Bénéteau First 42 Shoal draft
Sailboat
43′ 4″
Monohull
Since 1981
Overview
- Builder
- Bénéteau
- Model
- First 42 Shoal draft
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Monohull
- Built
- 1981–1985
- Designer
- Frers Naval Architecture & Engineering
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): - Hull: Single skin fiberg
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi masthead
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 43′ 4″ (13.21 m)
- Waterline length
- 36′ 2″ (11.02 m)
- Beam
- 13′ 1″ (3.99 m)
- Draft
- 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Displacement
- 20,944 lb (9,500 kg)
- Ballast
- 7,937 lb (3,600 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- 1 inboard engine
- Power
- 50 hp
- Fuel
- 40 gal (151 L)
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 1,057 sq ft (98.2 m²)
Accommodation
- Cabins
- 2
- Berths
- 6
- Heads
- 1
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 22.3
- Displacement / length
- 198
- Ballast ratio
- 38%
- Capsize screening
- 1.90
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
- 38 %
- 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
- French customs tonnage
- 16.14 Tx
- Genoa area
- 678 ft²
- HN (French rating)
- 23.5
- Helm
- Single helm wheel
- IOR rating
- 32.7
- Jib area
- 353 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Deck stepped mast
- Maximum transverse section
- 21 ft²
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 2
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi masthead
- Rotating spars
- No
- Rudder
- Single spade rudder
- Running backstays
- 1 set(s)
- Sailboat range
- First
- Solent area
- 484 ft²
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.
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