Bénéteau First 31.7 Shoal draft
Sailboat
31′ 6″
Monohull
Since 1997
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 31.7 Shoal draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1997–2010
- Designer
- Finot Conq Architectes
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 31′ 6″ (9.60 m)
- Waterline length
- 28′ 11″ (8.81 m)
- Beam
- 10′ 7″ (3.22 m)
- Draft
- 4′ 10″ (1.47 m)
- Displacement
- 8,267 lb (3,750 kg)
- Ballast
- 2,260 lb (1,025 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 21 hp
- Fuel
- 8 gal (30 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 565 sq ft (52.5 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 22.1
- Displacement / length
- 153
- Ballast ratio
- 27%
- Capsize screening
- 2.09
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 : L-shaped keel (with bulb)
- Ballast ratio
- 27 %
- Ballast type
- Cast iron
- Boiler capacity
- 5.8 gal
- Cockpit
- Closed aft cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberglass polyester - Deck: Sandwich balsa fiberglass polyester
- Country
- France
- EC design category
- B
- French customs tonnage
- 9.36 Tx
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 18.5 gal
- Genoa area
- 311 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 21.0
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 205 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 9/10
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Solent area
- 226 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
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