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 INFORMATION
Hull & Deck
Material: Hand‑laid fibreglass/polyester
Deck: non‑skid polyester with teak cockpit sole
Keel: 2 Meter
Engine & Propulsion
Engine: Volvo Penta D2‑55 (55 hp), sail‑drive with Ambassador rope‑cutter and folding propeller
Steering: Twin wheel helm; emergency tiller; Jefa linkage system
Sails & Rigging
In mast roller furling / reefing main sail and roller furling genoa, both in good condition with new sacrificial strips in 2001
Mast/boom: Aluminium
In mast mainsail furling / reefing
Gas rod Kicker
Flag halyards port and starboard
Winches: 2 cabin self‑tailing working winches + 2 genoa winches; some electric
Lines led aft to cockpit, 4 cleats, sprayhood, bimini top
Accommodation
Cabins: Three doubles (six berths), plus convertible saloon seating for two
Heads: 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 & Amenities
Electric windlass with anchor roller & locker
Galvanised plough anchor, 50m chain
Spring midship cleats
Teak bathing platform with stainless ladder, aft shower (hot & cold)
Cockpit table and seating with cushions
Davits for dinghy + outboard mounting bracket
Extendable gangway/plank
Sprayhood with grab handles
Adjustable jack stays
Cockpit harness points
Safety Gear
Life jackets, flares, life ring, fire extinguishers, gas detector
Manual and electric bilge pumps
Liferaft now out of service and not included in sale
Disclaimer
Nicolle 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.
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