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1984 Pearson 385
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1984 Pearson 385 - USD 75,000
Accommodation:
Galley:
Showers:
Heads:
Electronics & Navigation:
Electrical System:
Tanks:
Sail Inventory:
Mast & Rigging:
Deck Gear:
Ground Tackle:
Safety Gear:
Dinghy & Outboard:
Covers & Awnings:
Extras:
The Pearson 385 is a renowned cruising yacht, she offers a centre cockpit and excellent space below for her size. These yachts are medium displacement, semi-long keel with skeg, giving a comfortable ride in all conditions. BESTLA has proven herself as a world girdler and she comes to the market absolutely stacked with gear and upgraded. She has good capacity fuel and water tanks and most of a cruiser's wish list for equipment. In boom furling main is very easy to operate. A good sail inventory plus a telescopic bowsprit and spinnaker pole on mast.
The yacht’s light and airy interior boasts a well-designed sea going galley, two double cabins and one bathroom/head/separate shower cubical. The second head has been allocated as a storage/workshop, this yacht is stacked with equipment and spares. If required the workshop can be returned to the original head. The main saloon no longer has a central table but has portable tables when not under sail, making the saloon yet more spacious.
Her owner is a Lloyds certified surveyor and he has enjoyed bringing his yacht up to scratch, attending to any number of minor bug bears from stem to stern plus a pretty significant investment in the navigation and electronics. BESTLA is certainly a turn key prospect for buyers looking for a well founded offshore cruising yacht.
Inspection by appointment with YBC.
| Boat Name | BESTLA |
| Location | Langkawi, Malaysia |
| Year Launched | 1984 |
| Registered | Malaysia |
| Designer | William Shaw |
| Builder | Pearson Yacht (USA) |
| Hull Material | Fiberglass |
| Keel Type | Fin |
| Length | 11.66 m |
| LOA | 11.66 m |
| Beam | 3.53 m |
| Max Draft | 1.6 m |
| Displacement | 9,333 kg |
| Ballast | 4,389 kg |
| Fresh Water Tank | 640 litres |
| Fuel Tank | 200 litres |
| Engine Brand | Perkins |
| Engine Model | 4-108 |
| Engine Hours | 4250 |
| Year Built | 1984 |
| Drive Type | Shaft Drive |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Total Power | 40 hp |
| Propeller Type | 3 Blade |
| Propeller Material | Bronze |
Accommodation:
Two spacious cabin yacht with an open plan spacious main saloon. The aft ensuite contains sink and toilet with separate shower.
Galley:
- A good design with an opening port above the stove. Refrigeration on this yacht is one top loading fridge plus another large DOMETIC CFX355 12/240 portable fridge/freezer which is securely fixed on the opposite side. This has provided plenty of cold storage for this family of four on passage.
- Pressurised hot and cold water, plus foot pumped salt water. The hot water heater is RARITAN model 170611, 6 gallon capacity with a 240 VAC element
- A TOSHIBA microwave is located above the sink.
- Along with other electrical appliances, kettle, blended etc.
Showers:
A separate shower located in the aft ensuite complete with hot and cold water.
Heads:
One manual JABSCO in aft bathroom. This head has an option of a fresh water or salt water flushing.
BESTLA has a waste water system that has an option of direct overboard discharge or utilising the holding tank and macerator discharge pump.
Electronics & Navigation:
- New B&G Zeus3S-9 chartplotter
- New B&G: Triton2 Digital Display - Multi-purpose 4" display
- New MASTERVOLT Master 12VDC - 2500W Inverter
- New B&G: HALO20 Radar - compact 20’' Radar dome. 24nm range
- New B&G: The ZG100 GPS Antenna with Integrated Compass
- New Network and backbone systems upgraded to accommodate new components.
- New MASTERVOLT 560AH battery system, by Marine Supply Asia Langkawi
- New Upgraded 12-volt wiring circuits by Marine Supply Asia Langkawi
- All installation of Navigation and battery systems installed by Marine Supply Asia Langkawi with a two-year warranty.
- New VICTRON Blue Smart IP22 12/30 240Vac battery charger newly installed
- New VICTRON Energy Monitor BMV 712 newly installed
- New AIS transceiver re-programmed to Bestla AMSA registration, system checked.
- New RAYMARINE ST400 Plus MK2 Autohelm on rudder quadrant with feedback
- New RAYMARINE EV 100 autopilot (linear drive) adapted to windvane system
- New VHF radio Standard Horizon GX2000
- New STARLINK system onboard, requires connection
Electrical System:
The DC electrical system includes two battery banks: Bank 1 is the main house battery, comprising three 12 VDC -160 AH AGM batteries, combined with a 12V 100Ah Bank 2 as the backup. Charged by a VICTRON DC to DC charger from the main house bank. The house bank is charged by the engine alternator a PRESTO lite 90 amp.
