The Viking 34 features a Peterson-style keel, a new interior design and a 1.5 ft (0.46 m) taller mast.

[1][3][5] The Viking 33 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.

It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed swept fin keel.

The boat came factory-equipped with a 30 hp (22 kW) Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine.

[3][7] In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "Although the design is getting a little old, the Viking 33 still has to rate as one of the better looking boats on the water.