Oceanis 45
Beneteau
- Production years
- 2011–2018
- Designer
- Finot-Conq / Nauta Design
Dimensions & rating
- LOA
- 45' 5"
- Beam
- 14' 9"
- Displacement
- 23,257 lb
- Draft
- Deep keel 7' 1" · Shoal 5' 9"
The quick verdict
The Oceanis 45 was built from 2011 to 2018 and is valued for interior space, easy handling and a large cockpit. Used US asking prices in one listing source run from about $245,000 to $379,000. Before buying, have a surveyor check chainplates, the bilge pump system, and rudder and steering performance in breeze.
Exceptional interior volume for a 45-footer; Sails well and is easy to handle; A lot of boat for the money
Single rudder can lose grip in gusts when close-hauled; Factory tech support handled by dealers in the US; Quality of workmanship criticized by some owners; Bilge pump cycles often and check valve fails; Chainplate corrosion at the deck-hull joint; Dock and Go and electrical problems reported by owners
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Standardized sailing characteristics
Comfort at Sea
23.20
Raw Brewer Motion Comfort Ratio, a comparison of design motion at sea. It does not rate cabin space or guarantee comfort.
Measurements
Rig diagram & sailing measurements
| D/L · DISPLACEMENT TO LENGTH | 140 |
|---|---|
| CSF | 2.07 Above 2.0: generally does not meet the traditional offshore screening guideline (not a seaworthiness rating). |
| Waterline length | 42' |
| Air draft | 67' 7" |
Production history
2010s generation
2011–2018
Full specifications
Every figure links to the page it came from. Anything not shown is not yet confirmed by a published source.
Identity
Builder
Beneteau sailmagazine.com ↗
Sail lists the builder as Beneteau USA in Marion, SC; the Beneteau page names the brand only.
Designer
Finot - Conq et associés beneteau.com ↗
Cruising Compass credits Berret-Racoupeau with the design; the builder's naval designer is Finot - Conq et associés, which is used here.
Lineage note
Finot-Conq-designed Oceanis 45 with a chined hull; distinct from the later Oceanis 46.1 en.finot-conq.com ↗
The original Oceanis 45 has a Finot-Conq hull design and Nauta Design interior. The later Oceanis 46.1 is a different design, not a renamed Oceanis 45.
First year built
Oceanis 45 Deep draft, Oceanis 45 Shoal draft (SD): 2011 boat-specs.com ↗
Last year built
Oceanis 45 Deep draft, Oceanis 45 Shoal draft (SD): 2018 boat-specs.com ↗
Country built
France boat-specs.com ↗
Sail magazine gives Beneteau USA, Marion, SC as the builder for the US-market boat.
Hull type
Monohull boat-specs.com ↗
Hull measurements
Length overall
45.75 ft beneteau.com ↗
Sail magazine gives 45ft 5in and Boat-Specs gives 45' 8".
Length on deck
44.25 ft pro.beneteau.fr ↗
Manufacturer's hull length of 44 feet 3 inches, converted to decimal feet. The source calls this hull length rather than explicitly using the term length on deck. LOA, including extensions, is separat
Waterline length
42.83 ft sailmagazine.com ↗
Boat-Specs gives 42' 7" (12.98 m).
Beam (widest)
14.75 ft beneteau.com ↗
Boat-Specs gives 14' 10" (4.5 m).
Draft (standard keel)
Oceanis 45 Deep draft: 7.08 ft sailmagazine.com ↗
Boat-Specs lists the deep draft version at 7' 5" (2.27 m).
Draft (alternate keel 1: shoal / wing / centerboard up)
Oceanis 45 Shoal draft (SD): 5.75 ft sailmagazine.com ↗
Boat-Specs lists the shoal draft version at 5' 8" (1.75 m).
Draft (alternate keel 2: deep / centerboard down)
Oceanis 45 Deep draft: 7.42 ft boat-specs.com ↗
Conflicts with the 7' 1" standard draft given by Sail magazine and Cruising Compass.
Air draft (clearance height)
67.58 ft beneteau.com ↗
Bridge clearance / mast height from the waterline; Boat-Specs also gives 67' 7". The optional reduced-height ICW rig is 63.5 ft (cdn.yachtbroker.org).
Displacement (light / design)
23,257 lb beneteau.com ↗
Builder lists lightship displacement. Sail and Cruising Compass give 21,048 lb as displacement; Boat-Specs gives the shoal draft version as 23,750 lb.
Ballast weight
Oceanis 45 Deep draft: 6,191 lb sailmagazine.com ↗
Oceanis 45 Shoal draft (SD): 6,693 lb sailmagazine.com ↗
Ballast material
Cast iron sailmagazine.com ↗
Trailerable
No boat-specs.com ↗
The source lists Trailerable: No.
Construction
Hull material
Fiberglass sailmagazine.com ↗
Hull cored below waterline
Hull cored above waterline
Hull core material
None; solid polyester fiberglass laminate pro.beneteau.fr ↗
The hull is solid laminate. The builder separately specifies a glass-fiber/balsa sandwich deck, which must not be confused with the hull construction.
Deck cored
Deck core material
Balsa sailmagazine.com ↗
Hull-to-deck joint
Bonded sailmagazine.com ↗
Also fastened with screws.
