Beneteau First 29 Boat for Sale

• Manufacturer: Beneteau
• Price: £16,250
• Location: Chatham, Kent
• Year: 1986
• LOA: 29'8" (9.04m)
• LWL: 26'2" (7.98m)
• LWL: 26'2" (7.98m)
• Displacement: 3,181 kg
• Ballast: 1,000 kg
• Colour: White
• Designer: Jean-Marie Finot
• Beam: 9' 9'' (2.97m)
• Berths: 6
• Draft: 1.65
• Keel: Fin Keel
• ID no.: 38733

• Cabins: 3
• Aircon: No
• Heating: Yes
• Heads: 1
• Watertank Size: 120 Litres
• Engine Make: Volvo Penta
• Horsepower: 18hp
• Drive Type: Shaft drive
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 24 Litres
• Cruise Speed: 5 Knots
• Top Speed: 6 Knots

Broker Remarks

Beneteau First 29 for sale in Kent.

This Beneteau First 29, with a fin keel was built in 1986 to a Jean-Marie Finot design.  This vessel offers six berths across two cabins with a forward-facing chart table, a Head's compartment with marine toilet, diesel cabin heating, Garmin Chartplotter, and other navigation aids including a combined Speed and Log, Wind direction, Depth gauge and VHF.
The current owner has enjoyed the vessel for the last 4 years and is now looking to sell due to moving away from sailing. Raggerty delivers the benefits of a large yacht while keeping maintenance costs significantly lower.
Please call our Kent–Office+44 (0)1634 571605 for further information or to arrange a viewing.

Accommodation

The Beneteau First 29 offers six berths in three cabins with 6ft headroom.

The forward double V berth with under berth storage and shelving around the berth to both port and starboard and opening portlight above the berth.

Moving aft the saloon offers settees around a central saloon table providing two single berths with under berth storage and shelving behind. A chart table is located on the starboard side with chart storage, VHF, GPS unit and vessel control switches.

The L-shaped galley is located on the port side and is equipped with a gimbaled 2-burner gas hob with an oven and grill, a single stainless-steel sink with manually pumped cold water, a Coolbox with an electric chiller unit and storage units around the galley area. This vessel also benefits from a 120-litre freshwater capacity tank.

The Head's compartment is located behind the chart table to the starboard side with a marine toilet and a sink set in a vanity unit offering manually pumped cold water.

Aft of the galley on the port side is a stern cabin with a double berth with a hanging locker. 

This Beneteau First 29 has blue colour upholstery, carpet and curtains with the headlining that was professionally replaced in 2023 which give’s warm feel to the boat which is enhanced by a diesel cabin heating that was fitted.

The companionway steps lead to the aft cockpit, featuring bench seating for up to six people and generous storage located to starboard. ** CONFIRM The cockpit instrumentation includes a compass, wind direction indicator, and speed log, with engine controls positioned at the rear.

Mechanical and Rigging

Spars and Sails:

This Beneteau First 29 features a Bermudan, masthead sloop, with a deck-stepped aluminium Z Spars mast and boom with stainless steel standing rigging that was replaced in 2014. Equipped with a slab reefing main sail with lazy jacks, furling headsail, and a manual backstay. The age of the running rigging is unknown. 

Winches:

• 2 x Sheet winches – Barlow 23- Self-tailing
• 2 x Halyard winches – Self-tailing

Sails:

• 1 x Mainsail, 2014, Dacron Polyester - Kemp
• 1 x Genoa, 2014, Dacron Polyester – Kemp
• 1 x Symmetric all purpose spinnaker, age unknown Jeckells. 
• 1 x Spare Genoa, Age unknown, Condition unknown.
• 1 x Spare Mainsail, Age unknown, Condition unknown.

Mechanical Systems:

This Beneteau First 29 is equipped with a Volvo Penta 2002, two cylinder, 18hp diesel engine located under companionway steps.  Propelling a two-blade 2019 folding propeller. The shaft bearing was changed in 2019. The Volvo engine is seawater cooled with Single lever Morse controls and supplied by a 24-litre welded aluminium fuel tank.

Electrical Systems:

2 x 12-volt batteries (1x engine 110AH + 1 x domestic 85AH) both batteries were replaced in 2019 and charge from the alternator. This Beneteau First 29 also benefits from a ring main and shore connection.

Inventory

Deck Equipment:

• Main anchor – Bruce 7.5KG 15M chain and 100M warp
• Mainsail cover
• Sprayhood
• Cockpit enclosure
• Cockpit dodgers – Named
• Winch bags
• 6 x Mooring warps
• 7 x Fenders

Navigation Equipment:

• Steering Compass – Plastimo
• Depth gauge - Nasa
• Speed and log combined – Autohelm
• Windspeed Direction - Autohelm
• VHF Radio – Raymarine
• Handheld VHF
• GPS/Chartplotter – Garmin 750 & Garmin 130
• Autopilot – Autohelm ST2000 +
• Electronic Charts
• Paper charts
• Nav lights – Deck Level
• Clock and Barometer

Safety Equipment:

• 1 x Fire Extinguisher
• 1 x Engine Room Fire Extinguisher
• Fire Blanket
• Gas Alarm
• 2 x Life Jackets
• 1 x Horseshoe life buoy – Floating light
• EPIRB
• Emergency Tille
• 2 x Manual bilge pump
• First Aid Kit

Keel Hull:

Fin keel, spade hung rudder with tiller steering.

History & Construction:

Built by Beneteau in 1986 to a Jean-Marie Finot design featuring a White GRP hull and decks with painted non-slip surfaces, fin keel, tiller steering with a spade hung rudder, anodised aluminium toe rails, Stainless steel stanchions, pulpit and pushpits quarters, teak batten cockpit seats and self-draining cockpit.

This Beneteau First 29 was last out of the water in November 2024, when she was last antifouled, and anodes replaced. The current owner has enjoyed the vessel for the past 4 years and is now looking to sell due to moving away from boating.

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