First 38
(11,83 m) - 1984

Layout :

• Length : 11,83 m (38' 9")
• Width: 3.90 m (12'79")
• Draught: 2.10 m (6'88")
• Air draught: 14.7 m (48'22")
• Displacement: 8000 kg
• Rigging: Sloop
• Material: Polyester
• Engine: Perkins 4108 50 HP

French flag. Import tax not paid for French Polynesia.

Based in French Polynesia

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Price : 4,65 M XPF / 39 000 €

Robust, high-performance yacht equipped for ocean cruising.

Energy self-sufficient, ready to sail.

Manoeuvrable solo (everything is returned to the cockpit), it's also ideal for a family.

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Interior fittings :

3 double cabins - 6 to 9 berths

• Double cabin forward
• Bathroom WC with shower + water heater
• Saloon convertible into double berth + starboard quarter berth with anti-roll cover
• Chart table to starboard
• U-shaped galley to port
• 2 double cabins aft - the starboard cabin is used for storage

Listing :

Building and history

First 38 polyester yacht built by the Beneteau shipyard in 1984.
The 3rd and current owner bought her in Corsica in 2019. Completely refitted and overhauled between 2020 and 2024, this yacht is ready to take on new nautical challenges. Numerous works carried out by professionals with invoices. Work carried out in Sète, La Trinité-Sur-Mer, then in Brazil and Uruguay.
The owner is only selling her as he is moving towards a yacht more suited to sailing in cold waters.

Engine

Perkins 4108 engine - 50 hp (600h)
Completely refurbished in 2020 : Alternator, water pump, seawater pump, heat exchanger, injector calibration, silent block, engine shim, thermal and acoustic insulation, stuffing box
Water soluble ring from 2024
Two-bladed propeller
Stainless steel diesel tank (windowed in 2020 to check fuel cleanliness) 120L + 110 L in cans, Total 230L

Sloop rigging

Standing rigging from 2017 (turnbuckles and clevises from 2022 and lower shrouds changed in 2025)
Mast dismantling in 2022 for reinforcement of mast foot and sponge base
Boom from 2022
Stanchions and tethers reinforced in 2023
Dyneema textile releasable forestay with chainplate reinforcement and deck stay redone in 2023
Lazy-jack and lazy-bag (2022)
Long distance sails in excellent condition, Vega :
Battened mainsail dacron high tenacity - 31m² (2022)
Genoa large overlap dacron - 45m² (2022) on Profurl furler from 2023
Trinquette arisable, dacron - 21m² (2022) on textile forestay with pelican turnbuckle with handle (2022) still at sea in a deck bag
Asymmetrical spinnaker with sock - 90m² (2022) tack on opening block hit on the davit
Symmetrical spinnaker (very good condition) with sock from 2023
Storm staysail in good condition
Storm-jib (2022, never used)
Winchs : 8 in the cockpit so only one self-tailing, 2 at the foot of the mast: 1x Lewmar 9 and 1x Harken self tailing for mainsail halyard
Running rigging in very good condition, main manoeuvres in dyneema from 2023 and 2024
Spinnaker pole

Ground tackle

Quick Hector 1500W electric windlass (2022)
Main anchor : Spade anchor 20 kg + 60 m of 10 mm chain (2022)
Secondary anchor: Anchor 16 kg + 8 mm chain
Anchor locker with windlass support

Comfort

Fresh water: 2 flexible 150L water cows (from 2025) + 60L canister, Total of 360L
Double sink with seawater foot pump from 2021
2-burner gas cooker + oven and grill
Large 12V fridge from 2022
Bathroom with WC and shower
Water heater

Electricity

Installation to be completely renewed in 2021 (wiring, power circuit and distribution board)
Lithium battery 300 Ah
Alternator 90 Ah
Solar panels, Total 340 W
Distributor Victron
Regulator Victron
Inverter Victron 12V/220V - 300W
LED lighting

Electronics and navigation instruments

Electronics from 2021:
Navigation system on Samsung tablet
Raymarine St6000 pilot system complete cylinder overhaul and ECU update in 2022 with wireless remote control installed in 2024
Raymarine instruments
Furuno GPS
Anemometer from 2023
VHF/AIS
AIS transmitter receiver
Multiplexer wifi
Radar (radum magnetron change to be planned)
Iridium Go

Tender

Dinghy Seatec 3.10 m from 2023
Mercury 5CV 2T outboard motor from 2024
+ Honda 6 CV 4 T outboard motor undergoing repairs (carburettor and fuel pump change)
Landing wheels

Safety

2019 Life raft (to be revised)
Epirb beacon
4 Inflatable life jackets
2022 Bilge pump

Miscellaneous

Complete anti-osmosis treatment and hull fittings changed in 2021
Rudder completely rebuilt in 2021
New rudder ring in 2024
Keel sandblasted in 2021, complete treatment, keel bolts in excellent condition
Fibreglass/carbon gantry in 2021 to support the solar panel, adjustable, with davits for the tender and outboard motor. Wiring and space for wind generator.
Interior upholstery from 2022
Cockpit table made in 2022
All portholes and Plexiglas changed in 2023
Many RYOBI tools from 2023: drill, grinder, sander, hoover, multitool, jigsaw, spotlight) Many spare parts: acceleration/clutch cable, screws, electrical equipment, fibreglass, epoxy...

Last bottom paint: 2024

Main strenghts

Carefully maintained over the last five years, all the major components have been overhauled or replaced: hull, engine, rigging, sails, electronics, electricity and plumbing.
A good walker upwind, she also performs well under downwind conditions. Her beautiful wardrobe means she can take advantage of the slightest breeze.

Last modified : 12/06/2025