Price: $40,000

Boat Description

1992 38' Beneteau First

Carpe Diem is a 1992 38' Beneteau First 38s5. She offers a 2023 Yanmar 40 HP auxiliary with only 176 hours, roller furler, Navtec hydraulic backstay, anchor windlass and a 2 stateroom 2 head layout. The best part is her attractive asking price.

38' Beneteau Vessel Walkthrough


From the sugar scoop transom, you enter the cockpit to find seating, storage, a Goiot helm pedestal and fold-up table. Walk forward and step down the companionway into the salon to find a head starboard aft, nav station to starboard, benchseat/berth with storage starboard forward, stateroom port aft, galley to port and benchseat/berth with storage and a folding table port forward. Walk forward to find a head to port and stateroom forward. Auxiliary access is via the companionway stairs, aft stateroom and aft head.

The headroom in the salon is 6'1", 5'10" in the forward stateroom, 5'11" in the forward head, 5'9" in the aft head and 5'9" in the aft stateroom.


38' Beneteau Accommodations


Carpe Diem offers a stateroom forward with a double size-berth and head; a stateroom port aft with a double size berth; and each benchseat in the salon serves as a single size berth. There is a head starboard aft also.


38' Beneteau Salon


The salon offers nav station with benchseat, desk, VHF and electrical panel to starboard, a benchseat/berth with storage on each side forward, folding wood table port forward, 6 portlights, wood sole and auxiliary access.


38' Beneteau Galley


The galley is to port in the salon.

  • Frigomatic cold-plate refrigeration
  • ENO 3-burner propane cooktop and oven
  • Double stainless steel sinks
  • Formica countertop
  • Trash compartment
  • Shelf and storage cabinets
  • Teak & holly sole

38' Beneteau Dining


Dining space is available at the salon table and the cockpit table.


38' Beneteau Forward Stateroom


The forward stateroom offers a double size v-berth, storage cabinet, shelf and mirror to starboard, portlight and shade, overhead hatch with a shade and reading lights. The head is to port and offers a manual head, stainless steel sink, mirror and portlight with a shade.


38' Beneteau Aft Stateroom


The port aft stateroom offers a double size berth, 2 portlights with shades, side window, hanging locker, storage cabinet, shelves and auxiliary access. The head is starboard aft.


38' Beneteau Cockpit


The cockpit offers a non-skid deck, teak covered seating with storage below, dodger, bimini, Goiot helm pedestal and steering wheel, fold-up table, propane locker and transom gate.


38' Beneteau Audio/Visual Equipment


  • Jensen MCD5110 stereo in the salon
  • Polyplaner speakers

38' Beneteau Electronics


  • Raymarine ST6002 SmartPilot autopilot
  • Plastimo Olympic 135 magnetic compass
  • 2 X Garmin multi-data displays
  • Standard horizon Matrix GX3000S VHF
  • Rieker Instrument Company inclinometer
  • Trident clock and barometer

38' Beneteau Electrical System


  • Xantrex Linklite battery monitor
  • 125 amp alternator
  • 30 amp shore power cord
  • 12 vdc outlet in the cockpit
  • 2 X 12 vdc outlets at the nav station

38' Beneteau Engine/Mechanical Equipment


  • Yanmar 3JH40 40 HP auxiliary with approximately 176 hours (2023)
  • Yanmar auxiliary panel in the cockpit
  • Jabsco manual heads

38' Beneteau Deck Equipment


  • Goiot anchor windlass
  • Fortress FX-23 anchor
  • Non-skid decks
  • Aluminum deck hardware
  • Stainless steel rails fore and aft
  • Double lifelines on stainless steel stanchions on each side
  • Boarding gate on each side and aft
  • Stainless steel swim ladder
  • Outboard bracket
  • Honda 2.3 HP outboard

38' Beneteau Sails And Rigging


  • Sparcraft aluminum double spreader mast and boom
  • Asymmetrical Spinnaker (1992)
  • Quantum 150% Genoa (2014)
  • Quantum Mainsail (2016)
  • New Mainsheet in 2025
  • Mainsail cover
  • Lazy Jacks
  • Spare Genoa
  • Roller furler
  • Stainless steel rod standing rigging
  • Amiot traveler
  • Spinlock rope clutches
  • 2 X Lewmar 30 self-tailing winches
  • 2 X Lewmar 40 self-tailing winches
  • 2 X Lewmar 46 self-tailing winches
  • Navtec hydraulic backstay

38' Beneteau Safety And Fire Protection


  • Fire extinguishers
  • Lifesling2 overboard recovery system
  • Manual and electric bilge pumps

38' Beneteau 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.

Engine hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.


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Boat Specifications

  • Length38'
  • Year1992
  • Model38s5
  • TypeSail
  • NameCarpe Diem
  • Conditionused
  • Beam12'
  • Draft6'
  • Hull MaterialFiberglass
  • Fuel TypeDiesel
  • Fuel Tank Capacity29

Seller Info

Curtis Stokes & Associates, Inc.
1323 se 17th street
fort lauderdale, FL 33316
Call Curtis Stokes:
954-684-0218
1-954-684-0218
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