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Beneteau 463 layout
Beneteau 463
This three-cabin, two head Yacht is designed with a combination of high performance and cruising comfort.  One of the most popular charter yachts for six people, there is ample room for 3 couples in three private cabins, sharing three heads.   The interior is bright and airy with a full sized aft quarter berths.  The large cockpit and helmsman's seat leads to a sugar scoop stern for easy water entry.

Specifications: 

KIND OF VESSEL:
Sloop rigged, aft cockpit, auxiliary powered, fiberglass sailing vessel.
BUILDER: Beneteau, Hwy.76 West, Marion, South Carolina, USA.
VESSEL MODEL: Oceanis 440 – “Moorings 445” version.
YEAR OF MANUFACTURE: 1993
PORT OF REGISTRY: Smyrna GA, USA.
OFFICIAL NUMBER: 1026601
LOA: 44ft. 10in.
BEAM: 13ft. 11in.
DRAFT: 5ft. 9in.
GROSS TONNAGE: 19,62t

HULL MATERIAL: Fibrous Reinforced Plastic – solid laminate.
COLOR: White gelcoat.
FRAMING: An Integral Grid Unit (IGU), giving longitudinal and transverse strength to the hull, is bonded to the lower half of the vessel. Plywood bulkheads rest in liner recesses  and are bonded to the upper hull with fiberglass tabs.
DECKING: Molded FRP with non-skid surface.
SUPERSTRUCTURE: Molded fiberglass.
HULL to DECK JOINT: The deck is chemically bonded and through bolted between an internally flanged hull and anodized aluminum toe rail.
BULKHEADS: Teak faced Marine plywood.
CEILINGS: Molded fiberglass with teak trim.

KEEL: Caste iron fin keel with bulb.
KEEL BOLTS: Stainless steel
RUDDER: Reinforced fiberglass spade rudder with foam core – fiberglass rudderstock.
BOW & additions: Aluminum stem fitting with twin bow rollers.
STERN & additions: Reverse transom with a hinged helmsman seat and fold down stainless steel swim ladder.
THROUGH HULL FITTINGS: Bronze skin fittings with bronze bodied ball valves.
DECK HATCHES: 5 ‘Lewmar’ aluminum framed deck hatches.
OPENING PORTLIGHTS: 12 opening ‘Lewmar’ portlights.
LOCKER LIDS: inlaid with teak.

PROPULSION MACHINERY
ENGINE: ‘Yanmar 4JH2E’ naturally aspirated, four-cylinder diesel engine.
GEARBOX: KBW20 Ratio 2.62
HORSEPOWER: 50 hp / 37.5kW @ 3600 RPM.
DESIGNED BOAT SPEED: 8 kts.
ENGINE COOLING: Fresh water cooled through a heat exchanger.
ENGINE EXHAUST: Wet exhaust. Mixing elbow to a stainless steel waterlock, through looped reinforced exhaust hosing.
VENTILATION: 12-volt blower, flexible air ducting to aft vents.
COMPRESSORS & ALTERNATORS FITTED: Alternator and ‘Seafrost’ refrigeration compressor.
REFRIGERATION: ‘Seafrost’ engine driven compressor.
SHAFT & COUPLINGS: Stainless steel shaft to rigid gearbox coupling.
STUFFING BOX / STERN SEAL: ‘Volvo’ stern seal.
FILTERS: ‘Racor 500FG’ primary filter.
P. BRACKET / STRUT / CUTLASS BEARING: External fiberglass strut.

TANKAGE & PIPING
WATER TANKS: 200 gallons in 5 integral fiberglass tanks – 1 under the forward bunk & 4 under the saloon sole.
DIESEL: 50 gallons in a single aluminum tank under the quarter berths.
HOLDING TANKS: 2 aft cockpit lockers.
COOKING GAS: 2 x 10lb. aluminum propane tanks.
MARINE SANITATION DEVICES: Three ‘Par’ piston type manual marine toilets.
SEACOCKS: Bronze bodied ball valves riding in Teflon seats.
HOT WATER: 6-gallon ‘Kuuma’ water heater – water is heated via the engine heat exchanger.
PRESSURIZED WATER SYSTEM: 1 x ‘Flojet’ 3.3GPM /35PSI diaphragm type pump.
DEWATERING SYSTEMS – Electric: 1 x ‘Rule 2000’ submersible pump with automatic float switch.
1 x ‘Par’ 4,5GPM diaphragm type bilge pump.
Manual: 1 x ‘Whale Gusher Titan’ pump - cockpit.

