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#11

Modifications & Equipment / Recommendation for good gas st...

Last post by marioxp - August 27 2026, 21:07

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for advice on replacing the gas stove and oven on my boat.
Currently, I have an old OEM Techimpex (Bavaria Yachts branded) 2-burner gas stove with oven. My main issue with it—besides its age—is the surface rust that has developed over time on the frame and grates, along with the lack of good oven insulation.

I'm currently choosing between a new Techimpex (like the Mariner) and an ENO model (like the Origin/ONE)

Thanks in advance for your recommendations!

#12

Scuttlebutt / Re: reefing wind speeds

Last post by Diverphil1 - August 26 2026, 15:34

ive been putting first reef in around 14kn then turning and on about a 60 degree  angle to wind,usualy just me and wife, also ususly a short choppy sea with gusts going from 15 to 22. was wondering if there was an average windspeed that people use to reef and what it was, and wether i was being too cautious.

#13

Scuttlebutt / Re: reefing wind speeds

Last post by sy_Anniina - August 26 2026, 15:16

Adding to that crew or lacck of it. Totally different to beat upwind solo, than to have someone on sheet ready to spill off gusts + 400kg of crew on the windward rail.

Just this element will change my decision from say 14kn to 20kn in terms of first reef on otherwise similär conditions.

BR,

Tommi
S/Y Anniina

#14

Scuttlebutt / Re: reefing wind speeds

Last post by Samoerai - August 26 2026, 09:41

I'm afraid I'm not able to tell you as this depends on much more things as the wind direction, gusts, wave heights, wave form and frequency.

I could be setting my first reef at 13 knots wind when beating in choppy waves and be totally fine with a full sail setup at 22 knots with long swells and wind from 150 degrees.

#15

Scuttlebutt / reefing wind speeds

Last post by Diverphil1 - August 22 2026, 11:22

just a general question on when to reef.
anyone with a bav 33c j&j from around 2006,slab reef ,3 reefs, at what sort of wind speeds do you put the varios reef in.

#16

Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Bavaria 34 access to front...

Last post by Samoerai - August 18 2026, 14:04

I had to cut into the ceiling a bit to access the bottom bolts. The same went for the cleat bolts. I managed to cut it in such a way that the walls covered up my work.

#17

Modifications & Equipment / Re: outboard crane at stern

Last post by jeffatoms2 - August 15 2026, 19:11

Ours.  Sadly, dinghy and outboard theft is becoming a real problem in the Salish Sea of late.  Sue busted a guy red handed last year pushing off in our dinghy as we approached tge dock last summer.  She screamed "@$$@×% THIEF" and before he could start our outboard he was surrounded by fellow boater good samaritans.  According to the theif,it was all just a misundedstanding.

#18

Modifications & Equipment / Re: Propellor cone and prop. l...

Last post by jeffatoms2 - August 15 2026, 19:04

The five or six blade "crown" nut is a bad design.  Typically we bust off oneoc theprongs each time we remove tbe prop.  That said,PropGlide antifouling is great

#19

Modifications & Equipment / Re: 40 cruiser shower pump out...

Last post by jeffatoms2 - August 15 2026, 18:59

We put in a pull type switch about 4 years ago.  Old school.  Bullet proof.  The original was a bad design.

#20

For Sale & Wanted / Sail wanted

Last post by lagoda - August 11 2026, 14:34

Looking for a main sail for a Bavaria 2004 38
Nice condition and a reasonable price.