Beneteau First 36.7
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Beneteau First 36.7[1] is a sailboat designed by Farr Yacht Design in the year 2001, and first built by Beneteau in 2002. The boat was built as a high-performance, cruising platform. Allowing for competitive one-design racing and comfortable cruising on one boat. The design is a World Sailing International Class keelboat that is actively raced worldwide in both one-design fleets and under handicap systems such as PHRF and ORC.[citation needed]
Production
[edit]The design was built by Beneteau between their two shipyards. A majority of the boats were built in Marion South Carolina. These boats have generally remained in North America. The remainder of the boats were built in France. There are slight differences in the designs between the two factories.
Production began for the 2002 model year and continued through 2012. Approximately 800 hulls were produced, with 500 of them emerging from the South Carolina factory.[citation needed]
Design
[edit]The Beneteau First 36.7 is a keelboat, with a hull built from fiberglass. The hull is reinforced through a grid structure bonded to the interior of the hull. The main components of the boat are attached to this grid. The keel, water tanks, mast base, and engine are all fixed to the main structural grid.
The boat has a fractional sloop rig, with a keel-stepped aluminum mast. Swept aluminum spreaders and an adjustable backstay purchase makes sailing fast ,safe and easy, without the need for running backstays. The standing rigging is made of stainless steel rod, with the exception of the backstay, which is dyneema or stainless cable. The boom is aluminum, with a solid style, adjustable vang.
The spinnaker is symmetric and flown from a 13-foot-long pole. The spinnaker pole is made of carbon fiber, or aluminum.
The boat has two keel options. Both keels are fixed, fin / bulb style, and made of lead. The standard draft variant (7.22 feet, 2.20m) is most common, though some 'shoal draft' variants were built with a draft of (5.9 feet, 1.8m) The standard draft variant performs better upwind, and is preferred by racers. The rudder is of the spade style, and is constructed from fiberglass. Most all of the boats are helmed by a wheel, though a tiller option was available in Europe.
Cabin / accommodations
[edit]The Beneteau First 36.7 features three separate sleeping cabins and 6 feet, 4 inches of standing headroom throughout the boat. The galley features a deep top-loading refrigerator, a two-burner gimbaled stove, and a double basin stainless-steel sink. The navigation station is forward-facing and houses the 12-volt and 120-volt electrical panels.
The main salon (social area) features two settees, and a removable table. With the table removed, a stainless steel brace is left in place to secure unused sails.
The head is a 'wet head' with a floor drain for the shower and a manual pump marine toilet. The head is compact, but features standing headroom.
The interior wood is cherry-stained mahogany on the first 200 hulls, and the remainder were built with a lighter pear colored stain on the wood.
The auxiliary engine is built by Volvo Penta. The earlier hulls feature the Volvo Penta MD-2030 engine, while the later hulls received D1-30 engines. Both output 29 horsepower and are water cooled diesel engines. The sound insulation is adequate and the boat remains quiet under motor.
References
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