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Beneteau California 4.70
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The Beneteau California 4.70 or 470, is a French trailerable sailboat that was designed by André Bénéteau as a fishing boat, day sailer and pocket cruiser, first built in 1983. The design is named for its length overall in metres.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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Production
The design was built by Beneteau in France, from 1983 until 1986, with 150 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][7][8]
Design
The California 470 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, with a deck-stepped mast and aluminium spars with stainless steel wire standing rigging. The hull has a spooned raked stem, an angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed long keel with a retractable centreboard. It displaces 882 lb (400 kg).[1][2][5][6]
The boat has a draft of 4.76 ft (1.45 m) with the centreboard extended and 1.48 ft (0.45 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2][5][6]
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor up to 9.8 hp (7 kW) for docking and maneuvering. A Yanmar 1GM diesel inboard engine was also available as a factory option. In either case the engine is mounted in the lazarette.[1][2][5][6]
The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin.[1][2][5][6]
The design has a hull speed of 4.77 kn (8.83 km/h).[2]
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