Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 I Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 I means looking at a Philippe Briand-designed 49-footer built around short-handed cruising and a remarkably open interior. The "i" denotes an injection-molded balsa-cored deck over a hand-laid monolithic hull, and the boat was offered in both owner and charter configurations. Australian listings dominate the used pool, and ex-charter examples are common there.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin boats are the more common find, with a forward owner's suite and twin aft doubles, but the four-cabin, four-head charter layout is also available and simply trades the owner's desk and some nav-station space for extra heads. Either version keeps the same large saloon and in-line port galley. A gently sloped companionway leads down to a dinette that seats ten, and the cockpit itself carries a broad transom walkway, a drop-side pedestal table, and twin wheels with teak-faced seats. Ex-charter hulls may show the proud moulding in the forward cabin where the optional fourth-head wall would bolt in.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market these boats commonly carry serious cruising kit rather than mere creature comforts. Power and energy systems frequently include a watermaker, air conditioning, solar panels, lithium batteries, an inverter, and a wind generator, meaning a buyer can expect off-grid autonomy without immediate upgrade cost. For maneuvering and sail handling, a bow thruster and a short-handed setup with all lines led aft are commonly fitted, and a bimini with zip-in panel and dinghy davits are usual. Navigation and safety gear commonly seen include an autopilot, chartplotter, EPIRB, and life raft. Teak decks are also a common factory or owner addition worth inspecting for condition.
What to Inspect
The flexible cabin mold leaves a proud moulding in the owner's cabin on three-cabin boats as a receiver for the unused fourth-head wall — cosmetic but worth noting in a survey. More important, early production boats showed rough lay-up patches and fridge-water damming around a bilge sump gauze filter under a saloon panel; later boats were redesigned without that filter, and any refitted example should show a smoothed sump. Confirm which bilge arrangement a specific hull carries before purchase.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical market availability centers on Australia, where both owner and ex-charter boats turn up. For a buyer, the checklist is straightforward: confirm keel draft (shoal, standard, or performance), verify the bilge-sum redesign or refit on early hulls, inspect teak decks and the proud forward-cabin moulding, and confirm the energy suite (lithium, solar, watermaker) matches your cruising plan. A well-kept 49 I remains a roomy, easy-to-handle coastal or bluewater candidate.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 I. 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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 26 | 1 | $208,648 | — |
| Aug 26 | 2 | $170,032 | -18.5% |
Where they're listed
Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 I listings appear across 2 countries. Australia has the most listings with 1 (50.0%), followed by Croatia.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance Sun Odyssey 49 | 49.16' | $ 173,568 | 105 | 19 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 44 I | 45.11' | $ 138,393 | 82 | 10 |
| Jeanneau Sun Sun Odyssey 519 | 51.67' | $ 243,461 | 79 | 12 |
| Jeanneau Sun Sun Odyssey 469 | 46.1' | $ 241,665 | 76 | 20 |
| Performance Sun Odyssey 42 I | 42.16' | $ 140,051 | 71 | 10 |
| Beneteau 49 | 49.5' | $ 218,750 | 58 | 9 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 419 | 41.83' | $ 185,000 | 56 | 10 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 449 | 45.08' | $ 206,768 | 44 | 9 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 DS | 49.15' | $ 199,000 | 19 | 4 |
| Jeanneau Sun Sun Odyssey 44 I Perf. | 45.11' | $ 129,000 | 11 | 0 |
| Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49 IYou are here | — | $ 208,648 | 3 | 2 |