2006 Beneteau 473

Designed by Group Finot, the Beneteau 473 won a Sail Magazine's Boat of the Year award for Best Production Cruiser and it's easy to see why: combining amazing interior comfort, volume, and light with bluewater strength, she offers a unique combination of elegant lines with extraordinary space and performance. The bottom line is that the 473 boasts more features and creature comforts than ever before in a boat this size; not surprisingly, it quickly became one of Beneteau's best sellers and remains perennially popular on the brokerage market today.

This particular low time, never cruised three stateroom dark blue-hulled beauty shows bristol and has been extensively upgraded: Flag Blue awlgripped hull, teak decks, optional 76 hp Yanmar diesel (55 hp was standard) with double the standard fuel capacity (114 gallons vs. 57 gallons standard) and three-bladed Gori folding prop (which shows like a piece of jewelry!), bow thruster, bigger winches, custom offershore dodger, new electronics in 2015, electric toilets in both heads, Webasto force-air heating system, the white leather cushions below show as new, etc etc etc.

AND she has the optional deep draft keel, which is perfect for the Bay!

Also note she's lying in a prime straight in, straight out Sausalito Yacht Harbor slip right on the boardwalk downtown. There's a long wait to get ANY slip in the marina here so this is a material benefit if you're able to take advantage...

Accommodations and Layout

Master stateroom forward with big centerline berth, built in seating and plenty of storage, and private head with stall shower.

Step aft to salon with slightly curved settee port side with C-shaped settee and dinette with bench seat inboard, dinette drops to make into a berth.

Continuing aft find nav table, guest head and guest stateroom port side, centerline companionway then L shaped galley and second guest stateroom starboard, both guest staterooms have queen berths.

Note interior shows as new including the striking white leather cushions, with a dozen fixed and opening hatches overhead the boat is light and airy throughout, 6'4 minimum headroom, joinery is Douka wood (which is in the mahogany family) with a cherry stain semi gloss finish, halogen overhead lights, Webasto forced air heating system with registers throughout.

Galley

Very functional L shaped galley with white Corian-like countertops, hot/cold pressure water with one-tuch designer faucet and twin polished stainless steel deep sinks, Force 10 three burner propane gimballed stove with oven, built in ATappan microwave oven, 12V Adler Barbour refrigerator freezer with top loading freezer separate from front loading refrigerator. Two Jabsco electric heads.

Electronics

Garmin GPSMap 7610 chartplotter with radar overlay, autopilot, and four multi function displays (all installed in 2015), Icom VHF radio, magnetic compass, masthead fly.Sony AM/FM/MP3 stereo.

Electrical

110V AC / 12V DC. Thirty amp shorepowwer service with Xantrex inverter/charger with Link 1000 monitor, three 4D batteries, Group 27 starter battery.

Sails and Rig

US Spars double spreader keel stepped aluminum mast with in-mast Neil Pryde furling main sail,1x19 stainless steel standing rigging. aluminum boom with rigid vang, Lewmar mainsheet with traveller. Roller furling jib with Doyle 110% jib (2010), also Neil Pryde 140% genoa.

Two Lewmar #64 self tailing wiches (upgraded from the #54s that came standard) and two Lewmar #40 self tailing winches (one of which is electric), all lines lead aft thru nine Spinlock rope clutches.

Deck and Hull

Hand laid solid FRP hull with vinylester barrier coat and cored decks, spade rudder, deep draft keel with cast iron ballast. And with a Flag Blue hull with white double boot stripes and a gold recessed cove strip and varnished toe rail this particular example really is a beautiful sailboat!

Polished stainless steel bow, mast and stern pulpits, polished stainless steel stanchions with double lifelines, polished stainless steel folding swim ladder. Lewmar electric windlass, double bow roller with Danforth anchor with ample chain and line rode, six stainless steel mooring cleats.

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.

2006 Beneteau 473

Specifications

Engine 1 Specifications

Media Gallery