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for Owners and Skippers
Sailing yacht „BAVARIA 32"
Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH • Bavariastr. 1 • D – 97232 Giebelstadt
Tel.: +49 (0) 9334 942 – 0; Fax: +49 (0)9334 942 – 116
e-mail : info @bavaria-yachtbau.com

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  • Page 1 Manual for Owners and Skippers Sailing yacht „BAVARIA 32” Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH • Bavariastr. 1 • D – 97232 Giebelstadt Tel.: +49 (0) 9334 942 – 0; Fax: +49 (0)9334 942 – 116 e-mail : info @bavaria-yachtbau.com...
  • Page 2 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH INDEX Introduction page 4 Category of design page 5 Builder’s plate page 6 Warnings page 6 Declaration of Conformity page 7 Description of the yacht Main particulars 2.5.4 Important warnings on the DC- 1.1.1...
  • Page 3 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH Introduction This manual will help you to handle your yacht safely and with pleasure. Apart from information about the yacht itself and installed or additionally supplied fittings the manual also contains information on operation and maintenance. Please familiarise yourself with everything before you go on your first voyage.
  • Page 4 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH Category of design Following the European Recreational Craft Directive each boat has to be classified according to a category of design. All sailing yachts of BAVARIA belong to the category of design A, designed for extended voyages where conditions may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave heights of 4m and above, and vessels largely self-sufficient.

  • Page 5: Builder's Plate

    Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH Builder’s plate The builder’s plate on the front wall of the cockpit is a demand of the Directive because certain information are required which will be explained in the following. Explanations - Category of design A : Ocean - Max.
  • Page 6 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH EC-Declaration of Conformity corresponding to the EC- Recreational Craft Directive 94/25/EC, Annex XV With this we declare that the design and type of the following characterised yacht as well as the carried out product that was brought into service by us is conform to the essential health and safety requirements of the European Recreational Craft Directive.
  • Page 7 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH – 7 – (39)

  • Page 8: Ec-Directive

    Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH Declaration of conformity Applied harmonised standards or drafts for standards, respectively, corresponding to the EC-Recreational Craft Directive 94/25/EG EC-Directive ISO-Norm 1. Principal Data 8666 2.1. Identification of hull 10087 2.2. Manufacturer‘s plate 14945 2.3. To go over the side protection 15085 2.4.
  • Page 9 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 1. Description of the yacht 1.1 Main particulars 1.1.1 Principal dimensions Length overall 10,30 m Length of hull 9,90 m Length on waterline 8,50 m Breadth max. B max 3,35 m Draught - normal keel D...
  • Page 10 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 1.2 General arrangement 1.2.1 Rigging plan Reference The valid measuring of the foresail reefing gear are on the enclosure note at the carton of the Furlex-foresail reefing gear – 10 – (39)

  • Page 11: Deck Arrangement

    Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 1.2.2 Deck arrangement – 11 – (39)

  • Page 12: Accomodation Plan

    Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 1.2.3. Accomodation plan – 12 – (39)
  • Page 13 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 1.3 Drive systems 1.3.1 Sails The SY Bavaria 32 is equipped with the following standard sails: Main sail - standard abt 24,20 sqm Main sail - fully-battened abt 24,20 sqm Main sail “ - mast reefing gear...

  • Page 14: Engine Plant

    Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH Engine plant – 14 – (39)

  • Page 15: Installations And Circuits

    Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 2. Installations and circuits 2.1 Tanks and piping - water 2.1.1 Fresh water, drinking water –cold The yacht has a water tank in the aft with a capacity of 150 l. Fresh water is supplied via a water inlet (with a blue cover) at the transom, port side.
  • Page 16 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH Components: WC-flushing 2.2 Tanks and piping - fuel Storage tank There is a 90 l plastic diesel tank with an inspection opening on starboard-side below the aft berths. It is filled via a fuel inlet with a red cover (marked with FUEL) at the transom of the yacht. The tank pickup is situated on the tank.
  • Page 17 The chain locker is made watertight towards the yacht. It is self-bailing through two holes in the skin. All BAVARIA yachts have got a self-bailing cockpit. The drain wells are placed at the rear and lowest part of the cockpit and are led outboard through the transom with hoses.
  • Page 18 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 2.4.1 Description of the pumping arrangement The yacht is equipped with both a manual pump and an electric bilge pump. The main line bilge suction has a capacity of 75 l/min. A draw bucket is an ideal means for bailing out water . It should always be ready in a cockpit seat locker.
  • Page 19 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 2.5.3 Operating the installation and specific features The combination of an AC- with a DC installation offers a clearly higher comfort but requires some special knowledge. Charging the batteries All batteries are maintenance–poor and drain-protected. They are charged via a buffer diode by the motor-generator.
  • Page 20 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 2.5.5 Important warnings on the AC-installation Attention the electric wiring of the yacht and/or corresponding wiring plans must not be changed. Service and maintenance must be carried out by a qualified specialist. Warning To avoid the danger of a rush of current or fire : The shore connection cable must never hang into water.

