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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: All nav lights out?

Last post by Happysailor - November 08 2026, 19:26

Hi Welcome to this forum and congrats with your Bav34!
Am I right your lights are being switched by Panel 301? Did you check the 5A fuses for the lights?
Do you see the power voltage from both batteries on the panel? Perhaps when working on the engine cables have been disconnected and power supply was cut.
Do you hear the relais ticking when you switch on the lights? Odd the decklight only works...
Check if the connectors at the back of the panel are well connected and if you do have power from the battery. Check connectors for any corrosion and poor contact.
If all power is available, measure on the contacts at the panel, trace the power from the panel to where it stops...
https://www.lundskov.eu/bavaria/manualer/el/Steckerb_Segelboot_01.pdf

#2

Bavaria Yacht Help! / All nav lights out?

Last post by kallanreed - November 07 2026, 22:30

Hello All,
New owner, new member. Bought a 2009 34 Cruiser and I'm working through my punch list. I had it in for sail drive bellows replacement and when I got it back, it none of the nav lights (the ones that blink when broken) are working. The steaming light was known out and I was supposed to have that replace at the yard (they "forgot"), so as far as know, there wasn't anything electrical done aside from whatever needed to happen with the engine.

What odd, is that isn't only the monitored lights. The stern light is on a separate harness, the deck light (mast pointing down) works even though it's on the harness with the top, bow and steam lights.

I checked the Navi 20A fuse and that looks fine. Any thoughts on what could have happened or where to start diagnosing?

#3

Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Cooker hoses

Last post by Diverphil1 - November 07 2026, 09:35

ah, if only we had a gasman around us,as far as i can see using the gas register the nearest boat gas one is over 2 hrs away.
the nearest retired.
unless anyone can give me a hint in the pwhelli area.theres a few will do caravans but wont come out to a boat.

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Cooker hoses

Last post by symphony2 - November 06 2026, 17:14

The original Bavaria fittings and pipes do not meet current standards. On my 37 I replaced the whole lot back to the regulator. Big job accessing behind the trim . I did that bit and the Gasman the installation. The Techimpex cooker like all non grill is around 450mm high so ends up level with the worktop. If you add a grill for example with a Neptune 4500 you add nearly 100mm to the height including the rail, so well above the worktop. Width is OK although you will need a bit of packing for the gimbals. Personally dislike grills on a boat. Very messy if you are cooking meats and most do lousy toast. I used one of the hob top grids for toast and it was at least as good (or bad!) as  a grill. My choice was a Pacific which is the oven only version of the Neptune and with the packing at the side was a direct replacement for the Techimpex (and nearly half the price!)

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Cooker hoses

Last post by Diverphil1 - November 03 2026, 21:45

SVB24 should have everything you need.

Unfortunately they all show lh threads,
Also things have progressed, the burner cap spindle has broken on the small burner so given its a couple of hundred in parts on a 20 yr oven I'm thinking its time to replace it.
So next question is what to replace it with in the same gap, but she who must be obeyed says its got to have a grill on the next one.
Has anyone fitted new on a bav 33c 2006, and if so which type.the gap between the cupboards is 530mm

#6

Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Cooker hoses

Last post by Yngmar - November 03 2026, 19:50

SVB24 should have everything you need.

#7

Bavaria Yacht Help! / Cooker hoses

Last post by Diverphil1 - November 03 2026, 12:34

Can anyone tell me where I can get the hose that goes from the cooker to the bulkhead fitting.all the ones I can find are left hand thread, this is to the techimpex cooker from 2006 and the connections are right hand threads,also I need the bulkhead connection as whoever did this massively over tightend it and stretched the thread.

#8

Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Replacing the main halyard...

Last post by mowa - November 02 2026, 11:09

Thanks, that clears things up. It's more involved than I thought, so I'll start by asking a rigger about switching to a full rope halyard with a new sheave.

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Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Replacing the main halyard...

Last post by Yngmar - November 02 2026, 10:09

They will be spliced and rusty at the splice, so you'll typically have to discard both. If you want to replace like for like, you'll need to splice it or find a rigger to do so, who can also supply the wire. However these aren't popular anymore and typically replaced with a single modern low-stretch rope instead. This however means replacing the sheave at the top of the mast, as it will be V shaped for wire and also chewed up by it, destroying new rope in short order. The new sheave should be standard round (U) shape for rope.

At the top there isn't much room so the attachment to the sail should be no larger than it was before, which usually means a spliced eye, not a knot.

Yes, always use a mouse line, getting them in the mast otherwise can be tedious.

#10

Bavaria Yacht Help! / Replacing the main halyard on ...

Last post by mowa - November 02 2026, 09:38

I'm replacing the mainsail on my B39CR-2005, which has a Selden in-mast furling mast. I want to renew also the main halyard.
The current halyard has two parts: a metal wire and a rope. I can't tell how the two are joined so I'm not sure how to replace the rope part.
My main question is: can the whole halyard be replaced with a single new textile halyard such a dyneema-core braid, or does the Selden system need the wire/rope combination? Specifically, does the sail's head swivel work with a rope halyard, or does it need a particular termination?. Any tips on removing the old halyard and pulling the new one through, such as using a messenger line?
Thanks in advance for any advice!