Beneteau First Class 8

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Beneteau First Class 8

Beneteau First Class 8

Boat REF# 101576
Price removed from sale/
LOA 8.50m (27'11")
Year 1983
Construction GRP
Underwater profile Lifting keel
Berths 4
Lying Essex - West Mersea

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Extra Details

Designer Jacques Fauroux - Groupe Finot
Builder Beneteau
Lying Essex - West Mersea
Fuel capacity 0 x 0.0 ltr (0.0 G)
Water capacity 0 x 0.0 ltr (0.0 G)
Holding tank capacity 0 x 0.0 ltr (0.0 G)
Last survey Not Recorded

Mechanical

Cruising speed (approx) Not Recorded
Max speed (approx) Not Recorded
No Engine.
There is however an outboard bracket. The bracket is designed to slide inboard when not in use.
Battery new in 2009.

Dimensions

LOA 8.50m (27'11")
LWL 7.10m (23'4")
Beam 2.49m (8'2")
Draft Min 0.70m (2'4")
Draft Max 1.75m (5'9")
Displacement 1,400kg (3,087.0lbs)
Headroom 1.40m (4'7")
Storage Ashore

Rig

Sloop rigged Aluminium spars (1983), with stainless steel standing rigging (2005)

Sails

Mainsail Quantum - Slab (2005)
Headsail - Furling (2005)
Halyard winches 2
Sheet winches 2
Spinnaker gear tick    
New Quantum sails in 2005 included:
Mylar Mainsail with 3 slab reefs, loose foot cunningham.
The main has a custom made two part boom cover.
The Headsail is 140% LP Full -Radial panel layout - laser cut mylar - step down multi-layer construction and UV sunguard.
The No1 Genoa is 150%LP Full-Radial layout laser cut in custom scrim style Pentex laminates (top wind speed for this sail is 20 Knots).
All the sails are lightly used and valeted professionally at the end of each season.
In addition there are some older but still servicable sails that include:
3 Spinnakers, one of these, the flanker having a Spee Squeezer that is very useful in heavier weather.
There are also two older suits of Elvstrom and Delta sails again in servicable order.
Stack Pack and Lazy Jacks

Electrical Systems

12 volt, 1 batteries charged by:

construction

GRP construction with Lifting keel underwater profile, paint finish
Swing Keel.
Topsides professionally resprayed with Awlgrip in 2001 and are still in good condition.
Lifting keel mechanism regularly dropped and serviced by local boatyard - last time was 2006.

Accommodation

Cooker tick    
Handbasin 0
Shower 0
Heads 1 heads (Porta Potti)
Saloon table and galley space with room for a bucket.
4 berths with 1 doubles and 2 singles in 1 cabin(s) 1 burner gas cooker

Nav Equipment

Compass tick Speed tick
Wind tick Log tick
Echo sounder tick Navigation lights tick
Stowe instrumentation.
2 Compasses.

Deck Gear

Sail cover tick Warps tick
Fenders tick Boathook tick
1 anchors
(Plough)
1.00m (3'3") of chain
20.00m (65'7") of warp
5 Spinlock jammers renewed in 2005.
New stanchions and guard rails in 2005.
Mainsail adjustable track (Harken) new in 2005.
The runners have Lewmar jammers in addition to the original fittings.
Two custom made "sausage" fenders.

Safety Equipment

1 bilge pumps (1 manual / 0 electric)
Fire Extinguisher

Broker's Comments

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The First Class 8 is a popular and competitive club racer/cruiser with over 1200 having been built.
This particular boat has been owned from new by her current owner and has benefited from a programme of maintenance as detailed in the above sections.
The very good sail wardrobe is also worth highlighting as it includes new sails from 2005 that have had very light use.
These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.

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Disclaimer
The particulars detailed herein are intended to give a fair description of the vessel but their accuracy cannot be guaranteed, these particulars are not a part of any contract or offer and are supplied on the understanding that all negotiations shall be through Boatshed Brokerages, who are acting as brokers for the vendor. The vendor is not selling in the course of a business unless otherwise stated. The prospective purchaser is strongly recommended to check the particulars and where appropriate, at his own expense, to employ qualified agents to carry out surveys, structural and/or mechanical & electrical.
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