2005 Beneteau 323

The Beneteau 323 was first introduced in 2004 and is equipe'd to appeal to buyers looking for a mid sized boat with a big boat feel, with generous interior volume and a large aft stateroom, combined with a roomier cockpit that incorporates a swing away Helm wheel for ease of access while at the dock or out on the Hook, this along with the a helm seat that is attached in a way that allows it to be tilted out of the way for simple and easy access to the transom boarding platform.

 Given 30-plus developmental years, Beneteau’s system appears to have reached maturity. Hulls are solid fiberglass with vinylester resins in the outer skin to prevent osmotic blistering. Behind the skin coat are computer-cut sections of fabric wetted with polyester laminating resin.

The company is now using zone-specific stitchmat in the layup, varying the weight of the fabric to meet calculated stress loads in specific areas. In theory, this method avoids overbuilding in certain areas, and we suspect it may also reduce the cost of the lamination, while slightly reducing the weight of the final product.

The hull liner consists of a pre-formed grid system of fiberglass stringers, beams, engine and tank supports, and cutouts into which tanks are installed. Chainplates are attached to stainless steel rod bedded in solid fiberglass. The lamination schedule employs non-woven stitchmat fiberglass, and unidirectional rovings. Hull and deck liners are bonded with a polyester adhesive compound.

Bulkheads are bonded to both hull and deck to produce a monocoque structure; they are bedded in a two-part polyurethane adhesive, an alternative to the traditional method of tabbing with fiberglass strips.

The deck is a sandwich cored with Trivera, a polyester cloth that provides some structural support while preventing print-through during the lamination process.

Areas where deck gear and stanchions are installed are solid fiberglass. Deck gear is secured with nuts, bolts, and backing plates. This can almost be considered a “traditional” method of construction these days. 

In the hull-deck joint, the deck rests on an inward-turning hull flange, and the two are married by a combination of stainless steel fasteners, polyurethane glue, and a toerail secured with through-bolts and nuts.

DIMENSIONS

LWL: 29.17 feet

LOA: 32.83 feet

BEAM: 10.90 feet

DRAFT: 5' 11" DEEP / 4' 9" SHOAL

BALLAST ON DEEP DRAFT KEEL: 2,258 lbs

DISPLACMENT: 9,235 lbs(approx)

BRIDGE HEIGHT CLEARANCE: XXX

TANKAGE

WATER TANK: 42 us gal

DIESEL FUEL TANK: 17 us gal

PROPANE TANK:

HOLDING TANK: 13 us gal

Bottom Antifoul paint redone APRIL 2024

ENGINE

• DIESEL Yanmar 20GM20R

• Engine Hours as of 3/2025  = 461

SAFETY GEAR

• 33 lb Bruce Anchor with XXX feet rode and XXX feet Chain

• Electric WIndlass

• Horseshoe Lifesaver

• 4 Pack Life Jackets, And Throwable

• First Aid Kit

• Safety Flares, Air Horn

• Dock lines / Fenders

NAV ELECTRONICS

• Raymarine Chartplotter RC70C

• Raymarine Autopilot ST6001

• Raymarine ST40 WInd

• Raymarine ST40 Multi Data 

• Standard Horizon VHF Radio at Nav Station with RAM Mic at Helm - Olympic BV0062 Magnetic Compass

• Sony Stereo  

ADDDITIONAL ELECTRONICS/PLUMBING

• 2 8A4D AGM House Battery Banks

• 1 Dedicated Engine Start Battery

• Xantrex Battery Charger / Inverter 2000watt 100AMP Freedom Marine 20

• AC & DC Circuit breakers at Nav table

• 115 volt standard plug receptacle in main salon

• 12V Plug at Nav Table

• 30amp shore power inlet and power cord

• SS Hot Water Heater

• Marine Head (toilet)

• Macerator

• 12v Frigeboat Refrigeration unit

• Sump Pump Out on Refrigerator

• Shower at transom

CANVAS

• Dodger / Sunshade (connects between Bimini and Dodger) / Bimini sunbrella Lt Grey

• Stack pack for Mainsail

• Helm / Wheel cover

• Winch Covers

All canvas Sunbrella Lt Grey

RIG/RIGGING

• Aluminum Mast with single swept spreaders and Boom by US Spars

• Mast with Slot for Main Sail Slugs (NO in Mast or in Boom Furling)

• Boom Configured with Stack Pack and Lazy Jacks

• Radar mounted on front of Mast

• Cabin top mainsail traveler

• Pin stop adjustable jib cars

• Harken coaming mounted ST30 chrome winches

• Harken port cabin top mounted ST30 chrome winch

• Rope/Line stoppers /jammers on port cabin top

• Split backstay

• Facnor Roller Furler for headsail

SAILS

• Dacron Main Sails - 2005

• Dacron Jib on Facnor Roller Furler - 2005

• Assymetrical Spinnaker - like new only flown a couple of times

Disclaimer

The company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change or withdrawal without notice.

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