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Beneteau First 42 Manual

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Letrappes

Discussion Starter · Jan 24, 2012

I purchased a Beneteau First 42 in December and am looking to find a manual for it. I have tons of paperwork in the boat but it was not included. I called the factory and they sent me a couple brochures but don't have a manual. Does anyone know where I might find one? I'm specifically looking for technical details such as how it was originally wired, plumbing runs, standing and running rigging specs, etc.

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svHyLyte

· #61 · Jul 25, 2019 (Edited)

CDG said:
Thanks for the info Letrappes. But I can imagine how did you get access to both ends of the muffler. For me seems impossible!

In the port aft cabin, there is a smaller hatch door in the bulkhead between the cabin and the engine compartment situated beneath the base of the berth, which is removable. It is awkward but doable. One must be careful not to damage the wiring from the fuel level gage sender near the top edge of the fuel tank above the muffler.

FWIW I suspect that everyone that owns a mid-80's era First 42 has gone through the exhaust hose replacement exercise or, if not, will. Ours cracked right above the exhaust through-hull in the bustle while we were enroute to Key West from Tampa Bay a few years ago. Fortunately, I had a roll of "Rescue Tape" aboard and was able to make temporary repairs but we had to deal with quite a flood for awhile. A real (literal) pain in the neck! When replacing the exhaust hose, you need the most flexible hose you can obtain, regardless of cost. Trust me! BTDT!

FWIW...

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Letrappes

Discussion Starter · #62 · Jul 25, 2019

For the aft end of the muffler I had a friends ten year old son loosen the hose clamp and was able to remove it by pulling from the port lazarette. Putting it back on I had to sightly ream and lube the hose but got it back on and had the same kid put a new hose clamp back on. For the front side of the muffler I already had the heat exchanger off the engine so was able to get to it myself and put it back on. I ended up with a free end of spool piece of Parker brand wet exhaust rated hose. It was a pain to get in for sure but it's working fine now. This absolutely was not easy and I really don't ever want to do it again.

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CDG

· #63 · Jul 25, 2019

It’s a good idea to have a kid to help changing the rear hose!

It seems that you both have the leak in the hose not in the body of the muffler. I just bought a little endoscopic camera to try to found where is located the leak.

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CDG

· #64 · Jul 28, 2019

Hello, finally I’ve found that the front of the muffler is very corroded. After some intents I decided to open a big window under the port bed and take out the muffler. Now I send the muffler to repair and will change also the hoses.

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latimerstephen

· #65 · 10 mo ago

Letrappes said:
I purchased a Beneteau First 42 in December and am looking to find a manual for it. I have tons of paperwork in the boat but it was not included. I called the factory and they sent me a couple brochures but don't have a manual. Does anyone know where I might find one? I'm specifically looking for technical details such as how it was originally wired, plumbing runs, standing and running rigging specs, etc.

I too am looking for the Manual for my 1995 ben first 42s7 if anyone knows where i can get a copy . [email protected]

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Jeff_H

· #66 · 10 mo ago

Beneteau is known for having great support for their "Heritage' sailing models. I would contact Beneteau and they should be able to send you a PDF of the manual. Unfortunately, BeneteauUSA was closed a few years back so you will need to go through a local dealer these days.

Jeff

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LSI

· #67 · 2 mo ago (Edited by Moderator)

svHyLyte said:
Hey Guys... I've been out'a touch for a few weeks due to a death in the family and consequential travel etc. Randy, thanx for the compliments. We've compiled lots of documents/history/technical background on the yacht but no "manual" per se.

Letra--the First 42 was/is a pretty sophisticated yacht such that most people that bought them originally (i.e. when new) really already knew what they were doing and didn't need much instruction. There was a "check list" on the engine (a Perkins 4-108) that reflected the test out and delivery of the engine and, of course, the Perkins operator's and maintenance manuals. We have all of the documents that were originally included with our boat at the time of the original sale and purchase (in our case in Europe), including the manufacturer's user guides for the equipment that was included--hot water heater, pumps, etc--that still remain on the boat today but they are in French since the yacht was delivered in Europe.

If you have specific questions Randy and I and a few others may be able to help you. Randy has done some pretty impressive up-grades on R3 so he's got the milage with that kind of thing. But let us know what you need and someone is sure to be able to help.

FWIW...

s/v HyLyte

Beneteau first 42' 1983 steering cable broke. Do they cross inside the binnacle? Thank you Matt

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