2023 Beneteau America First 27 SE

• Hull and deck constructed with Vacuum Infusion of Vinyl ester resin, foam and Soric GRP sandwich with unidirectional and biaxial laminates

• Hull is reinforced with Infused GRP stringers in the keel and bow sections

• Hull and deck are moulded in single tone off-white,

• Deck with high traction non-skid moulded

• Carbon fibre beams laminated on keel box and glued to the deck to support mast compression and keel hydraulic ram

• Two transoms hung balanced rudders, built of GRP foam sandwich,

• Red chainplates bolted to the main structural bulkhead

• Bolts, screws and fittings are all made of stainless marine grade stainless steel

• An underwater area finished in gelcoat, prepared for sanding, epoxy primer and antifouling application

• Swinging keel with “elephant leg” lead bulb, main steel structural element and epoxy GRP enclosure

• Laminated areas of the keel are pre-painted with epoxy primer for easier antifouling treatment

• Manually operated hydraulic pump with stainless steel hydraulic ram built in the Carbon fibre mast support

• 60 cm high stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and six stanchions painted in mat black, with double lifelines

• Stainless steel bow and stern mooring cleats

• Stainless steel chain plates for side shrouds and forestay painted in mat red

• Four Wichard folding pad eyes for lifting straps at mid two stations,

• 2x Harken STA15 secondary halyard winches and 2x Harken STA20 jib and gennaker trim primary winches

• 2x Spinlock winchfeeder on the coachroof

• Two rope bags and two winch handle bags, Outils Océans & First branded

• Wide mainsail traveller, installed over the tiller

• Carbon tiller with Spinlock EA1200DS tiller extension

• Laminated tempered glass windows on both sides of the hull

• An opening hatch of 58 cm x 58 cm / 23 x 23 inch for light

• ventilation and deck access to the mid-section compartment

• An opening hatch of 25,5 cm x 25,5 cm / 10 x 10 inch for front cabin ventilation

• Bow anchor locker with Dyneema J3 staysail attachment point on the deck

• Stern storage compartment cover

• Foldable outboard cockpit compartment with two top, one bottom cover and Tohatsu 9.8HP engine bracket (not mounted)

• Manual bilge pump operated from the cockpit

• CompoTech mast and boom with two sets of swept-back spreaders build in high-quality carbon fibre
• Ronstan aluminium mainsail track (for mainsail cars)
• All carbon parts UV protected
• Mast transport & storage bag
• Continuous 1x19 standing rigging with bottle screw adjusters
• Retractable carbon bowsprit controlled from the cockpit
• Dyneema pole-out control line
• Dyneema gennaker tackline
• 2:1 Dyneema mainsail halyard with Wichard MX8 halyard shackle
• Dyneema jib halyard
• 2:1 Dyneema staysail halyard
• Dyneema masthead gennaker halyard
• Dyneema fractional gennaker halyard
• 9x Spinlock clutches for halyards, mainsail reefs and bowsprit control lines
• Ronstan blocks and cleats for the mainsail, jibs and gennakers control lines
• One tapered mainsheet with ball bearing low friction blocks
• Three mainsail reef lines Control line for the mainsail traveller
• 8:1 outhaul purchase led inside the boom
• 8:1 cunningham purchase
• 16:1 vang purchase
• Three jib sheets
• Spliced Dyneema jib inhaulers with a fixed length,
• 2:1 jib downhaulers with control lines, cleats and blocks
• Two tapered gennaker sheets with blocks

• Bulkheads and furniture lightly covered with mat paint with white gel coat on the moulded parts for light, clean and low maintenance finish

Front Cabin

• Double V-berth with insubmersibility volume underneath
• Opening hatch of 25,5 cm x 25,5 cm / 10 x 10 inch for front cabin ventilation

Mid-section compartment / Wet room

• An opening hatch of 58 cm x 58 cm / 23 x 23 inch for ligh ventilation and deck access to the mid-section compartment
• The base for chemical or flush toilet with monolithic reinforcements for valves on the starboard side

Saloon

• Bright and spacious saloon area with large Plexiglass companionway washboard and sliding hatch

• Dedicated storage place for washboard back of the companionway steps

• Benches on both sides of the saloon, divided into four wooden covers of the storage space underneath

• Main electric box and battery in aft port compartment and keel hydraulic pump under aft starboard compartment

• Padded back-supports with gimbal cooker holder attachment points on both sides and storage behind the nets

• Wide berths in the stern on both sides, with insubmersiblity chambers underneath

• Front and aft keel box covers with table attachment point with a screw on the aft

• GRP boxes under the ceiling and under the companionway for electrical equipment

• Extra storage room under the companionway and engine box for fresh-water tank or other systems, with cover

• Two ergonomically shaped wooden companionway steps

• Well insulated 40L icebox below bottom companionway step, with fridge compressor upgrade possibility

• Light grey EVA foam floorboards

• Shrouds attachments counter plates painted in mat red