The Beneteau 381, ‘Lady Bug’ is a two cabin, one head boat, ideal for a couple with occasional guests, but can be handled by one person. It sails well, is easy to manage from the cockpit and is maneuverable in close quarters. The spacious cockpit is easily accessible from the water, via the sugar scoop and walk-through transom. The Lewmar folding wheel makes it easy to move round the cockpit while at anchor.

The interior accommodation is well appointed, with ample interior volume, giving the feel of a much larger vessel. The sleeping accommodation is spacious – both the aft cabin and the long V-berth (which has a basin in the vanity). A separate nav station, aft of the salon serves well as an ‘office’. The fridge is forward of the galley, on the port side of the salon, allowing the crew to get to the food and snacks without getting in the way of the cook.

The current owners have made several upgrades during their ownership:

2023

• Replaced all batteries: engine start, anchor washdown and all house batteries
• Shore power connections replaced
• Victron battery monitor
• Galvanic isolator
• EPIRB
• Portable/rechargeable electric winch
• Portable/rechargeable searchlight

2024

• Evolution Genoa
• Genoa sheets and furling line
• GE Microwave Oven
• 3 x Bronze thru-hull valves in head
• Engine professionally inspected, serviced & pressure tested
• Replaced refrigerator/freezer thermostat
• Replaced anchor light
• KATO outboard motor lift installed
• Repaired Connector (between bimini & dodger)

Lady Bug has spent her life on the Chesapeake Bay and North Carolina. 

ACCOMMODATIONS:

• 2-Cabin/1 Head
• Galley to port of companionway
• Door to aft cabin behind galley
• Aft cabin has double berth/storage
• Head to starboard
• Jabsco Electric toilet w/ freshwater flush
• Chart table to starboard (opposite galley)
• Dinette to starboard with table that can be raised or lowered
• Fridge forward of galley to port
• Settee, port
• V-berth with double berth
• Vanity & storage to starboard w/ sink under counter
• Overhead hatch for light and ventilation
• Shades for all hatches

GALLEY:

• First Wave 2- burner gas stove w/ oven
• GE Microwave (2023)
• Adler Barbour top-opening Freezer (new thermostat 2024)
• Adler Barbour front-opening Refrigerator (in salon - new thermostat 2024)
• Double S/S sink w/ mixer faucet
• Storage

ELECTRICAL:

• 110V/12V system
• 12 volt DC and 120 volt AC electrical systems
• NAPA Gr 31 12V Engine battery (2023)
• NAPA Gr31 12V & 2 x NAPA 6V Golf Cart house batteries (2023)
• 1 x NAPA Gr 24 12V Windlass battery (2023)
• 2 x 30 A Shorepower inlets (new 2023)
• 2 x 30A/50 foot shore power cords
• Battery charger
• Victron Multi Connect 2000 inverter (2017)
• CruiseAir 16,000 btu air conditioner/heat pump (inspected 2023)
• Portable/re-chargeable electric winch (new)  
• Portable, rechargeable searchlight
• Water Heater (2018)
• Jabsco Electric fresh water toilet (2018)

ELECTRONICS:

• Raymarine P70 autohelm
• Raymarine C120 chart plotter/radar (fully operational but nipple missing on control button - requires separate pointer to activate)
• Raymarine ST60 depth (display only)
• (Knot meter disconnected; parts onboard)
• Raymarine Wind Indicator (Anemometer repaired 2024)
• Horizon Explorer VHF at navigation station with mic at helm station (2018)
• Kenwood Stereo (2018)
• Victron battery monitor (2023)

ENGINE:

• Westerbeke 42B4 42HP Engine w/ 1492 hours
• Alternator replaced (2018)
• Professionally serviced, inspected & pressure tested (2024)

SAILS & RIGGING

• In-mast furling Mainsail (2021)
• Furling Genoa - Evolution (2024)
• Genoa sheets & furling line (2024)
• Standing rigging replaced (2020)
• Halyards replaced (2020)

HULL, DECK & COCKPIT

• S/S Bow roller
• 22lb Delta Anchor w/ 24’ G4 chain & 225’ rode (marked every 30’)
• 22lb Delta Secondary Anchor w/ 10’ chain & 100’ rode (starboard cockpit lazarette)
• Electric anchor windlass with remote control
• Saltwater anchor washdown
• S/S Bow pulpit (bent – deemed structurally sound 8/2023)
• Dodger
• Connector (repaired 2024) & Bimini
• Cockpit Cushions
• West Marine folding seats
• Fixed table w/ leaves
• Lewmar folding wheel
• Pedestal w/ instruments
• 3 x Cockpit lazarettes
• Propane locker w/ 1 x 10lb Aluminum tank
• S/S Sternrail
• Hot/cold water cockpit shower
• Outboard motor mount on stern rail (2024)
• KATO Outboard motor lift (2024)
• Walk through transom seat
• Transom shower – hot & cold
• Swim ladder
• Through Hulls in head replaced with bronze (9/2024)
• There is gelcoat crazing in the cockpit and on deck.

   SAFETY:

• Smoke and CO detectors (2023)
• 3 x Fire extinguishers (2023)
• LifeSling
• Life preservers
• Docklines
• Towing hawser
• Fenders
• Anchor Light (replaced 2024)
• EPIRB (2023)
• Distress signals,
• First Aid Kit
• Operating Manuals, Ship's Log and Maintenance Records

Known defects:

• Gelcoat crazing on deck
• Bow pulpit bent (but safe)
• Chart plotter fully operational but nipple missing on control button (requires separate pointer to work)
• Thru hull valve under galley sink frozen (to be replaced in December)