The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The boat is equipped with 4 berths and 410.0 liter fresh water capacity.
The Bavaria 42 Sport has been equipped with different engine alternatives.
Alternative 1:
The boat may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta Ips 400 diesel engines at 300 hp (223 kW). Max speed is 32.0 knots.
Alternative 2:
Bavaria 42 Sport may be equipped with dual inboard Volvo Penta diesel engines at 370 hp (275 kW). The speed is 32.0 knots.
The transmission is a Z-drive aka sterndrive.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 1500.0 liters (396 US gallons, 329 imperial gallons).
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.
Bavaria 42 Sport holds a CE certification:
The boat is by European Union certified as Class B. OFFSHORE:The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Bavaria 42 Sport is about 384 kg/cm, alternatively 2151 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 384 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 2151 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
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 L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Bavaria 42 Sport is 3.13.
In Denmark, you are required to have achieved a 'powerboat driving license' in order to sail a powerboat.
In this context a boat is considered a powerboat if:
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