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Beneteau Oceanis 45

The Oceanis 45 is a 13.94 m cruising yacht designed by Finot-Conq, with an interior by Nauta Design, and built by Beneteau from 2011 to 2018. It belongs to the Oceanis generation with a fixed arch over the cockpit for the mainsheet: twin wheels, a gently sloping 45° companionway, a transom that opens electrically into a swim platform and a sliding chart table. Layouts run from two cabins with two heads to four cabins, with a deep or a shallow keel; the early boats have a 54 hp Yanmar with saildrive, later ones a 57 hp common-rail Yanmar, with 80 hp as an option from 2018. The older Oceanis 440 and 461 and the Oceanis 46.1 of 2018 are different designs.

Manuals & documents

The links go to Beneteau’s own documents — some as archived copies of pages the maker has since taken down. We host no manuals or drawings.

Equipment & its manuals

Standard equipment as the builder’s documents list it. Boats were ordered with options and refitted since — check what is actually aboard.

ItemModelManual / pageNote
EngineYanmar 54 HP1,2,3,4Early boats: Beneteau’s 2011 launch page, the brochure and the model page until April 2016 give 54 hp, with saildrive; the model page lists Yanmar as engine partner but names no engine typeYanmar operation manual 3JH5E / 4JH5E / 4JH4-TE / 4JH4-HTE (0AJHM-EN0025, 2019)Owners and brokers usually report a 4JH5E, but no Beneteau document names the type: read the engine plate before ordering parts. The linked manual applies only if the plate says 4JH5E.
EngineYanmar 57 HP Common Rail / 80 HP Common Rail5,6,7,8From the June 2016 equipment list to the end of production: 57 hp standard; 80 hp optional in the July 2018 listsYanmar operation manual JH-CR series (3JH40, 4JH45, 4JH57, 4JH80, 4JH110), 2025Yanmar’s common-rail JH engines of 57 and 80 hp are the 4JH57 and the 4JH80, both in the linked manual. Alternator 12 V / 125 A; engine panel on the port side of the cockpit; the engine is reached under the companionway, which lifts on two gas struts, and from both aft cabins.
SaildriveYanmar Saildrive6,5,3,2,9All boats; Beneteau does not name the drive modelYanmar operation manual SD60 saildrive (0ASDM-EN0042, 2026)Yanmar builds its SD60 to match the 4JH5E, 4JH57 and 4JH80, so that is the leg to expect; check the plate on the leg. Look at the anode and the rubber diaphragm at every haul-out. Beneteau also offered Dock & Go: a saildrive pod that turns through 360°, working with the bow thruster and steered by joystick.
WinchesHarken 50.2 STC × 2 · 40.2 STC × 25,6,72016 and 2018 equipment lists (Europe and US); Beneteau writes H50.2 STC and H40.2 STCHarken Radial & Classic winches Parts & service pageSelf-tailing, chrome: the 50.2 on the genoa sheets, the 40.2 on the coachroof. Options: electric genoa winches (46.2 STCEH / 50.2 STC); the Exclusive trim adds an electric 46.2 STAECH on the port side (a coachroof winch in the 2016 list, the primary in 2018).
Propeller—5,6,7Fixed three-blade propeller standard; optional three-blade feathering propeller (2016 list) or folding propeller (2018 lists); make not named—
Windlass12 V · 1000 W6Vertical electric windlass with remote control, all boats; make not named—Self-draining chain locker, single stainless bow roller. Options: windlass control with chain counter in the cockpit, a second bow roller with bobstay.
