An excellent sea boat, Benevento spent last summer cruising from Ireland to France and Spain, then back across the Biscay. She's equipped and ready for cruising!
Before the trip (2024), we had a brand new Beta Marine 25hp engine installed. It's reliability has been a godsend when cruising. We also added a Flexofold two-blade, folding propeller. This led to dramatic improvements to our cruising speeds in light winds.
The standing rigging was replaced in 2016 by the be previous owner and is still in good condition. A Harken furling jib was added at the same time. We replaced most of the running rigging last year (2024), including all the halyards and the furling line. Along with the main sail (fair) and jib (good), we have a spare main, a cruising chute (v good) and spinnaker (unsure - never flown!).
We made significant additions to the electrical equipment: adding an Onwa Plotter / AIS transponder (B+ receives and broadcasts) and AIS aerial, a NASA clipper wireless wind instrument, a new Simard Tillerpilot (22), and Quark-Elec wireless broadcaster for AIS and other NMEA data (not fitted). To power this, we added two new AGM house batteries (2 * 115Ah) in 2021 and a battery monitor. Starter battery is 75Ah. We also attached a small solar panel to the coach roof, a Renogy battery charger with MPPT, and a victron energy blue smart charger for when plugged in on a marina.
Inside, we made a few modifications for comfort, including: installing a new, bigger gallery sink, adding an Autoterm 4D diesel heater and appropriate ventilation (crucial in Ireland!) and adding additional storage space and shelving units.
Benevento comes with a three person inflatable dinghy and an accompanying outboard (which needs a new handle). We also have a four man, Seago liferaft stored on the pushpit but this will need to be serviced soon.
Feel free to contact me for a full inventory and with any questions.
Builder: | Sadler |
Make: | Sadler |
Model: | 32 |
Constructed: | 1980 |
Length over all: | 9.60m |
Note: Indicated location is approximate general area only.