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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Panel 301 voltage

Last post by elias - Today at 06:02

Send me a pic from the button you press to turn on , from the front side

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Panel 301 voltage

Last post by Eos2026 - Today at 04:57

Thanks Elias, unfortunately I don't think these lights are on a relay. Maybe I'm wrong? The schematic doesn't show it that I can tell.

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Panel 301 voltage

Last post by elias - Yesterday at 21:16

In a similar case the relay located in the upper area (when you press the button in the panel you hear a click ) was faulty , I switch it to check with another and it worked so I ordered a replace

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Panel 301 voltage

Last post by Eos2026 - Yesterday at 19:21

Hello, on my 2008 Bavaria 38' my side and stern lights have stopped working. Everything is powered from panel 301 and the light is in cable 8 as shown below, circled in green.  The "1" pin on the molex connector which powers the stern light is reading a low voltage of 8.4volts. The other pins in the connector are reading full 14 volts.
Anyone have an idea on how to fix this? Or am I going to have to replace the connector on the board

#5

Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: antifouling falls off - ne...

Last post by sy_Anniina - Yesterday at 09:01

Do you have ablative (soft) or hard antifouling? If ablative, the pressure washing is inevitably wearing it off.

The way I have learned it should be done:

• last epoxy layer left tacky
• hard antifouling in contrasting colour - e.g. red AF on white epoxy
• ablative antifouling several layers in another colour, eg. blue on red hard AF
• once red hard AF shines through - it is time to add more ablative AF

Supporting previous suggestions - remove old antifouling - light grip sanding for existing epoxy - some tacking layer, like one layer of epoxy - and continue the AF painting process

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: antifouling falls off - ne...

Last post by Happysailor - March 03 2026, 11:36

To me it looks like something went wrong between the application of the final epoxy layer and first layer AF... if the final epoxy is fully dried out the "tack" to AF is low. This is also why e.g. International advises to apply the first layer of AF with still wet last layer epoxy. If this is not done, epoxy will continue to cause issues. Very likely with HP jet you can get all the AF off. There are multiple scenarios possible, consult your paint supplier. Either sand the epoxy or apply a buffer coat like another epoxy coat or Primocon (yes I am an International fan for over 25 years...) before applying new AF. For sure you don't need to have your whole epoxy system removed. It sticks well to the hull isn't it. Don't fix what ain't broken!

(If you had the job done by the same Marina guys, perhaps even a warranty case?)

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: antifouling falls off - ne...

Last post by elias - March 03 2026, 10:32

In a similar case in the past I used a generic vinyl based primer to patch between I'd antifouling and epoxy primer and worked great . It is a Greek made one , nobelac vinyl primer

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: antifouling falls off - ne...

Last post by Yngmar - March 03 2026, 07:42

Huh, why not? Nobody wants to sand anymore, the most character building part of boat ownership? 

It's epoxy primer, should last pretty well. You sand it to key and put your AF on, checking for compatibility in the instructions. 

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / antifouling falls off - need a...

Last post by mibbal - March 02 2026, 22:27

Mates, I need your advise...

Two ears ago my hull was sandblasted up to gel, and 5 coats of epoxy primer was applied before AF. The boat was on water for 2 years without any problems with antifouling.

Now, after lift out and cleaning the boat with pressure cleaner, the hull looks like on a picture - there are many places where antifouling fall off.

Marina guys propose sandblasting again and apply new primer + antifouling, and insist that there is no other good option. I don't like the idea to sand out my 5 layers of epoxy primer, which was quite expensive job to apply. 

Is it really no other way to apply new AF on existing epoxy primer?

#10

Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Lewmar Autopilot Motor

Last post by jons58 - March 01 2026, 19:53

Hello First Mate,

I'm curious, what gauge copper did you use for the clutch rebuild, and how many turns? Did you use epoxy for the potting? Good show, and thank you.