Description

'Eagle' is the single aft cabin version of the Beneteau Oceanis 343, offering two double sleeping cabins outside of the saloon and a large heads compartment. She has a full cruising inventory including electric windlass, Axiom plotter, cockpit enclosure, central heating and life raft. She has been in her current ownership since 2014 and only for sale as the owner is giving up sailing.

Viewing appointment only through our Essex office - 01621 785600 or via email - essex@clarkeandcarter.co.uk

Accommodation

The accommodation offers six berths in two cabins plus saloon with approx. 2m max. headroom and good ventilation throughout. Forward cabin with large V berth with stowage under, opening hatch to foredeck and hanging locker. Saloon with two settee berths with storage under, two opening hatches, two fixed portlights. Large central saloon table with drop leaves. In-fill to covert port side seating to double berth. Chart table to starboard with storage. Aft facing chart seat. Galley aft to port with good stowage, opening portlight, Eno two-burner gimballed gas cooker with oven, front opening upright refrigerator with ice box, stainless steel sink with mixer tap. Separate heads compartment with Jabsco marine toilet, holding tank, wash basin and shower with electric pump out. Aft cabin with double berth, hanging locker, fixed portlight to transom and two opening portlights.
Hot and cold pressurised water supply to sink, wash basin and shower. 255 litres freshwater capacity. Curtains to windows and blinds to deck hatches. Eberspacher diesel fired central heating system (fitted 2012).

Mechanical Systems

Yanmar 3YM30, three cylinder, 29hp diesel engine located under companionway. Shaft drive to two-bladed fixed propeller. Rope cutter on shaft. Freshwater cooled via heat exchanger. Single lever controls. 75 litres fuel capacity giving approximately 200 mile range at 6 knots cruising speed. Maximum speed under power 8 knots. Engine serviced 2023.

Electrical Systems

Three 12 volt batteries (two domestic and one for engine) charged by engine alternator. 220 volt shorepower system with AC sockets, immersion heater and battery charger. Inverter.

Sails & Spars

Fractional 9/10ths rigged sloop. Z-Spars anodised aluminium mast and boom. Discontinuous stainless steel standing rigging (2005). Removable inner forestay with tensioner. Terylene running rigging. Slab reefing mainsail with lazyjacks. Furlex 200S headsail furling system (new 2012). All lines led aft to cockpit. Two Harken 32.2 self-tailing sheet winches. Two Harken 32.2 self-tailing control line winches on the coachroof with 10 Spinlock jammers. Solid kicker.

• Mainsail - Elvstrom - 2013 - Good
• Furling genoa - Hyde - 2018 - Good
• Asymmetric spinnaker - Halsey - Good

Deck Equipment

• Plough anchor with 50m chain
• Lofrans electric windlass
• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and stanchions
• Stainless steel boarding ladder
• Blue mainsail bag with lazyjacks
• Blue sprayhood
• Blue cockpit enclosure with removable side/rear panels
• Blue cockpit dodgers with name
• Outboard bracket on transom
• Teak folding cockpit table on binnacle
• Transom shower
• Various mooring warps and fenders

Navigation Equipment

• Plastimo binnacle mounted steering compass
• Icom M421 DSC VHF radio
• Simrad HD52 handheld VHF
• Raymarine ST60 Tridata combined speed/log and depth
• Raymarine ST60 windspeed & direction
• Raymarine Axiom A95 GPS/chart plotter (new 2018)
• Raymarine ST4000 autopilot
• Stereo CD/radio with speakers in saloon and waterproof cockpit speakers
• Masthead anchor light
• Steaming light on mast
• Deck level navigation lights

Safety Equipment

• 3 x fire extinguishers
• Automatic fire extinguisher in engine space
• Fire blanket
• 2 x horseshoe lifebuoys
• Echomax radar reflector on mast
• Webbing jackstays
• Seago six person valise liferaft (last serviced 2023)
• Emergency tiller
• Manual and electric bilge pumps

Construction

Beneteau Oceanis 343 built in 2005 by Beneteau to a design by Berret-Racoupeau. White GRP hull with style stripes. Alloy toe rail. White GRP superstructure with moulded non-slip decks. Standard cast iron fin keel. Wheel steering to spade hung rudder. Leather covered wheel. Teak cockpit seats. Self-draining cockpit. Two cockpit lockers and separate gas locker.