Furler—6Genoa furler with the drum on deck, all boats; make not named—Options: in-mast furling mast with a Mylar-taffeta mainsail, self-tacking jib, Code 0 on a top-down furler, self-tacking staysail on a fixed inner forestay.
Steering2 × Ø 900 mm6Twin stainless wheels, leather-covered, cable steering; all boats—Emergency tiller through a deck plate; a compass on each binnacle; rudder on a glass-composite stock. Bow thruster optional.
AutopilotB&G AC42 / NAC-3 · WR105,6,7Option: AC42 in the June 2016 list (included in the Sail Away trim), NAC-3 in the 2018 lists; WR10 wireless remote in both—Autopilot computer with a control at the helm station; not standard.
InstrumentsB&G Triton²5,6,7With the Essential and Exclusive trim levels (2016 and 2018 lists)—Triton² display on the helm consoles, speed/log/temperature sensor and wind sensor; the same trims bring a Fusion stereo with inside and outside speakers.
ChartplotterB&G Zeus 7″ · Zeus 12″5,6B&G electronics packs (option): pack A with Zeus 7″ wide at the helm consoles, pack B with a Zeus 12″ wide on the cockpit table—Navionics Silver charts included. Further options: an extra Zeus 7″ at the chart table, 4G radar, ForwardScan.
VHFB&G V50 · H50 · AIS 400 / AIS 5005,6,7Options: V50 VHF with H50 handset in the 2016 and 2018 lists; AIS 400 (2016), AIS 500 (2018)—Fixed V50 with AIS receiver at the chart table, H50 handset in the cockpit.
Toilet—5,6,7Manual toilet in each head, make not named; electric “Quiet Flush” toilet optional—Each toilet has its own rigid holding tank: 80 l aft, 64 l forward. Quiet Flush is a Jabsco product name, but Beneteau does not name the make.
Water pump—6Pressurised electric fresh-water pump with expansion tank and inline filter; make not named—Electric shower drain pumps in the heads and an electric drain pump for the icebox. Options: sea/fresh-water foot pump in the galley, shore fresh-water inlet.
Water heater40 l6,7Electric water heater, also heated by the engine; all boats—
Bilge pump—6One electric and one manual bilge pump; make not named—
Fridge130 l + 85 l5,6,7130 l front-opening 12 V fridge and 85 l top-opening icebox; make not named—The Exclusive trim adds a 12 V cooling unit to the icebox (below 0 °C). Option: 30 l refrigerated box in the cockpit table.
Stove—6,7Two-burner gas cooker with oven, gimballed; make not named—Gas locker under the port helm seat, regulator and safety tap. Options: stainless cooker with grill (three burners on the US list), 220 V microwave.
Batteries2 × 110/115 Ah + 1 × 110 Ah5,6,712 V: two service batteries (110 Ah in the 2016 list, 115 Ah in 2018) and one 110 Ah engine battery; the Essential and Exclusive trims add two more service batteries—Power distributor; 12 V panel with fuses, voltmeter and tank gauges.
Charger25 A · 60 A5,6,725 A charger with the 220 V (Europe) or 115 V (US) shore-power system; 60 A with the Essential and Exclusive trims; make not named—
Inverter2 kVA612/220 V inverter, option; make not named—
Generator6 kVA6,7220 V / 50 Hz generator, option (Europe); 7.5 kVA on the US list; make not named—
Heater—6,7Forced-air diesel heater, option; make not named—
Air conditioning—6,7220 V (Europe) or 115 V (US) air conditioning, option; make not named—
Watermaker—6Option; make not named—

