Review of Bavaria C45
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 boat is equipped with 650.0 liter fresh water capacity.
The Bavaria C45 has been built with different keel alternatives.
Unknown keel type
The keel is made of iron. Many people prefer lead keel in favour of iron. The main argument is that lead is much heavier than iron and a lead keel can therefore be made smaller which again result in less wet surface, i.e. less drag. In fact iron is quite heavy, just 30% less heavy than lead, so the advantage of a lead keel is often overstated.
The boat can only enter major marinas as the draft is about 2.20 - 2.30 meter (7.22 - 7.52 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.
Unknown keel type
This keel is also made of iron.
Bavaria C45 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 boat is typically equipped with an engine at 76 hp (56 kW). Calculated max speed is about 8.2 knots.
The fuel tank has a capacity of 250.0 liters (66 US gallons, 54 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 C45 is 1.98, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.
Bavaria C45 holds one CE certification:
The boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN:What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?
The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 8.7 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 C45 is about 387 kg/cm, alternatively 2168 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 387 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 2168 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 C45 is 26.1.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Bavaria C45 is 3.03.
What is Displacement Length Ratio?
The DL-ratio for Bavaria C45 is 156 which categorizes this boat among 'light racers'.
What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?
The SA/D for Bavaria C45 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 19.8, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 23.1.
Maintenance
When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy.
The surface of the wet bottom is about 65m2 (699 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.
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 | 45.5 m | (149.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Jib/genoa halyard | 45.5 m | (149.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Spinnaker halyard | 45.5 m | (149.4 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Jib sheet | 13.6 m | (44.6 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Genoa sheet | 13.6 m | (44.6 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Mainsheet | 34.0 m | (111.5 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Spinnaker sheet | 29.9 m | (98.2 feet) | 16 mm | (5/8 inch) |
| Cunningham | 6.0 m | (19.8 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Kickingstrap | 12.1 m | (39.6 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
| Clew-outhaul | 12.1 m | (39.6 feet) | 14 mm | (0.55 inch) |
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