Beneteau Beneteau First 38s5 (1991) for sale in Tollesbury Marina, United Kingdom

£42,500 GBP
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The 1991 Beneteau First 38s5, located at Tollesbury Marina in the United Kingdom, is an 11.70-meter sailing yacht with a 3.70-meter beam, offering ample space with eight berths across three cabins plus a saloon. This model is equipped with a Yanmar 3GM30F diesel engine with approximately 2600 engine hours, ensuring reliability with a cruising speed of roughly 6 knots. Recent upgrades include a new fridge, cutlass bearing, prop, and engine start battery. The yacht features comprehensive navigational systems with a Garmin plotter and autopilot, along with safety equipment, including a liferaft and lifejackets. Deck amenities offer a sprayhood, cockpit cushions, and an inflatable dinghy with an outboard motor. Domestically, it features a galley with hot water, a gas cooker, and Eberspacher heating. The vessel bears the name "Jelly Bean of Mersea" and is UK VAT paid, having been well-cared for and utilized for local cruising in European waters.

General information
Make/model
Beneteau Beneteau First 38s5
Category
Used sail boat for sale
Price
Tax / VAT status
Paid / Included
Year
1991
Designer
Jean Berret/Phillippe Starck
Length overall
11.70 metres
Beam
3.70 metres
Draft
1.90 metres
Hull
GRP Fin Keel
Keel
Fin Keel
Location
Tollesbury Marina, United Kingdom

About this Beneteau Beneteau First 38s5

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1991 Beneteau First 38s5, fin, Yanmar 3GM30F diesel, 8 berths in 3 cabins plus saloon, lots of recent upgrades including new fridge, cutlass bearing & prop, engine start battery etc She has heating, hot water, plotter, autopilot & a very fully inventory including dinghy and outboard!

MECHANICAL

Yanmar 3GM30F 28hp 3 cylinder diesel inboard engine with shaft drive to bronze 2 blade fixed propeller. 110 litre fuel tank with a consumption per hour of around 3 litres at a cruising speed of around 6 knots.. Approx 2600 engine hours.

ELECTRICAL

Alternator charging to 3 x 100 Amp/hr 12v batteries. 240v shore power. D400 wind turbine. Mainly LED lights.

NAVIGATION

Plastimo binnacle compass, Airmar NMEA2000 depth and log, Solid State NMEA 2000 windspeed and direction (2020), DSC VHF radio NMEA183, Garmin autopilot NMEA2000, Garmin 4012 NMEA2000 plotter, Furuno radar, 2 x GPS, radar reflector, clock and barometer, navigation lights, steaming light, LED tri-colour light and LED anchor light.

SAFETY

Liferaft (service expired), jackstay lifelines, horseshoe lifebuoy, 4 lifejackets, 4 safety harnesses, 2 fire extinguishers, MOB ladder, John Buoy, electric and manual bilge pumps.

DECK GEAR

Stainless steel pushpit, pulpit and guardwires, sprayhood, dodgers, cockpit cushions, boarding ladder, bathing platform, wheel steering, spinnaker pole, Harken self tailing sheet winches, Lewmar halyard winches, Excel 230+ 2.5m inflatable dinghy with Yamaha 2.5hp outboard motor, 15kg plough main anchor with 50m of 10mm chain, Goiot electric anchor windlass, 17kg kedge anchor with 50m of octoplat, mooring warps and fenders.

SAILS

Slab reefing mainsail (Go Sails 2013) with stack-pack mainsail cover & lazyjacks. Harken Mk IV genoa roller reefing system. Furling No 1 Genoa (Go Sails - 2013). Spinnaker & storm jib. Alloy mast and boom, stainless steel standing rigging.

DOMESTIC

Eberspacher hot air heating system (serviced 2024). Her galley has a gas cooker with 2 burners, oven and grill, refrigerated icebox (2024), pressurised hot and cold water via 2 x 180 litre water tanks. Hot water is via engine calorifier or 240v immersion heater. Her separate heads compartment has a marine toilet, washbasin and shower. White faux leather upholstery, carpets to cabins, roller blinds.

ACCOMMODATION

8 berths in 3 cabins plus saloon. Double berths to both aft quarter cabins and to forward cabin.

OWNERS COMMENTS

FEATURES

2024 - new fridge freezer
2024 - new engine start battery
2024 - fuel primary filter housing changed
2024 - Eberspacher heating serviced
2024 - cutless bearing changed
2024 - propeller replaced (Volvo 3 blade folder included for refurbishment

REMARKS

"Jelly Bean of Mersea" was purchased by her present owner in 2006 in France and sailed home to West Mersea in Essex.  She is now deemed UK VAT PAID.  A survey was carried out at the time.  She had significant improvements in 2009 when her NMEA2000 Network Garmin instrumentation was fitted, also in 2013 when new sails were purchased.  She has an Eberspacher heater with hot air supplied to all cabins.  Her wind instruments were fitted in 2020.  She has been used for local cruising and cruises to Belgium and France over many year. Note - owner would prefer to retain the name.

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Propulsion
Fuel
Diesel

David Morris Yacht Brokers offer the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. David Morris Ltd, Tollesbury Marina, Tollesbury, Essex, CM9 8SE + 44 (0)1621 868494

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David Morris Ltd

Mr David Morris
Tollesbury Marina, The Yacht Harbour,
Maldon
Essex
CM9 8SE
United Kingdom
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