Beneteau First 325 in vendita (1985) in Suffolk, Regno Unito

The Beneteau First 325 is a fast, family cruiser/racer with comfortable accommodation for up to six below deck.

This particular example is well equipped with a good cruising inventory, she is presented in good order with a pre purchase survey dated October 2022 available on request.

ACCOMMODATION

The accommodation offers up to six berths in two cabins and saloon.

Forward cabin with V berth and infill creating a double, hanging locker to starboard side and escape hatch to foredeck.

Saloon with L shaped dinette to port converting to a double berth, storage above and below, drop leaf table with bottle stowage to centre. Single settee berth opposite with storage above and below. Galley comprising double stainless steel sink with cold water supply, Techimpex two burner gas cooker with oven and grill, top loading refrigerated cool box and generous storage. Chart table with seat to starboard side. Escape hatch and large sliding companionway hatch. Heads to port, Jabsco sea toilet with 12V pump and macerator, vanity unit and moulded plastic sink with cold water supply and shower attachment.

Aft cabin with double berth and opening portlight to cockpit.

12V cabin lighting. Teak and Holly flooring.

MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

Located abaft the companionway Volvo Penta MD2002 two cylinder 19hp diesel engine (serviced May 2024). Raw water cooled on flexible engine mounts. Electric start. Shaft drive through P bracket to two bladed+ propeller. Cruising speed 5 knots. Maximum speed 6 knots.

Alternator charging with Bluesea VSR to 2 x 110AH 12V domestic batteries and 1 x 1100CCA engine starting battery

Sterling shore power battery charger

Rutland 914i wind charger

240 volt shore power

12 volt switch panel

DESCRIPTIONS

SAILS, SPARS AND RIGGING

Masthead rigged sloop. Z Spars silver anodised aluminium mast with new boom 2017, Barton Boomstrut rod kicker. Slab reefing to main, Furlex 204S Roller furling gear. Stainless steel standing rigging, Terylene running rigging. All lines led aft to cockpit

Mainsail - Kemp Sails - 2010 - Good

Genoa - Moatt Sails - 2017 Good

Spinnaker - Kemp asymmetric - Good

Trysail - Good

NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT

Plastimo Contest 130 bulkhead Steering Compass

Silva DSC VHF radio with aerial

Icom IC-M33 handheld VHF radio

Raymarine C70 MFD Display with Chartplotter/GPS & Raystar antenna, radar and Raymarine 350 AIS

Raymarine ST2000 tiller pilot

Raymarine DSM30 depth sounder/fish finder

Stowe Navigator Log/speed

Stowe Navsounder depth sounder

NASA wireless wind speed/direction indicator

Full navigation lights

Pioneer Radio/CD player

Clock and barometer

SAFETY EQUIPMENT

Electric and manual bilge pumps

Fire extinguishers (expiry date unknown)

Fire blanket

EPIRB ACR Globalfix iPro RLB-36 (requires battery service)

Horseshoe lifebuoy with light and danbuoy

MOB Equipment rescue sling with drogue line

Radar reflector

Miscellaneous jackstays

DECK EQUIPMENT

Manual anchor winch

Bower 15kg anchor with 40m calibrated chain and warp

Kedge - Stainless steel plough anchor with 30m chain

Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, stanchions and guard wires.

Stainless steel boarding ladder

Sprayhood (2017)

Named cockpit dodgers (new and unused)

Stackpack (2017)

Boat hook

2 x Meissner 23ST-41A self tailing primary winches

2 x Barlow 16 secondary winches on coach roof

Various warps and fenders

CONSTRUCTION

Built in 1985 by Beneteau to a design by Jean Berret White GRP hull with blue style lines. White GRP superstructure with moulded non slip to decks, cast iron fin keel. Self draining cockpit with stowage locker. Tiller steering to skeg hung semi-balanced GRP rudder. Self draining gas locker. Self draining anchor locker.