Seller's Description
The Beneteau 473 is a well-regarded boat that is suitable for coastal or blue water cruising. Built on a solid glass hull, with keel-stepped mast, it’s strong, spacious and comfortable.
This a two-stateroom, two-head model that is still in the hands of the original owner. He customized the interior, turning the port side sofa into two chairs, and adding a cabinet at the end. Then to provide more range under power, he replaced one water tank with an extra 58 gallon fuel tank. All this was done with Beneteau factory parts. He also installed a boom-furling mainsail, a 24 volt bow-thruster, a generator, solar panels, and a water-maker. The result is perfect for cruising CA or traveling further afield.
He still uses the boat regularly, and keeps it well maintained, so everything is in good order.
Schaeffer in-boom furling
24 volt bow-thruster
Feathering prop
Generator
Water-maker
Please contact Tom Hugh-Jones at (954) 763-3971 for more information.
Specs
- Designer
- Jean Marie Finot (Groupe Finot)
- Builder
- Beneteau
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Fin + Bulb
- Rudder
- Spade
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 47′ 0″ / 14.3 m
- Waterline Length
- 43′ 9″ / 13.4 m
- Beam
- 14′ 0″ / 4.3 m
- Draft
- ?
- Displacement
- 24,280 lb / 11,012 kg
- Ballast
- 8,160 lb / 3,700 kg (Iron)
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 914′² / 84.9 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 914′² / 85 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 410′² / 38.1 m²
- P
- 48′ 0″ / 14.6 m
- E
- 17′ 0″ / 5.2 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 505′² / 46.9 m²
- I
- 55′ 5″ / 16.9 m
- J
- 18′ 2″ / 5.6 m
- Forestay Length
- 58′ 4″ / 17.8 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- 55
- Fuel Type
- Diesel
- Fuel Capacity
- 57 gal / 216 l
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- 222 gal / 840 l
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- 2
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
12.1 kn
Classic: 8.87 kn
Hull Speed
The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
17.4
Sail Area / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.
Formula
SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3
- SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
- D: Displacement in pounds.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
33.6
<40: less stiff, less powerful
Ballast / Displacement Ratio
A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
128.7
100-200: light
Displacement / Length Ratio
A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
24.4
20-30: coastal cruiser
Comfort Ratio
This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
2.0
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages
Capsize Screening Formula
This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
Notes
Draft(deep keel):6.92’/2.11m
Ballast:(deep keel):7,275 lbs/3300 kgs
Also called, or similar to, OCEANIS 473.
A number were purchased for the charter trade.
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