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2004 Beneteau 57
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EU VAT PAID
NEW TEAK DECK - 2019
Extensive refit
Very well specified
The Beneteau 57 is a large, powerful yet elegant cruising vessel to get you out into the world in comfort, safety, and style. Designed to eat up the miles shorthanded, fast, safely, and in utmost comfort, the Beneteau 57 is the fruit of all the experience gathered by Beneteau and Farr Yacht Design, a pair of winners.
For a perfect control of the sail plan whatever the conditions, the running rigging is led back to the central cockpit, protected by a solid hood, As for the high-quality equipment from the most renowned manufacturers, it has been chosen to offer long-range and self reliability.
The Beneteau 57 is an exceptional Yacht for demanding sailors with blue water cruising in mind.
Certification CE: A ( A Class A yacht is built to navigate the open ocean and surpass a force 8 on the Beaufort scale and surpass waves higher than 4 meters. These yachts are constructed to be self-sufficient in hostile seas.)
This example of the Beneteau 57 is presented in excellent condition, having been extremely well looked after by her owners. Over the last ten years, the owner have spent in excess of €215,000 refitting the boat.
Specifications
Engine 1 Specifications
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Approved Boats is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Nicolle Associates.
DIMENSIONS
LOA: 17.20m
LWL: 15.00m
BEAM: 4.93m
DRAFT: 2.60m
All figures approximate
Name Destination Anywhere
Manufacturer Beneteau
Model 57 Blue Water Cruising Boat
Year built 2004 full refit 2013-2022 and on-going
Hull Glass Reinforced Plastic
Engine Single Diesel
Engine Type Yanmar 4LHAHTP 160HP
Layout Centre Cockpit with bulkhead steering. 8 Berths - 3 double cabins, 1 bunk cabin
Blue GRP hull, white GRP deck and superstructure Bruce Farr design
Teak-laid decking to side decks and cockpit sole, replaced 2019
Fin keel – removed, bolts checked and refitted in 2017
Spade rudder - new rudder bearings Aug 2012, rudder removed, Stripped back to GRP, checked, and protection reapplied 2017
Steering wheel to port bulkhead in cockpit
New anodes Feb 2022 (2 pear anodes fitted and combined). Regularly checked and still fine. To be replaced during lift out
Machinery
YANMAR 4LHAHTP (160HP) DIESEL ENGINE
Annual service and replacement of Anodes, Impellor, filters with Yanmar original parts. Spare engine parts onboard.
2017 – Engine removed from boat and full recon of engine, including all gaskets, seals etc. Overhaul of pumps, turbo, injectors, elbows, intercooler, cooler etc. New starter motor fitted, old one reconditioned and held as spare. All hoses on engine and for cooling purposes replaced with high quality hose.
Racor type fuel filter with pressure gauge for main engine. Spare filters carried. Racor type fuel filter fitted for generator.
Shaft-driven – New prop shaft using UK Stainless Steel fitted in 2017 due to crevis corrosion in original. New Volvo dripless seal 2017. New flange for attaching shaft to gearbox 2017
Cutlass bearing replaced Feb 2022.
Gori three-blade propeller – professionally overhauled and refitted to new shaft 2017. Anodes and rubber bushes replaced as required. Further overhaul Feb 2022.
Rudder dropped, antifoul coatings removed and checked. Found perfect, primed and recovered with antifoul. 2014 – the mounting for the steering ram was found to be insufficient. A custom steel mounting was fabricated and fitted to strengthen the original design. 2018 – new steering ram fitted, original ram reconditioned and held as spare. 2018 new autopilot hydraulic pump fitted as a precaution, and old pump held as a spare.
Engine blowers renewed with increased capacity and manual switch for use when generator is running.
All thru-Hulls and seacocks replaced with gun metal bronze
Bow Thruster 24v Sidepower 185T fitted. Annual replacement of anodes. Spare props and anodes carried.
Onan 11KWh generator installed. The installation was improved from the original Beneteau fit which did not meet Onan’s specification. This will improve longevity of the elbow and also impeller. Fuel filter upgraded to Racor type. Spare filters carried. New raw water filter fitted together with renewed sea water hose.
Generator serviced annually to include anodes, filters and impeller check. Original spare parts carried aboard
As at October 23.
Engine hours are 4429
Overhauled at 3096 in 2017
Total hours = 1333
Generator hours 2977
Replaced with new generator 2014 at 2149
Total hours = 828
ELECTRICS
Significant upgrading, replacement and simplification of original. Lots of new wiring (all battery and lots of interconnect) using tinned copper wire to marine specification. Replacement of many fuse holders which were showing age. All internal lights (62 in total) were replaced with LED’s, and the external navigation lights are all now LED lights.
