Beneteau 393 (Oceanis Clipper 393)

About the Beneteau 393 (Oceanis Clipper 393)

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Built

2002–2007

Builder

Beneteau (France; some US models built in Marion, SC)

Designer

Berret-Racoupeau

Waterline

35.08 ft

Draft

5.08 ft

Displacement

17,152 lb

Hull

fiberglass

Hull / keel

fin keel

Rig

sloop

Fuel

35 gal

Water

130 gal

Number built

600

Stern thruster

none

Sources disagree on length, beam — left blank rather than guessed.

Solid glass hull with bonded grid; balsa-cored deck; cast iron bulb keel (deep 6.25 ft option). Two- or three-cabin layouts. In-mast furling main was standard. Also sold as the Beneteau 393 and Moorings 403. Practical Sailor reports 600 built 2002-2007.

Known problems for this model

• Bonded structural grid - check after any grounding hull
  These boats use a fiberglass grid bonded into a solid hull under the keel. The UK accident report on a Beneteau that lost its keel (Cheeki Rafiki) found grid bonds can crack out of sight, so any grounding, even a light one, calls for a professional inspection of the grid and keel bolts.
  cruisersforum.com · practical-sailor.com
• Cast iron keel coating hull
  Beneteau generally uses cast iron keels; the coating must be kept intact or the iron will rust.
  practical-sailor.com
• Deck-stepped mast on compression post rigging
  The mast is deck-stepped on an interior compression post and needs a babystay to stay in column; Practical Sailor would have preferred a keel-stepped mast and advises careful rig inspection for offshore use.
  practical-sailor.com
• Pounding upwind in chop hull
  An owner reports the flat-bottomed hull pounds hard upwind in 17+ knots and steep waves unless you bear off.
  practical-sailor.com

Other Beneteau models

• Beneteau 331 (Oceanis 331) 1999–2004
• Beneteau 423 (Oceanis 423) 2002–?
• Beneteau First 38s5 1989–1994
• Beneteau Oceanis 390 1987–?