Bavaria 37 Cruiser

The Bavaria  37 has been a very successful model for Bavaria. It is still be produced after 11 years! Palapa  is a very well maintained 2016/17 Bavaria Cruiser 37. This Bavaria 37 was a custom build for the owners who are experienced sailors. She looks and feels like new below deck and the sails and canvas are in excellent condition.  Palapa has all the gear you would want for cruising apart from a dinghy. She has full enclosure, furling sails, cruising spinnaker with sock, cabin heat, chart plotter and radar, electric windlass, additional fridge that can be a freezer. The drop down swim platform is the best in the industry and is extremely easy to lift and lower. And most of all this vessel is still available as a new build…but this one is half the money! Plus possible moorage on the Sunshine Coast

     Name............................................................... Palapa

     Year................................................................... 2016/7

     Hull                                      Fiberglass with cored deck 

     Builder.................................................. Bavaria Yachts

     Designer...................................................... Farr Group

     LOA......................................................................... 37’

     LOD....................................................................... 35’9

     LWL........................................................................ 33’6

     Beam....................................................................... 12’

     Draft........................................................................ 6’8

     Displacement..................................................... 15,432

     Ballast.................................................................. 4,585

     Sail Area................................................................. 700

     Steering......................................................  Twin Helms 

     Keel.........................................................................  Fin

     Rudder.................................................... Single Spade

     Fuel.............................................................. 40 Gallons

     Water........................................................... 95 Gallons

     Holding Tank.................................................... 20 tank 

   CONSTRUCTION

• Hand-laid fiberglass hull with biaxial mat
• Airex coring above the water line
• Vinylester barrier coat under gelcoat
• Kelvar bow section
• S glass grid hand-laid into hull
• Airex cored fiberglass deck
• 5200 bonded hull deck joint with through bolts
• Oversized backing plates for deck hardware and keel bolts
• Deck stepped Seldon mast
• Self-adjusting Jeffa rudder bearings 
• Stainless steel keel bolts
• Bronze thru hulls with stainless steel ball valves
• Bottom  epoxied 

   EXTERIOR 

• Excellent non-skid on cabin top and deck
• Cockpit has teak on seats (glued down)
• 5 overhead flush opening Lewmar hatches with bug screens and sun shades
• 5 opening Lewmar ports
• Twin helm stations with  Lewmar pedestals connected to single rudder
• 3 Lewmar hull ports on starboard and 2 Lewmar hull ports on port side
• 6 deck cleats with fairleads 
• Twin Lewmar Pedestal helms in cockpit 
• Fixed Teak cockpit table with twin lift up leafs including  centerline fiberglass  storage bin and 2 drink holders forward on table and handlebar at aft end
• Lamp socket in cockpit table for lamp that is stored below deck
• Leather wrapped 36” Lewmar Stainless steel Destroyer wheels
• Large dropdown swim platform with teak decking
• When swim platform is up it provides an excellent area to sit aft
• Gas strut assisted lowering transom to provide industry best swim platform that has teak decking
• Cockpit locker under port settee with ladder to get in and out of and locker has opening port to cockpit for venting
• Gas strut for locker lid so lid stays up
• Cockpit locker under starboard settee is shallow
• Stainless steel hand rails on cabin top and at companionway 
• Swimming pool style stainless steel boarding ladder with teak treads (stores in cockpit locker) 
• Swim ladder acts as ladder to get into and out of cockpit locker
• Aluminum anodized  toe rail
• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and stanchions
• Stainless steel double lifelines without vinyl covers
• Life line gates port and starboard
• Stainless steel handrails on cabin top
• Double teak doors with plexi inserts at companionway
• Deck ventilator on cabin top
• Stainless steel self-launching dropping bow roller 
• Anchor rests inside polished stainless steel box roller
• Stainless steel bow plate for anchor guard
• SS anchor box has U bolt for cruising spinnaker attachment
• LED running and anchor light

