b6sfull 0 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Still on the hunt for one ... “Faith” seems to be overlooked for some reason .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sail4beer 3,411 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2006/beneteau-first-44-7-3529013/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b6sfull 0 Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Yep, looks beautiful in the listing, however, am told it does not look the same today...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b6sfull 0 Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 47.7 would work also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garyedelman 28 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 PM sent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b6sfull 0 Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 36 minutes ago, garyedelman said: PM sent. Got it and replied.... cheers!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LI_sailor 21 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Ive seen the one from McMichaels last year? It looked pretty good Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b6sfull 0 Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 19 minutes ago, LI_sailor said: Ive seen the one from McMichaels last year? It looked pretty good Pm sent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
42 South 40 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 We owned one that came out of the French factory - for some reason, there were a number at this time that were affected by poor varnish adhesion - Beneteau paid for the whole interior on our boat to be removed and resprayed - check for any peeling or lifting of the varnish (use a bit of sticky tape) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dino 10 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 I raced a 44.7 around 15 years ago, mainly offshore. It was a popular boat in Australia/NZ back then and had good results offshore. We found it very tender in any breeze over 14-16 knots. We were reefing the main at 18 knots and going to a number 3 jib. I certainly didn’t perform offshore like the owners previous 40.7, which was a much better boat offshore. It turned out that the successful 44.7’s were heavily modified with bigger masthead kits for light stuff and the heads in the bow was almost fully removed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b6sfull 0 Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 2 hours ago, 42 South said: We owned one that came out of the French factory - for some reason, there were a number at this time that were affected by poor varnish adhesion - Beneteau paid for the whole interior on our boat to be removed and resprayed - check for any peeling or lifting of the varnish (use a bit of sticky tape) We’re they all built in France or did Marion build some for the North American market? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b6sfull 0 Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Dino said: It turned out that the successful 44.7’s were heavily modified with bigger masthead kits for light stuff and the heads in the bow was almost fully removed. That’s valuable info. Good to know ... thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garyedelman 28 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 For the mods, you might want to contact John Mollicone (sailing coach at Brown). He raced on a 44.7 that won it's class and possibly more in the Bermuda Race, and told me they did a number of mods, but I didn't have time to go into it with him. John is a great sailor and a good guy, very approachable, and if he remembers I'm sure he'd share what they did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b6sfull 0 Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 9 hours ago, garyedelman said: For the mods, you might want to contact John Mollicone (sailing coach at Brown). He raced on a 44.7 that won it's class and possibly more in the Bermuda Race, and told me they did a number of mods, but I didn't have time to go into it with him. John is a great sailor and a good guy, very approachable, and if he remembers I'm sure he'd share what they did. 2014 or earlier? Valkyrie? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crashtestdummy 17 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 8 hours ago, b6sfull said: 2014 or earlier? Valkyrie? Four Stars Sprit, midified bow railing and bunch of other stuff. Rob macmillan from Q Newport was involved with John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackolantern 597 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Valkyrie was also a *very* fast boat with a killer crew and rating but **** was faster. Then it vanished. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b6sfull 0 Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 What’s the story with the boat posted above that’s for sale? seems like good potential with some cosmetics..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b6sfull 0 Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 39 minutes ago, Cristoforo said: seems so but she's been for sale for a very long time. Yes a very long time. Maybe price is scary. or has issues .... I hope to find out at least Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garyedelman 28 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Thanks CTD for filling in the gaps in my memory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomTraubert 4 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 On 10/28/2020 at 4:11 PM, crashtestdummy said: Four Stars Sprit, midified bow railing and bunch of other stuff. Rob macmillan from Q Newport was involved with John Four Stars was profiled in Sailing World after they won the pro division (Gibbs Hill?) in the 2006 (?) Bermuda Race. She didn't have a Sprit, though, but ran asyms off an oversized pole. The sprits and smaller genoas came in about 2010 and a different 44.7 did very well that year in the Bermuda Race (St. David's and Class 6 (?), also using big asyms, including a code 0. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaggybaxter 2,722 Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 On 10/24/2020 at 9:03 PM, b6sfull said: 47.7 would work also. Hiya B6, Or you could dare to be different and keep the same beam as the 47 whilst realising the benefits of a 40 WL length. And you get to go storming past even 47.7's at anything lower than 70 TWA. https://yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/pogo-12-50/251176 I've been flat out calculating freight and insurance costs for multiple international enquiries, I thought Covid-19 was going to supress the market.... I know I know, buy an ad.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
b6sfull 0 Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 14 hours ago, shaggybaxter said: Hiya B6, Or you could dare to be different and keep the same beam as the 47 whilst realising the benefits of a 40 WL length. And you get to go storming past even 47.7's at anything lower than 70 TWA. https://yachthub.com/list/yachts-for-sale/used/sail-monohulls/pogo-12-50/251176 I've been flat out calculating freight and insurance costs for multiple international enquiries, I thought Covid-19 was going to supress the market.... I know I know, buy an ad.... Only if I won the lottery.... oh wait, that’s another thread .... Always had a crush on Pogo... don’t have the budget and that one is in the far side of the world from me ....sadly . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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