Bavaria Cruiser 38
Built 2000–? by Bavaria Yachtbau (Germany)
About the Bavaria Cruiser 38
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 2000–?
- Builder
- Bavaria Yachtbau (Germany)
- Designer
- J&J Design
- Length
- 40.35 ft
- Waterline
- 33.67 ft
- Beam
- 12.67 ft
- Draft
- 5.58 ft
- Displacement
- 15,400 lb
- Ballast
- 4,620 lb
- Hull / keel
- fin keel
- Rig
- sloop
- Propulsion
- saildrive
- Fuel
- 40 gal
- Water
- 80 gal
- Stern thruster
- none
Sources disagree on engines — left blank rather than guessed.
Fractional sloop; cast iron fin, deep lead keel 6.58 ft optional; hull length 38.9 ft.
Known problems for this model
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Saildrive diaphragm replacement interval running gear
Volvo Penta recommends renewing the saildrive hull diaphragm about every 7 years; owners report old seals often look fine, but insurers may ask for proof, and the job means sliding the engine forward and lifting the drive out (roughly a day of yard labor).bavariayacht.org
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Keel-to-hull joint after groundings hull
A 2005 Bavaria 36 showed lateral keel movement after a grounding, blamed by one surveyor on delamination at the keel attachment; other owners dispute that this is typical, but all agree any grounding needs a professional check of keel bolts and the bonded floor grid.bavariayacht.org · cruisersforum.com
Model sources (4)
sailboatdata.com · bavariayacht.org · bavariayacht.org · facebook.com
Other Bavaria models
- Bavaria 36 (2002-2004) 2002–2004
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.