2007 • Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 343

This Beneteau Oceanis 343 for sale is a well-proven and capable family cruiser, combining attractive lines with a comfortable and practical interior, good all-round performance and an easily handled rig. Ocean Guardian is the sought-after two-cabin version, offering generous accommodation with a spacious aft double cabin and a separate heads compartment, making her particularly well suited to family cruising and extended weekends aboard. Finished with an attractive dark blue hull, has been in the same ownership since new but has been laid up ashore for a number of years and will require recommissioning before returning to the water. This is reflected in her pricing and provides an opportunity for a new owner to bring a well-equipped Oceanis 343 back into use. Viewing by appointment only – 01473 971971 or [email protected] Deck Anchor with chain and warp Electric anchor windlass Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and stanchions Bow roller Mainsail cover Boarding ladder Various warps and fenders Sprayhood (requires replacement) Cockpit enclosure (requires replacement) Cockpit cushions Cabin The accommodation is arranged in the popular two-cabin layout, with a spacious and comfortable interior providing excellent living and storage space for a yacht of this size. Approximately 2m maximum standing headroom and good ventilation throughout make the interior particularly well suited to cruising. The forward cabin features a generous V berth with storage beneath, an opening deck hatch providing natural light and ventilation, and useful hanging storage. The saloon provides a sociable central living area with two settee berths and a large fixed table with folding leaves. There is extensive storage beneath the seating, together with two opening deck hatches and two fixed portlights. The chart table is positioned to starboard with additional storage. The galley is situated to port and is well equipped for cruising, with good storage, an opening portlight, Eno two-burner gimballed gas cooker with oven, front-opening upright refrigerator with ice box and stainless-steel sink. Pressurised hot and cold water is supplied throughout the accommodation. The separate heads compartment incorporates a Jabsco marine toilet, washbasin and shower, together with an electric pump-out system and useful storage. The spacious aft cabin provides a large double berth, hanging locker and additional storage, with a fixed portlight to the transom and two opening portlights providing good ventilation and natural light. 160L water tank. Webasto diesel heating. Pressurised hot and cold water system throughout. Sails and Spars Fractional rigged Bermudan sloop. Deckstepped alloy mast and boom by Z Spars. Stainless steel standing rigging (new 2007). Terylene running rigging (2007). Slab reefing mainsail system with single line reefing. Headsail furling system. with all lines led aft to the cockpit. Two Harken 32.2 self-tailing sheet winches Two Harken 32.2 self-tailing halyard winches. Rod kicker. Mainsail - Dacron Furling genoa - Dacron Machinery Behind the companionway steps, is the Yanmar 3YM30 marine diesel engine. 29hp, 3 cylinders, naturally aspirated. Freshwater cooled via a exchanger. Single lever control. Electric start. Shaft drive is fitted to a three-bladed fixed propeller with rope cutter. 75L plastic fuel tank. Engine will be due a service. Electrics & Electronics 12 VOLT SYSTEM: Two domestic batteries Engine start battery Alternator charging 230 VOLT SYSTEM: Outlets Battery charger Immersion heater ELECTRONICS: Raymarine DSC VHF Raymarine A65 chartplotter Raymarine ST60 wind instrument Raymarine ST60 Tridata speed, log & depth instrument Raymarine ST6000 autopilot Raytheon pathfinder Clipper Navtex ICOM handheld VHF Safety Fire extinguishers Throwing line Manual bilge pump Electric bilge pump Liferaft Navigation lights Two horseshoe lifebuoys Construction Beneteau Oceanis 343 built in 2007 by Beneteau to a design by Berret-Racoupeau. Dark blue GRP hull with styling stripes. Alloy toe rail and white GRP superstructure with moulded non-slip decks. Cast iron fin keel. Wheel steering to a spade-hung rudder. Teak cockpit seats, self-draining cockpit, two cockpit lockers and separate gas locker.88