Beneteau Oceanis 390
Built 1987–? by Beneteau (France; some US models built in Marion, SC)
About the Beneteau Oceanis 390
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 1987–?
- Builder
- Beneteau (France; some US models built in Marion, SC)
- Designer
- Philippe Briand
- Length
- 38.33 ft
- Waterline
- 33.25 ft
- Beam
- 12.83 ft
- Draft
- 5.42 ft
- Displacement
- 14,300 lb
- Ballast
- 5,180 lb
- Hull / keel
- fin keel
- Rig
- sloop
- Fuel
- 45 gal
- Water
- 145 gal
- Stern thruster
- none
Fin keel with spade rudder; a wing keel (4.5 ft draft) was available. No model-specific problem sources were read.
Known problems for this model
No well-sourced problem reports found yet.
Engines & parts
Perkins 4.108 parts: good
Factory standard engine — you entered “Perkins 4.108”
Out of production but very well supported. Trans Atlantic Diesels (TAD) sells complete aftermarket rebuild kits (pistons, liners, rings, bearings, gaskets, valves, guides, seals), heads, blocks, crankshafts, genuine Perkins camshafts, rebuilt injection pumps and injectors, Jabsco/Sherwood raw water pumps, heat exchangers, starters, alternators and elbows, plus rebuilt exchange engines. The Westerbeke 4-107/4-108 family and some industrial engines share the base design.
Parts sources: Trans Atlantic Diesels (TAD), Foley Engines
Common problems (1)
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Rear main (crankshaft) seal leak engine
The original rope-type rear seal is notorious for leaking and often starts leaking again a few hundred hours after replacement; Foley sells a nylon/Teflon replacement seal meant to cure it, and owners check the crankshaft sealing surface for pitting.foleyengines.com · boatdesign.net · forums.sailinganarchy.com
Model sources (1)
Other Beneteau models
- Beneteau 331 (Oceanis 331) 1999–2004
- Beneteau 393 (Oceanis Clipper 393) 2002–2007
- Beneteau 423 (Oceanis 423) 2002–?
- Beneteau First 38s5 1989–1994
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.