Bénéteau First 405 Shoal draft
Sailboat
40′ 11″
Monohull
Since 1985
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 405 Shoal draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1985–1988
- Designer
- Jean Berret
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 40′ 11″ (12.47 m)
- Waterline length
- 35′ 10″ (10.92 m)
- Beam
- 13′ (3.96 m)
- Draft
- 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Displacement
- 18,519 lb (8,400 kg)
- Ballast
- 8,157 lb (3,700 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 40–50 hp
- Fuel
- 34 gal (129 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 915 sq ft (85.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 4
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 20.9
- Displacement / length
- 180
- Ballast ratio
- 44%
- Capsize screening
- 1.97
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
- 44 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Boiler capacity
- 11.1 gal
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- Former French navigation category
- 1
- Genoa area
- 563 ft²
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Maximum transverse section
- 21 ft²
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Righting moment @ 1°
- 974 lb.ft
- 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
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 1227 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.