Bavaria 40

Bavaria 40 built in 2001, cruising sailboat designed to offer a good balance between comfort, performance, and price. Manufactured by the German yard Bavaria Yachts, this model has enjoyed great success among boaters looking for a reliable and well-equipped vessel for family or friends cruising.

Highlights:

Spacious interior for its size, robust construction, easy to handle, good comfort/performance balance, ideal for coastal and moderate offshore cruising

Never rented, French flag, European VAT paid, visible in Martinique.

Layout:

Owner's forward cabin

Private head with shower and toilet in the owner's cabin

Two aft cabins

Aft head with shower and toilet with black water tank

Galley portside

Chart table starboard

Salon table with bench that converts into a bed

Hot and cold pressurized water

40L water heater

Water tanks 150L and 180L

Webasto forced air heater

Galley:

Two-burner gas stove with oven

Double stainless steel sink

12V refrigerator with freezer

Ample storage

Sails and rigging:

New 2019 Standing rigging and backstay

Push type spreaders

Full batten mainsail with three reef points, automatic, on ball-bearing slider

Lazy-Bag Lazy-Jack

Furling genoa

Furlex 300s genoa furler

New 2020 Furling jib on furler

Profurl C320 furler

New 2020 Spinnaker pole

Storm jib

Retractable mast steps

Rigid vang

Two Harken ST40 winches on the coachroof

Two Harken ST44 winches in cockpit for genoa sheets

Two Harken ST44 winches in cockpit for spinnaker sheets

Electronics:

Raymarine navigation system including chartplotter, sounder, wind sensor, speedometer

New 2024 Wind vane and anemometer

Raymarine P70s autopilot with P300 computer

New 2023 Raymarine A7 chartplotter GPS with Navionics maps of the Caribbean

Standard Horizon GX 2000 VHF radio

Shipmate RS 8300 fixed VHF

Standard Horizon HX 851 portable VHF

EMA Track B100 AIS transponder

Miniplex 2WI WiFi network

Sony USB CD radio

Electricity:

2 x 100W solar panels on the arch

New 2020 Flexible 120W solar panel on Bimini

New 2024 Victron MPPT 100/50 Bluetooth solar regulator

New 2024 Victron BMV 702 Bluetooth battery monitor

New 2024 Victron Cyrix 230A charge relay

Two 140A service batteries

New 2024 82A engine battery

Dock charger New Mar RM 2033 220V

1500W inverter

500W inverter

LED interior and exterior lighting

Fan

12V TV

Deck:

Electric windlass Lofrans 1000W with remote control

Main anchor delta with 60m of 10mm chain + 30m warp

Secondary anchor plow with 30m chain of 8mm + 30m warp

Claw anchor for dinghy

Teak in cockpit and on foredeck

Two cockpit tables, one small fixed, one large removable

Aluminum stern bimini with chocks and solar panels

Reacrease with swim ladder

Exterior hot and cold pressurized shower

Bimini with sun protection at stern

Roof cover

Miscellaneous:

Semi-rigid dinghy 3D Tender 2.70m with aluminum bottom and protective cover

Mercury 5hp 2-stroke outboard motor

An additional dock platform

Ocean distress beacon signal E 100 G

Two hydrostatic life jackets

Three traditional life jackets

Six harnesses

Water recovery tarp

Sail drive seal replaced in 2012, sail drive oil change February 2025

Distribution and water pump 2016

August 2020, heat exchanger, hoses, and exhaust elbow replaced

March 2025, pre-filter and gas filter

March 2025, gas tank tap replaced and tank inspected (no bacteria)

Various tools & spare parts

Hull maintenance February 2025 with International Micron antifouling and primer

Seacocks and pump replaced in January 2019

New April 2025 60A alternator