Bénéteau First 345 Shoal draft
Sailboat
36′ 1″
Monohull
Since 1983
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 345 Shoal draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1983–1988
- Designer
- Jean Berret
- Hull material
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi fractional
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 36′ 1″ (11.00 m)
- Waterline length
- 29′ 2″ (8.89 m)
- Beam
- 11′ 6″ (3.51 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 5″ (1.35 m)
- Displacement
- 11,244 lb (5,100 kg)
- Ballast
- 4,409 lb (2,000 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 18 hp
- Fuel
- 22 gal (83 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 689 sq ft (64.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 22.0
- Displacement / length
- 202
- Ballast ratio
- 39%
- Capsize screening
- 2.05
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Share of the weight that is ballast. Higher generally means stiffer in a breeze.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Keel : fin without bulb
- Ballast ratio
- 39 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- Hull and deck: GRP (glass reinforced polyester)
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 1
- French customs tonnage
- 10.30 Tx
- Genoa area
- 431 ft²
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 248 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi fractional
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire
- Stormjib area
- 82 ft²
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 960 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.