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Beneteau First 285

£19,750

SOLD

Year

1988

LOA

28' 9"

Beam

9' 10"

Draught

3' 10"

Keel type

Winged fin

Engine

Volvo diesel

HP

19 Like all the Beneteau Firsts the 285 is a moderately fast boat for her size, whilst retaining a comfortable cruising interior with 6' 3" headroom in the saloon. This 1988 example is the shallow winged keel version and unusually for a yacht of under 30 feet has wheel steering. Although she nominally has six berths she is an excellent choice for a couple looking for a modern wheel steered yacht that will go on a lower-cost mooring. She is for sale now as the owner plans to buy a larger yacht.

The Beneteau First 285 was designed for Beneteau by Groupe Finot, and introduced in 1985. A total of around 450 boats were built until the design was retired in 1993. All the First series yachts were intended to be cruisers that could also be competitive in club level racing.

Three keel options were offered, a deep bulbed fin, a shallow bulbed fin, and a shallow winged keel, this yacht being the wing keel version. Most boats sold were tiller steered, but this yacht has the rarer option of wheel steering.

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Inventory:
Engine details	Volvo Penta MD2002 2-cylinder diesel, raw water cooled
Fuel tank capacity	32 litres
Propeller	Two bladed prop on shaft drive
Batteries	85AH services battery and 65AH engine start battery
Battery charging /electrics	Engine alternator and shorepower battery charger
Sails and deck equipment
Rig details	7/8 fractional sloop rig, Z-Spars alloy mast and boom new 2012, with S/S standing rigging also new 2012.
Mainsail	Crusader Sails, slab reefing, new 2011
Genoa	Crusader Sails roller genoa, new 2011 with new UV strip 2023/24
Genoa furling	Furlex 200S
Primary winches	2 x Lewmar 30 two-speed self-tailing
Halliard winches	2 x Lewmar 8 on coachroof
Bower anchor	CQR with chain and warp
Steering	Wheel
Steering compass	Plastimo Olympic 100 on binnacle
Warps & fenders	4 warps and 4 fenders
Miscellaneous	Cockpit sprayhood, named dodgers, teak cockpit table, wheel cover and cockpit cushions
Navigation Equipment and instruments
GPS/Chartplotter	Garmin GPSMap 451 colour plotter with internal GPS, also NASA Clipper GPS with display at helm
Log/speed	NASA Clipper Duet
Depth sounder	NASA Clipper Duet
VHF radio	Icom IC-M505 with DSC
Radio receiver	Kenwood radio/CD player
Safety/emergency equipment
Liferaft	4-man canister type, requires servicing
Lifebuoy	Horseshoe with floating light
Radar reflector	Tubular type, not yet fitted to mast
Bilge pumps	Manual and auto electric pumps
Interior
Cabin layout	Forecabin, saloon, heads and aft cabin
Berths	max 6
Water tank capacity	100 litre flexible tank. Hot and cold pressurised water
Cooker	Tasman 4500 two-burner and grill
Heads	Jabsco with 50 litre holding tank and diverter valve to sea
Miscellaneous
Cradle	Steel storage cradle - available by separate negotiation

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Yachts for sale on brokerage - every boat inspected by Yachtsnet Ltd.

Beneteau First 285

£19,750

SOLD

Year

1988

LOA

28' 9"

Beam

9' 10"

Draught

3' 10"

Keel type

Winged fin

Engine

Volvo diesel

HP

19

The Beneteau First 285 was designed for Beneteau by Groupe Finot, and introduced in 1985. A total of around 450 boats were built until the design was retired in 1993. All the First series yachts were intended to be cruisers that could also be competitive in club level racing.

Three keel options were offered, a deep bulbed fin, a shallow bulbed fin, and a shallow winged keel, this yacht being the wing keel version. Most boats sold were tiller steered, but this yacht has the rarer option of wheel steering.

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Inventory:

Engine details

Volvo Penta MD2002 2-cylinder diesel, raw water cooled

Fuel tank capacity

32 litres

Propeller

Two bladed prop on shaft drive

Batteries

85AH services battery and 65AH engine start battery

Battery charging /electrics

Engine alternator and shorepower battery charger

Sails and deck equipment

Rig details

7/8 fractional sloop rig, Z-Spars alloy mast and boom new 2012, with S/S standing rigging also new 2012.

Mainsail

Crusader Sails, slab reefing, new 2011

Genoa

Crusader Sails roller genoa, new 2011 with new UV strip 2023/24

Genoa furling

Furlex 200S

Primary winches

2 x Lewmar 30 two-speed self-tailing

Halliard winches

2 x Lewmar 8 on coachroof

Bower anchor

CQR with chain and warp

Steering

Wheel

Steering compass

Plastimo Olympic 100 on binnacle

Warps & fenders

4 warps and 4 fenders

Miscellaneous

Cockpit sprayhood, named dodgers, teak cockpit table, wheel cover and cockpit cushions

Navigation Equipment and instruments

GPS/Chartplotter

Garmin GPSMap 451 colour plotter with internal GPS, also NASA Clipper GPS with display at helm

Log/speed

NASA Clipper Duet

Depth sounder

NASA Clipper Duet

VHF radio

Icom IC-M505 with DSC

Radio receiver

Kenwood radio/CD player

Safety/emergency equipment

Liferaft

4-man canister type, requires servicing

Lifebuoy

Horseshoe with floating light

Radar reflector

Tubular type, not yet fitted to mast

Bilge pumps

Manual and auto electric pumps

Interior

Cabin layout

Forecabin, saloon, heads and aft cabin

Berths