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Beneteau First 45 Year: 2010  Insure It Length: 46 ft 2 in LOA  Survey It Locate Dealer More Boats from this Seller	Print This Ad | Save This Ad | Email a Friend

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Boat Details
Beam	13 ft 8 in	Max Draft	9 ft
Dry Weight	25452 lb Light Displacement	Hull Material	Fiberglass
Hull Shape	Monohull	Engine	Inboard
Horsepower (total)	54.00 hp	Fuel Capacity	53 gal
Length at Waterline	39 ft 4 in	Length Overall	46 ft 2 in
Water Capacity	87 gal

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Boat Description

Sharing the same sleek profile and sophisticated temperament as its big brother the First 50, the First 45 is designed to deliver maximum temptation and pleasure by offering a completely new vision of what cruising should be. A thoroughbred design with an innovative hull, this fast 14-metre cruiser achieves the perfect balance between style, power and safety. Secure exhilaration on this scale makes every sail an unforgettable event.

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Detailed Specs
Keel Attributes #1
Ballast Ratio	34%	Ballast	8543 lb
Keel Attributes #2
Ballast	9876 lb
Keel Attributes #3
Ballast	8487 lb
I	60 ft 2 in	J	18 ft
P	59 ft 1 in	E	18 ft
Number of Engines	1

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Optional

PACK ELECTRONIC RAYMARINE Cockpit: 2 Notches colors TFT ST70 (Loch - Speedometer - Depth sounder - Weather vane - Anmomtre) Multifunction screen E80 colour 8.4’’ (GPS, tracker, Cartography chart mapper Navionics Gold, supplied without chart) Pilot SPX ST70 - LS 50 - Integrated gyrocompass - Control console Mast foot: 3 Notches colors 6.5’’ ST70+ - Controls in the cockpit PACK REGATA Mast aluminium 3 levels - Rigging ROD discontinuous - Backstay PBO - Forestay Tuff Luff 2 Rigging winches Harken H50.2 STA 2 Genoa sheet winches H60.2 STA 2 Winches Main sheet / Spinnaker Harken H50.2 STA Symmetrical spinnaker rigging / asymmetric Carbon spinnaker pole Black PACK EASY DOCKING Bow thruster retractable Mooring kit (Anchor FOB 20 kg, 32 M of 10 mm chain, 48 M 18 mm rope) - 4 Mooring ropes - 6 Fenders OTHER OPTIONS Control Smartcontroller RAYMARINE Receiver AIS RAYMARINE VHF RAYMARINE 240E Radar (radome only) RAYMARINE Offset control keyboard for E series screen PC interface Grey coloured hull - Anthracite grey hull decoration 1 Electrical rigging winch Harken H46.2 STAEH (In replacement of standard) Black carbon mast for regatta pack (Carbon mast 2 levels - Boom aluminium - Rigging ROD - Backstay PBO - Forestay tuff luff) Track Facslide - Bearing sliders Fore stay sail bolt plate Natural solid wood lathed deck Grey deck house hood Grey cockpit cushions Double berth in saloon Anti-roll sheets Porthole mosquito nets Crockery kit marked TV aerial Heating Air conditioning Inverter 12 V / 220V - 2000 VA Electric toilet Aft

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Cockpit

Cockpit bottom self bailing 1 Locker under each cockpit bench 1 Compartment, aft of steering station To port 1 Gas cylinder locker, aft of steering station 1 Life raft locker in cockpit bottom - Gas piston lid Cockpit bench seats - Plain solid wood decked helmsman seating 2 Steering wheel consoles in lacquered aluminium: 2 Black lacquered aluminium steering wheels, covered (900 mm diameter) - 2 Steering Gear - Chain and metal cable transmission linked to sector 1 Emergency tiller 2 Steering compass Engine control and dashboard at end of starboard cockpit bench Spaces for navigation electronics (optional extra) recessed into port and starboard cockpit benches 2 part entrance door in PMMA - 1 Sliding hatch made of PMMA

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Cabin Accommodation

FITTINGS Light oak colour Alpi woodwork Parquet type laminated floors COMPANIONWAY Height to deck beam: 1.95 m Moulded wood steps with non-slip surface 2 Stainless steel guardrails FORWARD CABIN Height to deck beam: 1.93 m Central double bed Island berth (2.00 m x 1.50 m) - Marine mattress - Padded bedstead Hanging locker - 2 Drawers - Storage cupboard - 1 Dressing table - Cubbyholes along the hull 1 Deck hatch with mosquito blind (1 Step under spar ceiling for emergency exit) 2 Fixed hull porthole(s) FORE WASHROOM Height to deck beam: 1.93 m Washroom moulded in one piece to be watertight Separate shower bowl Polyester - Shower - Mixer tap - Shower guard PMMA Manual marine toilet - Seat 1 Rigid sewage tank (80 litres) Worktop with square synthetic resin washbasin - Mixer tap - Beading Stainless steel Storage cupboard with drawers and Door - 1 Cubby hole locker Toilet accessories: Paper dispenser - Rubbish bin 2 Mirrors 1 Opening deck hatch with shutter SALOON Height to deck beam: 1.94 m L-shaped bench seat - double density foam 1 Rectangular saloon table - Solid wood frame - Handhold - 2 Stainless steel legs 2 Removable seats - Stainless steel legs - matching saloon Starboard sofa bench Closed cubbyholes - Storage under bench seats Leather covered stainless steel handrails under coamings 2 Opening deck hatch(es) with blind / mosquito nets 2 Fixed hull porthole(s) 1 Permanent ventilation system

