Beneteau Oceanis 50, owner's layout
with 3 cabins and 2 heads

• Year of build: 2006
• Belgian flag: EU VAT paid
• Length overall: 15.10 m / 49'7"
• Hull length: 14.75 m / 48'5"
• Hull beam: 4.49 m / 14'9"
• Light displacement: 12,935 kg / 28,506 lb
• Deep draft: 2.10 m  / 6'11"
• Bridge clearance (tall performance mast): 21 m / 68'11"
• Water capacity: 580 L / 153 US Gal
• CE Certification: A8 / B9 / C14
• non-smoking, no pets
• Sleeps 6 in three cabins and possibly 2 more in the saloon. At present, one of the two bunks in the aft port cabin has been converted into a large storage locker that also houses a washer/dryer. All original elements have been retained (mattress, rails, etc.) and the cabin can be reverted to its original two-person berth.
  

• Inboard turbo-diesel Yanmar 4JH3-HTE: about 1,900 h
• Inboard fuel tank capacity: 250 L / 66 US Gal
• plus five 20 L cans for an extra 100 L / 26 US Gal
• 30 mm propshaft supported by solid skeg
• Maxprop 3-blade feathering propeller (~folding propeller) 
• MAX Power 100 Duo bow thruster in tunnel

• Taller performance mast
• Spinnaker pole on mast track
• Full batten mainsail with 3 reefing points: 58 m2 
• ​Genoa on electric Bamar furler: 64 m2
• Staysail on manual furler: 29 m2
• Gennaker on furler  
• Harken 2-speed, 44 ratio winch, starboard of the companionway
• Electric Harken 2-speed, 44 ratio winch, port of the companionway
• Two Harken 2-speed, 53 ratio winches in front of the two steering wheels

Note: with NMEA over WiFi, we mostly use our smartphones and tablets for navigation. All of the yacht's data, such as depth, wind, speed, AIS targets, etc. can be received in affordable, quality chartplotter apps on your tablet or phone.

• Raymarine E120 chartplotter at chart table
• Raymarine E80 chartplotter in cockpit
• Raymarine radar radome on the mast
• Raymarine S3 autopilot course computer with Lecomble & Schmitt hydraulic arm
• Raymarine ST6002 SmartPilot autopilot control box in cockpit
• Raymarine ST60 Multi display in cockpit
• Raymarine ST60+ Wind display in cockpit
• Raymarine i50 Tridata display in cockpit (depth, speed, water temperature)
• iCOM IC-M601 GMDSS VHF radio at chart table
• Alltek Marine CYPHO-150S AIS receiver with integral antenna splitter
• NMEA-over-WiFi bidirectional transceiver
• Iridium GO! satellite communications (e-mail, text, phone, GRIB weather forecasts, light browsing) with external marine antenna

• Primary ground tackle with an estimated 40 m (40 yard)  twisted nylon rode, 100 m (100 yard) of 12 mm chain, and a Spade anchor
• Secondary ground tackle with 100 m of braided nylon rode, 12 m (40') of 12 mm chain, and a delta anchor.
• 6 hard floats to float your chain above the seabed to prevent entanglement with coral bommies.
• Quick chain counter and windlass remote control in cockpit (has a sun-faded display; we use it only as a remote)
• Lewmar electric windlass (new gearbox and motor in January 2022)
• Large assortment of mooring lines and fenders
• Heavy duty stainless steel shock absorbers (springs) for mooring lines
• Aluminum foldable gangplank

• High bilge-water alarm
• Automatic electric bilge pump, manual bilge pump in cockpit
• Zodiac life raft for 8
• Dedicated life raft locker in the stern that opens directly to the sea; no shlepping needed should it come to it.
• Netting from pushpit to pulpit fully encloses the decks and cockpit 
• Jacklines on decks
• 4 fire extinguishers
• Life jackets, flares, etc.
• plugs, epoxy putty 
• Carbon monoxide and smoke detectors 
• Emergency tiller
• ARC EPIRB, auto-activated when immersed
• Survival rations