        INTERIOR

      General

• The interior of this Cruiser 37 is in the upgraded light  oak with lots of solid wood trim
• 6’4” headroom and is extremely bright due to this headroom and ample windows/ports
• 6’6” berths
• The flooring is laminate in a brown earth tone
• 2 cabin layout
• Enclosed head with large shower area which has access to cockpit locker
• Galley is across from head on starboard side
• 2 overhead forward opening Lewmar hatches with bug/night screens 
• 1 overhead aft facing opening Lewmar hatch with bug/night screens
• Long trunk cabin windows  with pleated privacy blinds
• Hull ports port and starboard
• Salon light switches at both main bulkhead and at base of companionway
• Upgraded hot air heating with extra vents in head and aft cabin( located higher so bedding doesn’t prevent flow of heat)

  Forward Stateroom

• Forward is a large owners cabin with V berth 
• Large bed (6’6”length) with hull port on either side
• Shelf on both sides with large solid wood fiddle
• 2 lockers to port with one having shelves and the other as hanging locker
• Below lockers are 2 cupboards for extra storage
• To starboard there are 2 lockers with one having shelves and the aft one is a very large hanging locker
• Below the lockers on this side is a cushioned seat with storage under 
• At aft end of berth is a large storage area that is accessed by lifting hatch board under bed
• Lewmar hull ports for added light with privacy blinds
• Overhead opening Lewmar hatch with screen is centered and there are 2 Lewmar hatches port and starboard where you stand aft of berth    

  Salon

• 4 curved steps on ladder to salon from cockpit
• Nav station is to port and  has seat with storage and opening chart table facing forward
• Forward of nav station is settee with storage behind
• Forward of galley is L settee with outboard storage and port plus cabinets like port side
• There is an fixed Lewmar port above each settee 
• Above port there are 4 opening cupboards under the deck head
• Between settees is the salon table
• Table has 2 drop leafs and storage in the middle
• Under the aft end of the table are 2 opening long drawers 
• Storage bin under the forward end the table
• Trunk cabin has a long single window by Lewmar for excellent natural light
• Under cushions of settees are storage areas and the wood covers are vented
• Outboard and above the starboard settee back are cupboards
• 4 overhead lights in head liner
• 2 lights on starboard bulkhead
• Ambiance lighting outboard of settees 
• Bilge is easy to view under floor
• Opening port on starboard side of salon with blinds
• 2 forward facing opening  Lewmar hatch over table with bug screens and sun shades
• 1 aft facing opening Lewmar hatch over table with bug screen and sun shade
• Padded headliner down middle of cabin top

     Head

• Large head is in the aft port quarter
• Jabsco marine toilet
• Open port with night shade
• Overhead opening Lewmar hatch with bug screen and sun shade
• Gravity holding tank outboard
• Shower system with hot and cold water and adjustable height wand
• On demand shower sump pump
• Forward outboard is the vanity sink with cabinet outboard of vanity
• Shelving and also cupboard  under vanity 

Aft Cabin

• Located in starboard quarter 
• Large double berth with fitted sheets and slats under berth to prevent mildew
• Hanging locker as you walk into cabin
• Opening Lewmar port into cockpit with privacy blind
• Opening Lewmar port outboard 
• Hull port
• Shelf on hull side for storage
• Excellent opening door to access well insulated engine area

  Galley

• L shaped galley to starboard at base of companionway
• Counter top cover for stove top and sinks
• Outboard of the counter is a fiddle that provides storage shelves under cupboards above
• Above counter outboard are 3 cupboards
• Above cupboards is a long window with opening Lewmar port embedded  for natural light and venting
• Stove and oven are facing outboard in the middle of the counter and has storage under
• The ice box in located in the corner of the L
• Double sinks (one large and one smaller sink) are facing forward with cupboard below
• Please note: Dometic freezer is located in the cockpit locker for added cold storage

    MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL + PLUMBING

• Acoustic  insulated engine compartment
• Upgraded Volvo Penta D1 30  30 HP Fresh water cooled 
• 298.7 hours
• 55 Gallons of fuel
• Single level shifter with Morse cable
• Pedestal with tach, fuel gauge
• Volvo Penta 130S sail drive coated with PropGlide
• 2 blade propeller coated with PropGlide
• High output Alternator 115Amp with 3 sage regulator

