Beneteau Oceanis 281
The Beneteau Oceanis 281 is a French sailboat, that was designed by Groupe Finot and first built in 1995.
The Oceanis 281 is a development of the Beneteau First 265.Production
The design was built by Beneteau in France and the United States starting in 1995, with 331 examples completed when production ended.Design
The Oceanis 281 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a masthead sloop rig, a slightly raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a wheel or tiller, and has a fixed fin keel with a weighted bulb. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted.
The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo MD2020 diesel engine of. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of.
The design has a hull speed of.
