Bavaria 40 built in 2001, cruising sailboat designed to offer a good balance between comfort, performance, and price. Manufactured by the German shipyard Bavaria Yachts, this model has been highly successful among boaters seeking a reliable and well-appointed vessel for family or friends cruising.
Highlights:
Generous interior volume for its size, robust construction, ease of handling, good comfort/performance compromise, ideal for coastal and moderate offshore cruising
Never rented, French flag, European VAT paid, visible in Martinique..
Layout:
One owner's forward cabin
One private head with shower and WC in the owner's cabin
Two aft cabins
A rear head with shower and WC with black water tank
Port side kitchen
Starboard chart table
Main salon table with bench seating converting into sleeping space
Pressurized hot and cold water
40L water heater
Water tanks 150L and 180L
Webasto forced air heating
Kitchen:
Two-burner stove with gas oven
Double stainless steel sink
12V refrigerator with freezer
Ample storage space
Sails and rigging:
New 2019 Standing rigging and shrouds
Pushpitts
Full batten main sail with three reef points, automatic on ball-bearing carriage
Lazy-Bag Lazy-Jack system
Genoa roller reefing system
Furlex 300s genoa furler
New 2020 Roller furling staysail
Profurl C320 furler on staysail
New 2020 Bowsprits
Storm jib
Reefing mortise adjustable
Rigid boom vang
Two Harken ST40 winches on the roof
Two Harken ST44 winches in the cockpit for genoa sheets
Two Harken ST44 winches in the cockpit for spinnaker sheets
Electronics:
Raymarine navigation central, wind, speed/depth sounder, wind vane
New 2024 Wind vane and anemometer
Raymarine P70s autopilot with P300 controller
New 2023 Raymarine Axiom 7 chartplotter with Navionics Caribbean charts
Standard Horizon GX 2000 VHF
Shipmate RS 8300 fixed VHF
Standard Horizon HX 851 portable VHF
EMA Track B100 AIS transponder
Miniplex 2WI Wi-Fi network
Sony USB CD radio
Electrical system:
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:
Lofrans 1000W electric windlass with remote control
Main anchor Delta with 60m chain of 10mm + 30m rode
Secondary anchor plow with 30m chain of 8mm + 30m rode
Claw anchor for dinghy
Teak in cockpit and on foredecks
Two cockpit tables, one small at station and one large, removable
Aluminum stern arch with chocks and solar panels
Aft platform with swim ladder
Exterior shower with hot and cold pressurized water
Bimini with rear sun protection
Roof cover
Miscellaneous:
Rigid semi-rigid dinghy 3D Tender 2.70m with aluminum hull and cover
Mercury 5hp 2-stroke outboard motor
Dock bridge
Ocean distress beacon E 100 G
Two hydrostatic life jackets
Three standard life jackets
Six harnesses
Water recovery tarp
Sail drive seal replaced in 2012, sail drive drained in February 2025
Distribution and water pump 2016
August 2020, heat exchanger, hoses, and exhaust elbow replaced
March 2025, pre-filter and gasoline filter replaced
March 2025, gas tank tap replaced and tank inspected (no bacteria)
Various tools and spare parts
Hull antifouling February 2025 with International Micron antifouling and priming coat
Seacocks and bilge pump replaced in January 2019
New April 2025 60A alternator
