1985 BENETEAU FIRST 375
- Name: THE FLYING PENGUIN
- Make: Beneteau
- Model: First 375
- Year: 1985
- Length: 37 feet
- Hull Material: Fiberglass
- Engine Brand: Volvo Penta 2003
- Located In: Alameda, CA
BOAT INFORMATION
THE FLYING PENGUIN is a blue water racer/cruiser from what many consider Beneteau’s golden age. The solid fiberglass hull is built to official French Offshore Standards (similar to Lloyds rating). Set up to sail single handed you could race, or bring along friends and family; there’s plenty of room.
She has an open foredeck with a bow roller, plow anchor, covered anchor well with chain and rode, and a back-up Fortress anchor.
Rigged with a roller furling genoa and removable inner forestay. She has sleek, low profile, cabin top. Designed with an aft cockpit and moderate height coaming providing a backrest for cockpit seating and comfortable positions when heeled.
Cabin access is through a sliding hatch with 2 removable wash boards. The boat also features an uncommon sun roof companionway cover which allows more light and ventilation below.
At the base of the companionway is the main salon with a teak and holly cabin sole. Interior teak cabin trim is in excellent condition. To port there is a well designed, L-shaped galley with 2-burner propane stove/oven, top access 12v Frigo refrigerator, and twin stainless steel sinks with hot and cold pressurized water, plus lots of storage.
To Starboard is the forward facing navigation station and enclosed head with sink, manual toilet, and overhead shower.
Going forward is a L-shaped settee/berth to port, large folding table on the center line, and a single settee/berth to starboard. Forward is the enclosed V-berth with a large opening hatch above and storage below. Aft of the galley to port is an enclosed double berth cabin. The engine and fuel tanks are under the companionway steps. Aft of the head to starboard is an enclosed cabin with two single bunk berths.
Key Specs
Specs
- Designer: BERRET
- Hull Shape: Monohull
- Keel: Other
Dimensions
- LOA: 37 ft 0 in
- Beam: 12 ft 4 in
- Displacement: 15432 lb
- Ballast: 5291 lb
- LWL: 33 ft 2 in
- Maximum Draft: 6 ft 6 in
Engines
- Engine Brand: Volvo
- Engine Type: Inboard
- Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
- Engine Model: Penta 2003
- Drive Type: Direct Drive
Tanks
- Fresh Water Tanks: 36 gallon
- Fuel Tanks: 25 gallon
- Holding Tanks: 25 gallon
Accommodations
- Number of heads: 1
- Number of single berths: 8
- Number of cabins: 3
- Raymarine E70 Chartplotter/ Multi-Function Device
- Raymarine AIS 650
- Raymarine Autopilot
- Raymarine Autopilot controls in cockpit and at nav station
- Binacle Compass
- ICOM M735 HF SSB Radio
- Standard Horizon GX-2150 VHF w/AIS
- Kenwood Stereo CD player with cabin speakers
- Two bow rollers with secured plow anchor, chain, and rode in locker
- Secondary Fortress anchor with rode in covered anchor locker
- Headsail Furler on forestay
- Extruded Aluminum Toe Rail
- Spinnaker Pole
- Removable Inner Forestay
- Boom Vang
- 2 x Lewmar 46ST Self Tailing primary winches
- 2 x Lewmar 46 secondary winches
- All lines led aft with 6 clutches
- 2 x Lewmar 30 cabin top winches
- Cockpit Traveller and Main sheeting on the bridge deck
- Cockpit adjustable genoa fairlead cars
- Turning blocks
- Adjustable Check stays
- Hydraulic Backstay
- Wheel Steering
- Emergency Tiller
- Stern anchor with rode and roller fairleads
- Teak cockpit benches
- Folding swim ladder
- Quantum MC6500 mainsail w/3 reefs
- Quantum MC6500 100% jib
- Pinapple 130% Furling genoa
- 2 Spinnakers, one with ATN Snuffer
- Storm jib
- Lazy Jacks
- 30A Shore power inlet
- Battery charger: True Charge 10A
- V-berth double
- Aft port cabin double
- Aft starboard cabin two single bunks
- Salon two single berths on settees