Beneteau Oceanis 393 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Beneteau Oceanis 393 means choosing between two interior plans on a 2002–2007 cruiser that Beneteau built 600 of before discontinuing the model. Drawn by Jean Berret and Olivier Racoupeau, she is a fin-with-bulb 38-footer with a deck-stepped mast and a 40-horsepower diesel, and the practical questions are about layout, fitted gear, and where the design shows its age.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available, and ex-charter examples are common. The three-cabin version gives two quarter cabins aft and a dedicated nav station to port, with an extra hanging locker but no deep cockpit locker. The two-cabin layout trades those aft cabins for a large starboard berth under the cockpit, a portside galley nook, and a deep cockpit locker; it has no dedicated nav station. Both plans seat eight at the dinette, carry two heads, and use cedar-lined lockers and a walk-through coaming aft. Headroom aft approaches 6 feet 6 inches, and the removable overhead blends fiberglass, fabric, and wood.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most used Beneteau Oceanis 393s carry a bimini, chartplotter, autopilot, solar, life raft, heating, and cockpit shower as standard fitted gear. Often-seen additions include hot water, inverter, radar, electric winches, AIS, teak decks, dodger, furling main, and swim platform. For buyer consequence, the power and energy cluster—solar, inverter, and often electric winches—tells you how independent the boat is at anchor and under short-handed sail. Canvas and sail-handling gear such as the dodger and furling main shape day-to-day comfort and reefing ease, while navigation kit like chartplotter, autopilot, radar, and AIS defines whether the boat is ready for unfamiliar waters without further spend. Less common owner upgrades include bow thrusters and lithium batteries, which some sellers add for docking and house-power endurance.
What to Inspect
Owners report the 393 will hammer to windward once winds top 17 knots and seas build, a motion worth confirming against your intended cruising grounds. The shallow bilge from the flat-bottomed hull has a deep sump to control slosh, but check for standing water and sole softness. Period testers found the cockpit dry without canvas yet noted a pair of cowl vents would help on wet passages; verify hatch seals and interior dryness. The deck is balsa-cored except at hardware and outer rim, so sound the deck around winches and stanchions for core issues, and confirm the hull-deck joint sealant and fasteners are intact.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats regularly appear in the United States, Greece, Italy, Spain, France, and the United Kingdom. For a buyer, the short checklist is: pick the layout that matches your crew, confirm the deep cockpit locker on two-cabin boats, verify solar and autopilot for short-handed use, and inspect the deck core and upwind pounding history before committing.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Beneteau Oceanis 393. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 20 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25 | 1 | $89,446 | — |
| Mar 25 | 2 | $129,500 | +44.8% |
| May 25 | 4 | $105,234 | -18.7% |
| Jun 25 | 1 | $88,439 | -16.0% |
| Jul 25 | 5 | $95,156 | +7.6% |
| Aug 25 | 3 | $115,000 | +20.9% |
| Sep 25 | 19 | $98,514 | -14.3% |
| Oct 25 | 10 | $84,480 | -14.2% |
| Nov 25 | 6 | $95,399 | +12.9% |
| Dec 25 | 7 | $92,497 | -3.0% |
| Jan 26 | 17 | $91,696 | -0.9% |
| Feb 26 | 8 | $89,759 | -2.1% |
| Mar 26 | 18 | $89,536 | -0.2% |
| Apr 26 | 31 | $89,513 | -0.0% |
| May 26 | 7 | $99,634 | +11.3% |
| Jun 26 | 12 | $94,649 | -5.0% |
| Jul 26 | 7 | $98,900 | +4.5% |
| Aug 26 | 13 | $95,000 | -3.9% |
| Sep 26 | 22 | $98,486 | +3.7% |
| Oct 26 | 13 | $86,200 | -12.5% |
Where they're listed
Beneteau Oceanis 393 listings appear across 25 countries. United States has the most listings with 42 (25.8%), followed by Italy and Greece.
Country view
163 listings · 25 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $114,900 | 42 | 24 | 25.8% |
| Italy | $89,558 | 23 | 3 | 14.1% |
| Greece | $83,401 | 21 | 3 | 12.9% |
| Spain | $98,514 | 19 | 6 | 11.7% |
| France | $95,156 | 12 | 3 | 7.4% |
| United Kingdom | $96,143 | 7 | 1 | 4.3% |
| Turkey | $82,551 | 6 | 0 | 3.7% |
| Australia | $91,079 | 3 | 1 | 1.8% |
| Grenada | $89,000 | 3 | 0 | 1.8% |
| Croatia | $71,594 | 3 | 0 | 1.8% |
| Ireland | $83,961 | 3 | 3 | 1.8% |
| Switzerland | $102,089 | 2 | 2 | 1.2% |
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