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#11

Scuttlebutt / Re: New plain-language guide: ...

Last post by KSF - October 23 2026, 00:41

Hi Tommi, cheers for the feedback!
I'm really glad you found them useful — great to hear.

Do feel free to share the pages with anyone else who might find them handy!

Regards Knut 

#12

Scuttlebutt / Re: New plain-language guide: ...

Last post by sy_Anniina - October 22 2026, 08:19

I browsed through some of the content you have created and my initial thoughts:

1 - Definitely useful condensed content for those of us that are on learning curve (like myself some years ago, would have liked to have had this kind of summaries when I started ~15 yrs ago)

2 - Definitely useful for all expanding their sailing - I will certainly pick many things from there if (hopefully when) I move from Baltic sailing to North Sea and Atlantic sailing.

Special thanks for printable cards - I am already using a "VHF Mayday cheat sheet" enabling anyone on board raising mayday - in case I would be incapacitated. I need to assess my need for the other quick guides as well.

BR,

Tommi
s/y Anniina

#13

Modifications & Equipment / Re: TV Mounting

Last post by Stoke Sailor - October 15 2026, 15:27

Thanks Mirror,

I have  33 Cruiser so I would suspect the service routes to be similar.

I was intending to use the Stud Finder Method in any case but thanks for the pointer.

#14

Modifications & Equipment / Re: TV Mounting

Last post by Mirror45184 - October 15 2026, 12:06

Hi Stoke Sailor,
We have a 2009 40 Cruiser and have mounted the TV in this location. Just need to make sure there are no wires using a "Stud finder".
Cheers 

#15

Modifications & Equipment / TV Mounting

Last post by Stoke Sailor - October 13 2026, 21:12

New on here and wanted some advice if anyone had mounted a TV on the Forward Cabin Wall (on the Saloon side).

Don't want to obviously damage any cables or pipes.

Thinking of a bolt through rather than screws so I need to pierce both skins of the dividing wall between saloon and cabin.

Thanks

#16

Scuttlebutt / Re: Hello from a complete newb...

Last post by Samoerai - October 12 2026, 10:27

Hi,

Exactly what I would say. First 'use' your new boat and find out what your preferred way of boating is. I you find you like to visit new places and meet other people you could end up in more populated area's. Large tanks, loads of solar, watermakers, etc are not needed at all. If you end up enjoying remote area's and stay there for longer periods, your wishes will be completely different.

As knut said, you'll always need the 'basics' to be able to sail at all, so focus on these first, then fix your annoyances while enjoying time on your boat.

[Hi there, and congratulations on your new 'home'!]

#17

Scuttlebutt / Re: Hello from a complete newb...

Last post by KSF - October 11 2026, 02:01

Hi there, and congratulations on your new 'home'!
I did a project very similar to what you are planning on my Bavaria Match 42 back then. If there's one thing that process taught me, it's that everything takes much more time, effort, and money than you initially think. Once you get started, you always find new things that either need to be fixed or that you want to upgrade. Some of these tasks take forever, and the budget disappears fast.
If I were to do it all over again, I would focus strictly on safety essentials: the rudder, the cutless bearing, critical engine maintenance, the standing rigging, and the lines. After that, just go SAILING! Use your time to actually enjoy the boat as it is. You don't need to sail to the moon right away. Start with day trips and weekend getaways to learn what really matters to you and what you need to enjoy life at sea—do this before you try to fix everything. You might even discover that this boat isn't exactly what you need after all
Knut 

#18

Scuttlebutt / Hello from a complete newbie

Last post by pivateercoop - October 10 2026, 11:17

Hi Everyone

I've just gone and signed the papers on a 2017 Bavaria Cruiser 34, and I'm hoping I haven't made an enormous and expensive mistake!

Without blathering on too much, life threw me for a huge loop this year and I'm in the process of heading to sea to do some soul-searching/self discovery/escape from reality. Buying a Yacht and hitting the high seas has been only a pipe dream of mine for many years and through a huge personal disaster I've found myself finally with the perfect excuse and opportunity to actually do this.

I'm an absolute amateur when it comes to sailing! I sailed some dinghies as a kid so I know the fundamentals, but my attitude is that you learn things by doing them, so just go and do them.

The Boat is a 2017 Cruiser 34, (3 cabin, ex-charter) which I got for what I hope is an absolute bargain! Obviously not the most ideal candidate for a liveaboard cruiser, but I plan on making plenty of changes and additions to it to improve the overall quality of life onboard, and also with the aim of having the option of reversing those changes when it comes the time to sell her.
It needs work, with the usual ex-charter neglect and abuse, but I'm a capable fixer of things and I'll be tackling all of the work myself, with the goal of learning a lot of new skills and lessons about myself (and my own hubris) along the way.

I'm approaching this with a big sens of humility as well. I know that I don't know how much I don't know, but I'm willing to listen to people and learn even though I'm plenty pigheaded.

You probably don't care that much about my story and are more interested in the boat, so here goes.

It has (in no particular order)
Twin helms, in mast furling, new Dacron sails, new 320ah AGM batteries, Volvo Penta D1-30, shallow keel, the aft Genoa winches.

I have plans to build and install a watermaker, 1000w solar array, Starlink, convert the galley side aft cabin into a storage locker/garage, upgrade the water and fuel storage, and probably many, many more things over the next few months.

So yeah, just a quick word to say hi, and if you have any questions or advice (or if you think I'm an idiot) feel free.
Cheers

#19

Bavaria Yacht Help! / Re: Volvo Penta D1-30: Engine ...

Last post by Ailatan - October 09 2026, 18:24

Thanks Gadisac for sharing.

Anyone in this forum knows if the pump of the D2-55 has the same filter.

#20

Scuttlebutt / Re: New plain-language guide: ...

Last post by KSF - October 09 2026, 13:50

A small follow-up: this thread has had quite a few views, and I'd be interested to hear whether these guides are useful to you.

Are the topics relevant to the sailing you do? Is the practical, straightforward approach helpful, and would you like me to keep maintaining, updating and adding to the guides?

You don't need to write a detailed review. A short comment about something useful, something missing, or something you disagree with would help me decide where to spend my time.

The aim is simply to share something useful between sailors. Feedback from all experience levels is welcome.

Thank you - Knut

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