Review of Bavaria 37
Basic specs.
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The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.
The Bavaria 37 has been built with different keel alternatives.
Deep keel
One option is a deep keel. A deep keel provide a better healing moment than a shallow keel.
The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.80 - 1.90 meter (5.91 - 6.21 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Shallow keel
Another option is a shallow keel. A shallow keel allow to sail both coastal and inland waters.
The keel is made of lead. Compared with iron, lead has the advantage of being 44% heavier, which allows a smaller keel and hence less water resistance and higher speed.
The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.45 - 1.55 meter (4.76 - 5.06 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Fin keel
Another option is 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 37 can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 1.83 - 1.93 meter (6.00 - 6.30 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
The boat may be equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta MD2030 diesel engine
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.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Bavaria 37 is about 270 kg/cm, alternatively 1515 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 270 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 1515 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 L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Bavaria 37 is 3.05.
The ballast ratio for Bavaria 37 is 38%.
Maintenance
Dimensions of sail.
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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 | ||
| Mainsail halyard | 35.2 m | (115.5 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 35.2 m | (115.5 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 35.2 m | (115.5 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 11.1 m | (36.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 11.1 m | (36.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 27.8 m | (91.0 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 24.4 m | (80.1 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Cunningham | 3.9 m | (12.7 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 7.7 m | (25.4 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 7.7 m | (25.4 feet) | 12 mm | (1/2 inch) |
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