Beneteau First 40 Boats For Sale

The Beneteau First 40 is a racer-cruiser built off the lineage of the successful First 40.7, and it established itself early as a strong performer with podium results on the IRC circuit and in the Rolex Sydney to Hobart. Models from 2009 and 2012 turn up regularly when a Beneteau First 40 is for sale, and the design suits an owner who wants a boat that races competitively yet cruises in comfort with three cabins. The hull carries its widest beam just aft of center, and the side decks are wide and flat, giving safe, clear footing fore and aft.

Under sail the First 40 makes good numbers. Upwind it tracks at roughly 8.5 knots at around 38 degrees off the wind, downwind it reaches 10 knots without much effort, and the top speed recorded on one boat was 19.8 knots. Power comes from a Yanmar diesel rated at 40 horsepower, sited under an aft hatch with impeller, oil and fuel filter access reachable both from the engine bay and through the starboard aft cabin. A deeper 2.45-meter performance keel was an available option for buyers chasing pointing ability.

The rig is a double-spreader aluminum mast and boom with a rigid boom vang. Sail wardrobes on these boats often include a carbon fiber full-batten mainsail and a 150% carbon fiber Genoa on roller furling, plus two spinnakers and the bow sprit rigging to fly a Code Zero or asymmetric. Standing rigging was supplied as wire, with rod rigging offered as an option. Winches are oversized Harken units, and many boats added an electric primary on the coach roof for the mainsheet. Instrumentation runs to B&G or Raymarine packages, with four multi-function displays mounted on the coach roof in the crew's sightline, and autopilot and engine throttle controls set at the helm beside the large wheel.

The cockpit is deep and wide, with a mainsheet track spanning its full width. Two bench seats unscrew and lift out to clear the working winches for racing, and the folding Dodger drops to cut windage. Cruising features include propane lockers on both sides, cockpit speakers, a hot-and-cold freshwater transom shower, life raft storage, and an emergency rudder. At the bow sit a stainless roller, a Rocna anchor with chain and rode, and a Quick electric windlass.

Below, the interior is finished in light oak with white accents in a three-cabin, one-head layout. The galley to port has a deep stainless sink, a two-burner gimbaled stove with oven, and a refrigerator with freezer box. The starboard nav station folds out for chart work and houses the ACDC panel, chart plotter, VHF and a Webasto diesel heater for cold months. The saloon seats six around a drop-leaf table that lowers to coffee-table height. The forward owner's stateroom has a V-berth, direct head access, a large hanging locker, hull windows, USB outlets and LED lighting, while two near-identical aft cabins carry double berths with opening hull windows. The forward head is a wet head with an electric quiet-flush toilet.

When weighing a Beneteau First 40 for sale, check the keel depth against your intended use, confirm whether the sails are the carbon upgrade or standard cloth, and verify the electronics, since some boats still carry older chart plotters. Build quality on the First series sits a notch above comparable production cruisers, and an extra water tank was a useful addition on examples set up for distance cruising.



Currently, there are 822 boats available for sale for Beneteau boats. Prices range from $9,900 to $2,396,700, with an average listing price of $252,377. The inventory includes 297 new boats and 525 used boats. The selection consists of 377 powerboats and 445 sailboats. 1 boat has been added to the marketplace in the past month. Popular boat types include Sail Cruisers, Power Cruisers, Racer/Cruiser, Sloop, and Trawler. boats are most popular in South Dartmouth, Fort Lauderdale, Point Pleasant Beach, Shady Side, and Stuart. There have been 1,665 boats listed on MarineSource that have sold in the past year. May is the most common month for new and used boats to be added to MarineSource, so be sure to check back regularly. May is the most common month for boats to sell, so be sure to beat the rush! The most common activities for boats are overnight cruising, sailing, day cruising, long distance cruising, and yachting. Most boats contain with heads, with cabins, depth sounder, heated interior, and joystick. boats tend to have an average of 1 engine. It is common for boats to have Yanmar engines or Mercury engines or Volvo engines.