Beneteau First 45.6 for sale in , Antigua and Barbuda

Nui was built in 1984 when they still built really strong and durable yet fast boats .The designer German Frers is famous for being able to design fast boats that perform well yet are can be of medium displacement .

This Beneteau First 456 is such a boat and is remarkably similar to the Swan 48 and Grand Soleil 46 in hull profile .

Nui is a very capable vessel that can take you on offshore passages safely and comfortably at high average speeds.

She comes fitted with Solar panels and a watermaker so no need to carry a lot of water .

The 45 cabin layout allows for nice privacy aboard great for families or guests.

The seller is a marine engineer on super yachts and has fitted a nice reliable Volkswagen marinised diesel, capable of pushing her along nicely under power, driven by a bronze Max prop folding 3 blade .

She also has a workshop with workbench and lots of spare parts and tools.

She comes with a good set of sails with lots of life still in them.

She carries a powerful rig capable of driving her nicely and her super hull design allows for good pointing upwind and fast reaching and running.'

The autopilot can handle self steering her well.

So if you are looking for a good sized very strong and fast sailing vessel that can carry you cruising across oceans or even race competitively , this is for you ,

The seller sailed her easily with just his wife and two small children for many miles so she does not need a big crew to handle her.

Interior COMFORTS and amenities / Electronics

• 12v Refrigeration with air cooled compressor and wrap around evaporator plate top opening Propane shut off
• Vented propane locker aft
• (3) propane tanks
• Watermaker 25 L per hour SPLASH 25 ECOSYSTEM 
• Water heater electric and engine 
• Freshwater pressure system with accumulator tank
• Saltwater pump to galley
• First aid kit to Cat C
• Robertson Autopilot AP11 electric hydraulic drive to quadrant
• FURUNO GP 30 GPS
• Radar FURUNO 16 nm
• IRIDIUM Extrem 9575 Satellite phone /kit
• Speed /Depth two Airmar transducers display on B& G (2020)
•  ICOM VHF plus Handheld 
• EPIRB 406Mhz 2019
• AIS transceiver with separate VHF antenna and separate display
• Foredeck light
• B&G Hydra 2000 with 2 FFD in cockpit plus 20/20 x 2 displays above compnionway
• (1) FFD at chart table
• (1) Handy yellow GMDSS VHF

ELECTRICAL

• (1) AGM maintenance free deep cycle 100 Ah 2018 house1 AGM maintenance free Starter 85 Ah
• (3) x 55w Solar panels on deck with MPTT regulator
• 1200W Victron Battery charger
• Victron Battery charger 25 A
• Shore power cord 
• Battery monitors x 2 Victron and DITEL on main panel
• Volts and AMPS
• 90 Amp alternator plus spare 90 Amp alternator

Deck and Cockpit Equipment

• Lofrans Tigre windlassRocna 60 main anchor and CQR 49 anchors 
• 70 m of 10mm chain and 25 m of 8 mm chain
• New Bimini top 2023
• Full over boom awning full
• Spray hood dodger with front and sides
• (2) cockpit cushions
• cockpit table
• (6) fenders
• stainless pulpit , pushpit and lifelines
• swim ladder 
• NAVIGATION lights, anchor and steaming lights

MAST and rigging

• JGENA aluminium keel stepped mast Profurl headsail furler 
• Spinnaker with sock and bag
• Assymetric A2 Spinnaker with top down furler
• Spinnaker pole
• Hydraulice backstay adjuster HYD Sailtec -17 integral pump 
• serviced 2021
• SS 1x 19 oversized standing rigging dis continuous double spreader rig, in very good condition
• SS chain plates invery good condition
• Winches
• Lewmar 35 ST for reefing ,lines
• (2) Lewmar 40 ST for halyards
• (2) Lewmar 60 ST for primary winches
• Rope clutches two sets of four and two more for runners

SAILS

• Mainsail functional on Harken cars 3 semi and 2 full battens
• Headsail on furler
• Staysail Hank on in good condition 
• Spinnaker in sock
• Assym Spinnaker on top down furler with external cable

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.

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