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Beneteau First Class 8

£0 Sold / Unavailable

Boat REF# · 101576
LOA · 8.50m
Year · 1983
Construction · GRP
Underwater profile · Lifting keel
Berths · 4
Lying · Essex - West Mersea

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Specification
Additional Information

Extra Details

Designer	Jacques Fauroux - Groupe Finot
Builder	Beneteau
Lying	Essex - West Mersea

Mechanical

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
LWL	7.10m
Beam	2.49m
Draft Min	0.70m
Draft Max	1.75m
Displacement	1,400kg (3,087.0lbs)
Headroom	1.40m
Storage	Ashore

Rig

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

Sails

Mainsail	Quantum - Slab (2005)
Headsail	- Furling (2005)

Spinnaker gear

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 battery, 1 batteries charged by:

Construction

Construction	GRP
Underwater profile	Lifting keel
Finish	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

Total # of berths	4
No. of double berths	1
No. of single berths	2
Cabin(s)	1
Heads	1 heads (Porta Potti)

Saloon table and galley space with room for a bucket.

1 burner gas cooker/stove

Additional Information

Accommodation

Cooker/stove

Saloon table and galley space with room for a bucket.

1 burner gas cooker/stove

Deck Gear

Sail cover
Warps
Fenders
Boathook

2 halyard winches
2 sheet winches
1 anchors
(Plough)
1.00m of chain
20.00m 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.

Nav Equipment

Compass
Speed
Log
Wind
Navigation lights
Echo sounder

Stowe instrumentation.
2 Compasses.

Safety Equipment

1 bilge pumps (1 manual / 0 Electric)

Fire Extinguisher

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Broker's Comments

These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.

This Beneteau First Class 8 has been personally photographed and viewed by Steve Booth of Boatshed Essex. Click here for contact details.

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