Beneteau First 47.7

Accommodations

Interior Layout – Owner’s Version (rare)

• Owner’s Version optimized for liveaboard and passagemaking
• One guest cabin (port)
• Pilot/sea cabin (starboard)—often used as watch‑keeper or “mother‑in‑law” cabin
• Enlarged galley versus standard layout
• Significant additional storage on starboard side

Heating

• Two Webasto diesel heaters with outlets in every room (8.5kW total)

Tanks & Serviceability

• All tanks equipped with inspection hatches for easy inspection and cleaning—crucial for long‑range reliability

Mechanical Equipment

Engine & Propulsion

• Yanmar diesel – 100 HP (1770 h)
• MaxProp feathering propeller
• Identical spare MaxProp included
• Bow thruster with dedicated AGM battery bank

Galley Equipment

Owner’s Version layout:

• guest cabin port
• pilot/sea cabin starboard
• enlarged galley
• major additional stowage to starboard
• freezer with seawater cooling

Deck and Hull Equipment

Hull, Deck & Structure

• Original teak deck completely removed
• Deck epoxy sealed and professionally faired, then finished with Flexiteek® (durable, low maintenance)
• Underwater hull protected with Epoxy Shield (osmosis protection)
• Aft section structurally reinforced (U‑shaped glass‑epoxy laminates) to carry folding davits and heavy‑load anchor points
• Custom‑engineered attachment points for a Jordan Series Drogue
• Jordan Series Drogue custom built for this vessel
• all underwater thru hull valves upgraded to Forespar marelon valves

Steering System (recent overhaul)

• Rudder fully dropped
• Rudder bearings renewed
• Steering cables replaced
• System inspected and reassembled

Rig & Standing Rigging

• Racing mast with three sets of spreaders
• Standing rigging NEW in 2023/24
• Hydraulic mast lift system for precise tuning under load
• Mast steps to second spreader
• Selected XTS clutches upgraded to ceramic versions (reduced friction/wear)

Sail Wardrobe (each sail with dedicated sheets)

Mainsails

• Mainsail with three reefs
• Aramid mainsail with two reefs
• Trysail with dedicated stay/track

Headsails

• 110% genoa
• Two 145% genoas
• Heavy‑weather staysail with reef (4T Forte 215R)
• Storm jib

Downwind

• Spinnaker
• Carbon spinnaker pole, Kevlar‑reinforced

A rare, complete, and intelligently curated inventory for all wind ranges.

Navigation Systems

Communications & Navigation Systems

The yacht is equipped with a fully integrated Raymarine navigation and instrument system, professionally laid out for offshore sailing and long watches:

Helm & Cockpit

• Raymarine C120 chartplotter mounted under the sprayhood for protected operation
• Autopilot control head at the helm
• ST60 Multi instrument at the steering position

Companionway Instruments

Mounted above the companionway for excellent visibility from cockpit and below:

• ST60 Wind
• ST60 Precision Wind
• ST60 Speed
• ST60 Depth
• Remote autopilot controller

Navigation Station

• McMurdo ICS Nav6 (NAVTEX receiver and navigation display)

Dedicated below‑deck navigation setup suitable for long‑distance planning

Communication

• Raymarine VHF 240
  • Main unit at navigation station
  • Second station at the helm
  • Integrated foghorn / hailer
  • onboard WiFi for integration of all ships data into your handheld navigation device

This layout provides clear redundancy, excellent ergonomics, and reliable situational awareness, both on deck and below, making it particularly well suited for ocean passages and shorthanded sailing.

• Skylink 6100 Iridium satellite communications

Global weather, routing, emergency communications, offshore coordination. Automatically selects the least expensive communication system: WiFi-cellular network-satelite network

Additional Equipment

Electrical & Energy System (professionally redesigned)

Batteries

• Lithium service (house) bank
• AGM start battery (engine)
• Two AGM batteries dedicated to bow thruster and anchor windlass

Charging & Conversion

• Standard alternator 80 A
• high‑output alternator 130 A
• 3600 W inverter/charger
• Large isolation/step transformer
• Two shore inlets (bow & stern), each separately protected (Accept 120V/60Hz and 230V/50Hz)
• Portable gasoline/gas generator – 230V / 2000 W

Designed for autonomy and redundancy on long passages.

Anchoring & Heavy‑Weather

• Three anchors aboard for varied seabeds and scenarios
• 100 m high‑load chain (approx. 11‑ton breaking load)
• Electric windlass
• Jordan Series Drogue (custom‑built), with structural attachment points engineered into the stern

Diving capability

• fixed stainless dive compressor (starboard storage), runs via inverter or ac power—fill diving cylinders onboard

Tender & Davits

• Takacat Sport 300S inflatable dinghy
• 4 HP outboard
  Two stowage modes: In folding stern davits, or
  packed into two bags below deck in the starboard storage compartment