2005 Bavaria Cruiser 42

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. Material: Hand‑laid fibreglass/polyester Deck: non‑skid polyester with teak cockpit sole 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 In mast roller furling / reefing main sail and roller furling genoa, both in good condition with new sacrificial strips in 2001 In mast mainsail furling / reefing 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 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 Electric windlass with anchor roller & locker Galvanised plough anchor, 50m chain Teak bathing platform with stainless ladder, aft shower (hot & cold) Cockpit table and seating with cushions Davits for dinghy + outboard mounting bracket Life jackets, flares, life ring, fire extinguishers, gas detector Manual and electric bilge pumps Liferaft now out of service and not included in sale 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