  • Page 21: Distribution Of Electric Devices

    Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 2.5.6 Distribution of electric devices: – 21 – (39)
  • Page 22 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH Explanations on the distribution of electric devices BAVARIA 32 Description Beschreibung Stück/ 1 Navigation light Zweifarbenleuchte 2 Windlass (option) Elektrische Ankerwinde (Option) 3 Windlass switch (option) Ankerwinde – Bedienteil (Option) 6 Fresh water gauge Messgeber für Frischwassertank...
  • Page 23 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 2.5.7 Wiring plans – 23 – (39)
  • Page 24 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 2.5.8 Distribution plans – 24 – (39)

  • Page 25: Ac-Distribution

    Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 2.5.9 AC-distribution – 25 – (39)
  • Page 26 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 2.6 L.P.G. installation The gas installation for the stove meets the European norm EN 10239. The test-certificate is attached. The gas pipe leading to the stove from the standard 3 kg–gas cylinder is an 8 mm copper pipe. It is placed into a self-bailing casing moulded into the deck in the rear cockpit area.
  • Page 27 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH And here is some more advice on how to prevent difficulties with the gas installation: Close all gas valves if the stove is not in use. In a case of emergency you should close the valves immediately.
  • Page 28 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH The well-known sources of danger on board are the stove in the pantry and the engine room. If, despite all precautionary measures, a fire should break out aboard, there are three fire extinguishers an board which are fixed at the following places: Nr.
  • Page 29 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 2.9 Engine cooling system Engine cooling The engine has got a two-circuit cooling system. Water enters through the saildrive, is led to the heat exchanger and then injected into the exhaust gas pipe. Together with the exhaust gas the cooling sea water is exhausted via the silencer and the exhaust pipe at the stern.
  • Page 30 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 2.12 Board ducts, sea water valves Openings below the water line are possible weak spots. That is why we pay special attention to them. All board ducts in the underwater part, with the exception of the duct for the transmitter of the echo sounder, consist of brass-made screwed joints with spherical sea valves and hose nipples.
  • Page 31 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH Board ducts: – 31 – (39)

  • Page 32: Environmental Protection

    Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 3. Environmental protection BAVARIA YACHTBAU has already met the legal requirements referring to exhaust gas regulations with its choice for the inboard diesel installed. An exhaust gas type-examination certificate can be handed in or sent on later.

  • Page 33: Maintenance

    Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 4. Maintenance 4.1 Maintenance, cleaning 1. Mast and rigging See: Notes of the manufacturer 2. Sails The sails are made of Dacron. This material is very robust and resistant. Thus the sails keep their form for a very long time.
  • Page 34 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH Stainless steel The firmness of corrosion from all fittings are based on that they will constitute a thin skin together with the air occident, which will make a positive electrical potential. Specialists call it a CR-passive (CR is standing for chrome).But chrome is in the galvanic contact series negative and a bit less valuable than...
  • Page 35 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH Rinse and clean the transmitters of the speedometer and echo sounder. Maintain the electrical systems and clean them with suitable materials. Water pipes can be successfully cleaned with soft acids, e.g. white vinegar. Water valves should be taken to pieces and greased.

  • Page 36: Final Remarks And Notes

    Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 5. Final remarks and notes This manual is in conformity with the directives of the harmonised European Norm EN 10240. Much of it might go without saying for you. Nevertheless we hope, that dealing with the different chapters of this manual will help you to understand the technical systems and the ideas behind them.

  • Page 37: List Of Manuals Supplied

    Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH 7. List of manuals supplied • manual with declaration of conformity • engine assurance board with corresponding operating instruction • gas test document with corresponding working instruction • release checklist • leaflets and description of production work •...
  • Page 38 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH – 38 – (39)
  • Page 39 Bavaria 32 Bavaria Yacht Bau GmbH Please return signed to: (address of the dealer) Acknowledgement of receipt Name: Address: BAVARIA 32 DE-BAVU32Y0E303 Owner of the yacht Signature: ____________________________ – 39 – (39)

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