The batteries were replaced in August 2025. The Presto Lite alternator was refurbished in August 2025, also a new regulator was fitted.
AC Electrical System
The AC electrical system was originally designed for operation at 120VAC. Since the upgrade in mid 2025 the system was charged to a 240 VAC system. A new 240VAC -2500 Watt inverter was installed to provide power throughout the yacht. Alternatively, the WELLPRO 3.3KW 240VAC portable generator can be used to provide power or charge the batteries through the battery charger. Provide power to the air conditioner.
A 240-120VAC transformer is available to operate the odd 120 volts appliances and hand tools. The transformer can be operated through the inverter.
The Solar system consists of two (2) x 330w panels connected to a VICTRON MPPT 100/ 50 Smartsolar charger
The wind generator is a MarineKinetix MK450 Marine Wind Turbine. This wind generator is mounted at the top of a pole on the stern. The maximum power output of the wind generator is 400 watts. The wind generator was removed recently, bearings replaced and the burnt connected was replaced.
Tanks:
The total pot water tank capacity is 440 litres. Port and STBD tanks each with 220 litres
The total fuel tankage is 368 litres, 200 litres in forward tank and 168 litres in aft day tank. A new tank monitoring gauge system has been installed allowing view of the pot water and fuel tanks.
Sail Inventory:
- DOYLE in-boom furling mainsail
- DOLYE 130% HARKEN furling genoa (2009)
- FX Sails asymmetric spinnaker c/w sock (2008)
- Sails inspected and serviced by ROLLY TASKER PHUKET 2026
Mast & Rigging:
- Original factory keel stepped alloy masthead rig
- Spinnaker pole on full length mast track
- Rigid boom vang
- SCOTT Boomlock / boom brake
- Deck LED floodlight repaired 2026
- SIMRAD 608 wind instrument
- Windex
- Radome
- VHF antenna
- LED tricolour / anchor mast head light replaced in 2026
- Mast Mate climbing ladder complete with bosuns chair.
The standing rigging was replaced in 2014 and also the six internal chainplates were replaced. The chainplates for the backstay and forestay were not replaced as they were found in good condition.
In November 2025 the standing rigging and chain plates were visually inspected by WORX Rigging Company in Langkawi. One intermediate shroud stay was replaced. All were found in good condition.
Deck Gear:
- 2 x LEWMAR #48 st cockpit winches
- 1 x HARKEN #16 st cockpit winch
- 1 x LEWMAR #30 st cockpit winch
- 1 x LEWMAR #8 mast winch
- 1 x LEWMAR #16 mast winch
- MONITOR windvane self-steering
- Stainless steel stern arch c/w shelf stowage, solar panels, dinghy davits and outboard hoist
- Running lights, mast head tri-navigation light with anchor light, steaming light on last, foredeck light on spreader.
- Dive bottle cage with six aluminium diving cylinders
- Aft deck box mounted on cabin top, containing fishing gear.
- MAGMA New Port gas BBQ
- Pushpit mounted 12kg gas bottle, also a second Malaysian gas bottle
- Outboard mounting storage bracket.
- Swim ladder
Ground Tackle:
- LOFRANS Tigres horizontal windless c/w up/down deck switches
- 25 kg ROCNA main anchor
- 64 metres of 5/16" HT galvanized chain, spliced to 70 metres of 5/8 " 8-ply nylon line. Anchor and chain galvanised in May 2025.
- Forward deck locker contains a FORTRESS anchor with nylon rope.
- Anchor and chain washdown pump at fordeck.
Safety Gear:
- 6 person VIKING RecYou Pro liferaft (repacked in 2014)
- Life jackets and lanyards, several
- Three (3) bilge pumps are located in the keel well, two 12VDC pumps operate on auto/manual float switch, the third pump is a hand pump. A new spare bilge pump in storage
Dinghy & Outboard:
- WALKER BAY Genesis SLRX310 dinghy
- MERCURY 2 stroke
- 20 litre and 10 litre fuel tanks
Covers & Awnings:
Stainless steel bimini structure in 1'' tube and sprayhood. Excellent sun / rain protection from SUNBRELLA Mocha from 2019. Complete set of cockpit cushions c/w back rest cushions.
Extras:
- WELLPRO 3.3KW portable generator
- 11 foot SUP kayak
- 110VAC SAILRITE sewing machine, 240/120 VAC transformer available.
- Mast Mate climbing steps and bosons chair
- Emergency rudder steering system, completely independent system
- Many spares and materials for long term cruising
- A Multiple choice of electrical and battery-operated hand tools, drills, sanding, circular saws, jig saws, soldering iron, the list goes on….
- Abundance of stainless-steel fasteners and screws, hose fittings and clamps.
- A selection of Epoxy, fibreglass matting and paint onboard.
YBC offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents or his surveyors to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to being sold at any time, price change or withdrawal from sale without notice.