Beneteau First 375 - Project

Construction – GRP
Underwater Profile – Fin Keel
LOA – 37 ft
LWL – 33 ft
Beam – 12 ft
Draft – 7 ft
Headroom – 6ft
Displacement – 7000 KG
Year of Construction – 1985

We have owned this boat for just under a year, we have worked on her on/off – mainly cleaning, the boat had a small fire near the engine bay, the flames did not cause any significant damage from what we can see but there was a lot of smoke damage, we have spent a lot of time cleaning pretty much every surface in the boat from the bilges right up to the over head, all linings had to be removed as the smoke had got behind them, the main challenge was removing the old lining glue, particularly in the forward & aft cabins, these surfaces are now ready to line, please find a list of what we would do next if we were keeping her.

1. Thermal fogging to neutralize smoke smell.
2. Partial or full rewire including new batteries.
3. Sand/Varnish aft Cabin bulkhead woodwork & refit companionway steps (included)
4. Sand/Varnish & refit internal doors.
5. Replace 3 port holes/windows in aft cabins.
6. Give engine bay final clean/potentially paint & re fit engine.
7. Once happy with electronics install Veltrim/Alcantara or similar for side linings.
8. Re fit galley including new gas line, service or replace fridge.
9. Wash upholstery and refit (some replacements may be needed)
10. Re fit water tanks.
11. Service any seacocks that need servicing.
12. Put the mast back up, go sailing.

This is just a rough plan of action, as with every project steps and elements may have been forgotten and of course the list will grow as you move through it.