Beneteau 473

Notable Upgrades

WINDNSEA has been cared for by knowledgeable owners who have done extensive cruising along the East Coast and Bahamas. Because they spend lot of time onboard, they have taken great care to keep her systems maintained and upgraded to ensure the safety and comfort at sea.

Recent upgrades include:

• Reverse Cycle Heat / AC system w/ soft start (2022). Completely overhauled including descaling and refrigerant added (2025) 
• Added a macerator pump to the holding tank in aft head for overboard waste disposal (2025 offshore; where allowed)
• Replaced several thru-hulls (2025)
• New Balmar high output alternator (2025)
• New dripless shaft seal (2025)
• New cutlass bearing (2025)
• Serviced heat exchanger (2025)
• New B&G electronics (2022)
• New B&G radar w/ send and receive AIS (2025)
• New cockpit handheld radio (2025)
• New Genoa sheets (2025)
• New Profurl furling head sail system (2023)
• Rigging inspected and serviced as needed (2024)
• 10'6" AB Inflatables aluminum dinghy (2023)
• Outboard engine serviced; new fuel tank and outboard storage mount on transom (2025)
• New Force 10 3-burner stove (2023)
• Refrigeration upgraded to Frigoboat K50 keel cooled refrigerator / freezer (2021)
• New memory foam mattress topper for aft cabin (2025)
• Added underwater lights (2022)
• New cockpit cushions (2022)

Accommodations

Main Salon:

• U-shaped settee with table and bench seat w/ storage to starboard
• Large comfortable straight settee to port
• Salon cushions that are removeable and washable
• Salon table converts to an additional berth if needed
• Plenty of storage in cabinets, bench seat and under settees
• Beautiful traditional cherry wood interior
• Easy access to bilge area, plumbing & electrical runs, and chainplates
• Hinged companionway for access to engine room
• Smart TV / DVD
• Forward facing nav station with large chart table to port
• 12V fans

Forward Cabin:

• Centerline double berth (6'10" x 4'7')
• Custom made memory foam mattress (2025)  
• 6'7" headroom
• Three large overhead hatches and two portlights
• Plenty of storage in the two under berth drawers, hanging locker, and shelving along the hull
• 12V fans
• Ensuite head with separate shower, electric head, sink and cabinet

Aft Cabin:

• Large athwartships berth (6'10" x 5'1")
• 6’5” headroom
• One fixed window, two opening ports and a hatch
• Storage: hanging locker and smaller locker with shelves
• 12V fans
• Note: the original Beneteau mattresses in the aft cabin have been replaced with a queen size inflatable mattress with a 2" memory foam topper. This is easy to store when not needed and allows for easier access to the engine, transmission and shaft seal.

Day Head:

• Access to main salon and aft cabin
• Electric head, sink and cabinet
• New shower pump bellows in aft head (2025)
• Added macerator pump in aft head for overboard discharge (2025)
• Replaced shower drain, head and sink thru hulls (2025)

Galley:

• Large double sink
• Hinged trash bin compartment
• Several storage cabinets above and below the counter tops
• Frigoboat K50, keel cooled refrigerator/freezer system installed (2021)
• Force 10 propane three burner stove / oven (2023)
• Access to the cockpit lazerette through a large hatch in the aft galley bulkhead

Hull, Deck and Cockpit

Hull construction: Solid fiberglass with an internal fiberglass grid hull liner, reinforced with unidirectional rovings. Deck construction: Balsa sandwich for stiffness, thermal and acoustic insulation. Solid fiberglass at high load areas.

• Shoal draft cast iron keel: 5'7" draft
• ICW friendly rig: 60' air draft

Deck Equipment:

• Large anchor locker forward
• S/S stemhead with 2 rollers - extended on starboard side for the primary anchor
• Simpson Lawrence Horizon 1500 electric windlass works well for chain and line. 300’ of 3/8” chain w/ chain snubber with stainless backing plate with rubber pad bolted under deck.
• 25-kg. Rocna, all chain rode as primary. 20-kg. stainless-steel claw, all line rode as secondary
• S/S stanchions with double lifelines and boarding gates to port and starboard
• S/S handrails on coachroof
• (2) Dorade vents (ventilation for salon)
• Teak toe rail (refinished 2024)
• (6) large mooring cleats
• Wide side decks for easy navigation fore and aft
• (2) Seablaze multi-color underwater lights with 6000 lumens each (2022) 
• Custom solar/davit stainless-steel (2020), designed to accommodate solar array and dinghy davits. Arch is through-bolted into hull and deck and is welded to the stainless stern rail
• Stainless steel 3-to-1hoist outboard motor hoist is mounted on the corner of the arch and swivels 270 degrees to allow transfer from dingy to the outboard mount on stern rail (2020)
• 2023 10'6" AB Inflatable Dinghy & Honda 15HP Outboard
• Outboard engine serviced and new fuel tank added (2025)

