Review of Bavaria 42
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of hand laid fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of hand laid fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The interior is like many other boats made of mahogany. Mahogany belongs to the hardwood species, known for being water-repellent and resistant to decay. It has an attractive wood grain and holds wood polish and varnish well.
The boat is equipped with 3 cabins, 6-8 berths, a galley, 360.0 liter fresh water capacity and toilet facility.
The Bavaria 42 is equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a gennaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.
The Bavaria 42 has been built with different keel alternatives.
Unknown keel type
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.00 - 2.10 meter (6.56 - 6.86 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Fin keel
The Bavaria 42 is equipped with a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.
Bavaria 42 can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.75 - 1.85 meter (5.74 - 6.04 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The Bavaria 42 has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta D2-55 diesel engine at 55 hp (40 kW). Calculated max speed is about 7.7 knots
Alternative 2:
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta engine at 50 hp (37 kW). Calculated max speed is about 7.4 knots
The fuel tank has a capacity of 230.0 liters (60 US gallons, 50 imperial gallons).
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?
The capsize screening value for Bavaria 42 is 1.96, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 8.1 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Bavaria 42 is about 295 kg/cm, alternatively 1652 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 295 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1652 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?
The Motion Comfort Ratio for Bavaria 42 is 24.1.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Bavaria 42 is 3.39.
The ballast ratio for Bavaria 42 is 35%.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Bavaria 42 is 168 which categorizes this boat among 'light racers'.
SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)
Indicates how fast the boat is in light wind:
- Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15
- Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20
- Racers have ratios above 20
- High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24
Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 22.88
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 50m2 (538 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.
Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.
If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.
| Usage | Length | Diameter | ||
| Jib sheet | 13.4 m | (44.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 13.4 m | (44.0 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 33.5 m | (109.9 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 29.5 m | (96.7 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
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