The boat now operated purely from 24v, using a number of redundant convertors for 12v. For example, a convertor at 12v for LED’s lights, one at 12.7V for 12v domestic supply, one for radios, one for 12v battery charging. Any one convertor could provide all 12v needs in the event of failure. All convertors are Victron convertors independently fused.
In September 2018 a Lithium (LifePo4) battery system was fitted. The system is 400ah at 24V, providing a significant increase in usable capacity over the old Lead batteries. The Lithium batteries are fitted with a BMS which automatically controls all charging sources and the inverter. Therefore their operation is fully automated. Using the Victron Quattro 24/120/5000 all electrical items on the boat can be run from the batteries (e.g. hairdryer, washing machine, microwave, kettle etc.). New fuses at batteries, and distribution to match US and UK best practices. New battery isolator for main 24v which ensures that the alternator cannot operate if the batteries are isolated.
Mastervolt 24v 150ah alternator together with smart controller.
900 watts of 24V Mono solar panels from Victron. Victron MPPT controller manages power. A stern arch was professionally designed to hold the solar panels and other cruising gear. Full CAD plans were created, and a post installation technical report. The arch was fabricated by a boat builder in Scotland and fitted onboard in three section by professional boat builders. The arch integrates useful features such as a davit to allow the 20HP engine to be easily fitted and removed from the RIB
Victron Quatro 24v 120ah battery charger combined with 5KW invertor. Can automatically switch 240v power from Generator, Shore Power (32a) and invertor. Can also ‘top up’ from weak shore power.
240v distribution upgraded with RCD’s (RCBOs) to make safe and protect all 240v systems (240v installed by qualified electrician)
Victron battery controller and Victron Colour Controller. Provide full battery monitoring, integrate the Victron Multi and MPPT controls. Can provide full remote power monitoring over the internet.
2 Optima Yellow AGM starter batteries. Isolator for engine and generator start. Generator battery charged by genset alternator, engine start battery on constant charge by dedicated 24/12v convertor.
Cruisair Reverse cycle 49000 BTU air-conditioning - Five units (one for each cabin area). High pressure water pump renewed. The largest two units were replaced 16,000BTU Cruisair units fitted in Saloon and master suite.
All internal lights (60 in total) converted to 12v LED bulbs. This is powered by a dedicated 24-12v Victron convertor ensuring a stable 12v supply for the long life of the LEDs whist still being powered from the 24v battery bank. LED lights in galley, chart table, galley and crew cabin can switch between white and red for night usage.
LED lights in transom and cockpit
All navigation lights replaced with LED bulbs, or main port/stb/stern lights replaced with sealed LED units Wireless remote control for Davits and Transom door
TANKAGE
Diesel: 500 litres
Water: 1000 litres
Holding tanks for all heads (3 tanks of 50L each). Each head has a diverter valve to allow overboard or holding tank.
WATER AND SANITATION SYSTEM
Hot and cold pressurised water system (Johnson dual automatic water pumps and Accumulator tank replaced). – Colorifier tank replaced to allow dual coil inputs. Webasto hot water heater fitted providing near instant hot water from diesel. Hot water from engine, shore power/Genset, or diesel heater. Larger accumulator tank fitted to provide continuous pressure everywhere on board.
Hoses for all four heads completely replaced with highest quality Saniflex. 2 manual heads in forward cabins. Tecma electric head in day head fed from fresh water, Control panel replaced
Electric head in aft cabin head fed from fresh water
Rainman watermaker “high output” 240V 100-140lt per hour, 2 x 40″ RO Membranes
Hot and cold transom shower,
Deck wash pump with hose to cover entire yacht plumed into fresh water supply.
Accommodation
SLEEPS SIX GUESTS IN THREE CABINS PLUS TWO CREW
Owners suite aft with large centreline double bed (custom made pocket spring mattress, 6” thick divided in 2), ivory headboard, seating (both in Alcantara), hanging wardrobes, plenty of drawers, lockers and stowage and private en-suite heads with electric toilet, handbasin and a separate shower stall This cabin also has its own flatscreen TV.
Two double guest cabins forward both with hanging wardrobe, stowage and their own private en-suite heads with handbasin plus shared shower room. Custom made mattress topper in starboard cabin.
Side crew cabin with bunk beds,
Day heads/shower with electric heads, control unit replaced.
Bosch 9Kg Washing machine installed in crew cabin
Main saloon has large seating areas in ivory Alcantara to port and a settee to starboard, forward of the navigation area
Galley has white courtesy lights, double s/s sinks with mixer tap (new tap 2017), four-burner gimballed ENO oven, exhaust fan, 130L front-opening s/s fridge, 100L GRP fridge with top access, 220v microwave, Dedicated freezer. Each ‘fridge’ unit has it’s own compressor, and keel cooler plates were fitted to each compressor in order to maximise cooling – instead of noisy water cooling or air cooling. Seagull IV water filter and outlet at sink unit.
