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Beneteau First 285

£14,950.00

Tollesbury Marina, Essex

Beneteau First 285, 1989, fin keel, Beta 25hp diesel with only 595 hours, Brunton Autoprop (2025), furling genoa (2024), Kevlar mainsail with stack-pack, new Simrad TP10 tillerpilot, hot air heating (2025), refrigerator, lots of gear too!

BENETEAU FIRST 285 WITH UPGRADED BETA DIESEL!

FEATURES

Simrad TP-10 tillerpilot (2026)

Planar warm air diesel heating (2025)

Brunton Autoprop (2025)

Furling genoa (2024)

Sprayhood (2024)

Spray dodgers (2024)

Backstay tensioner (2024)

Antifoul removed to bare hull and re-coated 2024

Beta diesel with only 595 hours

Interior re-lined around 8 years ago

Built in 1989.   GRP construction with fin keel and single rudder, self draining aft cockpit & tiller steering, 9/10 fractional sloop rig, her interior has six berths (5 adult 1 child) in two cabins plus saloon.  Note hull stripped back to bare hull and re-coated 2024.

BUILDER:                

Group Finot Design, Beneteau, France. SSR 169493

DIMENSIONS:

LOA 28' 10" (8.77m)

Beam 9' 10" (2.99m)

LWL 25’6” (7.77m)

Draft 5' 3" (1.6m)

Headroom 6' 0" approx

Displacement 2800kg approx

In this case we are acting as Brokers only. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The particulars are intended only as a guide and they do not constitute a term of any contract. A prospective Buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their own expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part. Life-saving appliances do not form part of the inventory and it is for the buyer to ensure they are in date and suitable for their purposes.

Tollesbury Marina, Essex

Beneteau First 285, 1989, fin keel, Beta 25hp diesel with only 595 hours, Brunton Autoprop (2025), furling genoa (2024), Kevlar mainsail with stack-pack, new Simrad TP10 tillerpilot, hot air heating (2025), refrigerator, lots of gear too!

BENETEAU FIRST 285 WITH UPGRADED BETA DIESEL!

FEATURES

Simrad TP-10 tillerpilot (2026)

Planar warm air diesel heating (2025)

Brunton Autoprop (2025)

Furling genoa (2024)

Sprayhood (2024)

Spray dodgers (2024)

Backstay tensioner (2024)

Antifoul removed to bare hull and re-coated 2024

Beta diesel with only 595 hours

Interior re-lined around 8 years ago

Built in 1989.   GRP construction with fin keel and single rudder, self draining aft cockpit & tiller steering, 9/10 fractional sloop rig, her interior has six berths (5 adult 1 child) in two cabins plus saloon.  Note hull stripped back to bare hull and re-coated 2024.

BUILDER:                

Group Finot Design, Beneteau, France. SSR 169493

DIMENSIONS:

LOA 28' 10" (8.77m)

Beam 9' 10" (2.99m)

LWL 25’6” (7.77m)

Draft 5' 3" (1.6m)

Headroom 6' 0" approx

Displacement 2800kg approx

In this case we are acting as Brokers only. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The particulars are intended only as a guide and they do not constitute a term of any contract. A prospective Buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their own expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part. Life-saving appliances do not form part of the inventory and it is for the buyer to ensure they are in date and suitable for their purposes.

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Mechanical

Beta-25, 25hp inboard diesel (2014, installed 2023), 595 hours at time of listing, plastic fuel tank, shaft drive to Brunton Autoprop (2025), serviced annually.

Electrical

Alternator charging to 3 x 12v batteries, 2 x 75 Amp/hr domestic and 1 100 Amp/hr engine start (2026). 240v shore power with lead. Solar panel with battery state indicator.

Navigation

Compass, Raymarine depth, Raymarine log, Raymarine wind, Icom IC-M411 DSC VHF radio, windvane at masthead, Simrad TP-10 tillerpilot (2026), Lowrance chart plotter, clock and barometer, navigation lights, steaming light, anchor light.

Safety

Webbing jackstays, horseshoe lifebuoy with light, lifesling, manual bilge pump.

Deck Gear

Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and guardwires, sprayhood (2024), spray dodgers (2024), 2 cockpit cushions, cockpit table, bathing platform, boarding ladder, tiller with extension, spinnaker pole, 2 x Lewmar 30 self tailing sheet winches, 2 x Lewmar 8 halyard winches with lines led aft to cockpit, 20lb CQR anchor with chain and warp, mooring warps and fenders.

Sails

Slab reefing kevlar mainsail with stack pack mainsail cover and lazyjacks. Plastimo 810-S genoa roller reefing system with furling genoa (2024). Alloy mast and boom, stainless steel standing rigging.

Domestic

Planar warm air diesel heating (2025). Sound system with speakers. Her galley has a gas cooker with 2 burners, oven and grill, refrigerator, stainless steel sink with electric pumped cold water. Her separate heads compartment has a Jabsco marine toilet with wash basin and cold water supply. Blue upholstery. Blinds.

ACCOMMODATION

4/6 berths.

Owners Comments

FEATURES

Simrad TP-10 tillerpilot (2026)

Planar warm air diesel heating (2025)

Brunton Autoprop (2025)

Furling genoa (2024)

Sprayhood (2024)

Spray dodgers (2024)

Backstay tensioner (2024)

Antifoul removed to bare hull and re-coated 2024

Beta diesel with only 595 hours

Interior re-lined around 8 years ago