“Sunlover” – Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 331
Monohull
Overview
Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 331 “Sunlover”
The Beneteau Oceanis 331 has long been a favourite in the 33ft cruising market, offering an excellent balance of performance, comfort and easy handling. Designed by Groupe Finot and built by Beneteau in France, the Oceanis 331 is known for her generous interior volume, practical cockpit layout and genuine family cruising capability.
“Sunlover” is a 2001 Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 331 with a desirable three-cabin layout, making her a fantastic option for coastal cruising, weekends away, family sailing or extended holidays. Her accommodation includes a forward V-berth cabin, two aft double cabins, spacious saloon with cherry timber finish, galley, private head with shower, hot water and holding tank.
Major standouts are:
– New Volvo Penta D1-30 29hp diesel engine, recently replaced with only 58 hours. She is shaft driven (new shaft in 2014) and fitted with a three-blade folding propeller.
– New Antifoul (June/July 2026)
– Re-rig (June/July 2026)
– New boom bag (August 2026)
– Clean and hull polish (June/July 2026)
– Survey done in July 2025 for insurance and is avail for referral.
Sunlover presents as a well-equipped and very practical 33ft production cruiser, with good accommodation, capable sailing manners and the big-ticket benefit of a low-hour replacement engine.
Specifications
Dimensions
| Length Metres | 10.41 |
| Length Feet | 34 |
| Beam | 3.46m |
| Draft | 1.66m |
| Displacement | 5068kg (dry) Max (load) 6823kg |
Construction
| Hull Material | Fibreglass/GRP |
| Designer | Group Finot |
| Builder | Beneteau |
| Build Year | 2001 |
Engines
| Engine Make | VOLVO PENTA Engine Serial Number 5102110935H |
| Engine Model | D1-30F |
| Horsepower | 29hp |
| Engine Hours | 58hrs |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
Registration & Identification
| HIN | FRBLY93153J001 |
| Registration Number | OF838Q |
Accommodation
| Cabin Layout | 3 x Double cabins, V berth & 2 Aft |
| Number of Cabins | 3 |
| Number of Berths | 6 |
| Accommodation Description | Sunlover offers the highly practical three-cabin layout, making excellent use of space for a 33ft cruising yacht. Accommodation includes a forward V-berth cabin and two aft double cabins, providing comfortable sleeping for up to six. The saloon is light and inviting, with warm Cherry wood timber finishes, generous seating around the dinette and good headroom (6'2") for comfortable time aboard. The galley is positioned conveniently to port and includes a stove, oven/grill, stainless-steel sink and top-loading refrigeration. A private head compartment includes a marine toilet, shower, hot water and holding tank, making Sunlover well suited to weekends away, coastal cruising and family sailing. |
Bathrooms & Plumbing
| Number of Bathrooms | 1 |
| Toilets | Marine manual toilet with 50l holding tank |
| Showers | Yes |
| Hot Water System | QUICK 23L hot water service with heat exchanger connections |
| Water Capacity | 200LPolyethylene water tanks with 12v service pump and accumulator tank. |
Galley
| Galley Description | Smev 3 burner stove with grill & oven, single stainless-steel sink |
| Refrigeration | 90l Top loading 12v fridge with Freezer in fridge |
Electrical Systems
| Battery System | 12v /240 shore power, all in one charger inverter (POWER FIRST main distribution and charger combo with inbuilt dedicated breakers). Single 15 amp shore power inlet. New shore power cord. 2 x 97 ah house batteries. 1 x 80 ah start battery. All AGM batteries. switchboard, circuit breakers. |
Safety Equipment
| Bilge Pumps | 12v pump with both auto and manual activation. |
| EPIRB | Yes |
| Life Jackets | Yes |
| Fire Protection | 1x fire extinguisher, 1x fire blanket |
Deck Equipment & Exterior
| Ground Tackle | MANSON Bruce anchor with Muir 12v windlass, 50m 10mm L grade Galvanised chain, 30m warp |
| Covers / Clears | Bimini and spray dodger. Lazyjack Boom bag new Aug 2026 |
Sailing Specific
| Rig Type | Deck stepped masthead sloop. Re-rigged July 2026. Alloy Z Spar, Harken batt Carr system installed 2013, Single set swept back spreaders, Facnor head sail Furler, Alloy spinnaker pole on deck mounts. |
| Sail Inventory | Fully battened main sail (2013), Dacron crosscut furling head sail (2017), Spinnaker in Sock |
| Standing Rigging Age | Re-rigged July 2026. |
| Winches | Winches; Lewmar 2 x 30 primary, 2 x 16 on coach roof, Lewmar storm windlass rebuilt 2014 |
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