Beneteau First 44.7

Accommodations

SlideRule has a fully finished cruising interior with three staterooms and two heads.  The companionway is well protected by the cockpit dodger.  A low, hinged threshold with locking washboards transitions to a functional companionway ladder with four curved steps topped with nonslip surface.  Burnished aluminum vertical grab rails are located on each side of the ladder. 

The woodwork is in pear-tree colored wood with fiddles and moldings in solid wood.  Finish is satin with gloss on solid wood trim pieces.  The floorboards are made of varnished hydropont (marine quality) with a thin black line.  The overhead is white fiberglass with wood accent strips.  Overhead lighting are all LED and wall-switched.  Upholstery in the staterooms have been recently upgraded in white/blue.  The salon cushions were also recently re-upholstered in dove white

 Storage is abundant in lockers, cabinets, and bins.  Large lockers are fitted with ventilation strips.  Some of these lockers are removable to lighten the boat when in race mode.  Locker catches are spring loaded.  Doors are locked with lever spring locks and head doors have privacy locks.  Headroom measures a functional 6' 8".

 Starting forward is the owner's head which is constructed of white gel-coat fiberglass; bright and easy to dry and clean. Select trim and cabinet doors are in wood.  Forward behind a hinged white door is a storage locker located beneath the bow anchor locker.  A fold down white seat covers the head.  A vanity with integral sink is to starboard.  A pull out sink/shower nozzle, single lever faucet and mirrored door medicine cabinet are fitted at this vanity.  An overhead hatch provides light and ventilation.

 Moving aft through a locking privacy door, one enters the master stateroom.  A Pullman style berth to starboard measures 6' 10" long by 4' 4?"aft and 2' 8" wide forward.  The mattress is 6" thick and topped with a 5" thick foam topper.  A lee cloth is fitted inboard for offshore sailing.  Two chrome-finish reading lights are mounted on the aft bulkhead.  A nicely curved hull side bookshelf with tall fiddle runs along the hull side outboard of the berth.  Storage under the berth includes top opening bins, two pull-out drawers, and two hinged door lockers.  A three foot-long, upholstered dressing seat is to port and forward.  A storage cabinet with open top is forward of the seat.  A tall locker with shelves and hanging locker is aft.  A 7" wide bookshelf and reading light are outboard of the seat.  Two overhead hatches, and two opening cabin side ports provide plenty of light and ventilation.  

The salon area is central and open to the nav station, galley, and companionway.  The light pear wood finish provides an airy spacious feel to the entire salon.   The entire port side is dedicated to storage and entertainment.  Double door cabinets are over a 43" x 20" wide open counter.  Three pull out drawers and three hinged-door cabinets are below the counter.  The oval-shaped dinette features a long by and wide table.  The table lowers and a cushion allows for sleeping our lounging.  A removable centerline bench seat will seat two.  Hinged-door storage cabinets with an open shelf above are located along the hull side, beneath the deck edge.   A bottle locker/wine rack is aft and outboard.  Four opening ports and two overhead hatches provide light and ventilation.

 The forward facing navigation station is to port.  A hinged top-opening chart drawer is  deep and an additional top-opening nav tool bin is outboard.  An aft-facing, open storage locker is beneath the chart table.  A storage bin is below the hinged navigator's seat.  Aft of the nav seat an array of front opening deep storage bins to organize signal flags, and other gear.  Outboard, below the deck edge, are two panels.  The aft, hinged, panel houses the switch/breaker/gage panel. The forward/angled panel houses the various system monitors and navigation equipment.  The chartplotter which is slaved to the main chartplotter is mounted on the forward edge of the chart table.  The overhead spot light has both red and white lights.

 The L-shaped galley is to starboard of the companionway ladder; well situated between dinette and cockpit.  Rounded high fiddles surround the galley counter to keep items in place offshore.  The countertop is white Formica with double stainless steel sinks. A single lever faucet and dedicated salt water foot pump nozzles serve both sinks.  A top-opening 3.9 cubic foot fridge is outboard of the sink.  Beneath the sink are two locker"s including one with a swing-out trash bin.  A two burner, gimballed stove/oven with stainless steel safety bar is aft and outboard.  Pot/pan storage is beneath the stove alcove in a fold-down hinged door cabinet.  Top opening bottle storage is aft the stove.  Outboard beneath the deck edge are two hinged door cabinets for storing dishes and cooking supplies.  An open shelf is above these two cabinets.  An opening cabin-side port is well situated above the stove for ventilating the galley

The aft head is to port of the companionway and constructed of white gelcoated fiberglass for easy cleaning.  A locking privacy door closes this space.   A forward-facing electric flush head is aft and beneath a hinged white seat.  Outboard, below the deck edge is a hanging bar, ideal for storing wet foul weather gear for the off watch crew members.  Forward is a vanity with integral sink, pull out shower nozzle, and burned metal grab bars.  A mirrored door medicine/storage cabinet is above the sink.   An opening port and overhead spot light serve this head.