Specifications

Length overall13.94 m (45’9″); hull 13.50 m (44’3″); the 2011 launch page gave 13.85 m6,2,1
Waterline length12.98 m (42’7″)6,2
Beam4.50 m (14’9″)6,2,4
Draft2.27 m (7’5″) deep keel, standard; 1.75 m (5’9″) shallow keel, option6,2
KeelCast iron, bolted on with stainless steel backing plates; deep (standard) or shallow (option)6
Ballast2808 kg (deep keel); 3036 kg (shallow keel)6,2
Displacement10549 kg (23257 lb) light displacement; the 2011 launch page gave 9550 kg6,2,4,1
Sail area100 m² upwind (mainsail 50 m² + 104 % genoa 50 m²); asymmetric spinnaker 156 m²; rig I 17.43 m, J 5.65 m, P 16.36 m, E 5.43 m6,2
Mainsail50 m² (538 sq ft), semi-full battens, lazy jack and lazy bag6,2
Genoa50 m² (538 sq ft), 104 %, on a furler6,2
Air draft20.60 m (67’7″); 19.35 m (63’6″) with the lower ICW mast6,7,2
Engine54 hp with saildrive (2011 launch page, brochure, model page until April 2016); 57 hp common rail with saildrive from the June 2016 equipment list, 80 hp optional in the July 2018 lists1,2,3,5,6
Fuel tank200 l (53 US gal), under the port aft berth; extra 75 l tank on the US option list6,7,2
Water tank370 l standard (the plumbing section lists a 330 l tank in the forward cabin) + 200 l optional tank; the 2011 launch page gave 330 l6,5,2,1
Holding tankOne rigid tank per toilet: 80 l (aft head), 64 l (forward head)6,7
Cabins2 cabins / 2 heads, 3 cabins / 2 heads, 3 cabins / 3 heads, 4 cabins / 2 heads2,4,6
BerthsOne double berth per cabin, so 4 to 8 (the 2011 launch page calls the 4-cabin layout ‘4 double cabins’); the aft and forward doubles measure 2.05 × 1.50 m; a saloon double berth was optional6,4,1
DesignerFinot-Conq & Associés (naval architecture); Nauta Design (interior)6,2,4
BuilderBeneteau (SPBI), Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, France6
HullSolid GRP (polyester) with a bonded structural inner moulding; deck injection-moulded as a glass/balsa sandwich6
CE categoryA (10 people), B (11), C (12)6,2,4
VersionsOne hull throughout, deep or shallow keel, layouts as under Cabins. The equipment lists of 2016 and 2018 offer the Essential and Exclusive trim levels (B&G instruments, Fusion stereo, 60 A charger, two extra batteries; Exclusive also an electric winch on the port side and LED lighting), in 2016 also Sail Away (Exclusive plus electronics pack B, autopilot, bow thruster and a solid-wood cockpit sole), the Performance Pack (Elvström sails, German mainsheet system) and B&G electronics packs A and B5,6,7,2
Years built2011–2018 (on beneteau.com from mid-2011; last equipment lists dated 1 July 2018)1,6,7

Good to know

  • The engine is reached from three sides: the whole companionway lifts on two gas struts, and there is a panel in each aft cabin. On a survey, read the engine plate rather than the listing: Beneteau’s early documents give 54 hp, the June 2016 equipment list a 57 hp common-rail engine, and the 2018 lists add an 80 hp option.6,1,5
  • Two keels were offered: deep, 2.27 m with 2808 kg of ballast (standard), and shallow, 1.75 m with 3036 kg (option). The shallow keel is the heavier one; check which one the boat has before you compare prices or plan a berth.6,2
  • The standard 25 A charger and three batteries of 110–115 Ah are modest for a 45-footer; the Essential and Exclusive trims bring a 60 A charger and two more service batteries. Check the battery bank and the charger before adding an inverter or a watermaker.5,6
  • The Harken 50.2 and 40.2 winches are serviced as described in Harken’s 50.2 ST installation and maintenance manual, which includes the exploded view. An electric 46.2 winch on the port side marks a boat with the Exclusive trim.10,5,6
  • Beneteau does not publish the owner’s manual online. Ask a Beneteau dealer first; otherwise Beneteau’s helpdesk explains how to request a PDF copy by e-mail.11
  • Fresh water: Beneteau quotes 370 l, but the plumbing section lists a 330 l tank in the forward cabin, plus an optional 200 l tank. The holding tanks are small (80 l and 64 l), so check their vents and hoses on a survey.6,5

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Sources

  1. web.archive.org/web/20110703111836/http://www.beneteau.com/Sailing-Yachts/Oceanis/Oceanis…
  2. pro.beneteau.fr/documents/bateau/8125/B_Oceanis45_web.pdf
  3. web.archive.org/web/20160402102837/http://www.beneteau.com/en/oceanis/oceanis-45
  4. beneteau.com/oceanis-2005-2014/oceanis-45
  5. web.archive.org/web/20160909190655/http://www.beneteau.com/sites/default/files/public/Pro…
  6. pro.beneteau.fr/documents/bateau/7936/V10162_OCEANIS_45_EN_LIGHT.pdf
  7. pro.beneteauusa.com/documents/bateau/12139/V10175_OCEANIS_45_US_LIGHT.pdf
  8. yanmar.com/marine/product/engines/4jh57/
  9. yanmar.com/marine/product/drives/sd60/
  10. gallery.harken.com/gallery/66e10697-6332-423d-8fdd-b2a581512bad.pdf
  11. help.beneteau.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019584758-What-is-a-CE-manual

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