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1989 Beneteau First 285

Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada

C$38,900

This LIBERTY CUP EDITION Beneteau 285 is sure to give a new owner joy sailing and spending weekends in their favourite anchorage. Added dodger and bimini plus heat below.

"NEXT FRIDAY" has the shoal 4 foot lead wing keel for getting into shallow waters but still have great performance. 

Sleeps 6 below with large aft enclosed head, full galley, aft private cabin and comfortable seating/dinning salon.

Electronics include Chartplotter, autopilot, depth sounder, VHF and stereo

Doyle main, jib and spinnaker; Stackpack for easy mainsail storage and furling for the headsail. 4X Self tailing winches.

Basic Boat Info

Make: Beneteau
Model: First 285
Year: 1989
Condition: Used
Category: Sail
Construction: Fiberglass
Boat Hull ID: BEY1B162K889
Has Hull ID: Yes

Dimensions

Length: 28 ft
Length Overall: 28'2 ft
Waterline Length: 24'3 ft
Beam: 9'8 ft
Max Draft: 3'10 ft
Displacement: 6,160 lb
Ballast: 2115 lb

Engines / Speed

Engines: 1
  • Make: Volvo
  • Model: 2002 series
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Engine Power: 18hp
  • Type: Inboard
  • Year: 1989

Tanks

Fuel Tank Capacity: 7 gal
Water Tank Capacity: 30 gal

Other

Heads Count: 1
Boat Class: Racers and Cruisers, Cruisers

Contact

Sunnybrook Yachts
Sunnybrook Yachts

Office

Sunnybrook Yachts
130 Marina Rd, Suite 202
CHESTER, NS, CA, B0J 1J0
Tel:902 444 4500
Disclaimer
The Company offers 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.


Construction

White fiberglass hull, deck and deckhouse; shoal draft wing keel with spade rudder; ‘sugar-scoop’ transom with  LPG tank locker, non skid platform and swim ladder; Edson Wheel Steering with emergency tiller; bow and stern pulpits with double lifelines; 2 hatches; 3 opening ports, dodger, bimini, anchor windlass; cockpit cushions.

Accommodations

The yacht has 6’2” headroom and 6 berths. 

Vee berth forward with settees and a drop-leaf table in the main cabin. The galley is to port with a two burner Optimus LPG stove with oven, ice box, stainless steel sink and hot and cold pressure water, sea-water foot-pump; stainless steel hot water tank; fresh water capasity: 30 gallons. There is an aft-facing chart table opposite the galley to starboard with the enclosed head aft of that. The head has a Jabsco marine toilet connected to a (2 gallon) holding tank,Y-valve and macerator pump; sink with vanity and shower. There is a large double berth aft with privacy door and hanging locker. 

The interior features blue fabric upholstery and pale teak veneer bulkheads and furniture with solid teak trim. There is a teak sole and fiberglass headliner, Olympian 3100 propane heater. 

Engine

1989 Volvo 2002 series 18Hp twin cylinder marine diesel inboard engine. There is a 7 gallon fuel tank. two blade folding prop with line cutter.

Electrical System

The yacht has a 12 volt DC system supplied by an alternator on the engine through a selector switch to two lead-acid batteries; thence to a circuit breaker panel located at the chart table. There is a 110 volt AC shore-power system with cord and battery charger; 110 volt inverter.

Sails and Rigging

Aluminum mast, boom and spinnaker pole; Pro-Furl roller furling gear; the mast is stepped on deck; boom vang; topping lift and internal halyards; backstay adjuster; 4 sheet and halyard self tailing winches; 3 SAILS by Doyle; Mainsail; Genoa and spinnaker. Stackpack for the mainsail.

Electronics

Raymarine 4000 autopilot, chart plotter, depth and VHF.

Stereo with cockpit speaker.

General

2X Anchors with chain and rode; Electric windlass; maual bildge pump; galvanized steel cradle; docklines; fenders; boat hook; life jackets; flares; radar reflector; fire extinguisher; boat hook; BBQ; first aid kit;12 volt vacuum; oil lamp; galley supplies; fan. 

Disclaimer
The Company offers 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.
Additional Contact Information
Sunnybrook Yachts is a professional yacht dealership and brokerage firm with brokers located in boating areas from Newfoundland to Ontario.
Sunnybrook has been providing yacht sales expertise since 1990, with over two hundred years of combined experience and representing new yachts from Alerion, MJM, Island Packet, Jeanneau, J/Boats, Leopard, True North and Tartan Yachts.
Import and export specialists for North American and European transactions.
In addition to new and pre-owned yacht sales, Sunnybrook can provide service and refit management with a full time, year round service team in Chester that focuses their efforts on our clients yachts. The service team’s capabilities include all aspects of commissioning new vessels, yacht refit and repair along with captain services.
For an appointment to see the boat or if you have any questions, please email us at syb@eastlink.ca or try our office at 902.275.2424.
Listing Broker:  John Suederick