Custmizable Boat: Stuart
The Beneteau Antares 8 has a maximum rating of 250 HP and is a comfortable weekender, ideal for the whole family. With overnight accommodations and ample deck space, the Antares 8 is equally habitable as it is sporty.
The helm includes a captain’s chair with bolster function, steering compass, space for electronics, and a sliding side window for optimal ventilation.
Customizable Boat: Stuart
The Beneteau Antares 8 has a maximum rating of 250 HP and is a comfortable weekender, ideal for the whole family. With overnight accommodations and ample deck space, the Antares 8 is equally habitable as it is sporty.
The helm includes a captain’s chair with bolster function, steering compass, space for electronics, and a sliding side window for optimal ventilation.
The interior also includes a bow cabin with a double berth, full head compartment, reversible salon seat, dinette convertible to double berth, sliding side window and door, a galley area with a sink and area to add an optional cooking hob and refrigerator, and storage space.
The exterior includes a cockpit lounge, optionally convertible to a sunbed, in-deck storage, walkthrough transom, swim platform and folding swim ladder, side rails, mooring cleats, cup holders, and two rod holders.
Come test drive a Beneteau Antares at either of our Florida east coast stores, located in:
Ft. Lauderdale, Palm Beach and Stuart.
Standard Equipment
Construction
Hull
- Composition:
- Sandwich (polyester resin - fiberglass - balsa core)
- White gel coat
- Winching ring on bow
- Injection molded hull
Deck
- Composition:
- Sandwich (polyester resin - fiberglass - balsa core)
- White gel coat
- Partial deck counter-mold
- Grey protection rail on the hull-deck joint
- Wheelhouse roof in white gel coat
Deck Equipment
- Navigation lights = 1 all-round light on collapsible samson post
- Bi-color navigation light
Mooring - Anchoring Gear
- Bow forestay chain plate
- Self-bailing mooring locker with hatch cover
- Eye bolt to secure mooring
- 2 Foredeck cleats in aluminum, 200 mm / 8’’
- 2 Cleats amidships in aluminum, 200 mm / 8’’
- 2 Aft cleats in aluminum, 200 mm / 8’’
Safety on Deck
- Stainless steel open pulpit surrounding the cockpit up to the cockpit steps
- Asymmetric catwalks
- 2 Stainless steel handrails on wheelhouse uprights
- 2 Stainless steel handrails on wheelhouse hood
- 2 Stainless steel handrails on the cockpit coamings and bulwark door
- 1 Stainless steel hand rail on the cockpit bench seat
Cockpit
- Self-bailing cockpit
- Sliding aft bench seat, 3 place - Length: 2,20 m / 7’3’’ - Beam: 1,40 m / 4’7’’ (Upholstery depending on version)
- Additional cockpit fittings (see optional extras)
- Lockers in cockpit bottom:
- 1 Large central lockable chest with gas piston assisted opening
- 1 Port side cockpit locker, gas strut assisted opening
- 1 Starboard cockpit locker, gas strut assisted opening
- Lighting from 1 ceiling light
- (340 L / 90 US Gal) hermetic and ventilated rotomolded fuel tank, in the back of cockpit locker
- Fuel fill on stern deck
- Security door
- Gangway door to starboard
- Starboard swim access
- Swim ladder
Interior
- Salon upholstery to match the exterior upholstery (version)
- Optional cabin mattress cushions: Cushy Limestone
- Woodwork Alpi Noyer
- Brown oak laminated floors - Part in polyester
Wheelhouse
- Headroom: 2,00 m / 6’7’’
- Wheelhouse with one-piece translucent glass windscreen
- Side windows with translucent glass
- Starboard slide-to-open side window
- 3 leaf aft window door in translucent PMMA
- Aluminium surround and lock
- 1 Electric windscreen wipers
Steering Station (to Starboard)
- Black steering console with location for 12" electronic
- Steering compass
- Rev counter
- Fuel and engine gauge indicator
- Dual USB socket
- Steering wheel
- Encased side engine control (Engine controls and counters supplied with pre-rigging)
- Bolster function adjustable pilot seat, matching the exterior upholstery (Version)
- Removable footrest
- Lighting from 1 ceiling light
- Hydraulic steering
Galley (to Starboard)
- Kitchen with polyester sink, Valve
- Pressured cold water
- Options:
- Compartment for refrigerator (42 L)
- Space for gas oven
- Location for electric hob
Salon
- Headroom: 1,60 m / 5’3’’
- Inward-facing salon convertible into a bed (optional) (Length = 1,90 m / 6’3’’ - Beam = 0,92 m / 3’)
- Copilot seat with swivelling seat back (navigation / salon positions)
- Stowage locker below aft seat
- Lighting from 1 ceiling light
- Battery master switch under the aft seat
Head
- Headroom: 1,50 m / 4’11’’
- Closed cabinet under steering station for storage space or toilet (optional extra: Marine toilet with sewage tank / Shower equipment)
- Door
- Lighting from 1 ceiling light
Forward Cabin
- Headroom: 1,15 m / 3’9’’
- Double berth (Length max = 2,20 m / 7’3’’ - Beam max = 1,70 m / 5’7’’)
- Storage lockers
- Lighting from 1 ceiling light
Cabin / Storage
- Headroom: 0,45 m / 1’6’’
- Single berth (2 m x 0,7 m / 6’7’’ x 2’4’’)
Electricity
- 6 function 12 V electrical panel
- 2 Bilge pumps: 1 manual - 1 Electric pump
- Battery switch located in compartment under the aft salon seat
- Navigation lights = 1 all-round light on collapsible samson post - Bicolor navigation light
- Lighting from 4 ceiling lights
- Installation for engine battery delivered with the pre-rigging (battery not delivered)
Plumbing
- 100 L / 26 US Gal Rigid water tank
- Water pump for pressure building
Smart Board
- "SEANAPPS" smart technology:
- For monitoring the boat's status and receiving alerts as well as maintenance advice via the associated mobile application.
