Beneteau Monte Carlo Boats For Sale

The Beneteau Monte Carlo line is a family of pod-driven flybridge cruisers built by the Beneteau group in France, ranging from the 45-foot 3-inch MC4 up to the Monte Carlo 6 at 59 feet 9 inches, with the Monte Carlo 52 and the MC5 filling the middle. These are owner-operator yachts set up for extended cruising, each with a lower helm, a flybridge station and a third control point in the cockpit, all built around Volvo Penta IPS or Cummins Zeus pod propulsion and joystick maneuvering. Shoppers looking at a Beneteau Monte Carlo for sale are typically weighing range, accommodations and dock handling rather than outright speed.

The Beneteau Monte Carlo 52 was rebuilt from the keel up with a new running surface. It measures 53 feet 7 inches overall, with a 15-foot 2-inch beam, a 3-foot 11-inch draft and an empty weight of 33,034 pounds. Twin 480-horsepower Volvo Penta D6 IPS 650 engines drive it to a top speed of 26 knots at 3,600 rpm in 1-to-2-foot seas, with 28.7 knots and 3,830 rpm recorded on flat water. The best economic cruise comes at 2,800 rpm and 16.4 knots, where the 24.4-gallon-per-hour burn returns 7 nautical miles per gallon and a 209-nautical-mile range against the 344-gallon fuel capacity, keeping a 10-percent reserve. She reaches planing speed in about 6.7 seconds and runs at a 5-degree bow-high attitude with a narrow entry that cuts chop without pounding or hull slap.

Helm and systems on the Monte Carlo 52 run through Ship Control by Beneteau, with no analog gauges on the panel. The lower helm uses two 16-inch displays, while the flybridge helm has two 12-inch displays with Volvo Penta EVC gauges centered between them. Electrical, battery and air conditioning systems are managed through a Scheiber touchscreen with redundant control through the Garmin screens. The engine room is reached from a hatch in the aft deck and holds the twin IPS 650s, two fuel tanks, an 11.5 kW generator, an isolation transformer stepping 240 volts to 110, and a chiller system, with pumps, filters and check points grouped between the engines and wiring double-clamped throughout.

On deck, the 52 has a symmetrical layout with three 9-inch steps up to each side deck, both averaging 16 inches wide, with rails topping out at 28 inches alongside and 30 inches at the bow. The split bow rail allows bow-on boarding, and a teak seat sits all the way forward. Ground tackle is a Lumar windlass carrying 90 feet of chain rode and 150 feet of rope rode out to a Delta plow anchor on a recessed roller, with rode storage lockers to either side and 10-inch cleats with chafing gear at the bow and midship. Twin 50-amp shore cords run on Glendinning electric cord reels, and a closed-circuit camera covers the stern sightline from the flybridge.

The smaller MC4 spans 45 feet 3 inches with a 13-foot 4-inch beam and a 3-foot 9-inch draft on its IPS pods; twin Volvo Penta IPS 500 engines push it to 30.4 knots at 3,500 rpm, with a comfortable cruise of 22.3 knots at 3,000 rpm burning 26 gallons per hour for a 224-mile range. The MC5, on twin Volvo Penta IPS 600s, tops out at 30 knots at 3,600 rpm and cruises at 25.7 knots and 3,250 rpm for a 253-mile range, and it carries a CE Category B rating for up to 14 people in conditions to Windforce 8. The Monte Carlo 6 measures 59 feet 9 inches with a 16-foot 1-inch beam and runs twin 600-horsepower Cummins QSC 8.3 engines on Zeus pods, reaching 26.7 knots up top and stretching to a 678-nautical-mile range when run off plane at 7.8 knots, with separate crew quarters accessed from the transom door and 5-foot 11-inch standing headroom in the engine room.

Buyers comparing a Beneteau Monte Carlo 52 for sale against the MC4, MC5 or Monte Carlo 6 should weigh helm visibility, since the large side windows and low overhead create a blind spot that the opening side windows and joystick positioning help offset at the dock. The build favors easy engine access, clean systems integration through the touchscreen panels, and joystick docking that holds position confidently in crosswind and cross-current. Across the range these are sea-kindly hulls with fine entries, proven in the Monte Carlo 6 through 2-to-3-foot Mediterranean rollers with no wandering in a following sea.



Currently, there are 822 boats available for sale for Beneteau boats. Prices range from $9,900 to $2,396,700, with an average listing price of $252,377. The inventory includes 297 new boats and 525 used boats. The selection consists of 377 powerboats and 445 sailboats. 1 boat has been added to the marketplace in the past month. Popular boat types include Sail Cruisers, Power Cruisers, Racer/Cruiser, Sloop, and Trawler. boats are most popular in South Dartmouth, Fort Lauderdale, Point Pleasant Beach, Shady Side, and Stuart. There have been 1,665 boats listed on MarineSource that have sold in the past year. May is the most common month for new and used boats to be added to MarineSource, so be sure to check back regularly. May is the most common month for boats to sell, so be sure to beat the rush! The most common activities for boats are overnight cruising, sailing, day cruising, long distance cruising, and yachting. Most boats contain with heads, with cabins, depth sounder, heated interior, and joystick. boats tend to have an average of 1 engine. It is common for boats to have Yanmar engines or Mercury engines or Volvo engines.