The Beneteau First 305 is a well respected Jean Berret design.  An easily handled family cruising yacht with great performance, they make ideal starter boats and have a modern layout below with two double cabins and an aft heads. "Hallucination" has been well maintained and upgraded in her current ownership. Come and have a look!

Viewing by appointment through our Suffolk Office -  01473 659 681.

Accommodation

Pleasantly finished with teak joinery, the interior layout offers up to six berths with two double sleeping cabins separate from the main accommodation. In the forecabin there is a V berth with infill and stowage under. Opening hatch to foredeck. Hanging locker. 

In saloon there are two settee berths either side of a fixed table with drop leaves.  Opening hatch to deck.  Chart table to starboard with galley opposite. Three burner gimballed gas cooker with oven. Twin stainless steel sinks with manually pumped water supply. Approximately 100 litre freshwater capacity. Cool box. 

The separate heads compartment is to starboard with marine toilet, washbasin and wet hanging locker.  Aft cabin to port with double berth and hanging locker.  Three opening portlights.

Mechanical Systems

Located behind the companionway, Volvo MD2002 twin cylinder 18hp diesel engine.  Electric start.  Seawater cooled.  Shaft drive to two bladed folding propeller.  Single lever control.  27 litre fuel capacity in stainless steel tank giving approximately 90 mile range at 5 knot cruising speed.  Annually serviced in the current ownership.

Electrical Systems

• 12 volt domestic battery - 2022
• 12 volt engine start 
• Alternator charging
• LED interior lighting

Sails & Spars

Masthead rigged sloop.  Anodised aluminium mast and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging (2019).  Terylene running rigging (mostly changed in 2019).  Harken headsail furling system.  Slab reefing mainsail.  Lines led aft to cockpit.  Towable genoa cars.  Spinnaker pole.  Two Lewmar 40 sheet winches.  Four Lewmar control line winches.  Halyard and reefing winches at mast.  

• Mainsail  - One Sails - 2019
• Furling genoa  -  One Sails - 2019
• Spinnaker 

Deck Equipment

• 12Kg plough anchor with approximately 10m of chain and 30m of warp
• Self draining anchor stowage locker
• Twin bow rollers
• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, stanchions and guardwires
• Mainsail cover
• Teak coachroof grabrail
• Sprayhood 
• Stainless steel boarding ladder
• Cockpit cushions
• Various fenders and warps
• Tiller extension

Navigation Equipment

• Raymarine depth 
• Raymarine boatspeed and log
• Raymarine RAY49e DSC VHF
• Stowe windspeed/direction and closehauled
• Plastimo contest compass
• Raymarine ST1000+ Autopilot
• Furuno GP-31 GPS 
• Clock and barometer
• Deck level and masthead navigation lights

Safety Equipment

• Two fire extinguishers
• Gas alarm
• Fire blanket
• Harness eyes in cockpit
• Manual and electric bilge pumps
• Deck light
• Flares

Construction

Built by Beneteau in 1985 to a design by Jean Berret. White GRP hull with style stripes. Alloy toe rail.  White GRP superstructure with moulded non-slip to deck.  Shallow draft cast iron fin keel.  Spade hung rudder.  Tiller steering.  Aft self draining cockpit with liferaft/dinghy stowage.  Sugar scoop transom.  

Recent Updates

New in 2019

One Sails Mainsail of cross-cut panel layout in Woven Polyester with 2 rows of reefing points, 4 off battens, loose foot, luff Cunningham, tell tales and leech & foot cords with cleats.

One Sails 120% Roller Genoa of cross-cut panel layout in Woven Polyester with tell tales and leech & foot cords with cleats. Including UV sun guard and multi-part foam luff.

Standing rigging replacement (incl. 2 x Main shrouds, 2 x Lowers, Forward Baby stay and Backstay).

Running rigging replacement (Incl. Main sheet, Headsail sheets, Headsail halyard, Kicker & Roller reefing line).

Guard wires all round.
Domestic Gas cooker with 3 burner hob.
Coach roof, roof window replaced
Foredeck, opening roof vent/hatch (re glazed)
Coach roof windows replaced
Replacement ?First 305? graphics & waterline stripes
Plastimo 100L water tank and all new piping throughout.
Mast mounted combined steaming and deck light
LED lighting throughout
Replacement headlining in rear cabin
Replacement headlining in Heads
All gas hoses and gas bottle regulator
2 x Fire extinguishers
Set of flares
Ensign
RWO Adjustable tiller extension
Lifebelt with emergency light
Bulkhead compass

New in 2020

Sink, tap and work surface in Heads
All seacocks and skin fittings replaced with ?TruDesign? Marine equipment
Keel sand blasted, epoxy filled and epoxy coated
All rubber hoses on engine replaced
Sample keel bolt inspection carried out

New in 2022

Plastimo 100L inner bladder for water tank.
12v Starter battery (Bosch)

New in 2023

Windex
Engine thermostat