Structural grid / pan liner
Monolithic inner structural molding, bonded in place sailmagazine.com ↗
Keel type
Oceanis 45 Deep draft, Oceanis 45 Shoal draft (SD): L-shaped keel (with bulb) boat-specs.com ↗
Keel material
Cast iron sailmagazine.com ↗
Keel attachment
Bolted sailmagazine.com ↗
Rudder type
Spade sailmagazine.com ↗
Number of rudders
Steering type
Wheel boat-specs.com ↗
Twin helm stations; wheel drive type not stated.
Twin wheels
Yes pro.beneteau.fr ↗
Two cockpit steering consoles, each with a steering wheel.
Fuel tank material
Rotomolded plastic cdn.yachtbroker.org ↗
The factory tank is rotomolded plastic; the exact polymer is not stated.
Fresh water tank material
Rotomolded plastic cdn.yachtbroker.org ↗
The factory fresh water tank is rotomolded plastic; the exact polymer is not stated.
Rig and sails
Rig type
Sloop boat-specs.com ↗
Rig options offered
9/10ths fractional rig sailmagazine.com ↗
Optional in-mast furling mainsail and a reduced-height ICW furling mast are also offered.
Number of masts
1 pro.beneteau.fr ↗
Single-masted fractional sloop. The builder specifies one standard deck-stepped mast, with an in-mast furling option.
Mast material
Aluminum sailmagazine.com ↗
Mast stepping
Deck-stepped boat-specs.com ↗
Sail area (base / working)
1,068 sq ft sailmagazine.com ↗
Cruising Compass gives 1,130 sq ft; Boat-Specs gives 1,076 sq ft upwind.
Rig dimension I (foretriangle height)
57.17 ft boat-specs.com ↗
Same figure on the shoal draft page.
Rig dimension J (foretriangle base)
18.5 ft boat-specs.com ↗
Same figure on the shoal draft page.
Rig dimension P (mainsail luff)
53.67 ft boat-specs.com ↗
Same figure on the shoal-draft page. The owner's manual gives 54.33 ft (16.56 m) for the classic mast.
Rig dimension E (mainsail foot)
17.83 ft boat-specs.com ↗
Same figure on the shoal draft page.
Spinnaker / gennaker area
1,679 sq ft cdn.yachtbroker.org ↗
Factory 156 m² (1,679 sq ft) asymmetrical spinnaker, optional.
Headsail / genoa area
538 sq ft cdn.yachtbroker.org ↗
Factory 50 m² (538 sq ft) 104% genoa.
Mainsail area
538 sq ft cdn.yachtbroker.org ↗
Factory 50 m² (538 sq ft) mainsail.
Engine, propulsion, systems
Original engine make
Yanmar sailmagazine.com ↗
Original engine model
2016 factory specification; standard engine: Yanmar 4JH57 img.boatdeckcrm.com.au ↗
Beneteau factory retail price list dated July 15, 2016. Common-rail diesel with saildrive, rated 57 HP. This documentation does not establish that earlier production years used the identical engine mo
Fuel capacity
53 gal beneteau.com ↗
Boat-Specs gives 52.8 gal (200 L).
Original engine power
54 hp cdn.yachtbroker.org ↗
Standard 54 hp Yanmar in the July 2013 factory inventory; later boats have the 57 hp engine.
Fresh water capacity
98 gal cdn.yachtbroker.org ↗
Standard fresh water tank is 370 L (98 US gal); an optional extra 200 L (53 US gal) tank brings the total to about 151 US gal, which is the figure Sail magazine gives.
Holding tank capacity
21 gal sailmagazine.com ↗
Boat-Specs gives 21.1 gal (80 L). The builder also lists a 64 L (17 US gal) forward-head holding tank.
Accommodation
Berths (total)
4 sailcentral.com ↗
Published accommodation starts at four berths in the smaller cabin layouts; optional convertible saloon berths are not counted.
Cabins
4 beneteau.com ↗
Two to four cabins depending on layout; this is the maximum.
Heads (count, enclosed or not)
2 beneteau.com ↗
Two heads in the standard layout; a three-head layout is also offered.
Navigation station
No sailmagazine.com ↗
Sliding chart table in the saloon.
Headroom (saloon)
6.58 ft sailmagazine.com ↗
Boat-Specs gives saloon maximum headroom 6' 6". The builder gives 6 ft 6 in for the saloon.
Practical ownership
Known issues (sourced to magazines / associations)
Single rudder can lose grip close-hauled in gusts; needs early reefing sailmagazine.com ↗
Strengths (sourced)
Attractive modern styling; fold-down transom; several interior layouts sailmagazine.com ↗
Owners' association link
Https://boauk.org/ boauk.org ↗
Beneteau Owners Association, established in 1995. Open to Oceanis 45 owners, although not dedicated exclusively to this model.
Calculated from the figures above
Sail area / displacement ratio
20.97
Calculated: sail area divided by (displacement in lb / 64) to the power 2/3, using the published sail area and displacement above.
Pounds per inch of immersion (estimate)
2257.4
Estimated, not measured: waterline length x beam x 0.67 (typical waterplane coefficient) x 64 / 12, using the published figures above.
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