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Description

Much sought after steel blue hulled Beneteau Antares is a very manoeuvrable direct drive shaft driven boat with twin 200 hp Nanni (Toyota) diesel engines professionally maintained annually. Powerful Max Pro SP60 Bow thruster, remote windlass controls, Autohelm Autopilot, Raymarine A series Chart plotter with integral A.I.S. ( Automatic Identification System), Sonar depth sounder/fish finder/GPS unit, Compass, VHF, wind speed/ direction indicator, JVC stereo player with 2 saloon and 2 cockpit speakers. Trim tabs fitted with controls in cockpit and fly. Custom built fibreglass cockpit cover. Full service on both engines completed in September 2024. Lifted out, cleaned, antifouled and polished in December 2024 ready for 2025 season.

Specifications

Accommodation

Bedrooms
2 cabins -one (large island) unit double and bunk room with 2 bunks ( one folding up type). Shelving, storage and clothes lockers. Reading lights and Mirrors in each room. 220 volt mains supply socket in both bedrooms. Boat can sleep up to 7 people with convertible table and side berth in salon.1 bathroom complete with Seaflo toilet, sink and pull out shower unit. Hot and cold water from engine and 220v mains as necessary. Integral 80 litre holding ( black) tank fitted with three way valve. Large mirror and shelving. Automatic shower/ sump pump fitted. Access hatch to batteries, heater and water pump units.
Saloon;
Privacy folding curtains fully fitted to all windows.
Convertible double with foldable teak table. Extra side seating professionally installed in saloon to allow up to 5 people seated around table.
Kitchen: compact in main area, L shaped with worktop space and inbuilt shelves. Two gas burners with fold down glass protective cover.
Hot/ cold water in stainless steel sink
Under sink locker with drawer and top integral rubbish bin and underneath pull-out access opening.
Compact refrigerator ( 12 volt) under side seating
Two double 220 volt sockets with USB facility ( one on each side of saloon)
One socket at lower level for installed 2 Kilowatt Electric heater (220 V)
12 Volt plug in sockets on each side of saloon
Cockpit equipment:
Sliding glass panelled doors to rear of saloon.
Solid Fibreglass Cockpit Bimini with easy slide on winter side covers with windows and fold up door. Hard top fibreglass bimini can be easily removed if desired.
Swimming shower water hose facility in grp box unit at rear of cockpit (hot and cold). Cockpit side lockers.
Custom fitted stainless steel rails around cockpit. Fishing rod holders on rails at each side of cockpit
Very large Cockpit storage lazarette with easy opening gas struts and secured sealed locking provision.
Special Feature of Antares 9.80 cockpit is an adjustable bathing platform at stern of cockpit i.e. rear section of cockpit can be moved and secured to create full I metre wide bathing platform at rear of cockpit.
Extra bow thruster controller fitted on port side of cockpit for docking purposes.
GRP gas bottle locker
teak floor in stern cockpit
Custom folding bathing ladder with stainless steel step and hand holders at rear of boat
Sealed 220-volt inlet socket in cockpit for connection to Marina mains facility.
Integral protected bow, stern and middle cleats fitted to boat.

Head

L shaped Galley in saloon

Bunk room

Flybridge cushions

Flybridge Controls

side view

Rear view

side view

Construction

fibreglass construction with Controls in Saloon:
Full twin engine Morse controls (separate engine controls)
Hydraulic steering system
Windscreen wipers ( 2 number ) with freshwater washer provision
Trim tabs controls
Auto pilot (Autohelm type) with inbuilt rudder position and compass course indicator
Compass
GPS Raymarine Chartplotter with Ireland/UK/France Navionics Platinum charts
Furuno GP 1650 combined Sonic Fishfinder / Depth Sounder/GPS
Horn ( electric 12 volt)
Windlass controls
Bowthruster control unit
Remote controls for Search light beam (360 degrees) mounted on front of pilot house
Windex ( wind speed and direction indicator)
Radio Stereo player with saloon and cockpit speakers
VHF unit with custom fitted outside cockpit speaker
glass construction

side view

rear view

AIS

Sounder/GPS

Controls

fishing

inside saloon

inside saloon from front

view with crane Dec 2024

side view

Equipment

Flybridge; Full foldable navy blue cloth weather cover. Cushions and room for 6 people, two rotating seats and controls for twin engines and windlass, separate depth sounder, separate chart plotter with full Irish/UK and France charts, and mounted compass. Controls for trim tabs. Life ring mounted at side. Stainless steel radar arch at rear of cockpit with navigational lights, horn, GPS, AIS and VHF aerials. Flag staff.Electrics:
3 large Bosch batteries 170 AH 12 volt ( all replaced in 2020 with receipt)
Dolhim automatic battery charger (220 to 12 volt)
12 volt and 220 volt control panels in passage way.
Full Lighting and switching for saloon, cockpit, head and bedrooms.

Navigation Equipment

Controls in Saloon:
Full twin engine Morse controls (separate engine controls)
Hydraulic steering system
Windscreen wipers ( 2 number ) with freshwater washer provision
Trim tabs controls
Auto pilot (Autohelm type) with inbuilt rudder position and compass course indicator
Compass
GPS Raymarine Chartplotter with Ireland/UK/France Navionics Platinum charts
Furuno GP 1650 combined Sonic Fishfinder / Depth Sounder/GPS
Horn ( electric 12 volt)
Windlass controls
Bowthruster control unit
Remote controls for Search light beam (360 degrees) mounted on front of pilot house
Windex ( wind speed and direction indicator)
Radio Stereo player with saloon and cockpit speakers
VHF unit with custom fitted outside cockpit speaker
Electrics:
3 large Bosch batteries 170 AH 12 volt ( all replaced in 2020 with receipt)
Dolhim automatic battery charger (220 to 12 volt)
12 volt and 220 volt control panels in passage way.
Full Lighting and switching for saloon, cockpit, head and bedrooms.

Engine(s)

Type: Nanni (Marinised Toyota)
Model: 4.390 TDi
Horse power: 2 number 200 H.P. engines
3 Bladed bronze direct drive propellors
Fully maintained engines with history
Large engine room access for maintenance
Standard Toyota fuel and oil filters

port engine

Starboard engine

Safety Equipment

Safety:
Port and Starboard remote control fire extinguishers 2 Kg. each from steering controls
One 2 Kg Automatic fire extinguisher fitted centre in engine compartment
One 2 Kg. fire extinguisher plastic wrapped in cockpit
One 1 Kg. fire extinguisher under saloon seat at door.
One 1 Kg. fire extinguisher located in lazerette
Life ring fitted on side of port flybridge
Vhf radio fitted at engine controls
Electric bilge pump (operates forward and aft bilge with T switch valve).
Manual bilge pump fitted in cockpit
Full navigational lights fitted
9 Kg. Anchor with chain, chain locker (self draining) and hand controller unit from bow.
Windlass 1,000 watt Vertical Electric controllable from the deck, the wheel station and the flybridge.

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