1990 Beneteau 500 Oceanis (Chesapeake Bay)

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$110,000 (USD) Norfolk, Virginia (Chesapeake Bay)

S/V Snowmane is a Norfolk, Virginia based 1990 Beneteau 500 Oceanis For Sale By Broker. Responses to inquiries may come from a broker who is representing the owner as a fiduciary. This owner requires financial settlement only. No trades.

Snowmane is a 1990 Beneteau Oceanis 500 in good condition. The current and third owners cruised with their family for a year starting in Greece. In 2024 the new owners made upgrades to meet or exceed the requirements to participate in the ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers), which has among the highest safety standards. They also carried out interior upgrades.

Snowmane is powered by a diesel engine and has a shallow enough draft to cruise the popular spots in the Bahamas. She has modern systems to support comfortable cruising and a full suite of navigational electronics. She has five private staterooms plus a forward crew cabin, and each cabin has a head. She has always been privately owned; the previous owners owned her for 20 years. Snowmane arrived last year after a year-long cruise across the Atlantic, through the Caribbean and Bahamas, and lies ready to continue in Norfolk, VA. She is priced for quick sale well below market value prior to her 2024 upgrades.

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Features

  • 8hp Bow-Thruster
  • 4 blade folding prop
  • Starlink
  • Windvane
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Specifications

NameS/V Snowmane
MakeBeneteau
Model500 Oceanis
Year1990
TypeMonohull Sailboat
BuilderBeneteau
ConstructionFiberglass
Cabins5
Heads5

Dimensions

Loa50ft / 15.24m
Beam15ft 6in / 4.72m
Draft6ft 4in / 1.93m
Mast Height63ft 6in

Tankage

Fuel Tanks148 gallons
Water Tanks264 gallons
Holding Tanks29

Performance

Engines78HP Perkins 4-236 1990
Engine Hours5500
Displacement30700 lbs
SailsIn-mast furling main, genoa (Profurl), spinnaker with sock

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Beneteau 500 Oceanis, sailboat for sale

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Overview

  • Vessel name: Snowmane
  • Type: 1990 Beneteau Oceanis 500 cruising sailboat
  • Designer: Philippe Briand
  • Recent use: Year-long family cruise starting in Greece; transatlantic, Caribbean and Bahamas passages completed
  • Owners: Third owner currently; previous owner held for 20 years
  • Location: Norfolk VA
  • Accommodations: Five private staterooms, one forward crew cabin, four main cabins, each cabin has a head
  • Engine: 78 hp Perkins 4-236 diesel
  • Notable features: Folding prop, three alternators, 8 hp bow thruster, two independent refrigerator compressors, full suite of navigation electronics
  • Inventory: Large collection of spare parts, fasteners, tools and hardware
  • Condition: Good; priced for quick sale below market before 2024 upgrades

Mechanical

  • 78 hp Perkins 4-236 marine diesel engine (center of salon)
  • Extra strainer after seawater pump to catch impeller debris
  • Two engine room blowers
  • Three 70 amp alternators
  • Brutons four blade folding propeller with rope cutter
  • Eight hp bow thruster
  • Hydrovane wind powered self steering vane (installed 2024)
  • Custom 70 L water heater operable from engine or shore power with built in water softener
  • Acuva 2.0 UV water purifier (2024)
  • Two Danfoss 12 V refrigerator compressors (configurable for engine/shore use)
  • Five manual sea heads
  • Five showers (one cockpit shower plus heads in main cabin)
  • Yamaha 2 hp two stroke outboard (new 2025)

Electrical

  • Shore power cord with adapters (includes 30 to euro adaptors and other adapters)
  • 40 Amp Sterling battery charger (compatible with European and North American voltages)
  • Three AGM house batteries (2024)
  • One AGM engine battery (2024)
  • 1800 watt Sterling inverter
  • Four solar panels (installed 2010)

