Shogun 50 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Shogun 50 means weighing a modern Swedish performance cruiser built around a lifting keel and an aft-weighted rig, with owner three-cabin layouts more common but both configurations available, and ex-charter examples a frequent sight among used Shogun 50s. The boat suits a buyer who wants racer-cruiser pace without sacrificing shallow-water access.
Layouts on the Used Market
Interior arrangements were specified by individual clients from new, so used boats vary, but the dominant three-cabin owner layout places a large companionway working area, a forward galley and heads flanking the keel case, and two aft doubles. The first hull showed a convertible saloon to master cabin alongside that pattern. Regardless of layout, the main cabin reads small for a 50-footer with steep companionway steps, and the galley stays forward of the mast, small, with no counter beside the range and sinks. A U-shaped dinette and mirror-image quarter berths aft are typical; finishing is carbon-fiber sandwich with wood veneer and is consistently described as spectacular.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats on the market carry a chartplotter, lithium batteries, and an inverter as standard energy and navigation backbone, complemented by AIS and self-tacking jib for short-handed control. Electric winches and hot water appear commonly, with teak decks standard at 3.5 mm from the builder. For buyer consequence, the lithium-inverter pairing means realistic anchorage power without a generator, while the self-tacking jib and electric winches reduce crew load—features worth verifying function on any survey. Canvas and sail handling center on that self-tacking jib and the square-top main; navigation is chartplotter-plus-AIS, and comfort leans on hot water and teak underfoot.
What to Inspect
The hydraulic lifting keel should be cycled to confirm the 6 feet 7 inches to 11 feet 6 inches travel and that the carbon-fiber fin pins cleanly when raised anchor. Check the twin rudders for profile condition given their deeper, larger size from the aft rig anchor, and inspect the four jib tack points—three foredeck, one on the sprit—for wear, since the promotional spray knockers at the bow double as sprit-work steps anchor. Galley lack of counter space and steep companionway are as-built, not defects; focus instead on the carbon-epoxy sandwich for osmotic or impact issues and the teak deck adhesion at 3.5 mm.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Typical markets are Finland and the United Kingdom. For a buyer, the checklist is short: confirm keel operation and rudder condition, verify self-tacking jib and electric winch function, and judge the compact interior against your cruising style. The Shogun 50 rewards the sailor who values light-displacement speed and archipelago draft over cabin volume.
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