Beneteau 393 Buyer's Guide
The Beneteau 393 is a 38 ft Oceanis-line cruiser designed by Jean Berret and Olivier Racoupeau, built from 2002 through 2007 with 600 produced before discontinuation. On the brokerage market she appears in two interior plans, often from ex-charter fleets, and a buyer should understand both the layout trade-offs and the handful of dynamic traits that define ownership before committing.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The two-cabin version accentuates privacy and yields a deep cockpit locker, with the galley in a portside nook by the companionway and a large athwartship double berth under the cockpit to starboard. The three-cabin version offers two quarter cabins aft and stretches two fore-and-aft doubles under the cockpit, gaining an extra hanging locker to port but lacking the good cockpit locker and trading the two-cabin's open saloon cabinet for a dedicated nav station. Both plans seat eight at a U-shaped dinette, carry two heads with showers, and share cedar-lined lockers and seven overhead hatches. Headroom aft approaches 6 ft 6 in, and the walk-through coaming makes the wide cockpit secure yet open.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Commonly fitted gear on the used fleet includes a dodger, bimini, solar, autopilot, and chartplotter—the canvas and solar supporting the 393's already excellent ventilation on wet passages. Often-seen upgrades cluster around power and comfort: an inverter, heating, air conditioning, radar, AIS, hot water, a furling main, and a swim platform extend livability and short-handed control. Less common owner additions with real consequence are watermakers and lithium batteries for extended autonomy, plus asymmetric spinnakers for downwind ease; the modest 35-gallon fuel and 130-gallon water tankage makes a watermaker or added capacity a sensible look on world-bound examples.
What to Inspect
The flat-bottomed hull brings a shallow bilge with a deep sump to control slosh, so check the sump and bilge for standing water or undocumented repairs. Owners report she heels more than same-size boats from the keel's low weight, and will pound when sailing upwind in stronger winds above 17 knots with built-up waves—inspect the hull-deck joint and bulkhead bonds for stress signs from that motion. The deck is balsa-cored except at hardware and outer rim; probe those landings for softness. Engine access to the 40-hp diesel is superb, but confirm the standard furling main's condition versus the optional classic, as area differs.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These yachts typically turn up in the United States, Australia, Canada, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Panama, and New Zealand. For a shopper, the checklist is brief: choose the layout that fits crew and storage needs, verify the balsa deck and hull-deck seal, sail her upwind in 17-plus knots if possible to feel the pounding, and weigh tankage against your range plans. A well-kept 393 rewards with secure cockpit, ventilation, and serviceable systems.
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 · 21 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 | $109,000 | +1.6% |
| Aug 25 | 5 | $116,000 | +6.4% |
| Sep 25 | 16 | $124,200 | +7.1% |
| Oct 25 | 4 | $109,000 | -12.2% |
| Nov 25 | 2 | $124,000 | +13.8% |
| Dec 25 | 2 | $112,400 | -9.4% |
| Jan 26 | 6 | $113,018 | +0.5% |
| Feb 26 | 4 | $97,500 | -13.7% |
| Mar 26 | 8 | $112,495 | +15.4% |
| Apr 26 | 8 | $95,000 | -15.6% |
| May 26 | 4 | $97,200 | +2.3% |
| Jun 26 | 3 | $101,000 | +3.9% |
| Jul 26 | 2 | $108,500 | +7.4% |
| Aug 26 | 8 | $99,995 | -7.8% |
| Sep 26 | 11 | $105,000 | +5.0% |
| Oct 26 | 1 | $89,546 | -14.7% |
Where they're listed
Beneteau 393 listings appear across 4 countries. United States has the most listings with 52 (85.2%), followed by Australia and Macao.
Country view
61 listings · 4 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $103,000 | 52 | 17 | 85.2% |
| Australia | $92,856 | 4 | 0 | 6.6% |
| Macao | $89,546 | 4 | 4 | 6.6% |
| Panama | $99,900 | 1 | 0 | 1.6% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beneteau Oceanis Oceanis 393 | 39.33' | $ 91,784 | 165 | 53 |
| Beneteau 411 | 41' | $ 92,000 | 141 | 46 |
| Bavaria Yachts Cruiser 39 | 39.16' | $ 96,262 | 111 | 33 |
| Beneteau 423 | 43.14' | $ 129,000 | 109 | 28 |
| Beneteau 393You are here | — | $ 100,498 | 62 | 21 |
| Jeanneau Sun Sun Odyssey 43 | 43.34' | $ 107,455 | 61 | 9 |
| Jeanneau Sun Sun Odyssey 439 | 43.77' | $ 179,091 | 56 | 12 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40.3 | 40.03' | $ 95,142 | 55 | 17 |
| Dufour Classic 43 | 43' | $ 61,563 | 29 | 3 |
| Bavaria Yachts 43 Cruiser | 42.98' | $ 130,961 | 15 | 3 |
| Catalina 390 | 38.67' | $ 117,450 | 10 | 5 |