Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS Sailboats for Sale

Layouts on the Used Market

The 49 DS carries its 14-foot-8 beam well aft, creating a roomy cockpit served by twin helms and a transom opened by the split backstay for centerline swim-platform gates. Below, the forward-facing navigation table sits to port at the companionway, with the breaker panel outboard carrying French and English labels; the galley to starboard is a step down and equipped to a modern standard with gimbaled stove, side- and top-opening refrigeration, microwave, and twin sinks behind a Lexan guard. The saloon's C-shaped settee to starboard and smaller port settee reflect a layout built around a deck saloon's light rather than a traditional low cabin. Maximum capacity is six, matching a three-cabin plan.

Equipment and Common Upgrades

Most used 49 DS boats will already carry the equipment a cruising buyer cares about. Commonly fitted are chartplotter, radar, solar, autopilot, AIS, electric winches, and inverter, along with teak decks, a dodger, bimini, cockpit shower, and life raft — a cluster that covers navigation, power, and shelter. Often seen are air conditioning, hot water, furling main, an asymmetric spinnaker, dinghy davits, and an EPIRB, rounding out tropical and shorthanded cruising readiness. Less commonly, and worth weighing as a negotiating point rather than an expectation, are a bow thruster, heating, wind generator, freezer, washing machine, or a spinnaker. The factory offered a bow thruster and a 100-horsepower Yanmar with Max Prop over the standard 75-horsepower and fixed prop, so check which powertrain a candidate carries.

What to Inspect

The deck is balsa-cored while the hull is hand-laid solid glass, so pay attention to any history of deck-core moisture around fittings and the saloon windows where bonded glazing can degrade. The deck-stepped mast is supported by a polished pipe strut bolted to the hull; confirm that the strut and its bolts show no movement or corrosion, since the rig's load path depends on it. The in-mast roller-furling main and Profurl headstay furling should be exercised to confirm smooth operation, and the 1,200-watt windlass and chain locker checked for ground-tackle wear. Ex-charter examples in particular deserve a close look at the galley's refrigeration seals and the Lexan galley barrier for stress cracking.

Availability and Buyer's Takeaway

These boats turn up across Greece, the United States, the United Kingdom, Grenada, Puerto Rico, and Spain, so a buyer has geographic choice but should factor delivery and survey logistics into the plan. Before making an offer, a short checklist helps: confirm the engine option and prop, verify the mast strut and deck-core condition, exercise all furling systems, and assess whether the equipment tier matches your intended cruising. Cross-shop candidates include the Beneteau Oceanis 473 and Hunter 49, but the 49 DS stands on its own deck-saloon merits.