Beneteau Oceanis 281

The Beneteau Oceanis 281 is a recreational keelboat first built in 1995 with 331 boats completed when production ended. It was built by Beneteau in France and the United States.

Design

The Oceanis 281 is a development of the Beneteau First 265. Designed by Groupe Finot, The Oceanis 281 is a 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.