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 7 total in the current configuration: 5 in 3 cabins + 1 tall and 1 small person in the salon (the port aft cabin houses the washer-dryer and some storage and therefore only a single bunk, but it would be only a few hours of work to remove the storage and washer to revert to the factory standard 2-person bunk if desired, to bring the total sleeping accommodation to 8 people.)

• Inboard turbo-diesel Yanmar 4JH3-HTE: only 1,804 hours (July 14th, 2023)
• Engine power: 100 hp
• 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 [needs new battery pack]

• Taller performance mast
• Spinnaker pole on mast track
• Full batten mainsail with 3 reefing points: 58 m2 
• ​Genoa on electric Bamar furler: 64 m2 [UV strip will need replacing in 1 or 2 years at the latest.]
• 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 [currently needs a new oil seal and an oil refill for its gear box. We might manage to fix this one before selling but make no promise. This winch can simply be used manually in the mean time.]
• 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

* [This chain consists of two halves connected by a stainless steel shackle. Ideally this chain should be re-galvanized soon or else replaced. If neither option fits in your immediate plans, you can keep using it as is for quite a while.]

• 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 [still passes battery test but recommended replacement date has passed]
• 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
• Very quiet, 5 kW, inboard diesel Northern Lights generator*: 754 hours.
• 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.

*[We stopped using the generator after upgrading to lithium batteries. When it became time for its annual oil change it wouldn't turn over anymore. This was caused by some corrosion, see mechanic's report below. The corrosion in turn was caused by a drippy cap for the emergency steering system, located in the cockpit floor. This has been sealed but the generator itself wasn't fixed; the mechanic was already committed to a huge job on another boat and we had to sail on. Here's his report to allow you to evaluate the work needed:
"The generator visual inspection indicated that corrosion has built up between the main AC generator rotor ventilator fan and the engine bell housing. It will necessitate 6 hours to remove the AC generator and clean the corrosion in order to bring the AC generator into service. The Diesel motor has been serviced for storage: each cylinder was filled with 200 milliliters of clean diesel. Before starting the generator it is required to remove the glow plugs, crank the engine to empty the diesel, then reinstall the glow plugs. This task can be done in less than 30 minutes. The diesel engine of the generator is in good condition. The fresh cooling system was pressurized to 15 psi. The pressure was holding well showing the integrity of the head gasket. No fault found." ]

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 however the power requirements are so high that it would deplete the batteries in about 4 hours and therefore it is recommended to be on shore or generator power. It takes roughly 2:30 hours of full solar exposure to compensate for 1 hour of air-conditioning.  If you cool only the salon and not the cabins, it takes roughly 1:30 hours of full sun exposure to compensate for 1 hour of air-conditioning. 

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. [Currently the resistor, i.e. the heating element, has electrolyzed, which is a recurrent problem even when an anode is fitted on it if you forget to replace it. We have a spare resistor, anode, and even thermostat on board plus the tool to extract these parts. There's no reason to replace the resistor now however, since we never heat water in this climate and the previous resistor corroded without ever being used, ever. Only replace it when you're heading to colder climates is our recommendation.] 
• 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.