The First 38 is a cruiser monohull sailboat built by Bénéteau in 1984, very well equipped, numerous new equipment in 2022 and 2023, French flag, European VAT paid, visible in Martinique.
Layout:
Three double cabins
Triangular forward cabin with wardrobes and side storage
Two double cabins aft with wardrobes and side storage
Chart table
Large salon convertible into double bed for additional sleeping space
Flexible water tanks under bunks 2×200L
Electric water heater 30L 220V/motor
USB sockets and cigarette lighter
LED lighting, portholes in all cabins
Bathroom with shower, sink, and WC (toilet to be refitted)
New in 2022 Katadyn Survivor 40E desalinator 12V + maintenance kit stored in January 2024
Pressurized hot and cold water
Kitchen:
Two-burner stove with gas oven
Double sink with hot and cold water under pressure
Sea water foot pump
12V refrigerator 115L
Dishes and utensils for four people
Sails and Rigging:
New in 2021 Standing rigging
New in 2022 Semi-lattée Genoa sail
New in 2022 Lazy bag and Lazy jacks in Dyneema
July 2021 Facnor LS180 Genoa furler
New in 2022 Genoa on furler
Profurl roller trysail
New in 2022 Winch with winch handle
Parascending spinnaker 94m2 with sock
Lines from 2021 (Dyneema spinaker halyard)
Aluminum taffrail
Two Lewmar ST 46 winches
Two Lewmar 44 winches
Four Lewmar 30S winches
Electronics:
New in 2021 Navicom RT11+ portable VHF
Fixed VHF RT-550
New July 2021 VHF cable and antenna
New July 2021 Windex mechanical wind vane
New in 2022 AIS Reception
Satellite phone
New in 2022 EPIRB 406 satellite beacon
Garmin Map 86i InReach GPS
Furuno radar
New in 2022 NMEA multiplexer (Smart Server WLN10)
LCD battery monitor (engine battery)
Raymarine ST6002 autopilot with linear motor replaced December 2023
New July 2021 Nasa Clipper anemometer
Electricity:
New in 2022 385W Trina Solar panels
New in 2022 30A Epever MPPT solar charge controller
New in 2022 Victron 220V/30A shore power charger
Shore power line 220V with 25m cable
1500W inverter
New in December 2023 70A starter battery
Lithium service batteries 2×200A 2×4 lithium cells Varicore (Lithium Iron Phosphate)
New in 2021 Anchoring lights, mast head light, and bow light
LED interior lighting throughout the boat
Cigarette lighter type sockets throughout cabins and at chart table
Two 220V sockets in the saloon
Deck:
Electric windlass Lofrans Tigres 1200W
New in 2021 Main anchor Spade S120 with 50m chain of 10mm and 20m cable
Secondary anchor, plow 20kg
Roof cover
Deck shower
Bathing ladder
Cockpit floor in teak
Inox arch for solar panels and dinghy davits
Miscellaneous:
Complete safety gear for six people
Plastimo Ocean Survival Life Raft 6 persons, next inspection 02/2025
Zodiac inflatable dinghy with removable floor
3.5 HP Tohatsu outboard motor
New in 2021 Solé 44 Mini outboard motor
Last antifouling October 2023, International Micron 350
October 2023 Replacement anodes and keel joint
Passages replaced in 2016
Preventive osmosis treatment by Bénéteau in 1999
Spare engine parts, three oil filters, two diesel filters, three impellers, two anodes, two belts, a new exchanger elbow, and a used spare propeller