• Four 310 Watt solar panels for a total of 1240 Watt. On sunny days they'll generate well over 6 kW a day.
• Two Victron MPPT 100/50 solar battery chargers for redundancy, with Bluetooth
• 800 Ah (9.6 kW/h) lithium (LiFePo4) 12 V service battery pack with sustained charging and discharging at 640 A.  In other words, that's equivalent to a 7.7 kW generator. The individual batteries feature Bluetooth monitoring of charging/discharging/charge levels via phone apps.
• AGM starter batteries for the engine and the generator
• Victron 12/500 230 V Phoenix inverter with Bluetooth (provides 500 W for laptops, kitchen fan, etc.)
• Victron 12/3000 230 V Phoenix inverter with Bluetooth  (provides 3000 W for washer-dryer, microwave, induction hob, heavy tools, etc.)
• 40 A Dolphin shore power charger, for 3 battery packs simultaneously
• 40 A Renogy DC-DC battery charger to charge from the engine alternator whilst protecting it from the lithium batteries
• USB sockets running off 12V throughout the yacht to charge tablets and phones, cameras, etc.
• 12V cigar lighter socket at chart table
• 230V sockets in each cabin, the galley, and saloon
• Most lightbulbs replaced with LEDs
• Shore power inlet at engine controls in cockpit, so you don't forget to disconnect before sailing off. With all the solar and lithium, we never connect to shore power anymore though.

One of the very best galleys on any yacht this size:

• Oodles of truly useable counter space!
• Oodles of storage!
• 4-burner propane (or butane) gimbaled cooker with oven
• 3-speed cooker extractor fan to get rid of cooking smells
• Microwave oven
• Induction cooking hob with thermostat. Measures pot temperature and allows for precise cooking without using any more electricity than strictly needed.
• 2 refrigeration units: top-loading fridge with freezer compartment and front-loading fridge also with freezer compartment
• Double sink with filtered tap for drinking water straight from the water tanks
• Foot pump for either salt or fresh water (selector valve under floor)
• Trash bin under sink

• Both bathrooms are ensuite to their respective cabins.
• The aft bathroom can also be accessed from the salon.
• Both feature a separate shower stall.
• Both have Quiet Flush electric Jabsco heads.
• The aft bathroom has a holding tank and the forward one has extra storage instead.  (It would be trivial to order the right parts from Beneteau and install them in the foreseen space should you wish to add a holding tank in the front as well.  Parts availability is just one of the many advantages of a big brand boat.)
• The forward head flushes with fresh or salt water (or both if you want to start with salt and finish with fresh for instance).

• Full size LG washer-dryer. Washes a 6 kg (13.2 lb) load and dries a 3 kg (6.6 lb) load.  A rapid washing cycle uses about 300 W which is the equivalent of only 15 minutes of full exposure of the solar panels to the sun.
• Dessalator Duo 100 watermaker.  This unit from the leading European brand is very easy to use with its automated rinse cycle and makes a whopping 100 L per hour (26 US Gal/h). It runs simply off 12V and is evenly matched with the solar panels: 100 L (26 US Gal) = 1 hour of watermaker = 1 hour of full sun exposure to compensate for the electricity used. If you run it around noon on a sunny day it will work entirely off solar and there's even going to be a little surplus power to keep charging the batteries.
• 3-zone, sea water cooled, CruisAir air-conditioning for the saloon, the forward master cabin, and the two aft cabins together, each zone with its own digital controller.  It is possible to run the air-conditioning from the big inverter to cool the boat for a short time. 

FYI: a sunny day will generally yield the equivalent of 5 hours of full solar exposure.

• New sprayhood in December 2021
• New lazy bag in December 2021
• TV mount on bulkhead next to the dinette (we hung a painting from it which you can see in our pictures) with assorted AV cables already installed.
• 12V Caframo fans throughout for ventilation: two Sirocco Elite, two Sirocco, and one 757
• Leecloth plus netting to completely close off the starboard back cabin berth
• Slats under the matresses
• Comes with the two stools as illustrated in the Beneteau brochure. They can be bolted into the floor to keep them in place while under way. They'll also fit under the salon table if you want to extend the bench to have a wider sleeping or lounging area.
• 4 hp, 4 stroke Mercury outboard, starting to show its age but still very reliably fulfilling its duty.
• Outboard crane to easily deploy the outboard from its pushpit storage to the tender.
• Good size self-bailing cockpit locker, huge lazarette spanning the whole beam of the stern, and very large sail locker at the bow
• Ultra-leather Brisa upholstery in salon showing wear but we still have the original gorgeous, textured cloth upholstery in cream white that is in great condition except for a single tiny stain. It was washed and stored vacuum packed. You can see the color and texture of this fabric on the mattresses in the photos.
• The water heater works on engine coolant water and on 230V. It can even run off the inverter.
• The large front-facing chart table in the saloon, and the vanity/desk with keyboard tray in the owner's cabin, provide two distinct work spaces for digital nomads.