Bavaria 40

Bavaria 40 built in 2001, cruising sailboat designed to offer a good balance between comfort, performance, and price. Produced by the German shipyard Bavaria Yachts, this model has been very popular with boaters looking for a reliable and well-equipped vessel for family or friends cruising.

Highlights:

Spacious interior volume for its size, sturdy construction, ease of handling, good comfort/performance compromise, ideal for coastal and moderate bluewater cruising

Never leased, French flag, European VAT paid, available in Martinique

Layout:

Owner's forward cabin

Private bathroom with shower and WC in the owner's cabin

Two aft cabins

Aft bathroom with shower and WC with black water tank

Port-side galley

Starboard chart table

Salon table with bench seat convertible into an extra bed

Pressurized hot and cold water

40L water heater

Water tanks 150L and 180L

Webasto forced air heater

Galley:

Two-burner stove with gas oven

Double stainless steel sink

12V refrigerator with freezer compartment

Ample storage space

Sails and rigging:

New 2019 Standing rigging and shrouds

Pushing spreaders

Main sail full batten with three reef points, automatic on roller track with ball bearings

Lazy-Bag Lazy-Jack system

Genoa on roller furler

Furlex 300s genoar roller on forestay

New 2020 Staysail on roller furler

Profurl C320 genoa furler

New 2020 Spinnaker poles

Storm jib

Folding mast steps

Rigid vang

Two Harken ST40 winsches on the coachroof

Two Harken ST44 winches in the cockpit for genoa sheets

Two Harken ST44 winches in the cockpit for spinnaker sheets

Electronics:

Raymarine navigation central unit including boat speed, depth sounder, wind vane

New 2024 Wind vane and anemometer

Raymarine P70s autopilot with P300 controller

New 2023 Raymarine A70 chartplotter GPS 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 wifi network

Sony USB CD radio

Electrical:

2 x 100W solar panels on the arch

New 2020 120W flexible 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

New Mar RM 2033 220V shore charger

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 cable

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

Hook anchor for dinghy

Teak deck in cockpit and on foredeck

Two cockpit tables, one small at helm and a large removable one

Aluminum aft arch with chocks and solar panels

Stern platform with swim ladder

Exterior shower with hot and cold pressurized water

Bimini with sun protection at the stern

Deckhouse cover

Miscellaneous:

Rigid hull inflatable dinghy 3D Tender 2.70m with aluminum bottom and cover

Mercury 5hp 2-stroke outboard engine

Pier step

Ocean distress beacon Signal E 100 G

Two hydrostatic life jackets

Three classic life jackets

Six harnesses

Water recovery tarp

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

Distribution and water pump 2016

August 2020 Heat exchanger & hoses and exhaust elbow replaced

March 2025 Pre-filter and fuel filter

March 2025 Fuel tank tap changed and tank verified (no bacteria)

Various tools & spare parts

Hull cleaning February 2025 with International Micron antifouling and primer

Seacock and pump replaced January 2019

New April 2025 60A alternator