B-Atlas Boat Guide · BENE-ANT-8
Beneteau Antares 8 Cruising / Fishing
From 2018
The Beneteau Antares 8 is a French enclosed-pilothouse outboard cruiser designed for short coastal trips, fishing and weekend use. The Antares range prioritizes visibility, sheltered helm operation and practical cockpit access rather than traditional trawler-speed efficiency.
- LOA
- 26′ 5″ / 8.06 m
- LWL
- 24′ / 7.32 m
- Beam
- 9′ 2″ / 2.8 m
- Draft
- 2′ 7″ / 0.8 m
- Hull behaviour
- Planing
- Fuel
- Gasoline
- Propulsion
- Outboard
- Engine configuration
- Single outboard
- Displacement cruise
- 6.8 kn · 2.64 US gal/h / 10.00 L/h · 2.57 nm/US gal / 1.47 L/nm
- Faster / planing cruise
- 20 kn · 11.41 US gal/h / 43.20 L/h · 1.75 nm/US gal / 2.16 L/nm
- Boat family
- Pilothouse
- Construction
- Fiberglass
Best for
- Weekend coastal cruising
- Owners wanting enclosed outboard operation
- Fishing and family day use with occasional overnighting
Trade-offs
- Planing-speed operation uses substantially more fuel than displacement cruising
- Outboard installations occupy transom space
- Accommodation and tankage are modest relative to trawler-style cruisers of similar overall length
Known concerns
- No model-specific concern has been promoted to B-Atlas’s evidence threshold. This does not mean the model has no age-, condition- or hull-specific risks.
Inspection focus
- Inspect outboard service history, mounting and steering
- Inspect pilothouse windows, doors and roof penetrations
- Inspect cockpit drainage and transom structure
- Verify tankage, sleeping layout and fitted sanitation equipment
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