1982 Benetti 16m Motorsailer, EUR 238.000,-

Comprehensively refitted Laurent Giles-designed pilothouse ketch from Benetti Sail Division in Italy. Launched in 1988 and constructed in steel with an aluminium deck and superstructure.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

From the board of Laurent Giles & Partners and constructed by Bennetti Sail Division in Viareggio, Italy, TILL is a 1982-built and 1988-launched example of the 16m Motorsailer design. Expensively constructed with a steel hull and aluminium deck & superstructure, the Benetti 16m Motorsailer is a solid and extremely well-founded ketch-rigged yacht, ideally suited to long-distance, all-climates cruising. In the same ownership for the past 25 years, TILL has been lovingly maintained and extensively updated/refitted including the fitment of inboom furling systems to both main and mizzen rigs to allow for effortless short-handed sailing. Her specification highlights include:-
Four-cabin mahogany-finished interior layout with owner’s stateroom aft, VIP twin stateroom forward, guest twin cabin aft and further twin guest/crew cabin in forepeak, all with ensuite bathrooms
Steel hull with aluminium deck and superstructure – repainted 2018
Teak laid decks – replaced 2018
Lead fin keel with semi-skeg supported rudder
Volvo Penta TMD70C 175hp diesel engine with shaft drive and 3-blade propeller
Hydraulic bowthruster with PTO from engine
Upper and lower helm positions
Kohler 17kw diesel generator
24vDC battery systems with battery banks replaced in 2022
Inverter
Shorepower with isolation transformer
Approx 1,000 litres fuel capacity with fuel polishing pump
Approx 2,000 litres fresh water capacity
Holding tank
B&G navigation instruments
Autohelm and NECO autopilot controls
Furuno radar
Full galley with Smeg gas stove, microwave and twin fridges
Tecma electric heads
Reverse-cycle air-conditioning
In-boom furling system for main and mizzen rigs
Electric furling for genoa
Staysail furler
Barient winch package with electric main halyard winch
Gennaker
Twin anchors
Passarelle
Davits
3.20m RIB with 15hp outboard engine

Note. LOA including bowsprit and bathing platform is approx. 17.40m

MANUFACTURER BACKGROUND:

The Benetti Sail Division shipyard was established in 1978 as the sailing division of the F.LLI Benetti shipyards in Viareggio, which until then had only offered steel motor yachts. It specialized in the construction of aluminium and steel hulls.

In 1981, under the leadership of Riccardo Benetti, the company became an independent brand. In those years (1985), the F.LLI Benetti shipyard, following the construction of the NABILA — at the time the largest yacht in the world — went bankrupt, bringing down the entire family with it.

The Benetti brand and what remained after the bankruptcy were acquired by Paolo Vitelli, who thus created a new brand, Azimut Benetti, which would go on to become one of the largest and most important motor yacht shipyards in the world.

Riccardo Benetti resisted the legal pressure from Vitelli’s lawyers, who attempted to force him to abandon the Benetti name. He stopped building sailing yachts after completing the WHITE GULL, went through a number of short-lived ventures such as Benetti Erreyacht, Colvic Delfino 16.20, the yacht GUITE IV, and others.

At the end of the century, he returned to building classic steel yachts, starting with PRINCESS T (now IDYLLE (Benetti Sail), picking up the legacy of his father’s shipyard.


SPECIFICATION
CONSTRUCTION

RCD Status:
Our understanding is that the yacht is exempt from CE Conformity as she was in use in the EEA prior to June 1998.

Hull Construction:
Steel hull construction
Hull sanded, new epoxy primer - 2018
Awlgrip Pearl Grey hull paint and blue stripes – 2018

Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Aluminium deck and superstructure
Teak laid on the deck with black caulking - 2018

Keel & Rudder:
Lead fin keel
Semi-skeg supported rudder

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:
Volvo Penta TMD 70C, 6 cylinders, after-cooled, turbocharged, diesel engine producing 175hp @ 2,200 RPM
Fresh water engine cooling via raw water intake and heat exchanger
Mechanical reduction gearbox

Service & Maintenance:
Engine hours – approx. 6,500 engine hours at the time to the listing
Date of last engine service – 2025

Propulsion & Steering:
Stainless steel propeller shaft with water-cooled seal
3 blades fixed propeller
Hydraulic wheel steering system with interior and exterior helm station
Hydraulic bowthruster with PTO on the engine

ELECTRIAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:
24vDC primary domestic system with 24vDC starting circuit and 220 AC via generator, shorepower or inverter.

Battery Banks:
4x 12vDC 220Amp connected in parallel to supply 24vDC service batteries - 2022
2x 12vDC 110Amp connected in parallel to supply 24vDC start batteries - 2022
Generator start battery - 2022

Charging / Inverter:
4x battery charger (service, engine start battery, generator and spare)
Alcapower 24vDC 600w DC-AC inverter

Generator:
Kohler 17kW 220vAC 50Hz diesel generator
Generator hours – approx. 5.600 at the time of the listing

Alternators:
24vDC Engine mounted alternator
24vDCc engine mounted service battery alternator

Engine PTO:
Engine PTO for the hydraulic bowthruster

Other Electrical:
220vAC 50Hz shorepower connection with ring main
Isolation transformer

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

Fresh Water:
The hot freshwater circuit is led into well-insulated Ferroli 40litres hot water tank, heated by engine or 220vAC immersion heater elements
12vDC - 24vDC pressure pump – 2020

Bilge Pumps:
3x 24vDC electric bilge pumps
1x Fluxinos manual bilge pump with multiple points