Galley work surfaces replaced
Cookery book shelf added
All mirrors on the boat were replaced with new sealed mirror glass units. All cabins have air-conditioning with their own controls
ENTERTAINMENT
Smart LCD TV in saloon, Ethernet and HDMI cables run to chart table.
Fusion Music and DVD system allowing separate music and video in each cabin and cockpit with additional amp supplying speakers to rear deck LCD TV in master cabin. Fusion sub-woofer installed in saloon. Fusion speakers in cockpit
SLOOP RIG
Keel stepped mast with three spreaders (2013 and 2017 full rig inspection. 2013 - refit, new first spreaders, doubler plates to mast where spreaders fit, uprated plate for vang fittings, all new standing rigging, 2017 – Replaced stem balls and tie bars. All mast wiring and radio cables replaced. AIS antenna added at masthead in addition to rear arch.
Stainless steel standing rigging – 2013
Rope running rigging – 2015 (all running rigging, mainsheet, topping lift replaced with Dyneema based ropes)
Rigid boom vang (new inner tube 2017)
Slab reefing for mainsail with lazyjack system and 2014 Staypack bag and sail cover
2013 Reckman Roller furler with twin foil slots for headsails
2015 – Twin Spinnaker tracks fitted to mast. Twin line drivers and securing equipment. Two Selden spinnaker poles. Adaptor for Twizzle rig
SAILS
2014 - Fully battened mainsail custom made by Saturn sails
2014 - 120% Genoa custom made by Saturn sails
2016 – lightweight 120% genoa by Saturn Sails designed for flying dual genoa’s on Reckman twin foil furler for downwind sailing
2014 & 2016 – Canvas covers for cockpit instruments, Cockpit helm seat, Cockpit table, winches
WINCHES
L66ESTO/66CSTO electric genoa sheet winches
L54 CSTO spinnaker winches
L48 CSTO port and starboard halyard winches (stb electric) ALL winches serviced annually
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Ocean Safety Ocean ISO raft 4 man canister, mounted on Stern Arch with Ocean Safety Hyrostatic release
Ocean ISO 4 man canister raft mounted on coachroof.
Ocean Safety Jonbuoy Module mounted on stern rail
Flares replaced to offshore standards
EPIRB
Electric and manual bilge pumps together with automatic bilge alarm
NAVIGATION AIDS
Plastimo Olympic 135 compass
Raymarine navigation equipment comprising: Latest E series MFD at helm and chart table
HD digital Radar
AIS Transceiver with standalone GPS and Antenna NMEA 2000 to NMEA 0183 interface to PC
NMEA interface to depth, log, wind instruments Autopilot latest Evolution series
Forward looking eco sounder with dedicated B&G plotter.
Integrated computer (2014) with OpenCPN, Powered by its own stand alone Victron 24v inverter
WIFI booster receiver, and onboard wifi
External antenna needs replacing but spare onboard
ICSNav6 Navtex – 2015 – external antenna and convertor box 2014 Standard Horizon VHF radio at chart table and cockpit, integrated into GPS AND AIS allowing AIS targets to be DSC called at the touch of a button.
GROUND TACKLE
2016 – Lofrans X3 Project 1700w Chain and Rope electric windlass with up/down remote control and chain counter (cockpit, foredeck, remotes)
2014 - 40KG Rocna anchor with (2016) 100m calibrated galvanised chain
EXTRA INVENTORY
New sprayhood 2012, clear plastic renewed 2021
2013 - Bimini, comprising frame, cover, all round side infills Cockpit table with fridge box and table lamp
Cockpit cushions in navy blue
Bathing ladder
Folding aluminium passarelle
Simpson electric davits 300KG.
Custom designed and fabricated stern arch, pushpit and side-rails. Built to hold solar panels, liferaft, antenna’s etc. Designed to Norwegian commercial strength standards (e.g. up to 700kg from above!)
Teck decks replaced 2019
All sole boards below revarnished 2019
2017 - AB Alumina RIB
2017 – Suzuki 20HP 4 stroke outboard with fuel injection and electric start.
2017 - Suzuki 2.5hp 4 stroke outboard
Bauer junior dive compressor
2 x SCUBA dive tanks
SSB Radio
Nicolle Associates offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
- This vessel is EU VAT Paid
- As always photographs do not do justice so a viewing is highly recommended.
- This boat is lying in Messolonghi, Greece.
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