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Electrical

12 V circuit - 220 V circuit 2 service batteries 110 Amperes - 1 Battery for engine 110 Amperes - Battery switch 1 Charger 40 Amperes - 1 Shore power socket 220 V - Charge divider Electrical panel backlit (12 V / 220 V) (Circuit breakers - Voltmeter 12 V / 220 V - Ammeter - Water gauge - Fuel gauge - Battery warning - Fuel warning - Water warning) 1 Socket 12 V - 7 Sockets 220 V Interior lighting: Overhead lights LED Navigation lights LED: Navigation and mooring lights on mast - Port/ starboard prow light on pulpit - Sternlight on pushpit Wire runs for options cables

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Galley

Height to deck beam: 1.97 m T-shaped kitchen Worktop in varnished wood and synthetic resin - Solid wood beading - Handrails Rectangular sink - 1 Stainless steel basin - Mixer tap - 1 Closed drain rack 1 2 hob gas cooker on mounting - Seat / Wooden worktop 1 Front opening evaporator fridge - 12 V - 100 litres - Storage baskets 1 Cool box top opening - 60 litres Kitchen accessories: Cutting board - Rubbish bin - Sponge holder Closed cubbyholes - Storage - Storage cupboard with drawers - Cutlery drawer Leather covered stainless steel handrail under coaming 4 opening portholes with blinds on coaming

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Engine Mechanical

Engine YANMAR Diesel 54 hp Reverser Sail Drive Engine control - Key ignition - Control panel in cockpit To starboard Engine compartment: Soundproofing foam - Ventilation: 2 Air intakes and 1 powered air expulsion 1 ALTERNATOR 12 V / 80 Amperes 1 Rotomoulded diesel oil tank, 200 l (under starboard aft berth) - 1 Electrical gauge - Stop valve - 1 Lockable deck filler (starboard aft cockpit) Filters :Sea water - Diesel - Decanter Foldaway three-blade propeller 1 Engine access through companionway - 2 Engine access through aft cabins

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Hull

Design made following European Directive requirements and according to EC certification. Monolithic hull design in polyester Monolithic structural counter moulding laminated and stuck to hull Injection moulded deck (Sandwich / Glass fibre / Balsa wood / Synthetic resin) All deck and work access area surfaces are non-slip Monolithic deck counter moulding cemented to deck Deck hull join screwed, stuck and banded with 1 soild wood bulwark, screwed Stern deck laminated Keel Short draught keel (optional extra) - bulbous - Cast iron Keel Shallow draught keel (Standard) - torpedo type bulb shape - Cast iron / Cast iron keel body and bulb Keel Deep draught keel (optional extra) - straight - Lead The keel is fixed to the boat by a system of screws and stainless steel veneer Underhung balanced rudder in fibreglass sandwich and polyurethane foam - Injection moulded stock - Self-aligning rocker bearings with race bearings and rollers White coloured hull - Grey hull decoration

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Deck and Hull

RIGGING Standard 9/10 electro-polished aluminium mast, 3 level(s) of cross trees advanced, fitted to keel Socket fitting - 2 Collar tie rods - 10 Blocks 3 Retractable steps Boom in anodised aluminium Kicking strap Rigid mechanical Standing rigging DYFORM fractional discontinuous Single backstay - Hydraulic piston adjusted Standard fore stay ROD - Plate fixed in chain locker Genoa furler - Drum on deck 1 Mainsail sheet track at bottom of cockpit 2 Genoa sheet tracks - Ball bearing genoa car adjustable under tension - 2 Track end fittings with lead blocks for back and forth control - 2 Genoa sheet return blocks - 2 Clutches on deck for the back and forth with plates and blocks - 3 Furling line blocks - Lead - Jammer Complete running rigging Dyneema�: 1 Genoa halyard - 1 Genoa furler line - 2 Genoa sheets - 2 Back and forth Genoa traveller - 1 Main halyard - 1 Mainsail foot - 1 Mainsail sheet in cockpit - 3 reef lines 12 sheet clutches 2 5 sheave cheek blocks at mast level 2 Deck organiser on the deck house Spinnaker pre-rigging and fittings: 2 Spinnaker sheet plates - 2 Spinnaker arm plates - 2 Spinnaker pole down haul plates WINCHES Aluminium Harken winches self tailing: 1 Mainsail/spinnaker winch H46.2 STA on cockpit coaming 2 Rigging winches H46.2 STA on deck house 2 Genoa sheet winches H50.2 STA on cockpit coamings 2 winch handle(s) BOW - MOORING - ANCHORING 1 Stainless steel bow fitting - Asymmetric spinnaker securing point 1 Stem roller in stainless steel removable Self-bailer chain locker with clench eye Vertical electric windlass 1000 W - Breaker - Relay box 12 V - Remote control with wire Sail locker 6 Aluminium mooring cleats - Stainless steel guards bolted to deck hull join