Description

The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40DS (1998) is a well-balanced cruising yacht offering comfort, space, and solid offshore performance. She provides a remarkably spacious interior layout for her size, featuring three cabins and two electric heads, ideal for family cruising or extended stays onboard.

Specifications

Accommodation

Layout: 3 cabins / 2 heads (electric toilets)
Configuration: Deck Saloon cruiser

INTERIOR & COMFORT
Heating: Eberspächer diesel heater
Galley: stove/oven, refrigerator, microwave
Ventilation: 1 ventilator
Water filtration: 5-stage system
Water tanks: 160 L (steel) + 120 L (plastic)
Black water tanks: 2 × 40 L

Construction

The Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40DS (1998) is a well-balanced cruising yacht offering comfort, space, and solid offshore performance.

She provides a remarkably spacious interior layout for her size, featuring three cabins and two electric heads, ideal for family cruising or extended stays onboard.

The deck saloon design enhances natural light and visibility below deck, while the 1.60 m draft ensures a good compromise between performance and access to shallow anchorages.

Recent upgrades also include synthetic teak (2025), replaced seacocks (2025), and a well-equipped navigation suite with B&G electronics and Autohelm autopilot.

Fully prepared for immediate sailing, she represents a solid, turn-key cruising platform in very good condition

Flag: German
EU VAT paid
LOA: 11.75m
Beam: 3.95m
Draft: 1.60m
Displacement: 7.2 tons

UPGRADES & MAINTENANCE HIGHLIGHTS
2024: Full hull and engine maintenance
2025: Synthetic teak + all seacocks replaced (bronze)
2023: New standing rigging (certified)
Continuous upgrades to electrical and comfort systems

Equipment

DECK & COCKPIT EQUIPMENT
New synthetic teak cockpit & foredeck (04/2025)
Bimini & sprayhood
Cockpit table & cushions
Passerelle included
Electric windlass

ANCHORING & MOORING
Main anchor: 21 kg Ultra
Spare anchors: 18 kg plough + 18 kg folding
Chain: 30 m new galvanized + 30 m good condition
Additional ropes: 80 m floating line + spares

Navigation Equipment

NAVIGATION & ELECTRONICS
Autopilot: Autohelm ST6000
Instruments: B&G navigation system
Wind sensor: Bluetooth B&G wind sensor
VHF: Fixed + Icom handheld
Compass
Audio system: Radio / MP3 player

Engine(s)

She is powered by a reliable Yanmar 4JH3E 54 HP engine with shaft drive and a 3-blade propeller, delivering a comfortable cruising speed of around 6 knots.

ENGINE & MECHANICAL
Engine: Yanmar 4JH3E, 54 HP (4-cylinder, 1998)
Drive: Shaft drive
Propeller: 3-blade
Cruising speed: 6 knots
Fuel capacity: 130 L + 4 × 20 L jerry cans
Engine & hull maintenance: fully serviced in 2024

Sails & Spars

RIGGING & SAILS
Mainsail: furling (UK Sail, 07/2022)
Genoa: UK Sail (05/2019)
Condition: good
Standing rigging: renewed 12/2023 (certified)
Winches: 4 × Harken

Electrics

The yacht has been consistently upgraded, including full engine and hull maintenance in 2024, new standing rigging in 2023 (certified), and modernized systems such as lithium batteries, 3 kW inverter, and 400 W solar installation.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12V DC / 240V AC system
Inverter/charger: 3 kW
Batteries:
2 × 200 Ah Megacell lithium
1 × 100 Ah Bosch (starter/windlass, 2022)
1 × 100 Ah Megacell lithium (2022)
Shore power connection with cable
Hot water boiler (engine + 240V)

Safety Equipment

SAFETY & TENDER
Dinghy: Compass 2.30 × 1.37 m (aluminium bottom, 09/2022)
Outboards:
Mercury 2.5 HP 4-stroke (~40 hrs)
Electric Endura C2
Life raft: 4-person
Life jackets included
Fenders: 6 × F2 standard + 2 × balloon
Full set of lines and onboard equipment included

Disclaimer

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