Cockpit:

• Twin helms open up the cockpit space and allow for easy movement from the companionway to the transom
• Zarcor companionway doors
• Plenty of storage in multiple cockpit lockers. The starboard locker is very deep and is also accessible from the galley below
• Teak inlay on the seats and swim platform
• Beautifully varnished teak fixed cockpit table
• All lines are lead aft to the cockpit for easy control
• Sunbrella canvas bimini and dodger in great condition
• Sunbrella cockpit cushions (2022)
• Table, helm and winch covers (2022)
• Stern mounted Magma propane grill (2025)

Sails and Rigging

• Neil Pryde In-mast furling Mainsail (age unknown; in excellent condition)
• Neil Pryde Furling 130% Genoa (age unknown; in excellent condition)
• Spinnaker
• New Profurl furling head sail system (2023)
• Rigging inspected and serviced as needed (2024)
• Canvas line bags at companionway to keep lines clear and organized
• Running Rigging: all lines are lead aft to the cockpit for easy solo sailing and safety underway. New Genoa sheets (2025)
• Standing rigging is updated with Harkin blocks and hardware throughout. Inspected and tuned as needed (2024)
• Aluminum keel stepped mast with double aft swept spreaders
• Genoa tracks with adjustable cars
• Whisker Pole that stores vertically against the mast leaving the deck unobstructed
• Additional spare genoa and mainsail
• (2) Lewmar 40.2 ST electric winches as secondaries on companionway
• (2) Lewmar 54.2 ST electric winches as primaries mounted near the helm

Electronics

At Helms

• B&G Zeus 9" Multifunction display (2022)
• B&G Radar (2025)
• Raymarine EV400 autopilot (2022)
• Triton 2 repeaters (2022)
• Standard Horizon VHF mic  
• Ritchie compass
• Cockpit handheld VHF (2025)

At Navigation station:

• B&G Zeus 9" Multifunction display (2022)
• Standard Horizon VHF radio w/ send & receive AIS (2025) 

Electrical / Plumbing

• Dometic DTG 16K BTU reverse cycle air conditioning with soft start (2022). Teak-framed supply and return grilles integrate into the boats finished interior. Completely overhauled including descaling and refrigerant added (2025). Ducted through the whole boat.
• 3500W Predator gasoline portable generator / inverter

• House batteries: (4) AGM Lifeline GPL 6CT 6V (2 pairs in series), 600 Amp Hour rating (2023)
• Start battery: Odyssey Extreme Group 31 (2023)
• Victron energy system composed of Multiplus 3000 inverter/charger, a BMV 712 smart battery monitor, a system color control, and cascade charge control to start battery from alternator (2023)
• (2) 360W SunPower PV solar panels (720W total) w/ Victron Energy SmartSolar MPPT controler. Delivers up to 60 amps of charge at 12V for about 6 hours per day in full sun. This is sufficient to cover existing on-board loads, including RO system, microwave and other small appliance loads
• Balmar 120amp high out-put alternator with Max Charge regulator (2025)
• 12 volt control panel with breakers
• 110 volt shore power 
• 30 amp Shore Power inlet
• 12V Cabin Fans
• Starlink (2025)

• Spectra Ventura 150 watermaker (2020). Located under the forward berth, athwartship on bulkhead behind drawer bank. Produces 6.3 GPH 8 Amps at 12V. Less than 200 PPM water quality. This unit discharges into the forward water tank. Mid-ship tank is kept full for back-up, rarely fill aft tank to save weight
• 6 gal water heater - 6-gallon stainless steel (with engine heat exchanger or shore power)
• 220 gal freshwater capacity contained in four tanks - (1) under forward berth, (1) under aft berth, (2) midship
• 40 gal waste capacity contained in two tanks. Aft head has a macerator pump for overboard discharge (2025)

Engine

• Westerbeke 63C Four diesel engine. Estimated hours: 2,520
• New tachometer installed December 2025 - previous engine hours at 2513
• ZF Transmission
• 62 gallon diesel fuel tank, located under aft berth
• New dripless shaft seal (2025)
• New cutlass bearing (2025)
• New water pump impeller (2025)
• Heat exchanger removed, inspected, de-scaled (2025)
• New oil & fuel filters, fluids changes, new zincs (2025)
• Replaced fixed prop with 3-blade Max Prop (2022)

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.