Launching the Beneteau First 24 SE - Seascape Edition

Besides Beneteau First 24 SE's sailing performance, one of her essential perks is the freedom to move and go wherever your adventurous spirit takes you!
Light structure and a swinging keel system enable easy road transportation. Handling the light carbon mast is easy; a provisional mast crane makes you independent of on-land facilities, and you can quickly launch the boat on the slip. Here is a video tutorial explaining how easy it is to launch the boat from a standard slip ramp.
The same procedure is valid for Beneteau First 24 as well!
Beneteau First 24 SE:
www.beneteau.com/en/first-se/...
Beneteau First 24:
www.beneteau.com/en/first-new...
00:00 - Trailer preparation
01:54 - Reversing in the water
03:17 - Beneteau First 24 SE Launch
04:04 - Trailer care

[@sailhorsednvliegendebraban8658]

The washing system on the trailer is really clever !!

[@Tomm9y]

Once I immersed the trailer, the next season I had to replace the brakes and control cables. Now I go to the boat yard and get it lifted in/out. Newer designs of trailers use a pivoting roller cradle at the back of the trailer and they don't need to immerse the wheels, I think they are CLH Trailers.

[@robertbeach71]

Genius!

[@user-pk9vk9yv7j]

Cool boat!

[@Grokodyl]

👍

[@jerryseymour2738]

Why no shot of the bottom of the boat with the keel completely up? can this boat be beached without damage?

[@SeascapeEdition]

Sure! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmHNlWmAfLp1aM0

[@miket1216]

Any chance we could see a video of stepping the mast?

[@SeascapeEdition]

Yes, we will do the rigging video soon.

[@fluxberkman]

@@SeascapeEdition Did the mast stepping video ever get made? Or is there any other information available and photos about how the mast is raised on the first 24?

[@70lulatsch]

@@SeascapeEdition Are you still planning to do it? Would be quite helpful 🙂

[@lukicdragan011]

👏💪👏👍

[@holmboom]

Is it the same procedure for the 27?

[@SeascapeEdition]

No, the keel on the 27 does not retract fully. www.beneteau.com/sites/default/files/public/styles/push_1440/public/trailability_2.png?itok=cDLEZD5q

[@arvidbahrke9408]

Does it have a keel or something?

[@SeascapeEdition]

Of course, it does, but it is a swing keel that can retract fully.

[@Tomm9y]

The problem is that Beneteau do the bare minimum, from design to construction to finish. For example the cockpit design should include moulded seats with a proper ergonomic seat back, much safer for children, way more comforatble for adults.

[@robertbeach71]

What does that have to do with a trailer launch video?

[@justadutchman5169]

🫵🏼👍🏼🙏🏼👊🏼✌🏼🇳🇱

[@DukeMorse]

Y'all need a better trailer design.

[@SeascapeEdition]

Where do you see improvements that can be made?

[@DukeMorse]

@@SeascapeEdition Start with a trailer that is one piece and doesn't need to be disassembled to launch the boat. Run the wiring for the lights to the tongue of the trailer hitch as well.

[@robertbeach71]

​@@DukeMorseso that they fail with repeated dunking in salt water?

[@kirkjockell]

I hope she damn fast, because what a pain in the ass to launch. You guys need to take some notes from the Melges 24 gang. If they had to go through all that on a Wednesday Nite, they wouldn't have time to get a race in. Duke Morse is right. You need better design. Launching shouldn't be such an ordeal.

[@robertbeach71]

How so an ordeal? The lights design gets them aft for the road and off for the ramp. If the whole crew was there, you could launch right away

[@Dani75]

too uncomfortable, better to have a mooring in port

[@robertbeach71]

Uncomfortable to launch?? How so?

[@SeascapeEdition]

Probably everybody prefers to have a boat ready-to-sail moored in the water, but that's not always available. In many areas, free moorings are not available or too expensive. Having a slip-launch possibility doesn't affect the standard "berth setup" in any way, but significantly widens what you can do with your boat. You can easily trail the boat to explore new destinations and lower the costs of winterisation (when you can store the boat in your backyard).

[@MrWhat-ef1xr]

Too bad this trailer won't pass in the States.