BENETEAU FIRST 285  

AU $38,000 Or nearest offer
Finance
Length
28' 9" - 8.77m
Location
Perth Region Hillarys
Launch Year
1989
Hull Material
Fibreglass/GRP

Description: Beneteau First 285
'Pinta' is a nippy Beneteau First 285. She is racer/cruiser at home either 'around the cans' or a couple of days at Rottnest. She has a fractional sloop rig, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder and a fixed fin keel, with a draught of 1.6 m. She has six berths (5 adult 1 child) in two cabins plus saloon. The First 285 is nice sailing yacht with a traditional aft cockpit with excellent room and a hefty sail locker to starboard. The fractional rig is tall for a 29-footer, but easily handled with a Furlex roller furler and all halyards and sheets lead aft.

Her coach roof and foredeck are clear and clean, including a sensible self-draining anchor locker, a Stainless-Steel bow pulpit with anchor roller, and sturdy lifelines leading all the way aft to the Stainless-Steel stern pulpits. She has a sugar scoop with swim ladder and shower.

In this 29-foot boat there is 6' 2" headroom and comfortable sleeping accommodation for two in the forward cabin and two in the very spacious after stateroom. Another adult can sleep on the starboard salon settee. Beautifully panelled in a light wood with two cabin hatches as well as opening ports, the interior is light and airy. The galley is to port with a proper sink, pressure hot and cold water, open counter space, top loading icebox, and room for a stove and oven (not installed). Opposite to starboard is a navigation centre with the traditional chart top. The drop leaf table is centreline with comfortable settee/berths to either side. Aft to starboard is the compact head with a marine head and a telephone shower head. Opposite is a good-sized hanging locker. The forward v-berths fills in for a traditional double berth, two cabin hatches and opening ports provide plenty of ventilation.

The engine is a 2020B Volvo 20 hp diesel mounted under the bridge deck and enjoys easy access to all sides and ends through removable panels

Region
Western Australia
Location
Perth Region Hillarys
Usage
Leisure, Cruising, Racing
Launch Year
1989
HIN
BL389097228E41
Rego
BL389
Rego Expiry
17/08/2025
Designer
Jean-Marie FINOT
Builder
Beneteau
Length
28' 9" - 8.77m
Beam
2.99 m
Draft
1.60 m
Displacement
2,800 kg
Keel / Ballast
Steel fin keel
Hull Material
Fibreglass/GRP
Deck Material
GRP
Engine Make
Volvo Penta
Engine
MD-2020B
Number Engines
1
Horsepower
20
Fuel Type
Diesel
Propulsion
Shaft drive
Fuel
30
Water
One HDP capacity 100 litres and One bladder capacity 50 litres
Accommodation
Comfortable sleeping accommodation for two in forward cabin and two in very spacious after stateroom. Another adult can sleep on starboard salon settee.
Cabins
2
Berths
Six berths (5 adult 1 child) in two cabins plus saloon
Galley
The galley is to port with a proper sink, pressure hot and cold water, open counter space, top loading icebox, and room for a stove and oven (not installed as owner prefers to use a portable butane cooktop).
Refrigeration
Top loading icebox. Eutectic compressor no belt/not operational
Shower
Hot and cold - transom and head
Toilet
Manual Jabsco
Air Conditioning
No
Outboard
2.5 hp Suzuki
Ground Tackle
10 kg Plough with 5 m 8mm chain
Safety Gear
Orange horseshoe lifebuoy with pushpit bracket, 2 x auto man overboard throw line with stainless steel holder,
Bilge Pumps
Manual bilge pump.
Epirb
Safety Alert model SA1G EPIRB expiry Oct 2028
Life Jackets
6 Foam PFD
Flares
Offshore (2 x red hand and 2 x orange hand)
Fire Protection
2 fire extinguishers
Sail Inventory
Slab reefing mainsail (UK Halsey, 2011) with mainsail cover. Furlex roller reefing system. No 1 Genoa (pentex laminate, 2011). No 2 Genoa (pentex taffeta, 2011). No 3 Jib (crusie laminate, 2011). 2 symmetrical spinnakers (S1 and S3) with pole.
Mast / Rigging
Stainless steel standing rigging replaced in 2018.
Deck Gear
Alloy mast and boom. Backstay tensioner. 2 x Lewmar EVO 30CST self tailing primary winches. 2 x Lewmar Standard size 6 coachhouse winches.


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Ray Murphy
Padbury
WA 6025 Australia


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