2002 Beneteau Oceanis 473 | Owner’s Version, New Rigging (2025) & Upgraded Systems

Beneteau Oceanis 473 Owner’s Version, designed by Group Finot and launched in 2002, a well-equipped and privately owned cruiser, tailored for serious Mediterranean sailing or liveaboard use. With three spacious double cabins and two heads, she offers superior comfort without compromising performance.

Professionally maintained and extensively upgraded, she features new standing rigging (2025), a Volvo TMD22 (78hp) engine with turbo overhaul, shaft seal and cutlass bearing replaced (2024), and a cleaned fuel tank. A QL bow thruster, new batteries (2024/25), Dolphin charger, and dual 12V/220V systems ensure smooth handling and energy reliability.

Sails by Tecniq Voile (serviced 2022), electric halyard winch, and a full B&G/Simrad navigation suite (Zeus 2 plotter, autopilot, radar) support confident passagemaking. On deck: Rocna anchor with 85m chain, sprayhood (2023), bimini, and full winter cover.

Below, the warm wood joinery, blue upholstery, Frigoboat fridge, Webasto heating, and shore-powered A/C create a welcoming interior. Includes a 2.6m tender with Mercury 6hp outboard.

Now with a 2025 survey. Contact Williams & Smithells International — trusted yacht brokers and bluewater specialists — to arrange a viewing.

Construction
Built by Beneteau Yachts (2002)
Designed by Group Finot
Sloop rigged aft cockpit cruiser
White GRP hull, deck & structure
Blue Antifouling
Teak decks & cockpit
Fin keel / Spade rudder
Wheel steering
All thru-hulls & valves replaced 2025

Machinery
Volvo TMD22 78hp engine (3080 hrs)
Engine serviced & turbo overhauled 2025
Shaft drive to 3 blade fixed prop.
Shaft seal changed Sept 2024 (along with new cutlas bearing, fuel tank cleaned)
Corfu 2021 – New injectors, new turbo, new exhaust elbow. Gear box, heat exchanger, fuel pump all overhauled.
QL BP450 Bowthruster
2,200W Portable generator

Electrics
12v & 220v systems
Dolphin battery charger 30a
Charging by engine alternator, shore power
2 x 145a/h domestic batteries (2025)
1 x 95 a/h engine start battery (2025)
1 x Relor 145 a/h bowthruster battery (2024)

Tanks
Fuel: 1 x 280 ltr plastic tank, cleaned Sept 2024
Water: 3 x tanks (total 650 ltrs) GRP
Holding: 1 x 50 ltr plastic tank

Rig & Sail
Sloop rigged
Stainless steel standing rigging (2025)
Z-spars aluminium spars
Manual retractable bowsprit. 1m

Slab reefing main, white by Tecniq Voile (original)
Furling genoa, white by Tecniq Voile (original)
(both serviced & cleaned 2022)
Spinnaker, furling, Blue. (age unknown)

2 x Lewmar 54 genoa winches
2 x Lewmar 40 halyard winches (one electric)

Accommodation
Accom for 6 in 3 double cabins, 2 heads/showers
Jabsco manual toilets
Blue fabric upholstery
Wood joinered interior, approx. 1.8m headroom
New mattress in master cabin (2020)

Domestic
Webasto heating (never used in this ownership, may not work)
Eno cooker
2 burner hob
Double S/S sink
Frigoboat fridge AV35 (small ice box in fridge)
3 x USB charged fans
1 x A/C unit (240v) only usable when on shore power.
LG TV
Pioneer CD/Radio
Clock/barometer
Assorted cooking equipment

Equipment
25kg Rocna anchor with 85m galvanised 10mm chain (new 2020)
Leroy Somer electric windlass (serviced 2019)
Sprayhood (new 2023)
Bimini
Aluminium passeralle
Swim platform/swim ladder
8 fenders / 4 warps
Full winter cover, stem to stern (new 2021)
Magma BBQ (2022)
Paddleboard

Navigation
Predominantly B&G electronics
B&G Zeus 2 W7 plotter incorporating GPS
Simrad autopilot
Raymarine RL70 radar
Raymrine VHF A80289
Compass – B&G Simrad RC42N
Speed/Wind/Depth – B&G
Navtex – ICS Nav6
Navigation lights
Repeater for GPS & autopilot at port helm
Icom hand held VHF

Tenders
Float Master 2.6m tender + Mercury 6hp outboard (service 2025)
Carried on foredeck

Safety
6 Person liferaft 2025
4 x Seago life jackets
2 x jackstays
Life buoy
Emergency tiller
Radar reflector
PLB
Manual & electric bilge pump
4 x fire extinguishers 2025
Fire blanket
Grab bag

The condition or level of safety equipment on board is not to be negotiated on following survey. It is likely to be listed by most surveyors but is not structural or an integral working part of the vessel and is not to be used to further negotiate the price down after survey. We strongly suggest that for your own personal safety that when purchasing a yacht you provide new safety equipment rather than relying on second hand gear.

Should you become the new owner of this yacht then the responsibility to re-register or update official bodies for items such as EPIRB, VHF, MMSI or AIS becomes yours.