Beneteau First 25.7
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Fox's Yachts
United Kingdom
| Make | Beneteau |
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| Model | First 25.7 |
| Year | 2008 |
| Condition | Used |
| Price | £25,000 |
| Type | Sail |
| Class | Sloop |
| Length | 7.9 m |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Hull Material | Fibreglass |
| Location | Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom |
| Tax Status | Tax Paid |
| LOA | 7.49 m |
|---|---|
| Length at Water Line | 7.35 m |
| Beam | 2.76 m |
| Max Draft | 1.85 m |
| Min. Draft | 0.85 m |
| Keel Type | enums.keel-type.kt-lifting |
| Displacement | 2150 kg |
| Ballast | 650 kg |
| Engine Type | Inboard |
|---|---|
| Engine Make | Yanmar |
| Engine Model | 2YM15 |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Power | 14 hp |
| Drive Type | Direct Drive |
| Engine Location | enums.engine-location.center |
| Propeller Type | 2 Blade |
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| Electronics |
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| Inside Equipment |
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| Outside Equipment/Extras |
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| Designer | Groupe Finot |
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| Builder | Beneteau |
| Guest Cabins | 1 |
| Guest Heads | 1 |
| Fuel Tanks | 30 litres |
| Fresh Water Tanks | 40 litres |
| Holding Tanks | 40 litres |
| Hull Shape | Monohull |
Description
The Beneteau First 25.7 is an excellent lift-keel pocket rocket. She offers four/five berths and a separate toilet compartment in a neatly packaged boat that is practical and easy to sail. Sailing Rosie to our marina, I was struck how well balanced she was as the apparent wind hit 21 knots and yet, with full sail, she remained under control and handled the gusts admirably. Overpressed, she was a reassuring yacht with a great mix or fun and stability.
Designed by Group Finot and built by Beneteau in 2008, the 25.7 was a huge sales success. This was as much due to her packaging with her lift-keel giving spritely performance and bite when lowered as due to her ease of handling and useful accommodation creating a family yacht.
This example offers an original two cylinder Yanmar 2YM15 diesel engine, twin lifting rudders controlled by her tiller with extension and a trickle charge solar panel to keep the batteries topped up if on a mooring. With her Grey hull, teak cockpit seats and simulated teak cockpit sole, she is a very appealing example and one to be viewed.
The lift-keel mechanism was completely replaced in 2017.
The engine is serviced regularly and was last serviced in 2024 (She was winterized for the 24/25 winter).
Her sails have been replaced and she has been lightly used. These boats are ideal as a weekend package for family or friends and gives the option to investigate estuaries or go further afield.
Construction
Light grey GRP hull.
Cast iron lifting/swing keel – mechanism replaced winter 2017.
Twin lifting rudders with tiller steering, tiller pilot & Wichard tiller extension
White GRP deck, superstructure and draining aft cockpit.
Moulded non-slip deck surfaces.
Teak laid cockpit seats, simulated teak laid cockpit sole.
Light Oak Alpi internal joinery, imitation teak laid cabin soles.
Engine
Yanmar 2YM15 14 HP twin cylinderdiesel engine.
Fresh water cooling with heat exchanger and wet exhaust.
Single lever controls.
Reversing reduction gearbox with two bladed folding propeller.
Serviced annually, last service spring 2024
Tanks
Fuel: 30 litres fuel in plastic tank
Freshwater: 40 litres fresh water in plastic tank
Holding tank: approx’ 40 litres – gravity sea or deck discharge
Electrics
12 volt system – 2 x 12v 70ah lead batteries – new 2016
Charging by engine driven alternator and Sunware solar panel.
12v interior lighting. Tri-colour navigation light at masthead.
Spars and Rigging
Fractional sloop. ZSpar anodised alloy, deck stepped, swept spreader mast and slab reefing boom.
Original 1 x 19 s/s wire standing rigging, adjustable backstay tackle.
Plastimo headsail furling gear.
Sprung rod kicker
Spinnaker pole mast track with mast stowed pole.
Terylene running rigging, controls led back to cockpit clutches and jammers. Headsail tracks with adjustable roller cars.
Removable mainsheet track in cockpit with adjustable traveller.
2 x Harken 16ST self-tailing sheet / halyard winches on coachroof.
Sails
Mainsail - slab reefing. Hood – 2013/14, first used 2016/7
Roller furling Genoa with grey sacrificial strip. Hood – 2013 used 2016/7
Grey Stackpack mainsail cover & boot with Lazyjacks by Hood. New 2013
Cruising Chute. Hood – 2008
Original Hood Mainsail and Genoa
Navigation Equipment
Plastimo bulkhead compass.
Simrad IS20 windspeed/direction
B & G multi display
Garmin GM10 multi display
Garmin GPS 152
Icom IC M505 DSC VHF radio with masthead aerial
Masthead Windex
Yeoman plotter
Simrad TP22 Tiller autopilot.
Accomodation
Four berths (5 with mod’)
Light Oak Alpi internal woodwork
Cream vinyl upholstery in saloon
Striped upholstery in fore cabin
Extra mattress for forecabin
Good headroom in saloon
Additional steps and grab handles at companionway
Simulated laid teak to cabin soles
Clock and barometer
Forecabin - V berth with infill, stowage under berth and stowage bags port and starboard.
Heads full width compartment with sliding doors. GRP wash basin, cold manual fresh water pump, Jabsco sea toilet piped to holding tank with sea/deck discharge.
Saloon with settee berths to port and starboard (port has trotter box forward, starboard has potential double conversion with mod’). Good stowage below berths. Midships drop leaf table and keel lifting mechanism.
Chart table aft facing table to stbd with storage and instrument panel.
Galley to port with GRP sink, foot operated cold fresh water pump, cool box, Plastimo Gulf s/s 2 burner gas cooker with external gas locker. Gas system certified 2016. Additional storage drawers and folding leaf fitted.
Deck Equipment
Stainless steel stemhead fitting with single bow roller
S/s pulpit, stanchions, stanchion bases, quarter guards,
Stern swim ladder and grab handle on stern.
4 x alloy mooring cleats.
Teak toe rail.
GRP sliding companionway hatch and varnished washboards.
Opening and fixed deck hatches.
Teak laid cockpit seats and simulated teak cockpit sole.
Two large cockpit lockers.
2 x winch handle pockets.
Mooring warps and fenders.
Fortress 11 anchor with chain and warp stowed in draining anchor locker.
Fortress 16 kedge anchor with chain and warp.
2002 Avon Redstart inflatable dinghy little used, stored inflated in loft
Honda outboard engine
Mast down overall winter cover
Safety Equipment
2 x Manual bilge pumps
1 x Fire Blanket 2 x Fire Extinguishers
Additional s/s grab handles
FYS Comments
"Rosie" is a very well presented version.The Beneteau First 25.7 with its lift keel, twin rudders and fractional rig is a fast and very easily handled yacht, equally at home cruising with the family or chasing round the cans. The accommodation is spacious for a yacht of this size with four decent berths, a good size head, navigation station and small galley. The twin cylinder fresh water cooled diesel providing smooth power.
Disclaimer
In this instance Fox’s Yacht Sales are acting as brokers for the vendor. The vendor has provided the information and whilst we endeavour to ensure the accuracy, the details are believed to be correct but are not guaranteed. Any prospective purchaser is advised to check the boat specification thoroughly and to employ at their expense a qualified marine surveyor and/or engineer to check the specification and condition of this craft and its equipment.
Disclaimer
The Company 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.
Presented For Sale By:
Fox's Yachts
United Kingdom
Presented For Sale By:
Fox's Yachts
United Kingdom
