2020, above the likely range
asked $40,000 ≈ £33,500 cut 16% · listed 3 weekslying in the US · seen Jul 2022, above the likely range

6 of 9 sit inside the likely range (hollow diamonds). Each boat is placed at its ask in today's prices and labelled with the price as asked and the month we saw it; a cut shows its size, and how long we have seen the boat listed so far. How we measure.

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Either side of 1988

The rest of the run on the same scale, in today's asking prices. The bar is each year's middle half (from ten boats), the tick its median (from five). Years with a page of their own are linked.

1986£24,50011 boats
1987£20,0009 boats
1988£23,0009 boats
1989£27,5009 boats
1990–2020—15 boats · fewer than five a year
Today£23,000Gauge Estimate
2027£21,500−£1,500 on today
2028£20,500−£2,500 on today
2029—past the ages the curve is fitted on

The curve is fitted on boats up to 40 years old, so we stop there rather than extrapolate.

Keeping this boat one more year costs about £1,500 in value, before berth, insurance and maintenance.

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Specification

What the listings say about the Catalina Yachts 34: each figure is the median, or the most common value, of the boats that state it, unless a source is cited.

Length overall
10.52 mfrom listings: median of 47
Beam
3.58 mfrom listings: median of 52
Draft
1.70 mfrom listings: median of 32
Engines
Singlefrom listings: 33 of 33
Engine power
25 hpfrom listings: median of 32
Fuel
Dieselfrom listings: 50 of 50
Build years seen
1986–2020from listings: 53 boats
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Questions about the 1988 Catalina Yachts 34

How much is a 1988 Catalina Yachts 34 worth?

A 1988 Catalina Yachts 34 is worth about £23,000 in today's asking prices, most likely between £20,000 and £27,500. Based on 43 comparable boats built between 1986 and 1991, 9 of them in 1988.

What do 1988 Catalina Yachts 34s ask?

The 9 boats built in 1988 that we observed asked a median of £23,000 in today's prices. Each boat is counted once, at its latest asking price; these are asking prices, not sale prices.

Is a 1988 Catalina Yachts 34 cheaper than a 1989?

Yes, usually by about 6.8%: each newer build year of this model asks that much more, all else equal. The gap between individual boats is often larger, because hours, VAT status and where the boat lies move the price too.

How much will it lose next year?

About £1,500, or 6.4%, if the market holds where it is. That rate is fitted on 53 boats across the whole run, not a forecast of the market.

Are these sold prices?

No. Every figure here is built from asking prices seen on public listings. Boats usually sell for less than they ask; we do not yet measure by how much, so we never print a sold price as ours.