Beneteau Oceanis 47 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Beneteau Oceanis 47 means looking at a model that entered production as an all-new eighth-generation design for 2025, developed with charter-operator feedback as well as private owners. On the used side you will find both owner and ex-charter examples, with the three-cabin owner layout the more common of the two configurations available. She is a 47-foot 11-inch yacht with a beam of 14 feet 9 inches and a choice of 6 foot 2 inch or 8 foot 1 inch draught, carrying 52 gallons of fuel and 98 of water.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Oceanis 47 was offered in several interior plans, but the used market is led by the three-cabin owner version with two heads—a forward-separated shower and WC plus a shared aft bathroom—and large hull windows you can see from the berth. Charter-derived boats also appear and may show four cabins with four heads or five cabins with three heads, built for higher guest turnover. Nauta Design’s interior carries sanded oak, thicker dinette cushions, and either warm Mediterranean or Ivory styling, so even ex-charter units tend to feel finished rather than bare below the saloon, though the heads remain plain gelcoat-white rooms.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Used boats often carry air conditioning, a self-tacking jib, an asymmetric spinnaker, electric winches, a bimini, and a chartplotter as standard or frequent fittings. For energy and sail handling, a watermaker, inverter, furling main, and code zero show up as owner upgrades, while a bow thruster is a less common addition that helps in tight marinas. Navigation is usually anchored by the chartplotter, with autopilot a periodic upgrade; comfort items like hot water and teak decks appear occasionally. The factory solar option of four rectangular panels for 580 Wpeak is worth checking on boats marketed for off-grid use.
What to Inspect
Inspection should follow normal practice for a 2025-era Beneteau: confirm the iroko deck’s condition where teak would traditionally wear, verify the laminated “moule boulé” wood details and two-millimeter edge bands are intact, and exercise the modular cockpit tables and open or closed transom configuration. Check the Seanapps onboard unit reads battery, fuel, and water correctly, and inspect the enlarged consoles for chartplotter and electronic throttle function.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These yachts are typically found in the United States, Spain, Croatia, the United Kingdom, and Italy. For a buyer, the practical checklist is: confirm three-cabin owner versus charter layout, verify self-tacking jib and furling main operation, test the cockpit table conversions and transom access, review solar and watermaker upgrades for cruising plans, and inspect the iroko deck and wood detailing for wear.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Beneteau Oceanis 47. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 9 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $151,216 | — |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $433,487 | +186.7% |
| Apr 26 | 4 | $580,026 | +33.8% |
| May 26 | 1 | $610,466 | +5.2% |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $47 | -100.0% |
| Jul 26 | 1 | $47 | 0.0% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $572,638 | +1218278.7% |
| Sep 26 | 1 | $615,506 | +7.5% |
| Oct 26 | 2 | $571,015 | -7.2% |
Where they're listed
Beneteau Oceanis 47 listings appear across 6 countries. Spain has the most listings with 3 (25.0%), followed by Croatia and Austria.
Country view
12 listings · 6 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | $610,466 | 3 | 0 | 25.0% |
| Croatia | $433,487 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| Austria | $571,015 | 2 | 2 | 16.7% |
| United States | $47 | 2 | 0 | 16.7% |
| United Kingdom | $555,140 | 1 | 0 | 8.3% |
| New Zealand | $572,638 | 1 | 1 | 8.3% |
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