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Boatsales Staff1 Sept 2004
REVIEW

Beneteau Swift Trawler 42

While Beneteau's new 42ft Swift Trawler is the perfect conveyance for the leisurely cruising couple, Trade-A-Boat also discovered that it has a deceptive turn of speed
DRAWING BOARDLOVE MY TENDERTRES SALTYANY WHICH WAY

To my mind, this is the French marque's best motorboat yet.





































































BENETEAU SWIFT TRAWLER 42
PRICE AS TESTED $811,473 w/ Yanmar 6LYASTP diesel motors and factory-fitted and dealer options
OPTIONS FITTED
Electronics, teak cockpit, sunpad mattress, deckwash pump, searchlight, dishwasher, air-con, genset, LCD televisions, Walker Bay tender and more
 
PRICED FROM $645,500 for standard model w/ twin 200hp Yanmar motors
 
GENERAL
Material: GRP fibreglass hull
Type: Hard-chine semi-displacement
Length overall: 13.60m
Beam: 4.17m
Draft: 1.05m (max)
Deadrise: n/a
Weight: 10,895kg
 
CAPACITIES
Berths: Four plus two
Fuel: 1500lt
Water: 640lt
 
ENGINE
Make/model: Yanmar 6LYASTP
Type: Six-cylinder diesel w/ direct injection and turbocharging
Rated hp: 370
Displacement: 5.184lt
Weight: 510kg
Gearboxes (make/ratio): n/a
Props: Four-blade bronze
 
SUPPLIED BY JW Marine, Jones Bay Wharf, 19-21 Lower Deck, Suite 90, 26-32 Pirrama Road, Pyrmont, NSW 2009, tel (02) 9518 6977 or visit www.jwmarine.com.au




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