Beneteau 393 Buyer's Guide
The Beneteau 393 was built between 2002 and 2007 as part of the Oceanis cruising line, with 600 units produced before the model was discontinued. Designed by Jean Berret and Olivier Racoupeau, it replaced the Oceanis 381 and remains a common mid-size cruiser on the brokerage market, including a steady supply of ex-charter examples. This guide covers the layouts, equipment, and documented known issues to inspect when considering a used Beneteau 393.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available. The two-cabin version accentuates privacy and yields a deep cockpit locker, with a large athwartship double berth tucked to starboard under the cockpit, a U-shaped galley to port, and a navigation station to starboard with a large bar and cabinet forward. The three-cabin version offers two quarter cabins aft with fore-and-aft double berths stretching under the cockpit, a dedicated nav station to port, and an extra hanging locker, but lacks the good cockpit locker. Both layouts seat eight at a U-shaped dinette, place a head and shower forward of a roomy double berth and a second head and shower aft, and share cedar-lined hanging lockers. Headroom in the after saloon approaches 6 ft 6 in, and the walk-through coaming aft combines openness with security, though the cockpit well is a bit too wide to brace across.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Commonly fitted equipment on used Beneteau 393s includes a dodger, autopilot, chartplotter, bimini, solar, and hot water. Often seen are air conditioning, inverter, radar, swim platform, heating, furling main, and AIS. Less commonly, as owner upgrades, are EPIRB, watermaker, lithium batteries, spinnaker, and asymmetric spinnaker. The boat is well set up to accommodate a dodger, and one of the three cockpit table versions offered provides a footbrace. The original galley carries a standard two-burner propane range/oven, and the overhead is a removable amalgam of fiberglass, fabric, and wood.
What to Inspect
Owners report the 393 heels more than other boats of the same size due to lack of weight in the keel, and will pound when sailing upwind in stronger winds above 17 knots with built-up waves. The hull is a relatively flat-bottomed design producing a shallow bilge, though a deep sump should keep water from sloshing; check for any evidence of standing water or sole damage. A pair of cowl vents would be welcome for wet passages, so verify whether prior owners added them. The deck is balsa-cored except where it receives hardware and along its outer rim, and the hull/deck joint uses an inward turning flange with sealant and machine screws on 6-inch centers—inspect for deck core softening near fittings and joint integrity.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets for the Beneteau 393 include the United States, Australia, Canada, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Panama, and New Zealand. When shopping, prioritize:
- Confirm whether the boat is two-cabin (deep locker) or three-cabin (dedicated nav station)
- Check for upwind pounding evidence and keel-weight-related heel behavior
- Inspect deck core near hardware and the hull/deck flange seal
- Verify cowl vents and dodger accommodation for wet-passage airflow
- Confirm original 40-hp diesel access and tankage condition
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Beneteau 393. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 18 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | 1 | $ 113,000 | — |
| Mar 25 | 5 | $ 99,000 | -12.4% |
| Apr 25 | 2 | $ 99,900 | +0.9% |
| May 25 | 1 | $ 99,500 | -0.4% |
| Jun 25 | 4 | $ 107,250 | +7.8% |
| Jul 25 | 5 | $ 119,000 | +11.0% |
| Aug 25 | 5 | $ 116,000 | -2.5% |
| Sep 25 | 16 | $ 124,200 | +7.1% |
| Oct 25 | 4 | $ 109,000 | -12.2% |
| Nov 25 | 2 | $ 124,000 | +13.8% |
| Dec 25 | 2 | $ 114,900 | -7.3% |
| Jan 26 | 9 | $ 109,000 | -5.1% |
| Feb 26 | 4 | $ 97,500 | -10.6% |
| Mar 26 | 8 | $ 112,495 | +15.4% |
| Apr 26 | 8 | $ 96,250 | -14.4% |
| May 26 | 4 | $ 97,200 | +1.0% |
| Jun 26 | 3 | $ 101,000 | +3.9% |
| Jul 26 | 2 | $ 108,500 | +7.4% |
Where they're listed
Beneteau 393 listings appear across 5 countries. United States has the most listings with 57 (86.4%), followed by Australia and Canada.
Country view
66 listings · 5 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $ 109,000 | 57 | 11 | 86.4% |
| Australia | $ 92,748 | 4 | 1 | 6.1% |
| Canada | $ 165,900 | 3 | 0 | 4.5% |
| New Zealand | $ 100,000 | 1 | 0 | 1.5% |
| Panama | $ 99,900 | 1 | 0 | 1.5% |
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