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Review of Bavaria 46 Exclusive


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Bavaria 46 Exclusive is a large sailboat. The Bavaria 46 Exclusive 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 interior is like many other boats made of mahogany.
The boat is equipped with 0 cabins, 10 berths, a galley and toilet facility.

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

The Bavaria 46 Exclusive is equipped with a fin keel. A boat with a fin keel is more manoeuvrable but has less directional stability than a similar boat with a long 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 2.10 - 2.20 meter (6.89 - 7.19 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Engine

Bavaria 46 Exclusive is typically equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta engine at 59.0 hp (43 kW).

The fuel tank has a capacity of 260.0 liters (68 US gallons, 57 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 46 Exclusive is 2.00, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Bavaria 46 Exclusive is about 434 kg/cm, alternatively 2433 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 434 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2433 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.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Bavaria 46 Exclusive is 3.23.

Slim Wide 76% 0 50 100
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.


Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Bavaria 46 Exclusive is 49%.

Low High 96% 0 50 100
This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 96% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) significantly above average.


Maintenance

Rig

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
UsageLengthDiameter
Jib sheet 14.5 m(47.5 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet14.5 m(47.5 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet 36.2 m(118.8 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet31.9 m(104.5 feet)16 mm(5/8 inch)

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