Beneteau First 285 for sale in Gosport United Kingdom

Remarks:

The Beneteau First 285 was designed by Groupe Finot to be a cruiser that could compete in races. They are fast, comfortable, and maneuverable, giving you versatility in your sailing. The winged keel has a relatively shallow draft, allowing access to low water locations. With 6 berths, ample headroom, and a spacious layout, the Beneteau 285 was designed with comfort in mind. They are robust and reliable yachts that can be sailed single-handed or with a small crew.

'First Impulse' has been very well cared for by its present owner and has undergone a major refit recently. She is a boat ready to be sailed away into the sunset with no more nagging issues to take care of. With approximately £26k spent on her in the last 3 years alone, she comes with a recently replaced mast, boom, standing and running rigging, sails, canvas work, keel work, electrical work, and replacement soft furnishings. This really is an opportunity to purchase a fully ready-to-sail yacht that has been refitted and modified to perfection by a very passionate owner.

Please call Douglas Ross for more information or to arrange a viewing.

Accommodation:

• 70l fresh water tank located under starboard saloon sofa
• Pressurized water to basin in head and to sink in galley
• Gas system uses ‘Camping Gaz’ 4.5 ltr bottles
• Gas bottle storage compartment mounted in stern transom
• Solenoid gas isolator fitted in gas storage compartment and operated by switch in aft cabin
• 2 X full size batteries located in heads locker
• Aft cabin has all wiring needed to replace existing batteries with low profile type under floor as/if required
• Plastimo battery switch located in aft cabin

Inventory:

• Tri-white LED light
• Hawk VFH aerial
• Deck flood steaming light
• Radar reflector
• Wind Vane
• Fully battened mainsail with roller cars, 2 single line reefs with sail blocks + Cunningham + storage bag (new 2021)
• 140% Genoa with UV strip and ‘foam luff’ + storage bag (new 2021)
• Asymmetric ‘Cruising Chute’ + Snuffer + launch bag + removable bowsprit (new 2011)
• Symmetrical spinnaker with snuffer + launch bag (new 2016)
• Spinnaker pole
• Note: Cockpit coamings have been fitted with mini-jammers and a ‘continuous’ line with blocks made up to allow safer single/short-handed control of the spinnaker pole from cockpit
• Fiberglass removable bowsprit for cruising chute
• Maximum height spray hood (New)
• Stack-Pack sail cover with lazy jacks and separate hood for mast end (New)
• Side dodgers with boat name (New)
• Detachable halyard bags X 2 (New)
• Tiller Cover (New)
• Cockpit seat cushions (New)
• Covers for all winches
• ST2000 auto pilot cover
• Cockpit Sun Canopy
• Self Tailing winches (New 2019)
• Auxiliary winch fitted to port coaming as replacement for original furler line jammer
• Latched anchor locker (standard for model) at bow
• 45lb plough anchor, chain and rode contained in locker
• Deck fitting centre/aft of anchor locker. Used for mounting bowsprit and spinnaker pole control line
• Deck mounted bulls-eye fittings used for guiding spinnaker control line back to cockpit
• 2 X 5-6 line deck organisers leading lines back to cockpit
• Cam cleat fitted port side for cockpit control of cruising chute downhaul line
• 9” Garmin mount central on companion way roof - keeps plotter easy to read when heeling
• ‘Dinghy Ring’ removable/tiltable dinghy davit system (new 2020)
• Factory fitted traveller track and car at companion way entrance
• Pulpit guard rails are netted for extra safety when working at bow
• Swim ladder fitted to stern
• Garmin echoMAP 95sv chart plotter, 9” (mounts located in cockpit and at map table)
• ST2000 Auto Tiller
• Plastimo compass with back light
• Clipper speed and distance log
• Clipper depth sounder
• Clipper wind speed and direction
• 2 x Fire extinguishers
• Extinguisher port to engine compartment
• 1 x Fire blanket
• Gas isolator solenoid fitted in gas compartment
• Various harnesses, tethers and buoyancy aids
• 2 x webbing jack lines
• Safety netting fitted from bow end back to shrouds
• High purchase MoB recovery modification made to boom and mainsheet

Mechanical:

• New mast step
• Z-Spars Z351 mast with modifications as detailed on invoice
• Z-Spars Z202 boom set up for led back to cockpit single line reefing
• Seldon 104 Furlex with link plate and adjuster
• New rigid boom vang
• Barton T-Track 1800mm spinnaker pole track with ‘plunger car’ fitted to mast
• All standing rigging renewed in 19mm SS wire
• All running rigging replaced with braids of appropriate sizes for purposes
• Adjustable back-stay with 8:1 tensioner
• Mainsheet has been modified so it can be used for lifting heavy objects on/off board and as an MoB recovery aid