      Electrical

• House bank 3 95ah AGM’s 
• Engine starting battery 70ah AGM
• Xantrex Link Pro bank monitor
• 2 Victron Energy MPPT 75 15 BlueSolar charge controller
• 1 mounted but not in use Victron Energy MPPT 71 15 BlueSolar charge controller
• 2 Gioco flexible GSP130w solar panels 
• 1 mounted on bimini and other on dodger
• 2 Spare Gioco flexible GSP130w solar panels under aft berth
• Quick SBC 12v/40A battery charger
• 110V system  
• 30 amp power cord
• GFI 110V plugs located throughout boat
• 2 way light switches for salon overhead lighting
• LED lighting 

  Plumbing

• Jabsco marine toilet
• Pressure water 
• Hot and cold water at galley, in head for  vanity and shower plus stern shower
• 95 gallons of water in 2 plastic tanks with level indicator 
• 20 gallon Gravity induced direct discharging holding tank with deck pump out ability 
• 6 gallon Quick hot water tank heated from  shore power, Espar or engine
• Upgraded Groco PST pressure tank installed
• Manual bilge pump
• Whale 12v bilge pump with alarm

   INSTRUMENTS + NAV

• Garmin GH10 auto pilot 
• Garmin GMI 20 depth, knot and with  Display 2021
• Airmar transducer for depth and knot
• Garmin masthead unit for wind
• Upgraded Garmin 820 Map/ GPS screen at helm 
• Upgraded Garmin GMR18x HD Radome
• Simrad DSC VHF with Ram mike at helm
• AIS Class B transceiver 
• Fusion stereo system with internal and cockpit speakers with cockpit controller
• Plastimo 135mm  magnetic compass at aft end of cockpit table
• VHF Antenna
• Masthead light, deck light and running and steaming lights

    SAILS & CANVAS

• Upgraded furling mainsail 
• overlapping  jib with UV cover
• Trioptimal Cruising spinnaker with dousing sock
• Custom canvas work by La Fabrica to owners spec:
• Dodger frame has aft handrail in cockpit as well as side hand rails for when on side decks
• Dodger has 1” stainless steel frame
• Bimini has 1.25” stainless steel framing so it can also be used as a handhold
• Bimini has window with cover
• Connector between dodger and bimini has large window so you can see through it if you are taller
• Stern window on enclosure is one panel so it is like looking through a window (most have 2 panels with middle seam)
• Side panels for enclosure have upgraded removable sections at winches to allow sailing with enclosure in use
• Covers for dodger, connector and bimini so canvas still looks great

       RIGGING & DECK HARDWARE

• Seldon Aluminum 9/10th with inmast furling
• Double spreaders
• Aluminum boom 
• Twin mainsheet system
• Radome on mast
• Seldon Rod Kicker boom vang with gas strut
• Adjustable  backstay
• Furlex 204s headsail furler
• Genoa tracks and cars
• Winches are upgraded to chrome from standard black
• 2 Lewmar#40 EVO  ST 2 speed primary winches moved aft so easier for helmsperson to handle lines 
• 2 Lewmar #30 EVO ST 2 halyard and main winches 
• Spinlock clutch stops on cabin top
• Lewmar chain drive/planetary gear system for helm
• 2 Outboard rail mount bracket on stern rail

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT

• Quick 12V Windlass with wired up and down remote
• 15 Kg Rocna with 175’ chain  and 120’ rode
• 400’ Stern line on reel permanently mounted on stainless steel bracket with cover located on stern rail
• Dickinson Sea B Que stainless steel with cover on rail mount 
• Epoxy barrier coat
• Bottom paint new 2023
• CCG safety package
• Safety boarding ladder
• Fire extinguishers
• Upgraded Dometic freezer on custom shelf in cockpit locker that is hard wired
• Trident propane shutoff with 10lb propane tank
• Outboard bracket on stern rail
• Dock lines and fenders
• Oil change and service August 2023
• Bottom paint and zincs August 2023
• Waxed September Sep 2024