Review of Bavaria 36 Cruiser

Basic specs.

The Bavaria 36 Cruiser is a sailboat. The Bavaria 36 Cruiser is built by the German yard Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Interior

The boat is equipped with 2 cabins and 4 berths.
The headroom is above average

Rig

The boat 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 genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

Keel

Keel of Bavaria 36 Cruiser.

The Bavaria 36 Cruiser has been built with more than one type of keel.

One 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.

Another option is a L keel. The keel is an L-shape and therefore less exposed to seaweed, fishing nets and lines.

The boat can enter most marinas as the draft is just about 1.63 - 1.73 meter (5.35 - 5.65 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.

Engine

Bavaria 36 Cruiser is typically equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta D1-20 diesel engine at 18.0 hp (13 kW), which gives a max speed about 4.6 knots.

The transmission is a saildrive.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 150.0 liters (39 US gallons, 32 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.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Bavaria 36 Cruiser is 1.93, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

EU classification

Bavaria 36 Cruiser holds one CE certification:

The boat is by European Union certified as Class A. OCEAN:

Designed for extended voyages where conditions may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights of 4 m and above but excluding abnormal conditions, and vessels largely self-sufficient.

Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.6 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.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Bavaria 36 Cruiser is about 243 kg/cm, alternatively 1363 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 243 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1363 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.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Bavaria 36 Cruiser is 25.7.

Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 42% of all similar sailboat designs. This comfort value is just below average.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Bavaria 36 Cruiser is 2.97.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 76% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.

D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Bavaria 36 Cruiser is 201 which categorizes this boat among 'light crusers & offshore racers'.

73% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Bavaria 36 Cruiser with ISO 8666 reference sail is 17.0, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 19.5.

The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 54% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.

Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 39m² (419 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.

Rig

Dimensions of sail for fractional rig.

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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.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	35.3 m	(116.0 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	35.3 m	(116.0 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	35.3 m	(116.0 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet	10.9 m	(35.8 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet	10.9 m	(35.8 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet	27.2 m	(89.4 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	24.0 m	(78.7 feet)	14 mm	(0.55 inch)
Cunningham	5.1 m	(16.7 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap	10.2 m	(33.5 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul	10.2 m	(33.5 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.