Bavaria Cruiser 50 Buyer's Guide
The Bavaria Cruiser 50 on the brokerage market is a Farr-designed 50-foot performance cruiser built between 2005 and 2015, and ex-charter examples are common. Most buyers will meet the four-cabin charter layout, though three-cabin and Pullman versions exist. Shopping one means weighing layout wear from charter use against the boat's genuine cruising capability and the flexibility of her accommodations.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available. The four-cabin version splits the large forward space into two double cabins, while the three-cabin arrangement keeps an enormous owner's space forward with a large head and shower to port and extended hanging lockers to starboard. A Pullman variant converts the owner's portside office into a fourth berth. All versions share mirror-image aft double quarter cabins, a U-shaped amidships galley to port, and a big starboard dinette.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Commonly fitted gear on these boats includes chartplotter, bimini, autopilot, furling main, cockpit shower, solar, life raft, inverter, and bow thruster. Often-seen additions are dodger, teak decks, heating, AIS, hot water, and radar. For buyer consequence, the power and energy cluster matters most: solar and inverter are usual, while lithium batteries and watermakers appear as owner upgrades. Sail-handling upgrades such as electric winches and comfort items like air conditioning are less commonly seen. A Gori propeller was a factory option worth noting if present.
What to Inspect
Hardware mounts through a foam-cored deck with aluminum plates laminated in at each attachment point anchor text not needed, so check those zones for compression or leakage around winches and pedals. The hull layup below the waterline is solid hand-laid polyester and glass with a vinylester layer outboard, and a water-tight bulkhead sits just aft of the deep bow chain locker; confirm its integrity and the locker's condition. With flush deck hatches and 17 opening ports, inspect seals and the transom door mechanism for the electric fold-down swim platform.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These yachts typically appear in Croatia, Italy, Greece, Spain, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), and the Dominican Republic. For a buyer, the checklist is short: confirm the layout matches your plans, verify the core-backed deck hardware shows no compression, test the transom platform and door, and review the engine hours on the 75-horsepower Volvo. A thorough survey of the watertight bulkhead and chain locker rounds out the inspection.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Bavaria Cruiser 50. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 14 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 | 1 | $130,461 | — |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $161,911 | +24.1% |
| Sep 25 | 7 | $162,493 | +0.4% |
| Oct 25 | 4 | $110,659 | -31.9% |
| Nov 25 | 8 | $94,500 | -14.6% |
| Dec 25 | 2 | $159,581 | +68.9% |
| Jan 26 | 5 | $138,124 | -13.4% |
| Feb 26 | 5 | $158,176 | +14.5% |
| Mar 26 | 2 | $139,779 | -11.6% |
| Apr 26 | 21 | $116,366 | -16.8% |
| May 26 | 3 | $217,372 | +86.8% |
| Jun 26 | 2 | $133,314 | -38.7% |
| Jul 26 | 5 | $146,768 | +10.1% |
| Aug 26 | 3 | $222,672 | +51.7% |
Where they're listed
Bavaria Cruiser 50 listings appear across 16 countries. Italy has the most listings with 13 (20.3%), followed by Croatia and Greece.
Country view
64 listings · 16 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | $144,438 | 13 | 1 | 20.3% |
| Croatia | $162,785 | 12 | 5 | 18.8% |
| Greece | $112,988 | 11 | 1 | 17.2% |
| Spain | $139,779 | 8 | 0 | 12.5% |
| Sint Maarten | $89,000 | 4 | 0 | 6.3% |
| Australia | $222,672 | 3 | 2 | 4.7% |
| Dominican Republic | $100,000 | 3 | 0 | 4.7% |
| France | $138,369 | 2 | 0 | 3.1% |
| Denmark | $217,372 | 1 | 0 | 1.6% |
| Guatemala | $165,000 | 1 | 0 | 1.6% |
| Morocco | $93,186 | 1 | 1 | 1.6% |
| Netherlands | $168,900 | 1 | 0 | 1.6% |
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