Voyage 500 Buyer's Guide
Shopping a used Voyage 500 means stepping into the world of cruising catamarans that were built from 2006 to 2009 and fed heavily into the Caribbean and Pacific charter fleets. These 50-foot cats are plentiful on the brokerage market because so many began life as bareboats, and that history shapes both what you will find aboard and what you must check before committing.
Layouts on the Used Market
Charter four-cabin arrangements are the more common version circulating used, though both owner and charter layouts do appear. Ex-charter examples are common, so expect higher cycle counts on systems and more wear in saloon and head surfaces than a privately owned boat would show. The 10-cabin listing in the technical record reflects that configurability rather than a single fixed interior, and a buyer should confirm which partitions are structural versus removable foam-core wood cabinetry.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
The boats you look at will commonly carry an asymmetric spinnaker, solar, an inverter, a symmetric spinnaker, electric winches, a freezer, trampoline, and chartplotter as delivered or early-fitted gear. Often seen on the market are watermaker, lithium batteries, radar, AIS, and autopilot — clusters that speak to energy independence and passage-making. Less common, usually owner-added, are air conditioning, dinghy davits, Starlink, EPIRB, and life raft. For a buyer, the power-and-energy cluster (solar, inverter, lithium) matters most: a cat this size lives or dies on house-bank health, while a watermaker and autopilot separate a true voyager from a dock-side charter relic.
What to Inspect
The central known risk on a Voyage 500 is the foam-core construction itself. Voyage Yachts used vacuum-bonded closed-cell PVC foam in hulls, decks, and cockpit biminis, and any breach in gelcoat or fitting sealant can let water into the core. At a viewing, sound the decks and bimini with a knuckle or percussion hammer and watch for dull, soft echoes against the surrounding bright note; probe around winch bases, stanchion roots, and hatch frames where bedding fails first. A meter reading above ambient on a dry day is reason to walk or renegotiate. Pay equal attention to the double-redundant hull-to-deck joint: trace the seam on both hulls and look for hairline separation or rust staining from fasteners, since that joint was engineered for ocean stress and its failure is expensive. Confirm the twin 40 hp diesels start cold and hold temperature; charter-hours engines hide heat-exchanger corrosion behind clean paint.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These cats turn up regularly in the Virgin Islands, British; United States; Antigua and Barbuda; Thailand; and Australia. Before you commit, run this short check:
- Sound all foam-core decks and biminis for soft spots
- Meter around every through-deck fitting for moisture
- Inspect the hull-to-deck joint on both hulls for separation
- Cold-start and load-test both 40 hp diesels
- Verify the lithium or lead house bank accepts a full charge
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Voyage 500. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 10 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25 | 1 | $340,000 | — |
| Aug 25 | 1 | $499,000 | +46.8% |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $325,000 | -34.9% |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $341,463 | +5.1% |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $475,000 | +39.1% |
| Mar 26 | 1 | $330,000 | -30.5% |
| Apr 26 | 6 | $379,000 | +14.8% |
| May 26 | 7 | $475,000 | +25.3% |
| Jun 26 | 2 | $400,000 | -15.8% |
| Aug 26 | 2 | $275,000 | -31.3% |
Where they're listed
Voyage 500 listings appear across 5 countries. British Virgin Islands has the most listings with 8 (53.3%), followed by Antigua and Barbuda and Thailand.
Country view
15 listings · 5 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Virgin Islands | $325,000 | 8 | 0 | 53.3% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | $475,000 | 3 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Thailand | $314,000 | 2 | 0 | 13.3% |
| Australia | $357,926 | 1 | 0 | 6.7% |
| United States | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 6.7% |
Comparable models
Similar length, displacement, and era. Open a row to compare that model's market page.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagoon 500 | 51' | $ 525,000 | 86 | 15 |
| Solaris 50 | 50.52' | $ 850,652 | 56 | 16 |
| Knysna 500 | 50' | $ 849,900 | 41 | 4 |
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| Voyage Yachts 520 | 51.9' | $ 450,000 | 25 | 10 |
| Dufour 500 Grand Large | 49.54' | $ 314,625 | 23 | 2 |
| Voyage Yachts 500You are here | — | $ 343,969 | 22 | 4 |
| Catana Catamarans 50 | 49.87' | $ 1,204,494 | 21 | 7 |
| Beneteau Oceanis 500 | 50.25' | $ 112,165 | 18 | 5 |
| St. Francis 50 | 50.03' | $ 767,000 | 14 | 7 |