Description

The Bavaria 38 is a well-maintained 2003 performance cruiser offering anexcellent balance of comfort, reliability, and sailing capability. This 11.91m yacht features a spacious three-cabin layout, generous storage, and a practical interior ideal for extended cruising.

Specifications

Accommodation

This 11.91m yacht features a spacious three-cabin layout, generous storage, and a practical interior ideal for extended cruising.

ACCOMMODATION & DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Layout:
3 double cabins
Spacious saloon
Fully equipped linear galley

Galley:
Gas cooker with two burners, grill and oven
12 V compressor fridge
Double stainless steel sinks

Comfort:
Jabsco electric-flush toilet aft
Macerator discharge system
Holding tank connection
20 L Quick hot water calorifier (new 2019)
Hot water via shore power or engine coolant
Hot shower

Construction

The Bavaria 38 is a well-maintained 2003 performance cruiser offering anexcellent balance of comfort, reliability, and sailing capability.

The comfortable cockpit includes teak decking, davits, shower, removable steering wheel, and new NKS Loft canvas work, including a bimini with side and aft shades completed in 2025.

A reliable and thoughtfully upgraded yacht, Bavaria 38 KEROS is ready for coastal cruising, island hopping, and longer Mediterranean adventures.

Flag: Netherlands
VAT paid

LOA: 11.91m
LWL: 10.25m
Beam: 3.87m
Draft: 1.70m
Displacement: 7,000 kg
Ballast: 2,100 kg
Air Draft: 17.05 m (from waterline)
Steering: Wheel steering (removable wheel)
Cabins: 3 double cabins
Heads: 1 electric head with macerator and holding tank

HULL, KEEL & ANTIFOULING
Underwater hull professionally sandblasted to bare GRP in 2024
Four sprayed coats of two-component epoxy primer
Two sprayed coats of antifouling primer
Two sprayed coats of Jotun semi-self-polishing antifouling
Smooth, professionally finished underwater surface

CANVAS & EXTERIOR COVERS
New NKS Loft bimini with side and aft sun shades (2025)
Sprayhood with opening centre section and new windows (2021)
Removable cockpit cushions (NKS Loft, 2019)
Pedestal winter cover (NKS Loft, 2021)
4 x winch covers (NKS Loft, 2021)

TENDER & OUTBOARD
Replacement tender to be supplied (September)
Mercury 3.3 HP lightweight 2-stroke outboard
Outboard serviced April 2024

SAFETY EQUIPMENT
6-person life raft in bag (new 2019, service required)
Horseshoe buoy
Life jackets
Safety harnesses and lines
Ocean Signal EPIRB

RECENT UPGRADES HIGHLIGHTS
Standing rigging renewed 2021
Sails renewed 2021
Saildrive seal and hull cover renewed 2021
New batteries 2025
New bimini and sun shades 2025
Underwater hull treatment completed 2024
New exhaust elbow and engine service 2026
Solar charging system installed
Extensive cruising equipment included

Equipment

DECK EQUIPMENT
Lofrans Cayman electric windlass 1000 W
Wired remote at anchor locker
Two wireless windlass remotes in cockpit/spare
Mantus bow anchor 20 kg
Bruce spare anchor 16 kg
Danforth-type stern anchor with chain and warp in stainless steel box
75 m x 8 mm galvanized anchor chain (new 2022)
TEV Design Chain Helper
4 x Harken self-tailing winches
Teak cockpit
Cockpit table
Cockpit shower
Boarding ladder
Aluminium folding passerelle with handrail
Dinghy davits / outboard lifting crane (new 2022)
Mooring tape on reel
Boom sun shade (6 m²)

Navigation Equipment

The yacht offers a comprehensive cruising setup with electric windlass, Mantus anchor and 75 m chain, Raymarine autopilot, Geonav navigation equipment, AIS, cockpit-controlled sail handling, and a full suite of safety equipment.

NAVIGATION & ELECTRONICS
Geonav 7 Wide chartplotter in cockpit
Navionics Platinum Mediterranean & Black Sea charts
Geonav 5 chartplotter at navigation station
New Horizon Eclipse DSC VHF
Raymarine autopilot (new 2019)
Vesper Marine AIS transponder (currently not working)
Ocean Signal EPIRB

Engine(s)

Equipped for independent cruising, the Bavaria 38 features a Volvo Penta MD2030 29 HP diesel engine with extensive maintenance history, upgraded electrical systems with solar panels, Victron charging equipment, and new service batteries installed in 2025.

MECHANICAL & ENGINE
Engine: Volvo Penta MD2030
Power: 29 HP
Engine Hours: Approx. 5,100 h

ENGINE MAINTENANCE & UPGRADES:
Engine serviced 2026
Partial engine overhaul completed
3 new exhaust valves
New cylinder head gasket
New gearbox clutch (2021)
New exhaust elbow (2026)
New freshwater pump (2021)
New injectors (2021)
New saildrive seal (2021)
New saildrive hull cover (2021)
Double fuel filter system with changeover capability while engine running

TANKAGE:
Diesel tank: 150 L
Fresh water tanks: 300 L
Holding tank: 60 L with deck pump-out and drain system

Sails & Spars

With a modern sail plan including a Quantum furling mainsail and genoa renewed in 2021, she provides comfortable and efficient sailing performance.

The yacht has been continuously upgraded, including new standing rigging, running rigging improvements, and a professionally treated underwater hull system completed in 2024 with epoxy protection and new Jotun antifouling.

SAILS & RIGGING
Rig:
Stainless steel standing rigging with Sta-Lok terminals (new 2021, Waypoint Lefkada)
Seldén 20 rod kicker (new 2023)
Stainless steel guard rail wires (new 2021)
All running rigging led back to cockpit

Sails:
Quantum in-mast furling mainsail with UV strip (new 2021)
Quantum 130% furling genoa with UV strip (new 2021)
Furlex furling system
60 m² gennaker
Heineke high aspect jib with battens
Telescopic whisker pole

Electrics

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2 x 140 Ah service batteries (2025)
1 x 100 Ah starter battery (2019)
2 x 160 W solar panels on stainless steel gantry
Victron solar controller with Bluetooth monitoring
Victron battery charger
Sea Power 500 W inverter
Fusion stereo system with indoor and outdoor speakers
LED lighting throughout

Disclaimer

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