- The type of information collected (GPS position, batteries, engine info, navigation data, etc.) varies according to the boat's configuration.
Miscellaneous Items
Versions
Standard Upholstery Version
- Marlin Auster upholstery - Pilot seat - Interior salon - Cockpit aft bench seat
Elegance Upholstery Version
- Silvertex Sterling + Diamante meteor upholstery - Pilot seat - Interior salon - Cockpit aft bench seat
Cruising Version
- Sliding cockpit bench seat
- Stowage below port side bench seat
- Cruising hull graphics
Fishing Version
- Sliding fishing station (replacing bench seat) with equipment:
- Bait storage box
- 2 Storage trays
- Tilting chair
- Hand rail
- SEANOX x5 rod holder on hand rail
- Water circulation fish tank to port
- Sea water deck wash pump
Options
Interior Accommodation / Onboard Comfort
- 42 L refrigerator + Installation for additional 12 V battery (battery not delivered)
- Gas cooker + ARPA black worktop + Glass holders in the stowage space
- Electric hob (110 V) + ARPA black worktop + Glass holders in the stowage space
- GARMIN 215 AIS VHF
- 8 000 BTU air conditioning on shore power socket (110 V / 50 Hz)
- 8 000 BTU air conditioning with battery power supply (110 V / 50 Hz)
- Diesel heater "air pulse"
- Mattress for stowage space below the salon
- Additional berths in the salon (matching the upholstery version)
- Sliding wheelhouse hatch with blackout curtains
- Infinity Luxe Cream internal carpet
- Tableware Kit - 6 people
Exterior Options
- Complete mooring/anchoring kit
- Stainless steel/solid wood bowsprit with swimming ladder
- Ladder for bowsprit
- Swimming ladder for bulwark door
- Electric windlass (700 W)
- Extended swim platform
- Graphite cockpit wheelhouse cover compatible with rod holder on the coachroof
- Graphite CRUISING cockpit awning
- CRUISING extension for full cockpit closing
- Stainless steel roof gallery
- Black rod holder on the coachroof x 5
- Cockpit table
- Folding cockpit side bench seat to port (matching the upholstery version)
- Bench seat with back to bay window (matching the upholstery version)
- Forward sun deck - 1,40 m x 1,70 m / 4’7’’ x 5’7’’ (matching the upholstery version)
- Sun deck extension for cockpit - 1,90 m x 1,80 m / 6’3’’ x 5’11’’ (matching the upholstery version)
- Cover for aft cockpit bench seat
- Infinity Luxe Cream cockpit carpet
- Horn
- 45 L cool box for cockpit under cockpit seat
- Polyester fish tub for cockpit chest
- 2nd GARMIN 12’’ GPSMAP 1223 xsv multi-function screen under the cockpit coachroof
- LED strip for coachroof
- Aft deck searchlight
- Pearl Grey hull
Electrical System
- Full 110 V electrical circuit + Battery charger
- Electric demister
Water System
- Marine toilet with 64 L / 17 US Gal sewage tank
- 45 L/11 US Gal grey water tank
- Fresh water electric toilet
- Water heater of 25 L on the shore power socket + Shower equipment in head
Engine
- Bow thruster (battery not delivered)
- Lenco electric trim tabs
- Zipwake automatic trim system
- Mercury Mechanical Throttle Shift top pre-rigging (1 x F150 HP)
- Mercury V6 electronic pre-rigging
- Mercury V8 Verado electronic pre-rigging
Trim Level & Packs
Trim Level
- Interior table
- Port side sliding side window
- 2nd electric wiper + windscreen washer kit
- Cockpit shower
- Forward cabin mattress
- 2 Rod holders
- 2 Cup holders
- Interior curtains
- 2 Opening portholes (cabin + Head)
- Opening deck hatch in the cabin
Electronics Packs
Electronic Pack
- Multifunction GARMIN 9’’ (ECHOMAP UHD2 9’’) screen (chart not included)
- GARMIN GT23-TM Sensor
Electronic - Upgraded Pack
- Multifunction GARMIN 12’’ (ECHOMAP ULTRA2) screen (chart not included)
- GARMIN GT23-TM Sensor
Sound Pack
- Fusion MS-RA210
- 50 W speakers x 4
US Pack
- Extended swim platform
- Complete 110V electrical system + Pre-fitting for charger (not supplied)
- Fresh water electric toilet with sewage tank
- 42 L refrigerator
- Sliding wheelhouse hatch with blackout curtains
