# 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper > 2000 aft cockpit sloop with three cabins, Volvo Penta MD2020 diesel serviced 2026 and newer sprayhood,… No longer available: see similar boats at Euroyachts. Web page: https://euroyachts.com/boats/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/ ## Key facts - Status: No longer on the market - Condition: Used - Make: Beneteau - Model: Oceanis 281 Clipper - Year: 2000 - Type: Cruising Yacht - Length overall: 29ft (8.7m) - Beam: 2.79m - Draft: 1.25m - Cabins: 3 - Berths: 6 - Heads: 1 - Engines: Volvo Penta MD2020 19hp - Fuel: Diesel - Hull construction: GRP - Keel: Fin Keel - Designer: Groupe Finot - Lying: Troon Yacht Haven - Listed by: Euroyachts Troon - Contact: 01292 318002, info@euroyachts.com - Reference: 8462 ## Description The Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper is a neat, seaworthy and comfortable family cruiser, ideal for coastal cruising. With a spacious, light and airy saloon, this aft cockpit Beneteau Oceanis 281 is easy to handle and is a delight to sail. Well equipped, attractive looking boat with a number of upgrades and renewals in last few years. Volvo Penta MD2020 19hp diesel engine last serviced 2026. Hull number 237 from just over 330 built. Part exchange available and nationwide delivery can be arranged. ## Accommodation - Forward double berth in the open cabin with privacy curtains. shelving, storage, opening roof hatch. Fresh water tank under berth. Saloon with U shaped seating, centre backrest section can fold flat to extend the forward berth. Central table with a drop leaf, shelving and lockers, roof hatch. Hull portlights, LED lighting and curtains. Chart table to starboard and door aft to the heads compartment. Galley to port and door to the aft cabin. This cabin has a double berth, storage, hanging locker, - opening portlights to the stern and to the cockpit, access to the engine. Central companionway can be removed for engine access. - Galley - Stainless steel sink - Origo alcohol hob, stored off the boat - Fridge - Hot and cold water system - Storage - Heads - Jabsco sea toilet - Sink - Shower - Opening portlight - Heads pipes renewed 2020 ## Mechanical and rigging - Engine and machinery - Volvo Penta MD2020 19hp diesel engine - Shaft drive with fixed three bladed propeller - Last service 2026, serviced annually - 66 engine hours since 2020 - Engine hours meter fitted 2020 - 75Ah engine battery 2020 - 95Ah domestics battery 2021 - 8Ah battery charger - Shore power socket - Ardic warm air cabin heating - Calorifier heated by engine or immersion heating element - Galvanic isolator 2020 - Sails and rigging - Main sail - Furling genoa - Genoa UV strip renewed 2018 - Quick drop mainsail bag with lazy jacks, Saturn Sails 2021 - Barton boom strut 2026 - Two Lewmar 16 self-tailing winches - Lewmar 8 coachroof mounted winch - Halyards and topping lift replaced 2021 - Standing rigging including forestay replaced 2017 - Backstay protectors - All lines led aft to cockpit ## Inventory - Instruments - Engine instruments - Raymarine A50GPS plotter at chart table - Standard Horizon GX240 DSC VHF radio with AIS 2021 at chart table - Raymarine i40 Bidata with speed and depth 2024 in cockpit - Clipper tactical wind system 2020 in cockpit - Raymarine Dragonfly 5M GPS in cockpit - Raymarine ST2000+ tillerpilot - Plastimo helm compass - Curtis 12V TV and DVD player - Sony CD, radio, USB, Bluetooth player - Clock, barometer, hygrometer - Engine hours meter 2020 - Cockpit - Tiller steering - Sprayhood by Saturn Sails 2021 - Transom section lifts out for easy access to sugar scoop stern - Locker to starboard - Teak finish to cockpit seating - Halyard bags - Deck equipment - Stainless steel pulpit - Stainless steel pushpit quarters - Stanchions with twin guard wires - Port gate - Transom gate - Sugar scoop stern with rubber fendering - Bow roller - 16kg CQR type anchor with approximately 25m chain and warp - Deck horn - Swim ladder - Stern shower - Outboard bracket - Various warps and fenders - Safety equipment - Manual and electric bilge pumps - Horseshoe lifebuoy - EDF Rescue electronic flare 2020 - Fire blanket - Smoke alarm - Carbon monoxide alarm - Sea toilet seacock replaced 2019 - Engine raw water seacock replaced 2019 - Further information - Hull antifouled 2026 - Anodes replaced 2026 - Euroyachts 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. ## Photos - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: white hull afloat at a marina berth with burgundy sprayhood and boom cover: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-2-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: saloon looking forward past the galley sink to U-shaped seating and the forward cabin: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-3-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: cockpit with teak-slatted seats facing the companionway under the burgundy sprayhood: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-4-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: moored on a pontoon under blue sky with flags flying from the stern: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-5-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: saloon view forward with grey upholstery, wood joinery and central mast support: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-6-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: forward double berth with cushions, curtains open and shelving along the hull sides: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-7-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: saloon looking aft to the companionway steps, wood joinery and light grey seating: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-8-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: saloon settee with grey cushions beneath a hull portlight and wood trim: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-9-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: saloon table with drop leaf beside settee, with wall-mounted TV beyond: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-10-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: wall-mounted flat-screen TV on varnished wood panelling above the saloon seating: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-11-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: settee backrest and hull portlight with wood panelling and lockers in the saloon: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-12-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: saloon table opened out between U-shaped seating, looking forward: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-13-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: chart table with electrical switch panel, VHF radio and plotter mounted above: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-14-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: galley with stainless steel sink, wooden cupboards and drawers to port: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-15-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: heads compartment with sea toilet, washbasin and white moulded lining: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-16-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: heads washbasin with mixer tap beneath an opening portlight: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-17-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: aft cabin seen through its door, showing double berth and cockpit portlight: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-18-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: aft cabin double berth with throw and cushions under the cockpit sole: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-19-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: companionway steps removed to reveal the engine and battery: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-20-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: close view of the diesel engine in its sound-insulated compartment: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-21-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: engine hours meter on a black panel beside a red switch: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-22-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: brokerage graphic advertising nationwide delivery service: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-23-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: cockpit with teak-slatted seats looking forward to the sprayhood and companionway: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-24-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: cockpit looking aft over teak seats and tiller to the open transom: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-25-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: cockpit from astern showing coiled lines, winches and sprayhood windows: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-26-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: under the sprayhood: companionway, instrument and lines led aft: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-27-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: starboard cockpit locker open, showing stowed gear inside: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-28-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: cockpit seating with teak finish and open sugar scoop stern: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-29-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: transom section removed giving access to the sugar scoop stern and swim ladder: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-30-wm-1600.webp - Beneteau Oceanis 281 Clipper: starboard quarter of the white hull with portlight beside the marina: https://photos.yachts.co/listing-photos/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-8462/beneteau-oceanis-281-clipper-photo-31-wm-1600.webp Updated 2026-10-26. 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