1997 Beneteau First 42s7

1997 BENETEAU 42S7

Bruce Farr designed performance cruiser, modern, quick and comfortable

French-built at Chantiers Beneteau to Lloyds Class A standards

Bright, spacious, full headroom interior, with lovely Phillippe Starck pearwood furnishings and lighting, full oval salon table

Three cabin, two head layout, opening ports and hatches, sleeps 8 easily, great for everything from family cruising to offshore racing, perfect for Chesapeake Bay sailing

Great galley layout with deep icebox, refrigeration, three-burner range with oven/broiler, twin propane tanks

Cabintop halyard cover, swing-out swim platform, stainless boarding ladder

Numerous custom upgrades, including Maxprop three-blade feathering propeller, Kato dinghy davits and engine hoist, custom Edson cockpit table

Two-owner boat, well-equipped, well-kept, only lightly sailed in recent years

PERFORMANCE/RACING/SHORT-HANDED SAILING

Bruce Farr design, 5'11 winged keel, fractional keel-stepped rig

Full-control cockpit traveller at helm with 4:1 fine adjuster

Six oversized Lewmar self-tailing winches in cockpit

All halyards and sail control lines run to cockpit

Full aluminum toerail; jackline padeyes

RIGGING

All new halyards, pole topping lift and car controls, New England Ropes Viper Dyneema main and genoa halyards

Other running rigging new or refurbished

New Navtec factory-overhauled backstay adjuster

ELECTRONICS

Current networked electronics suite including:

Raymarine e7 chartplotter in custom Navpod at helm

Raymarine e95 chartplotter plus dedicated displays at navigation stand

Raymarine ST60/ST60+ depth/wind suite including dedicated cockpit readouts for autopilot, wind, depth, and VMG (recent Raymarine factory overhaul of masthead sensor)

Raymarine Smartpilot with linear drive rudder control

Raymarine Sirius XM weather service receiver

Raymarine Sirius XM satellite radio interface to stereo with cabin and cockpit speakers, wireless remote control

ICOM VHF radio with cockpit repeater mic/speaker

Antenna backstay, groundplane and cabling ready for SSB

HULL/TOPSIDES

Interlux epoxy barrier coat over hull and foils

Interlux Shark White ablative antifouling

Renovated teak cockpit seating

SAILS

UK Sails fully-battened extended head main on Harken battcars and bearing slides

Twin-slot Profurl headsail foil at deck level, with below deck roller furler, foam luff 135, other UK headsails

Recent UK sails Code 0 gennaker with snuffer, plus .75 and 1.5oz radial head spinnakers

Custom staysail on removable inner stay with tensioner, staysail tracks and cars

Additional legacy sails available

ENGINE/ELECTRICAL

51hp Yanmar 4JH2E, recent professional commissioning, heat exchanger overhauled, Racor fuel filter/separator serviced

Balmar 100A alternator, Balmar voltage regulator

New 400AH (2x4D) AGM batteries in custom battery box

New battery shock absorbing matts

Xantrex battery monitoring system with 200A shunt, starting battery maintainer

Xantrex 30A battery charger

Updated 3-speed Caframo Bora low amperage fans

Updated LED salon and cabin lighting

GROUND TACKLE

Lewmar below-deck electric windlass with remote control

35-pound CQR anchor with 30 feet of chain and 200 foot rode on custom bow roller to below deck compartment

TENDER SETUP

Kato stainless steel tender davits, with three and four part hoists (davits fold together or remove from deck plates for racing)

Kato stainless steel outboard engine hoist (swings back or removes from deck plate for racing)

