2003Beneteau First 40.7

Lanikat

2003 Beneteau 40.7

Solomons MD 

The most successful 40 footer of its time, this best-seller is equally at home racing at high-level or out on family cruise. The Beneteau First 40.7, designed by Bruce Farr and introduced in 1999, is a highly successful 39-foot racer/cruiser known for its competitive performance, versatility, and comfortable interior. With over 800 built, it features a fast hull, large steering wheel, and a functional cabin designed for both serious racing and weekend cruising.

Accommodations

Key Features and Performance

• Design: Designed by Farr Yacht Design, the 40.7 was built for both IRC and IMS racing, often achieving remarkable success, including winning the 2003 Sydney-Hobart race.

• Performance: It features a high sail area/displacement ratio (21.01), making it fast in light to medium airs.

• Handling: The boat has a fin keel and a single spade rudder, offering good pointing ability and a balanced helm.

• Deck Layout: It has a versatile cockpit with removable locker seats for racing and a large wheel.

Interior and Comfort

• Layout: A standard 3-cabin layout features a V-berth forward, a saloon with settee berths, an L-shaped galley, and a generous aft cabin layout. Lanikai has 4 cabins with 2 double aft cabins having the ability to sleep 8

• Comfort: Designed to be a comfortable cruiser, it includes hot water, a full galley, and a 30 HP Volvo diesel engine. With plenty of portlights, overhead hatchs, light fabrics and counters

• Her faux teak sole is easy to maintain and clean. This is an interior that both a family or a large crew would enjoy being aboard.

• Popularity: Known as a great value, the 40.7 remains popular as an affordable, competitive, and "do-anything" sailboat.

Galley

Nice L-shaped galley to port of the companionway. For a Racer/cruiser she is nicely equipped with storage outboard and under the counters and plenty of counter space for food prep.

• Double stainless steel sinks with pressure water

• Sink cutting board top/cover

• Deep under counter Frigoboat refrigeration

• ENO Propane 2 burner stove with oven

• Corian counter tops

Sails and rigging

• Aluminum spar stepped on the keel

• Wire stainless steel standing rigging

• Fractional Sloop

• Traveler in front of the helm

• Hard vang

• 8 Cam cleats on cabin top

• All lines led aft to the cockpit

Lanikai Sail Inventory and condition -

• UK #1 Heavy - very good

• UK Helsey #1 Heavy - good

• North Sails #1 - good

Brand Unknown #1 - ok

• UK #2 - very good

• UK #3 - very good

• Cowes Isle of Wight #4 - good

• Northsails 2.2oz storm spinnaker - good

• UK 0.7 spinnaker - good

• Northsails Norlite 60 spinnaker - good

• Mainsail - very good

Winches;

• Lewmar #50 Self-tailing primary winches

• Lewmar #40 self-tailing secondary winches

Electronics

• Raymarine Radar dome with Pathfinder RL70 display

• Raymarine Multiview on mast - Wind, Depth, Heading

• Raymarine RC530 chartplotter

• Raymarine Tridata ST60 - depth, speed, temp

• Raymarine Autopilot

• Raymarine wind speed and direction

• Pedestal compass

• Icom VHF IC-M402

• VDO Stereo

• Pioneer speakers

Deck Equipment

• Stainless steel bow and aft quarter stern pulpits

• Gates port and starboard and at the transom

• Stanchions with double stainless steel wire life lines

• Very large destroyer helm wheel

• Teak inlay on the cockpit seats

• Sugar scoop transom with teak inlay

• Stainless steel handrails

• Teak toe rail

• Reaching strut

• Dock lines

Mechanical and electrical

• Volvo Penta diesel inboard engine

• House and engine batteries

• Navigation lights

• Mooring light

• Steaming light

• Deck light

• Cabin lights

• Instrument light

• 12V dc outlet

• Water pump

• bilge pump

• Refrigeration

• Battery monitor