2005 Bavaria 42 Cruiser

Discover this low hours Bavaria 42 Cruiser, built in 2005 and always flagged in the UK with EU VAT paid when it was first purchased. Now offered at a competitive price (reduced from €110,000), this spacious blue-water cruiser blends reliable German engineering with comfortable design ideal for family cruising, coastal passagemaking, or live‑aboard plans.At nearly 13 m LOA with a generous 3.99 m beam and approximately 360 L of fresh water capacity, the Bavaria 42 Cruiser is built for comfort and endurance. Powered by a Volvo Penta D2‑55 sail‑drive diesel engine (55 hp), this boat is efficient under power.Below decks, you'll find three double cabins and two heads offering ideal privacy and flexibility. The galley is well-equipped with a gas stove, oven, grill, fridge, sink and a microwave, along with hot‑water systems and 220 V shore power. The deck and rig are set up for safe and efficient sailing: furling mainsail and genoa, Rigid aluminium spars, folding propeller, electric windlass, teak cockpit, aft shower, bathing ladder, davits and cockpit sun‐covering (bimini and sprayhood).Electronics include depth sounder/log, wind instruments, autopilot, GPS/plotter, radar, VHF radio and a chart‑table.With a CE design category A (unlimited offshore), this Bavaria 42 Cruiser is built to sail with confidence, whether in relaxed coastal cruising or more demanding passages.Owned by an engineer, the service history is reassuring, with new batteries fitted in 2022, and standard safety gear onboard including electric bilge pump, fire extinguishers, life jackets, flares and gas detection.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONHull & DeckMaterial: Hand‑laid fibreglass/polyesterDeck: non‑skid polyester with teak cockpit soleKeel: 2 MeterEngine & PropulsionEngine: Volvo Penta D2‑55 (55 hp), sail‑drive with Ambassador rope‑cutter and folding propellerSteering: Twin wheel helm; emergency tiller; Jefa linkage systemSails & RiggingIn mast roller furling / reefing main sail and roller furling genoa, both in good condition with new sacrificial strips in 2001Mast/boom: AluminiumIn mast mainsail furling / reefingGas rod KickerFlag halyards port and starboardWinches: 2 cabin self‑tailing working winches + 2 genoa winches; some electricLines led aft to cockpit, 4 cleats, sprayhood, bimini top AccommodationCabins: Three doubles (six berths), plus convertible saloon seating for twoHeads: Two marine toilets with showers. (Day head has electric operated head, macerator, holding tank and pumpout)Solar charger and 180w Solar cell installed Deck Equipment & AmenitiesElectric windlass with anchor roller & lockerGalvanised plough anchor, 50m chainSpring midship cleatsTeak bathing platform with stainless ladder, aft shower (hot & cold)Cockpit table and seating with cushionsDavits for dinghy + outboard mounting bracketExtendable gangway/plankSprayhood with grab handlesAdjustable jack staysCockpit harness pointsSafety GearLife jackets, flares, life ring, fire extinguishers, gas detectorManual and electric bilge pumpsLiferaft now out of service and not included in sale

DisclaimerNicolle Associates offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.This vessel is EU VAT paid.As always photographs do not do justice so a viewing is highly recommended.This boat is lying in San Javier, Murcia, Spain, 30380.© 2025 Nicolle Associates