Edson outboard engine mount on stern rail

TANKAGE

160 gal fresh water; 40 gal diesel

Holding tank monitoring system

EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE AS IS

Boom tent

2 Mainstream Streak 9'2" molded kayaks (fit to stow inside shrouds underway)

4 Taylor-made folding padded back seats

Cruisair carry-on air conditioner

Extension stepladder 

Basic Information

Dimensions & Weight

Engine

Tank Capacities

Accommodations

Sail Area

IJPE : 762.83 sq ft

I : 50.83 ft

J : 14.25 ft

P : 46.58 ft

E : 17.17 ft

Working Sail Area : 771.00 sq ft

Equipment List

First 42s7 Specifications - Standard Equipment Deck Fittings - Anodized aluminum stemhead fitting with anchor roller and fairleads - Solid teak toe rail - 6 mooring cleats - S-S pulpit with navigation lights - S-S stern rail with horseshoe support and teak flagpole - S-S tapered stanchions 24" high - Double S-S lifeline with opening gates on starboard and port - Self bailing anchor locker - Mechanical windlass - 2 handrails on coachroof - Halyards and reefing lines led aft to cockpit - GRP halyard cover - 12 Spinlock jammers for halyard and reefing lines - 2 Lewmar 44 CST winches for halyards and reefing lines - Harken main sheet track and traveler on coachroof - 2 Harken genoa sheet tracks with car - adjustable under tension - 2 Harken genoa sheet turning blocks - 2 Lewmar 50 CST genoa sheet winches with cleats - 55" leather covered steering wheel double spoked - Steering pedestal and binnacle compass - 2 low profile chainplates for shrouds - 6 folding pad eyes for spinnaker gear - 2 winch handle pockets - 2 lockers for sails and life raft - 1 locker for two gas bottles one bottle supplied - Teak slatted cockpit seats - Teak grating in cockpit aft of wheel - Manual bilge pump Transom - Opening transom exposes swim platform - Swim ladder - Cockpit shower Rigging - Fractional, tapered, anodized aluminum keel stepped mast - Anodized aluminum boom - 2 sets of spreaders - Reefing system led aft to cockpit - Running rigging: 1 main halyard, 1 genoa halyard, 1 boom topping lift, main sheet, 2 genoa sheets, 2 reefing lines, 1 outhaul line, vang line - Discontinuous rod rigging - Genoa roller furling system - Furling drum recessed in anchor locker - Rigid vang - External spinnaker pole track - Backstay adjuster Sails - IMS mainsail with 2 reefs - Fully battened mainsail with roller bearing batten traveler system - 150% roller furling genoa Interior Accommodations - Pear wood finish Forward Cabin - Double berth to starboard 6'5" x 4'9" - 2 drawers beneath berth - Lockers alongside the hull - Settee on port side & lockers - Hanging locker - Carpet - 2 opening Lewmar deck hatches with roller blinds - 2 fixed ports in hull - Ceiling lights - Reading light Forward Head Compartment - Head compartment fully molded in one piece white GRP for watertightness and easy cleaning - USCG approved marine head with holding tank - S-S wash basin - Shower - pressurized hot and cold water - Custom deck hatch - 12 volt lighting - 12 volt sump pump for shower - Wooden handrail with chromed bronze supports Companionway - Sliding hatch 5-8" altuglass - 2 part hatchboard - Curved wooden steps with nonskid rubber inserts - Removable lower steps for access to engine - Grab rails Salon - Circular settee to starboard with stowage - Central double settee with large drawer - Table with fiddles - Lockers along hull sides and behind seat - 3 opening Lewmar hatches on each side of coach roof - Ventilation through dorade vents - Grab rail with integrated blinds - Halogen spotlights - Deck hatch - 2 fixed ports in coachroof oriented forward for natural lighting in salon - Settee to port in 1 aft cabin version Single Aft Cabin Version: Port Nav Station - Chart table facing aft with chart stowage, bookshelf - locker - 16 function hinged electrical panel - 12 volt socket - Lewmar deck hatch with roller blind - Handrail - Halogen lighting with independent switch - Red nav. station light for chart table Aft Owner Cabin to Port - Double berth (6'7" x 5'11" x 5'3") - Hanging locker - 2 cupboards with shelving - Carpet - Lewmar hatch with roller blind - Overhead lighting plus reading light Aft Head Compartment to Port - Head compartment fully molded in one piece white GRP for watertightness and easy cleaning - S-S wash basin - Shower with 12 volt sump pump - Cupboard with mirror - Wet hanging locker - Overhead lighting - Opening porthole on coaming - L-shaped Galley to Starboard - Avonite counter top with wooden fiddle rail - 2 round S-S sinks - Stowage under sinks, basket, trash bin - Electric fridge with baskets for stowage - 3 burner gimbaled S-S stove with oven - Sliding vegetable basket - Cutlery drawer - Lockers - shelves - Dust tray in floorboards - Sea water foot pump - Lighting - Fixed port in hull - 2 Lewmar opening hatches with roller blinds - Dorade air vent Two Aft Cabin Version: Aft Cabins - 2 double berths (6'7" x 4'8" x 4') in 2 symmetrical aft cabins version - Each outfitted as per the Owner Aft Cabin Forward of Port Aft Cabin in 2 Aft Cabin Version - Wet hanging locker - Storage Lateral Galley to Port - Equipment identical to 1 aft cabin version Starboard Nav Station - Chart table facing forward - Curved seat with locker - Equipment identical to 1 Aft Cabin Version Water Circuit - Electric bilge pump - Twin function electric bilge pump icebox drain & bilge - 2 fresh water tanks total 160 gal. - 12 gal. hot water heater off engine - shorepower - Pressurized fresh water unit with pneumatic accumulator tank - 2 electric discharge pumps in head compartments Electrical - 12V circuit - 110V outlets throughout the boat - 2 200 amp batteries - 110V shorepower with 40 amp battery charger - Spots, halogen and reading lights - International navigation lights - Deck spot Engine Equipment - Sound proofed engine compartment - 50 hp Diesel - Outside engine controls - Aluminum fuel tank 40 gal. - Decanter filter on fuel circuit - 2 blade fixed propeller - S-S shaft - Composite P bracket - Hour meter & fuel gauge on cockpit coaming next to engine control panel Miscellaneous - 2 winch handles - Owner's manual - Beneteau brief case - Maintenance kit - Optional race version available

Disclaimer

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