Bénéteau First 42s7 Lead keel
Sailboat
42′ 6″
Monohull
Since 1994
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 42s7 Lead keel
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1994 on
- Designer
- Farr Yacht Design
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 42′ 6″ (12.95 m)
- Waterline length
- 35′ 10″ (10.92 m)
- Beam
- 13′ 6″ (4.11 m)
- Draft
- 7′ 6″ (2.29 m)
- Displacement
- 18,739 lb (8,500 kg)
- Ballast
- 6,173 lb (2,800 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 48–72 hp
- Fuel
- 40 gal (151 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 1,033 sq ft (96.0 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 4
- Heads
- 2
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 23.4
- Displacement / length
- 182
- Ballast ratio
- 33%
- Capsize screening
- 2.03
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
- 33 %
- Ballast type
- Lead
- 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
- Fridge/ice-box capacity
- 44.9 gal
- Genoa area
- 566 ft²
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- Mast configuration
- Keel stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi 7/8
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Sailboat range
- First
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- 14 °
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire
- Symmetric spinnaker area
- 1238 ft²
- Trailerable
- No
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.