2004 Beneteau Antares 9.80
Specifications
Equipment & Extras
- Beam
- 11'2"
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Year
- 2004
- Draft
- 2'11"
- Price
- $101,721 USD | Listed price £74,950 GBP
- Engine
- 2 x Nanni
- Category
- Used power boat for sale
- Location
- Portland, Dorset, United Kingdom
- Air draft
- 14'1"
- Make/model
- Beneteau Antares 9.80
- Displacement
- 6.24 tons (U.S.)
- Name of boat
- Hermit of Hythe
- Length overall
- 32'1"
- Length waterline
- 32'7"
- Number of berths
- 6
- Number of cabins
- 2
- Tax / VAT status
- Paid / Included
- Coppercoat antifouling 2023
- Teak cockpit, bathing platform and flybridge decks
- Teak capping rails to cockpit
- Extending cockpit system
- Additional stainless rails around cockpit to coding requirements
- Stainless radar arch
- Annual professional polish
- Bow thruster
- Trim tabs
- Fuel Capacity: 650 Litres
- Fresh Water Capacity: 220 Litres
- Holding Tank: 80 Litres
- 3 x 12v batteries
- Charged by engine alternators and 240v shore power
- Flat screen TV with DVD player
- Eberspacher 5DL diesel fired central heating
- Gas, Carbon Monoxide and Smoke detectors
- Forward cabin with large centreline double berth
- Wardrobe and lockers
- Mid cabin with two bunk berths
- Heads compartment with WC, shower and basin
- Saloon dinette in cream leather converts to double berth
- Folding saloon table
- Saloon storage to starboard in generous sideboard
- Galley with stainless sink
- ENO two burner stove and oven with grill
- Fridge with freezer compartment
- Water purification system
- Cockpit with extending sliding transom
- Flybridge with helm and co-pilot seating plus sun lounger
- Raymarine C120 plotter and radar
- Raymarine 6001 autopilot
- Raymarine Hybrid Touch plotter with bronze sonar transducer
- Raymarine RL70 CRC on Flybridge
- Icom console DSC/VHF
- SeeMe active radar reflector
- Bimini cover
- Flybridge covers
- External Windscreen and window covers
- Exterior covers for cockpit with frame
- Electric Lofrans X2 windlass with remote controls
- 4 person liferaft
- High luminosity LED Flare
- Fenders x 8
- Boat hook x 1
- Fire extinguishers x 5 (two automatic, two remote and one under helm seat)
- Navigation Lights
- Compass
- Depth Instrument
- Wind Instrument
- Autopilot
- GPS
- VHF
- Plotter
- Radar
- Bilge Pump
- Fire Extinguisher
- Anchor
- Battery Charger
- Heating
Description
This 2004 Beneteau Antares 9.80 is a superb example of this popular pocket flybridge cruiser, well maintained and thoughtfully upgraded. Featuring Coppercoat antifouling, comprehensive electronics, and cabin heating, she is equipped for extended cruising. The spacious flybridge is ideal for entertaining, while the innovative extending transom offers flexibility between cockpit space and bathing platform. A capable, comfortable cruiser suited to coastal passages or longer adventures.
DescriptionThis 2004 Beneteau Antares 9.80 presents as an outstanding example of this highly regarded pocket flybridge cruiser, clearly benefiting from attentive ownership and continuous investment. Well specified and thoughtfully upgraded, she features Coppercoat antifouling for reduced maintenance, a comprehensive navigation electronics package, and cabin heating—ensuring comfortable, extended use throughout the seasons. The flybridge provides a generous and sociable helm and seating area, ideal for relaxed cruising and entertaining, while the versatile cockpit is enhanced by an extending transom system. This clever arrangement allows you to switch effortlessly between a spacious entertaining area and an enlarged bathing platform. Renowned for her capable hull and seakeeping, the Antares 9.80 is equally at home on coastal passages or longer cruises, offering a reassuring blend of performance, practicality, and comfort.For more information or to arrange an appointment to view, please contact Ian Watkins at Clipper Marine on 07707 149475 ian@clippermarine.co.uk
BuildBuilt by Beneteau in France in 2004GRP hull, deck and superstructure in whiteHull Coppercoated 2023Teak cockpit, bathing platform and flybridge decks with teak capping rails to cockpitExtendiing cockpit systemAdditional stainless rails around cockpit to coding requirementsStainless radar archAnnual professional polishBow thrusterTrim tabsDimensionsLength Overall (LOA): 9.95 m - 9.98 m (approx. 32'8")Hull Length (LWL): 9.56 mBeam (Width): 3.42 m (11'2")Draft: 0.90 m (2'11")Air Draft: 4.30 m (approx. 14'1")Displacement: 6,200 kg Tankage and CapacityFuel Capacity: 650 Litres - tank drained and cleaned 2023Fresh Water Capacity: 220 LitresHolding Tank: 80 Litres
Mechanical and Electrical2 x Nanni 4.390 TDI four cylinder diesel engines (Toyota based)Shaft drive to four-bladed bronze propellorsProfessionally serviced annuallyEngine cooling system chemically flushed in 20253 x 12v batteriesCharged by engine alternators and 240v shore power
AccommodationSleeps six in two cabins plus saloonFlat
screen TV with DVD player
Eberspacher 5DL diesel fired central heating
Gas, Carbon Monoxide and Smoke detectors
Forward cabin with large centreline double berthWardrobe and lockersMid cabin with two bunk berthsLockersHeads compartment with WC, shower and basinSaloon dinette in cream leather converts to double berthFolding saloon tableSaloon storage to starboard in generous sideboardGalley with stainless sinkENO
two burner stove and oven with grill
Fridge with freezer compartment
Water purification system
Cockpit with extending sliding transom to prioritise cockpit space or bathing platformFlybridge with helm and co-pilot seating plus sun lounger
Navigation EquipmentRaymarine
C120 plotter and radar
Raymarine 6001 autopilot
Raymarine Hybrid Touch plotter with bronze sonar transducer
Raymarine RL70 CRC on Flybridge
Icom console DSC/VHFSeeMe
active radar reflector
Deck EquipmentBimini
cover
Flybridge covers
External Windscreen and window covers
Exterior covers for cockpit with frame
Electric Lofrans X2 windlass with remote controls
4 person liferaft
High luminosity LED Flare
Fenders
x 8
Boat hook x 1
Fire extinguishers x 5 (two automatic, two remote and one under helm seat)
Video
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NavigationNavigation LightsCompassDepth InstrumentWind InstrumentAutopilotGPSVHFPlotterRadarSafety EquipmentBilge PumpFire ExtinguisherEquipmentAnchorElectronicsBattery ChargerGalleyHeating
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