The aft staterooms are mirror images of each other and entered through privacy doors on either side and aft of the companionway.  Hanging lockers with open shelf tops are forward and outboard.  The berths measure 6' 7" long by 4' wide and are fitted with split mattresses.  Two opening shelves are inboard of the berth, beneath the cockpit sole.  An overhead light, two reading lights, and two opening ports fit out each of these staterooms. 

Sail Inventory

Sails have been continuously updated and replaced as they have aged out.  Slide Rule has a full set to top quality racing sails and the ability to customize the sail inventory to the race handicapping rule and the like race scenarios.

• 3DI RAW Carbon Mainsail (North 2020)Race/Cruise, excellent
• Mainsail Stackpack
• Composite Mainsail (Quantum 2010) Used for Deliveries, needs repair
• 3DI RAW Carbon J1 Race, excellent
• 3DI RAW Carbon J2 Race, excellent
• Dyneema/Aramid Blend J2 (North 2014) Sunbrella Shield, good cruising sail
• 3DI RAW Carbon J3 almost new condition
• Spectra J4 (North 2005) good condition
• Storm Trysail (North 2005) good condition
• Storm Jib (North 2005) good condition
• Windseeker Staysail (North 2016) excellent
• Spinnaker Staysail (second hand) good condition
• S2 Symmetrical Spinnaker (North 2008) excellent condition, largely unused
• A2 Asymmetrical Spinnaker (North 2012) good condition, pinhole and puncture repairs
• A3 Asymmetrical Spinnaker (Quantum 2008) good condition, pinhole and puncture repairs
• Helix Code Zero (North 2020) Excellent condition, on a furler
• Fractional Code Zero (Quantum 2008) Good condition, on a furler

Electronics and Navigation

Slide Rule is fully equipped with the electronics and equipment required for both racing and offshore distance cruising.  The electronics have all been replaced and updated and are fully integrated into a NMEA 2000 backbone and wireless digital network for handheld devices such as computers, Ipads, and phones.

• Raymarine Axiom 12 Inch Chartplotter (2022) Integrated NMEA 2000, at helm, mounted on a rotating pod
• Raymarine Axiom 9 Inch Chartplotter (2021) Integrated NMEA 2000, at Nav Table
• Raymarine Digital Radar (2020) Integrated with Chartplotter
• Icon 501 VHF Radio > Integrated with DSC, MMSI programmed, with remote Mic at helm
• Digital Yachts AIS Transceiver > Integrated with NMEA 2000 and Chartplotter
• Icon 801 SSB Radio > Currently unused, displaced by satellite phone when offshor
• Sirius Satellite Weather
• Raymarine ST60 Depth and Speed
• Raymarine ST60 Analog Wind Direction and Speed
• Raymarine ST60 Multifunction Displays (4) 3 on deck, 1 below at Nav Station
• Blue Seas Battery and Water Tank Monitor

Engine, Electrical and Recent Upgrades

The engine has been serviced annually.  Major items have been addressed or are on the current winter punch list.  The electrical system was updated and significantly improved three years ago with a large new alternator, a smart regulator, 3 new Lithium Phosphorous batteries, a new shore charger, battery isolator, and protective fusing.  More updates and replacements have been scheduled to be completed this winter.

• Yanmar 4JH4E  55 hp (approximately 3000 hours)
• New Yanmar SD60 Saildrive replacing the original SD40
• Flexo-Fold 17 Two Blade Folding Propeller replaced original propeller in 2020
• Balmar XT170 Alternator with Serpentine Belt (replaced original alternator in 2021)
• Balmar MC618 Smart Programmable Alternator
• Dakota 100 AH Lithium Phosphate batteries (2) replaced AGM Glass Mat Batteries
• Dakota 60 AH Starting Battery 1000 CCA (1) Replaced Lead Acid Starter Battery
• New interior cushions in aft cabin (Blue/White)
• New interior cushions in salon (Dove White)

Broker's Comments

SlideRule is highly recommended to anyone yearning for a very comfortable cruiser that will get you where you’re going safely and in good speed.  Her electric halyard winch makes short handed sailing a breeze.  Due to her high freeboard, she’s a very dry boat regardless of conditions.  Having sailed aboard on multiple Bermuda Races, her responsiveness and easy handling in many different conditions and sea states have been experienced first hand.  She's a dream to sail in both light and heavy air and provides for excellent accommodations for crew during and most importantly, post racing. Simply put, one of the best, well thought out racer-cruisers ever produced by the group Farr Yacht Design/Beneteau.