2004 Bavaria 38 | Extensive 2025 Refit | Mediterranean Cruiser Ready to Sail
This 2004 Bavaria 38 is a beautifully presented cruising yacht lying afloat in Licata, Sicily. Following an extensive refit in 2025, she offers an excellent opportunity to enjoy Mediterranean cruising with confidence. Only her second owner has cared for her throughout.
Designed by J&J Design, the Bavaria 38 is renowned for balanced sailing performance, straightforward handling and spacious accommodation. Her shoal-draft keel, secure aft cockpit and practical deck layout suit coastal cruising as well as longer passages.
The 2025 refit brought significant upgrades, including new Supreme Sails mainsail and genoa, new running rigging, AGM batteries, a bow thruster, solar panels, sprayhood, bimini, lazy bag and rudder. The owner also commissioned a structural survey, completed a full engine service and arranged a professional rig inspection during the same year.
A Volvo Penta D2-55 diesel engine with approximately 1,500 hours provides dependable performance. Garmin and Raymarine navigation equipment, solar charging and an inverter support extended cruising. Below deck, the bright two-cabin interior features warm mahogany joinery, Webasto heating and comfortable accommodation for up to six people.
A Mercury tender, outboard, offshore liferaft and comprehensive cruising inventory complete the package. She is ready for her next owners to step aboard and enjoy the season.
Construction
White GRP hull
White GRP integrated non-slip deck
White GRP superstructure
Aft cockpit configuration
Shoal draft keel
Encapsulated iron keel
Single wheel steering
Spade blade rudder (2025)
2025 structural survey
Machinery
1 Volvo Penta D2-55 diesel engine
55hp engine output
1,500 engine hours
2004 engine installation
Freshwater-cooled engine
Saildrive transmission
Fixed propeller
2025 engine service
Quick BTQ 185-85 double electric bow thruster (2025)
Fixed bow thruster installation
Tankage
1 plastic fuel tank with 150L fuel capacity
2 plastic water tanks with 300L freshwater capacity
Plastic holding tank 80L capacity
Overboard holding tank discharge
Electrics
12V and 220V onboard systems
Battery monitoring system
2 x 140Ah AGM Exide domestic batteries (2025)
1 x 50Ah engine start battery
1 x 80Ah AGM bow thruster battery
Quick battery charger
Quick 1600W inverter
2 x 100W EcoFlow solar panels (2025)
Shore power connection
Shore power isolator
USB charging stations throughout vessel
Rig & Sails
Sloop rig
Keel-stepped mast
Selden aluminium spar
Stainless steel wire standing rigging
Split backstay configuration
Control lines led aft to cockpit
New running rigging 2025
2025 rig inspection by Felix Yachting d.o.o.
Winches
2 Lewmar 44 primary winches
2 Lewmar 40 secondary winches
Sails
2024 Dacron slab-reefing mainsail by Supreme Sails
2024 Dacron roller-furling genoa by Supreme Sails
2004 Dacron spare sail
Accommodation
6 berths accommodation
2 double cabins
1 heads compartment
Forward owner's cabin layout
Manual flush toilet
Wet head shower compartment
Navigation desk
Mahogany interior joinery
Olive fabric upholstery
1.88m average headroom
Webasto heating
Domestic
2-burner gas cooker
Oven
1 refrigerator
2 stainless steel sinks
Pressurised water system
Deck
Quick electric windlass
Foredeck windlass controls
45m anchor chain
2 plough-type anchors
4 mooring warps
8 fenders
Sprayhood (new 2025)
Bimini (new 2025)
Lazybag (new 2025)
Passarelle
Deck shower
Boat hook
50m floating mooring lines
Navigation
Garmin 721xs chartplotter
Raymarine speed and log instrument
Raymarine depth sounder
Raymarine autopilot
Simrad RS40 VHF radio (2025)
AIS transceiver
EPIRB
ICOM SSB radio
Binnacle compass
Tenders
2.8m Mercury tender
4-person tender capacity
6hp Mercury outboard
2025 outboard service
1 stand-up paddleboard
Safety
2025 Seacurity Offshore liferaft
4-person liferaft capacity
4 fire extinguishers
1 fire blanket
2 electric bilge pumps
1 manual bilge pump
Jackstays
EPIRB
In-date flares
Lifebuoy
Dan buoy
Radar reflector
Emergency tiller
Gas alarm
Comments
2025 purchased in Izola by current owners
Second ownership from new
2025 refit including:
Mediterranean cruising history during 2025–2026
No known equipment faults
No insurance claims reported
Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith, in this case we are acting as Brokers only. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The particulars are intended only as a guide and they do not constitute a term of any contract. A prospective buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at his own expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
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