Beneteau First 38s5

Built 1989–1994 by Beneteau (France; some US models built in Marion, SC)

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About the Beneteau First 38s5

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Built: 1989–1994
Builder: Beneteau (France; some US models built in Marion, SC)
Designer: Berret-Racoupeau (interior Philippe Starck)
Length: 38.25 ft
Waterline: 31.33 ft
Beam: 12.33 ft
Draft: 6.5 ft
Displacement: 14,520 lb
Ballast: 4,850 lb
Hull / keel: fin keel
Rig: sloop
Fuel: 29 gal
Water: 98 gal
Stern thruster: none

Fractional-rig racer-cruiser with bulb fin and spade rudder; shoal draft 5.16 ft. Charter versions sold as the Moorings 38. No model-specific problem sources were read.

Known problems for this model

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Model sources (1)

sailboatdata.com

Other Beneteau models

Beneteau 331 (Oceanis 331) 1999–2004
Beneteau 393 (Oceanis Clipper 393) 2002–2007
Beneteau 423 (Oceanis 423) 2002–?
Beneteau Oceanis 390 1987–?

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