Bavaria C50 Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

The C50 was sold with a choice of interior plans documented as three or five cabins and three or four heads. Owner-oriented three-cabin boats are the more frequent find secondhand, though the higher-capacity five-cabin layout exists, often from charter service. The aft galley is non-linear and the stern carries a dinghy garage, so a buyer comparing ex-charter units should check how the garage mechanisms and aft joinery have worn. Ex-charter examples are common, and their higher head counts reflect that history.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

Most used C50s carry a strong factory-equipped baseline: furling main, chartplotter, electric winches, autopilot, air conditioning, bow thruster, self-tacking jib, inverter, and AIS are commonly fitted, with bimini, swim platform, and teak decks also usual. For buyer consequence, the meaningful clusters are power and energy — commonly fitted air conditioning and inverter, with solar, lithium batteries, and hot water often seen — and sail handling and comfort, where electric winches, furling main, and self-tacking jib dominate. Less common but seen as owner upgrades are code zero and watermaker. A digital switching system lets any screen show navigation data and act as a switch panel, with phone monitoring already possible.

What to Inspect

The C50's coachroof has smooth areas in its styling, and the topsides are high, which a review noted makes boarding from low docks harder — worth confirming a safe step arrangement exists. The same review recorded no small stowage in the cockpit, so check whether owners added practical solutions. Because the hull uses vacuum-infused laminates and is described by the builder as more stable but lighter, inspect for any osmotic or impact issues as with any solid-laminate yacht, and verify the single spade rudder and Saildrive seal condition given the 80 hp Yanmar and Saildrive transmission.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

Typical markets for the C50 include the United States, Türkiye, Greece, Croatia, Italy, and Spain. For a shopper, the short checklist is: confirm cabin count and charter history; test the B&G Naviop screens and phone monitoring; verify the dinghy garage and aft galley joinery; inspect rudder, Saildrive, and laminate condition; and decide between the standard 2.30 m and shoal 1.85 m keel for intended waters.