Beneteau Antares 8 for sale in Torquay United Kingdom

Agile, powerful and very habitable, the Antares 8 oozes character. The ideal boat for exploring new shores, she is wonderful for taking a break for a few days, confident that you are completely safe.

The Antares 8 has a new flared-out hull that delivers wonderful driving sensations, while boasting excellent seakeeping. The dynamic V design of the cap clearly announces the boat’s stunning aesthetic design. Its clever deck plan offers three different possible cockpit seat layouts.

Unique on a boat this size, the Antares 8’s habitability sets it apart from other motor cruisers in this category. The wheelhouse is accessed by a large sliding glass door, sheltering a well-equipped modular living space. There is a real double cabin below the wheelhouse at the bow of the boat, with storage and a shower en suite, so you can stay on board for a few days. With walnut stained woodwork, the boat offers a very contemporary atmosphere.

Options Fitted To Boat

Garmin Echomap GPS Plotter with Sonar Transducer

Icom IC-M330 DSC VHF Radio

Quick Bow Thruster

Electric Anchor Windlass

Upgraded Elegance Upholstery (Silvertex Ice & Diamante Meteor).

42l 12v Fridge

Fusion MS RA70N Fusion Marine Media Sound System with Speakers

Galley Gas Hob

Marine Sea Toilet with 17l waste tank.

Wheelhouse Curtains

2nd Screen Wiper with Screen Wash Kit

Mooring & Anchor Kit

Full Aft Cockpit Canopy Enclosure

240v Shore Power with Battery Charger & Hot Water System

Aft Cockpit Sunpad Conversion Kit with Teak Table

Extended Swim Platforms

Saloon Berth Conversion Kit

Foredeck Sunlounger Cushions

Deck

COMPOSITION:

• Sandwich (Polyester resin - Glass fiber - Balsa core)
• White gel coat
• Partial deck counter-mould
• Grey protection rail on the hull-deck joint
• Wheelhouse roof in white gel coat
• Navigation lights = 1 all-round light on collapsible samson post
• Bi-colour navigation light

MOORING LINES - MOORING

• Bow fitting
• Self-bailing mooring locker with hatch cover
• Eye bolt to secure mooring
• 2 Foredeck cleats in aluminium, 200 mm / 8’’
• 2 Cleats amidships in aluminum, 200 mm / 8’’
• 2 Aft cleats in aluminium, 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 cockpit coamings
• 1 Stainless steel hand rail on the cockpit bench seat

Cockpit

• Self-bailing cockpit
• Sliding aft bench seat, 3 place
• Additional cockpit fittings (see optional extras)
• Lockers in cockpit bottom:
• - 1 Large central lockable chest with gas piston assisted opening
• - 2 Optional lockers in bench seats (option)
• 2 Rod holders
• Lighting from 1 ceiling light
• (280 L / 74 US Gal) hermetic and ventilated rotomoulded fuel
  tank, in the back of cockpit locker
• Fuel deck filler on stern deck
• Starboard bath access
• Security door
• Telescopic swimming ladder

Accommodations

• Interior upholstery: Commando Monument
• Woodwork Alpi Noyer
• Brown oak laminated floors - Part in polyester

WHEELHOUSE

• Headroom: 2.05 m / 6’9’’
• Wheelhouse with one-piece translucent glass windscreen
• Side windows in grey-tinted (translucent glass)
• Opening starboard side windows
• 2 leaf aft window door in translucent PMMA
• Anodized aluminium frame with lock
• 1 Electric windscreen wipers

STEERING STATION (TO STARBOARD)

• Pilot console with space for electronics
• Steering compass
• Rev counter
• Fuel and engine gauge indicator
• 12 V socket
• Luxe steering wheel
• Encased side engine control (Engine controls and counters supplied with pre-rigging)
• Adjustable, swivelling Bolster function driver's seat, PVC Diamante Taupe upholstery
• Pilot footrests
• Lighting from 1 ceiling light
• Hydraulic steering

GALLEY (TO STARBOARD)

• Kitchen with polyester sink, tap on hose for inside/outside use
• Pressured cold water
• Options:
• - Compartment for refrigerator (42 L)
• - space for cooker (Gas)

SALOON

• Headroom: 2.02 m / 6’8’’
• Inward-facing saloon convertible into a bed (option) (Length = 2 m / 6’7’’- Beam = 0.92 m / 3’)
• Copilot seat with swivelling seat back (navigation / saloon positions)
• Table Alpi Noyer
• Storage lockers under side seating
• Lighting from 1 ceiling light
• Battery master switch under the aft seat

HEAD

• Headroom: 1.38 m / 4’6’’
• Closed cabinet under steering station with toilet
• Door
• Lighting from 1 ceiling light

FORWARD CABIN

• Headroom: 1.10 m / 3’7’’
• Double berth (Length max = 2 m / 6’7’’ - Beam max = 1.65 m / 5’5’’)
• Storage lockers
• Lighting from 1 ceiling light
• Opening deck hatch, in the cabin

Electrical

• 6 function 12 V electrical panel
• 12 V socket
• 2 Bilge pumps: 1 Manual pump - 1 Electric pump
• Battery switch located in compartment under the aft saloon seat
• Navigation lights = 1 all-round light on collapsible samson post - Bi-colour navigation light
• Lighting from 4 ceiling lights
• Installation for engine battery delivered with the pre-rigging