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 boats completed when production ended.

Design
The Oceanis 281 is a 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 5732 lb and carries 1676 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft with the standard keel fitted.

The boat is fitted with a Swedish Volvo MD2020 diesel engine of 18 hp. The fuel tank holds 8 u.s.gal and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 50 u.s.gal.

The design has a hull speed of 6.63 kn.