Bavaria Yachts Bavaria 37 - 2 cabins User manual

Manual
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Sailing yacht ,,BAVARIA 37 - 2 cabins"
BAVARlA ~ YACHTS
Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH • industriestra13e 11 • D - 97232 Giebelstadt
Tel.: [phone] - 0; Fax: [phone] - 116
e-mail: [email protected]

INDEX
Introduction
Category of design
Builder's plate
Warnings
Declaration of Conformity
1. Descrintion of the yacht
1.1 Main particulars
1.1.1 Principal dimensions
1.1.2 Displacement and weight
1.1.3 Motorization
1.1.4 Electrical installation
1.1.5 Tank capacities
1.1.6 Fixing point for cranes, resting -
points for slipping and transport
1.2 General arrangement
1.2.1 Rigging plan
1.2.2 Deck arrangement
1.2.3 Accommodation plan
1.3 Drive system
1.3.1 Sails
1.3.2 Rigging
1.3.3. Motorising, engine room, gear,
propeller
2. Installations and circuits
2.1 Tanks and piping -water
2.1.1 Fresh water, drinking water -
cold
2.1.2 Sea-water circulation
2.1.3 WC-installation, holding tank
2.2 Tanks and piping -fuel
2.3 Steering gear
2.3.1 Description of the system
2.3.2 Rudder blade and rudder bearing
2.4 Bilge pump, bilge lines
2.4.1 Description of the pumping
arrangement
2.5 Electric installation
2.5.1 AC-installation
2.5.2 DC-installation
2.5.3 Operating the installation and
specific features
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
3.
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
4.
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
5.
6.
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2.5.4
2.5.5
2.5.6.
2.5.7.
2.5.8.
2.5.9.
Important warnings on the DC-
installation
Important warnings on the AC-
installation
Distribution of electric devices
Wiring plans
Distribution plans
AC-distribution
L.P.G. installation
2.6.1 The components
2.6.2 Operation
Fire protection
Anchor
Engine cooling system
Exhaust gas system
Ventilation/ Airing
Board ducts, sea water valves
Environmental nrotection
Fuel and oil
Waste
Sound
Swell
Exhaust gas
Antifouling, coatings
Varnish remover
Maintenance
Maintenance, cleaning
Wearing- and spare parts
Repair work
Winter storage
Final remarks and notes
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Sailing yacht Bavaria 37/2 cabins Bavaria Yachtbau 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 op-
eration and maintenance. Please familiarise yourself with everything before you go on your first voyage.
If this is your first yacht or if you are not really familiar with the special characteristics of a motor yacht
please make sure you get proper training before you put it into operation. Do not hesitate to contact the
dealer or our shipyard for information about further training possibilities.
PLEASE KEEP TIDS MANUAL IN A SAFE PLACE
AND HAND IT OVER TO THE NEW OWNER IF YOU SELL THE YACHT.
BAVARIA would like to welcome you to the circle of BAVARIA owners and would like to thank you
for placing your confidence in our products by acquiring this yacht.
Your contract partner and the management and staff of Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH hope you will enjoy
your new yacht.
Bon voyage, fair winds andfine weather.
BAVARIA Yachtbau GmbH
Management
W. Herrmann
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Sailing yacht Bavaria 37/2 cabins Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH
Category of design
Following the European Recreational Craft Directive each boat has to be classified according to a cate-
gory 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 signifi-
cant wave heights of 4m and above, and vessels largely self-sufficient.
Certification
Actually the EC Directive intends for yachts of this size the certification module Aa only . That means that
the manufacturer certifies the correspondence of construction and equipment with the Directive itself but
stability and buoyancy is checked by another notified body.
Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance GmbH- Yacht Services in Hamburg (a 100% subsidiary of
Lloyd's Register of Shipping; London) was put into charge as a notified body (see: Declaration of Con-
formity).
Identification
The hull identification was formed into the transom on starboard side. This is a unique sequence of digits
and letters . It is
This sequence of digits and letters stands for the following information:
DE
BAV
M37F4
L
1
02
Country of production: Germany
Unique code of the manufacturer
Unique serial number chosen by the manufacturer
Start of construction in December (A- January, B-February a.s.o.)
Final digit of the year 2001, in which construction began
Final digits of the model year 2002
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Sailing yacht Bavaria 37/2 cabins Bavaria Yachtbau 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 .
Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH
lndustriestrar..e 11; D - 97232 Giebelstadt
Segelyacht "Bavaria 37"
Explanations
Entwurfskategor ie A
Max. 'n' =
Max. T+ 1a=
8
1.000 kg
-Category of design A: Ocean CE 0525
•
-Max. 'Jll=s: Maximum number of persons recommended by the manufacturer if the
yacht is situated in the sea area corresponding to the category of design.
The number of crew can be increased under consideration of the maxi-
mum additional loading capacity if the yacht is on a voyage in non-ocean
areas.
-Max 'ft'+,.,=1000 kg: Maximum additional loading including 8 persons, stores, provisions and
personal equipment (excluding tank capacities).
-CE 0525:
Warnings
CE marking which indicates the conformity of the yacht with all provi
sions of the Directive. The sequence of digits is the code number of the
certifying body ,in this case the Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance
GmbH- Yacht Services - (see: Declaration of Conformity).
Many chapters of this manual will support a troublefree operation, maintenance or draw your attention to
signs of dangers. To find them more easily they are especially marked (in boxes or in bold). We advise
you to study them carefully although the experienced skipper might be quite familiar with many of them.
The following chapters contain such warnings/notes or other important information for operating the
yacht.
Danger
means that an extreme real hazard which will lead to the death or too irreparable injuries
with great probability exists if no adequate precautions are found.
Warning
means that a hazard which can lead to injuries or death exists if no adequate precautions
are found.
Caution
means, that a memory of safety measures or the attention judges on handling , that can be
unsure or lead to personal injuries or to harm of the vessel or from components.
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