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Beneteau First 305 Overview
The Beneteau First 305 is a well-respected Jean Berret design. An easily handled family cruising yacht with great performance, that performs well in light-to-moderate breezes, offering a responsive helm and upwind pointing. Jezabel boasts some recent upgrades including new Standing and Running Rigging replaced in 2025 with all sails laundered and serviced.
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Deck
- Blue stack pack mainsail cover
- Stainless steel pulpit, push pit and stanchions
- Various fenders and warps
- Fender Holders
- Twin bow rollers
- Teak coach roof handrails.
- Steering Compass
- Spinlock tiller extension
- Ensign poles
- Winch handle holders
Cabin
The accommodation offers up to six berths, with two separate double sleeping cabins. Up forward is a V-berth with an infill to create a comfortable double, together with a hanging locker, storage below and a deck opening hatch to the foredeck. The main saloon has settee berths to port and starboard with additional shelving behind. To centre, there is a two-leaf folding saloon table and another deck opening hatch.
The galley is positioned aft to port, with ample surface space for food prep, top opening fridge and two stainless-steel sinks with a manually pumped water supply. Two-burner Electrolux gas oven and hob, behind is storage for crockery and cutlery. Opposite to starboard is the forward-facing chart table with the electrical distribution panel and navigation equipment and good stowage
The separate heads compartment is located in the starboard quarter, with a manual Jabsco marine toilet and basin. In the port quarter is a large double with two opening hatches, a hanging locker and access to the stern porthole. There is also access to the rear of the engine and stern shaft.
The interior is trimmed with light blue and white stripped cloth upholstery throughout. All cabins have outlets for the Eberspacher diesel fired heating system.
Sails & Spars
Masthead rigged Bermudan sloop. Deck-stepped, anodized aluminium mast and boom. Stainless steel standing rigging (new 2025). Manual backstay adjuster. Terylene running rigging (new 2025). Slab reefing mainsail system. Furlex head sail furling system. Spinnaker pole. Genoa tracks and cars. Two Lewmar 7 halyard winches. Two Lewmar 8 control line winches. Two Lewmar 40 self-tailing sheet winches. Two reefing winches on the mast.
- Mainsail – serviced 2025
- Cruising genoa – needs repair
- Genoa – serviced 2025
- No.1 Jib – serviced 2025
- No.3 Jib – serviced 2025
- Spinnaker – serviced 2025
Electrical & Electronics
12V SYSTEM:
- 314Ah Drifteco Lithium domestic battery
- 100Ah Engine start battery
- Alternator charging
230V SYSTEM:
- UK plug sockets throughout
- Shore power outlet
- Victron 30amp battery Charger
ELECTRONICS:
- Lowrance Global Map 5150 chart plotter
- SILVA VHF (DSC) Radio (needs repairing)
- Tacktick wind instrument
- Tacktick speed, log & depth instrument
- Raymarine ST2000+ tillerpilot
Machinery
Located behind the companionway stairs in a vented and soundproofed compartment is the Volvo Penta MD2002 inboard diesel engine. Twin cylinder, naturally aspirated, 18hp. Raw water cooled with electric start and single-lever controls. Shaft drive with folding two-bladed bronze propeller. Approximately 34L fuel tank. Full engine overhaul in September 2025 including new seals all round, one new piston, new rings, new heat exchanger and new coolant pump.
Safety
- Fire extinguishers
- Fire blanket
- Horseshoe Lifebuoy
- Seago MOB Rescue System
- Manual bilge pump
- Two lifejackets
- Radar reflector
- Deck light
Construction
Designed by Jean Berret and built in France by Beneteau in 1985, the First 305 was built with a solid fiberglass (GRP) hull laminate below the waterline and reinforced with internal stringers for structural rigidity. White GRP superstructure and deck, complete with a moulded non-slip pattern. Cast iron fin keel and tiller steering to a balanced spade-hung rudder. Features low-profile alloy toe rails with built-in tie-down points, a sugar scoop transom, and a deck-stepped mast supported by a central compression post.
Specifications
- Stock Number: 11073
- Name: Jezabel
- Vendor: Brokerage (we are not the vendor)
- Model Year: 1986
- Engine Year: 1986
- LOA: 9.3m (30ft 6in)
- Beam: 3.2m (10ft 6in)
- Draft: 1.7m (5ft 7in)
- LWL: 8.15m (26ft 9in)
- Weight: 3,739kg (8,243lbs)
- Hull Material: GRP
- Keel Config: Fin keel
- Berths: 6
- Cabins: 2
- Fuel Type: Diesel
- Make: Beneteau
- Category 1: Sail - Cruisers
- Category 2: Sail - Racers
- Location: Fox's - Ipswich
NOTES TO PROSPECTIVE BUYERS & READERS - The company offers the above details in good faith and whilst every care and attention has been taken in the preparation and correctness Foxs Yacht Sales cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct their agent or surveyor to investigate such details as the buyer desires validating. We do not accept liability whatsoever for claims arising, construed as derived from the use of these details. This document is intended as a guide and is NON-CONTRACTUAL. Electronics and instruments are included in good faith and expected to work, but due to their nature, cannot be guaranteed. Their residual worth is based on the current second hand market for valuation purposes. E & OE
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