Navigation and Electronics

  • Starlink system (2024)
  • Two separately wired VHF radios
  • Raymarine Axiom 9 chartplotter (2024) integrated with other instruments
  • Raymarine wind instrument (wind speed and direction)
  • Raymarine speed and depth instruments
  • Raymarine autopilot with spares
  • AIS transceiver (2024)

Deck and Safety Equipment

  • EPIRB
  • Six person life raft (new 2024)
  • DanBoy man overboard pole (MOB pole, 2024)
  • In date flares and fire extinguishers
  • Separately wired navigation lights for bow and masthead tricolor
  • 32 kg Delta primary anchor with 100 meters galvanized chain (2022)
  • 18 kg Delta backup anchor
  • Flares for life raft

Sails and Rigging

  • In mast furling mainsail system (refurbished 2024)
  • ProFurl genoa furler
  • Two Lewmar 66 primary winches
  • Two Barient cabin top winches
  • Main sail and genoa (serviceable condition)
  • Spare main sail and two spare genoas (serviceable condition)
  • Symmetrical spinnaker with sock
  • Spinnaker pole
  • Spare spinnaker equipment

2024 Upgrades

  • Starlink installation
  • AIS installation
  • Raymarine Axiom 9 chartplotter
  • Hydrovane wind powered self steering vane
  • New six person life raft
  • DanBoy MOB pole
  • Flares for boat and life raft (in date)
  • Tri color masthead navigation light
  • UV filter for drinking water (Acuva system)
  • Custom memory foam toppers for the four main beds

Tools and Spares General

  • Large inventory of fasteners, stainless steel nuts, bolts and screws
  • Extensive toolbox with a broad tool collection
  • Engine parts and miscellaneous spare engine components
  • Spare gear shift and spare gearbox
  • Spare starter motor
  • Spare windlass motor and windlass parts
  • Spare propellers: three blade fixed prop (original) and four blade folding prop (installed)
  • Spare stanchions and deck hardware
  • Spare shackles and blocks
  • Hoses and wiring of various sizes
  • Propane regulators
  • Jumper cables
  • Ball bearings
  • Drill bits and spare light bulbs
  • Bungs, tape and spare batteries
  • Bolt cutters and signal horn
  • Search light and radar reflector
  • Fridge freon capture equipment
  • Silicone and sealants
  • Winch pads and hatch handles
  • Manual three way ball valve
  • Digital multimeter

Skippers Cabin

  • Spare genoa (one of two spare genoas)
  • Symmetrical spinnaker with sock
  • MOB pole (additional)
  • Two U shaped float rings
  • Electrical parts
  • Toilet parts (Jabsco parts also elsewhere)
  • Screws and zip ties

Port Saloon Floor Space

  • Power angle grinder with very long electrical cord (for cutting shrouds and stays in emergency de masting scenarios)

Port Saloon Aft Corner Hold

  • Engine parts (bulk storage)

Underneath Stairs

  • Extensive tool collection in toolbox
  • Spare Acuva water filter
  • Spare Hydrovane cover and mounting bolts
  • Spares and manual for outboard motor
  • Cord to plug in boat, extension cord and adaptors (includes 30-50 amp adapter, 30 amp to euro wall outlet)
  • Digital multimeter
  • Manual three way ball valve

Starboard Aft Bedroom

  • Spare windlass motor
  • Jubilee clips
  • Spare standing stay
  • Hoses and wires of various sizes
  • Spare stanchions and other deck parts
  • Spare Raymarine wind gauge, sonar module and 170 display screen (new in box)
  • Spare starter motor
  • Original three blade fixed propeller

Port Aft Bedroom

  • Large collection of stainless steel nuts, bolts and screws
  • 12 V fuel pump
  • Engine mounts (spares)
  • Oil change hoses
  • Spare light bulbs
  • Drill bits
  • Spare mainsail
  • Spare autopilot arm (repaired November 2024)
  • Spare gear shift and spare gearbox
  • Spare engine lift pump
  • Spare shower pump
  • Additional engine parts and consumables

