Bavaria 38 Cruiser (2008-2010) Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

The two-cabin version gives the entire forward space to a V-berth stateroom with generous lockers and walkabout room, and places a single head aft behind the nav station. The three-cabin arrangement trades that forward privacy for a smaller head carved out of the bow and an additional aft cabin, both aft cabins keeping generous standing room and a large berth. In either layout the settees in the saloon are centerline-parallel and sufficiently long for a person to lie down, and the forward-facing chart table is full-sized with a dished seat for traction when heeled. The interior is lightly varnished mahogany, and the cockpit has a varnished wooden fold-out table plus an electric fold-down transom revealing a swim step.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

On the used market these boats commonly carry an autopilot, chartplotter, heating, solar, lithium batteries, and an inverter, which together mean a buyer can expect modern energy independence and navigation without immediate expense. A furling main and hot water are also commonly fitted, and teak decks and a life raft appear on many examples. For buyer consequence, the most relevant clusters are power and energy — solar, lithium batteries, and inverter support extended anchoring — and canvas and sail handling, where a furling main eases short-handed sailing; a bimini and teak decks speak to cockpit comfort rather than performance.

What to Inspect

The structural grid laminated to the hull under the floorboards should be visible and sound, and the keel bolts passing through it must show double nuts backed by stainless-steel washers with no movement anchor. The hull is a flat-bottomed solid fiberglass layup with Kevlar-reinforced bow sections, so check the bow for impact or repair. The companionway door is veneer-topped Starboard; confirm it is not cracked. The deck is reinforced for a double-ended mainsheet, and the aluminium Selden mast carries metal sliders rather than plastic, which are stronger but worth checking for corrosion. The electric rams under the cockpit sole that open the transom should operate smoothly to reveal the swim step and ladder.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

These yachts typically appear in Greece and Portugal. For a buyer, the checklist is brief: confirm the layout matches your cabin needs, verify the keel-bolt and grid integrity, test the electric transom and touch-pad electrical panel, and check the bow sections and mast sliders. A well-kept example from this 2008–2010 run is a practical, well-equipped cruiser with a sensible interior and a secure keel structure.