Beneteau Moorings 505 Buyer's Guide
The Beneteau Moorings 505 on the brokerage market is the charter-edition sister to the Beneteau 50, a Farr-designed 50-footer built in France from 1995 until 2004. Most examples began life in fleet service with Moorings, and that history shapes both what you find aboard and what you should look for before buying. Ex-charter hulls are common, and the boat's layout and equipment reflect its origins as a volume charter platform rather than a bespoke owner's cruiser.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin layouts are the more common on the used market, but both are available; ex-charter examples are common. The preferred charter interior documented for the Beneteau 50 — and the one most 505s retain — places crew bunks in the bow, two double cabins forward, two double cabins aft, and five heads, one per cabin. A U-shaped and a straight settee fill the main salon, with the galley to starboard and the navigation station opposite to port. For a buyer, that means a boat engineered to sleep and wash ten people independently, a layout that works well for families or shared ownership even if the cabin count exceeds a couple's needs.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
A circumnavigation specification is commonly fitted on these boats, marking them as prepared for extended offshore use rather than coastal hopping. Beyond that, the factory baseline already includes an 80-horsepower Volvo Penta diesel for docking and manoeuvring, 132 U.S. gallons of fuel, and 264 U.S. gallons of water — capacity that supports long-range cruising without immediate upgrade. The galley came with a cooktop of four burners, a refrigerator, a freezer, and a double sink, so the core provisioning setup is charter-grade from the start. A buyer should verify whether the circumnavigation fit added rig or ground-tackle upgrades beyond the standard masthead sloop with two swept-spreader sets and aluminium spars.
What to Inspect
The deck is balsa-cored, so moisture testing of the salon overhead and cabin tops is warranted on any example anchor. The hull itself is solid fibreglass, which simplifies below-waterline survey compared with a cored hull, but the fixed fin keel with weighted bulb and optional shoal keel should be checked for grounding damage at the bulb joint. With ex-charter provenance common, wear on the five heads, the bow crew bunks, and the straight galley configuration should be assessed for heavy-cycle fatigue rather than isolated owner use.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are typically found in Spain. For a shopper, the Moorings 505 offers a Farr-designed, five-cabin cruiser with serious tankage and a circumnavigation-tier specification in many cases. Check the deck core, keel bulb, and charter-wear points; confirm the Volvo Penta diesel and tall-mast option if performance matters. A short buyer checklist:
- Inspect balsa-cored deck for moisture
- Survey keel bulb and shoal-keel models for grounding marks
- Verify circumnavigation specification completeness
- Assess charter-cycle wear in heads and bow berths
- Confirm 132-gallon fuel and 264-gallon water tank integrity
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Beneteau Moorings 505. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 2 | $166,802 | — |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $155,607 | -6.7% |
Where they're listed
Beneteau Moorings 505 listings appear across 1 country. Spain has the most listings with 4.
Country view
4 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | $166,802 | 4 | 0 | 100.0% |
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