Boat models · Beneteau
Beneteau First 305
Sailboat, racer-cruiser · built 1985
Key figures
Comfort19.8lively, coastal
Capsize screen2.08fails the screen
SA/D16.1cruiser
D/L192light
Ballast ratio0.36average
Hull speed6.9kt
- Built
- 1985
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Rig
- Masthead Sloop
- Keel
- Fin w/spade rudder
- Length
- 30.5 ft
- Beam / draft
- 10.5 ft · 5.6 ft
- Displacement
- 8,242 lb
Design figures as published, not for any one hull. Full specifications on sailboatdata.com.
Reputation
Classracer-cruiseras owners use it
Forumsordinarydoes the job, nobody seeks it
Quick, light 80s Beneteau club racer-cruiser; decent value, tired structure and systems on older boats
- Club racing
- respected · fast for its size, lively under sail
- Coastal cruising
- ordinary · adequate accommodations, spartan finish
- First boat
- ordinary · cheap entry, but age-related upkeep
- Loved
- Light and quick in moderate air · Responsive helm · Affordable for its performance · Simple masthead rig
- Gripes
- Basic interior finish · Cramped quarters for 30 ft · Wet and bouncy in a chop · Dated deck hardware
- Survey for
- Keel bolt and grounding damage at hull sump · Deck core moisture at chainplates and stanchions · Rudder bearing wear and play · Hull-deck joint leaks and window leaks
- Cross-shopped
- Beneteau First 30 · J/30 · Catalina 30 · Dehler 31
Thin discussion; from sailboatdata.com
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