Starboard Front Berth

  • Jabsco toilet parts (additional)
  • Older model autopilot replacement screen
  • Spare anchor windlass control
  • Spare deck plugs for water and waste
  • Spare shower pump
  • Silicone and stuff box seals
  • Tap aerator
  • Deck plug caps for water or waste
  • Hatch handles
  • Winch pads
  • Fridge freon capture tool
  • Propane regulators
  • Spare genoa sail (one of two spares)

Port Saloon Wall Space

  • In date flares, flare gun and orange smoke
  • Engine parts (additional)
  • Search light
  • Radar reflector
  • Bolt cutters
  • Bungs
  • Signal horn
  • Batteries and tape

Port Front Bedroom Under Bed

  • Traveler sliding car
  • Insert pieces for large blocks
  • Backstay turnbuckle
  • Windlass part

Specifications

  • LOA: 49 feet (14.98 meters)
  • Beam: 15.58 feet (4.75 meters)
  • Draft: 6.4 feet (1.95 meters)
  • Gross displacement: 22.48 tons (49,559 pounds)
  • Fuel capacity: 2 x 74 gallons (approximately 2 x 280 liters)
  • Water capacity: 265 gallons (approximately 1000 liters) in four tanks
  • Hull material: thick fiberglass
  • Interior: wood finish with large salon and ample storage
  • Typical cruising speed: approximately 9 knots; recorded sustained passages including days up to 185 nautical miles in 24 hours

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Curtis Stokes

By Curtis Stokes

Curtis Stokes was born in Lewes, Delaware and grew up in nearby Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and St. Michaels, MD until he moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1992. 

Curtis grew up on the water and around boats through many years of fishing, sailing and hunting up and down the East Coast of the U.S. and The Bahamas. While attending Washington College, in Chestertown, Maryland, Curtis decided to obtain his real estate license and joined his father’s real estate firm, Anderson-Stokes Realtors. 

Curtis became president of the firm after his father’s death and led the company through its expansion to 20 offices and expanded the publicly traded company into insurance, advertising and development. The company was sold in 1991 and Curtis decided to pursue his real love of the water and made yachting his career. 

Curtis’ yachting career includes everything from a 75’ Trumpy to a 180’ Feadship, 2½ circumnavigations and a half dozen Atlantic Ocean crossings. He has been associated with and enjoyed worldwide cruising on such well known vessels as EXCELLENCE, FIFFANELLA, OUR TOY, MOECCA, RENEGADE, KISSES and HUNTRESS. Curtis also gained experience as sales manager at Hatteras Yachts, in New Bern, NC, where he helped develop and sell new models and train and coordinate his dealer network. 

Curtis then spent six years as a very successful yacht sales broker with The Sacks Group Yachting Professionals, Inc. Curtis was consistently a top producer at the firm. Curtis decided to form his own yacht sales and charter firm September 1, 2009, which took off on a very successful start, even in a recession! 

Curtis has grown the company to multiple offices and 50 full time sales associates located around the US; and he has sold virtually every type and size of yacht and boat possible. 

Curtis held a USCG 3000 ton All Oceans Master license, UK MCA Class IV Master certificate, Cayman Islands Master certificate and a PADI Divemaster certificate. He is also a former Emergency Medical Technician, firefighter and CPR instructor.  Curtis is an active member of the America’s Great Loop Cruiser Association (AGLCA), Superyacht Society, United States Superyacht Association, Marine Trawler Owner Association (MTOA), DeFever Cruiser Club, Seven Seas Cruising Association, Billfish Foundation, International Gamefish Association and Ducks Unlimited.  Curtis also is a Certified Professional Yacht Broker (CPYB), a member of the International Yacht Broker Association, Yacht Broker Association of America and the Northwest Yacht Broker Association.

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