Other Plumbing:
Cleaning fuel system with suction of the bottom of the tanks

TANKAGE

Fuel:
Approx 1,000 litres in 2x stainless steel tanks
Tanks cleaned 2024

Fresh Water:
Approx 2,000 litres fresh water in 3x stainless steel tanks

Holding Tanks:
Stainless steel 60 litres black water tank

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

In Cockpit:
B&G H2000 analogic depth, boat speed, wind speed, wind angle, wind direction
Ship head course angle
Rudder angle
Autohelm ST7000 autopilot control
Ipad with Raymarine chart in a waterproof

At the pilot house:
B&G H2000 analogic boat speed, wind speed, wind angle, wind direction
Ship head course angle
Rudder angle
Furuno 16m scan erray radar
Geonav GPS chartplotter
Philips AP Navigator Mk9 GPS-D
Brooks & Gatehouse speedometer LOG
Brooks & Gatehouse depth metres
NECO autopilot control
Furuno DFAX

Communications Equipment:
Matrix GX2108 VHF with DSC
Sailor VHF

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:
Smeg stainless steel gas stove with four hobs
Cooker hood
2x front opening fridges
Microwave oven
Twin stainless steel sinks

Heads:
Tecma 24vDC electric fresh/salt water heads
Bidet in owner’s cabin heads
Manual salt water head in the front crew cabin
Shower boxes in every cabins

Heating & Ventilation:
220vAC reverse-cycle air-conditioning system with inverter
Entertainment:
LCD TV in the saloon
Stereo for saloon and cockpit

ACCOMMODATION


Summary of Accommodation:
Up to 8 berths in four cabins, each with ensuite bathroom. Owner’s double cabin aft with VIP double cabins forward to starboard.

Accommodation Finish:
Mahogany interior joinery with satin varnish finish
Mahogany battening to exposed hull sides
Teak soleboards with holly inlay
Off-white vinyl padded headlinings
Deckhead hatch skyscreens with blackout blinds and mosquito nets
Corian counters in heads compartments
Laminate counters in galley area

Accommodation layout from Forward:
The forward stateroom is often used as crew quarters and features a single bed portside and generous storage beneath and starboard side. There is a private head aft with separate shower stall.
Aft portside galley with access from the dinner table aft. Gas SMEG galley with cooker hood. Twin front opening fridges on the left and electric oven on the right.
The starboard cabin has upper and lower bunks, a large hanging locker and front-opening lockers. There is a guest head and shower accessible from the cabin.
Port side dining table with front and aft seats for 6 guests plus chair.
The main saloon takes full advantage of the beam and raised position with fixed cabin windows provides good light, airy and expansive living area with great visibility outside, even when seated. Aft of the pilot position the TV and electric system with switches and the main access to the engine room below. To starboard is the pilot seat and hydraulic steering wheel with cockpit. To port is a further U shape VIP settee.
Moving thought the centre corridor to the starboard side the second guest cabin has upper and lower bunks, a large hanging locker and front-opening lockers. There is a guest head and shower accessible from the cabin.
Aft full beam impressive owner’s cabin. It features a large double centre berth. There are large hanging lockers and an abundance of bookshelves, drawers and front-opening lockers. A private head is forward with separate shower stall and bidet.

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:
Deck stepped aluminium masts
Spiroidal stainless steel wire standing rigging
Viganò GRP furling boom - 2020
Mechanical vang for the main boom
Running backstays
Electric genoa furler
Bamar manual staysail furler
Barbarossa deck hardware
176.8 sqm sail area

Winches:
1x Barient 19.2 speed self-tacking manual winch on the mizzen mast
1x Barient 25.2 speed manual winch
1x Barient 27.2 speed self-tacking manual winch
2x Barient 28.2 speed manual winches
2x Barient 2 speed manual winches on the main mast
3x Barient 27.2 speed manual winches on the main mast
1x Barient 27.2 speed self-tailing electric winch on the main mast for the main halyard.
1x Barient 19.2 speed self-tacking manual winch

Sails:
Furling dacron main sail – 2020
Furling dacron mizzen sail – 2020
Dacron staysail – 2020
Dacron furling genoa - 2020
Gennaker

General:
Stainless steel pulpit and pushpit with aft opening
Double guardrail and stainless-steel stanchions
Side boarding gates
Stainless steel davits
Additional outboard engine davit
Large folding cockpit table
Cockpit shower
Cockpit and full deck lights
Folding aft passerelle with guardrail

Anchoring & Mooring:
CQR main anchor with 100m 12mm anchor chain - 2018
Bruce second anchor
Electric fore windlass
Electric aft mooring winch

Covers, Cushions & Canvas:
Cockpit cushions
Sun awnings for forward and aft cockpit.
Seats and centre consol cover
Deck window cover

Tender & Outboard:
3.20m rigid keel inflatable tender dinghy 320m
15hp 2-stroke outboard engine

SAFTEY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Life saving:
Liferaft.


VIEWING ARRANGEMENTS
Lying Viareggio, Italy.

Available to view strictly by appointment

Office Hours Mon- Fri 0900 – 17.00
Saturday by prior appointment

For more information or to arrange a viewing please contact us.

Please Note: Due to the varying locations of our yachts, your travel time and the distances that may be involved, we recommend that you only make arrangements to view if you are actively considering purchase.

Lead Broker: Michele Antonini – Grabau International (Italia)
Tel: +39 333 74 89 281
Email: #######@grabauinternational.com