MAST, RIGGING, SAILS & CANVAS
MAST Make: ‘Z-Spar’
Material: Anodized aluminum.
Spreaders: Twin raked spreaders.
Stepped: Keel stepped.
STANDING RIGGING: 1 x 19 stainless steel wire to swaged studs, to open bronze bodied turnbuckles.
RUNNING RIGGING: Pre-stretched Dacron.
WINCHES: Primaries - 2 x ‘Lewmar 54’ two speed self-tailing winches.
2 x ‘Lewmar 44’ two speed self-tailing winches
FURLING GEAR: ‘Profurl LC42’ drum and foil on forestay.
VANG: Rope purchase.
CHAIN PLATES: Deck organizer to stainless steel tie-rods, to reinforced fiberglass fore & aft stringers (IGU).
SAILS – Fully battened Main & Genoa (furling).
BIMINI: Full cockpit bimini with stainless steel frames.
SAIL COVERS: ‘Doyle Stack-pack’ with lazy jacks.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
DC - SYSTEM: House Batteries: 2 x 4D ‘Deka’ lead acid batteries.
12-volt Engine start battery: 1 x Group 31 ‘Deka’ lead acid battery.
Battery stowage & ventilation: Under port quarter berth.
Circuit Protection Devices: Isolation switches.
Power distribution System: 12v & 110v labeled circuit breaker panels.
Volt & Ammeters: Yes
Charging system: Single alternator & 110v battery charger

AC – SYSTEM
110-volt Battery charger: ‘Sentry’ 20 Amp charger.
Shore power: 30 Amp.

LIGHTENING PROTECTION SYSTEMS: The starboard tie-rod is bonded to a keel bolt.

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS:
G. P. S: ‘Micrologic Mariner GPS Navigator’.
DEPTH & BOAT SPEED: ‘Raytheon ST60’ tridata.
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS: ‘Icom – IC – M302’.

SAFETY EQUIPMENT
PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES: 6 Type II Adult lifejackets (PFDs) 1 x Type III (PDF).
THROWABLE DEVICES: 1 lifering – Type IV PFD.
NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTING: Bicolor, stern, steaming, deck and anchor light.
LIFE LINES: Double stainless steel wire through stainless steel stanchions.
FIRST AID KIT: Yes.
FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS: 3 x type 1 Dry powder extinguishers.

GROUND TACKLE
PRIMARY ANCHOR: 35lb. Delta
Chain / rode: Approximately 150ft. x 10mm chain
SECONDARY ANCHOR: Danforth S1600 with nylon line
WINDLASS: ‘Lofrans Tigress’ 12-volt windlass with foot switch.

STEERING SYSTEM
TYPE: ‘Whitlock’
DESCRIPTION: Wheel to sprocket, roller chain to stainless steel wire, through aluminum pulleys to aluminum quadrant.
RUDDER STOPS: Fiberglass stop.
EMERGENCY STEERING: Galvanized tiller through a deck plate.

SHIPBOARD AMENITIES
INTERIOR DESCRIPTION: Forward stateroom with head, Saloon, Galley and head to port, Navigation station & head to starboard with two quarter berths.

COOKING FACILITIES
STOVE: ‘Tasco Marine’ stainless steel stove – three burners with oven.
FUEL: Propane.

LOCATION & LOCKER DESCRIPTION: Dedicated, molded propane locker in the cockpit.
VENTILATION: Bottom vent to the side of the hull.
PIPING: Approved gas hose
STEREO: ‘Pioneer DEH – 1150’ FM/AM/CD player – saloon and cockpit speakers.