The Bavaria Lagoon 38 is one of the earlier designs from the boat-building powerhouse. Built in a traditional fashion, it features a a sleek hull with spacious and well-protected cockpit. Below decks the open plan interior features a saloon offset to port with a linear galley to starboard. The master cabin forward benefits from an en-suite heads. Aft, there are two symmetrical aft cabins with a second head to starboard, aft of the galley.
A much loved family yacht the Bavaria Lagoon 38 JEN et ROSS has been equipped for long distance, short handed cruising and benefits from significant investment throughout the current ownership. Relutantly for sale as her owners make the move to a power boat her inventory highlights include:
Beta Marine B30 marine diesel engine (2010)
Volvo Penta 3-blade bronze folding propellor
Forespar Marelon seacocks throughout
Sinergex automatic battery charger
2x 100w solar panels with Photonic Universe charge controller
Rutland 913 wind generator with Marlec charge controller
DoPower ROHS 1500w inverter
Raymarine autopilot system
Raymarine C70 chart plotter with 2kw radar scanner
Autohelm ST50 navigation instrumentation
NASA Marine SX35 DSC VHF
LP Voyager 4500 gas cooker (2023)
Isotherm fridge chiller plate and compressor, fitted new 2024
Microwave 500w, 230VAC
Autoterm Air 4D diesel-fired blown air heating system (2024)
Full standing rigging replacement winter 2018/19
Having wintered ashore the Bavaria Lagoon 38 JEN et ROSS is available for immediate viewing, lying ashore at Ardoran Marine, near Oban. Launching is planned for late April 2025.
CONSTRUCTION
Hull Construction:
Single piece GRP moulded hull.
Sandwich-type construction above the waterline, solid GRP below.
GRP moulded internal structural matrix including floors and stringers, fully bonded to hull with GRP overlays.
Plywood bulkheads
Antifouling removed in 2022 with 7-coats of International Gelshield applied
Underwater hull finished with Blue antifouling
Deck & Superstructure Construction:
Single-piece GRP moulded deck with integrated self-draining cockpit and superstructure.
Hand-consolidated sandwich GRP construction.
Moulding finished in white gelcoat with blue style stripe.
Decks and coachroof top finished with non-slip deck paint, original teak deck removed and deck epoxy sheathed before painting.
Teak laid panels finish cockpit seating
Anodised alloy toerail with integrated fairleads.
Keel & Rudder:
Cast iron fin keel
GRP moulded spade rudder
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
Beta Marine B30 marine diesel engine (2010)
30hp @ 3600rpm
3-cylinder, naturally aspirated, indirectly cooled
Volvo Penta saildrive
Single lever morse control
Maintenance & Performance:
Engine serviced, ready for launching in January 2025
Heat exchanger stripped, cleaned and rebuilt January 2025
Exhaust injection elbow removed, cleaned and inspected January 2025
Saildrive diaphragm replaced in 2010
Recorded engine running hours – 1205hrs
Cruising speed 6.5kts
Propulsion & Steering:
Volvo Penta Sail Drive
Volvo Penta 3-blade bronze folding propellor
Wheel steering, pedestal in cockpit
Autopilot:
Raymarine autopilot system
Raymarine ST7001 control head
Raymarine linear drive direct to quadrant
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
12VDC onboard power system
230VAC shore power system
Shore Power System:
Extension lead to connect to shore supply
Single 16 amp connection point
Hardwired RCD-protected system.
3 pin UK sockets, battery charger, immersion heater
Battery Banks:
Domestic Battery – 2x 12VDC, 115Ah lead acid
Engine Battery – 1x 12VDC, 65Ah lead acid
Battery Monitor:
NASA clipper BM1 battery monitor for domestic battery
LCD Voltmeter for engine battery at switch panel
Charging:
Sinergex automatic battery charger
230VAC – 12VDC, 40amp
Alternators:
Single engine mounted alternator
Solar Panel:
2x 100w solar panels mounted on aft gantry
Photonic Universe charge controller
Wind Generator:
Rutland 913 wind generator mounted on aft gantry
Marlec charge controller
Inverter:
DoPower ROHS inverter
12VDC, 230VAC, 1500w
Other Electrical:
USB charging sockets in saloon and on pedestal in cockpit
PLUMBING SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
Pressurised hot and cold water systems
Mixer tap in galley
Mixer tap in forward heads
Mixer tap in aft heads, extending out for use as shower head
Vanity units in both aft cabins, wash hand basin with mixer taps
Cold water deck shower at transom
Hot water provided from calorifier, heated by engine cooling water or 230VAC immersion heater
Salt Water:
Manually pumped tap in galley
Bilge Pumps:
Manual Bilge Pump
Electric Bilge Pump
Seacocks:
Forespar Marelon seacocks throughout
TANKAGE
Fuel:
Single diesel tank
Approximate capacity 90ltrs
Fresh Water:
Two fresh water tanks
Approximate capacity 150ltrs
Tank Monitoring:
Dual-purpose tank gauge at switch panel
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
On Deck:
Depth – Autohelm ST50
Speed/Log – Autohelm ST50
Wind – NASA Clipper
Plotter/Radar – Raymarine C70 Chartplotter with 2kw radome scanner mounted on aft gantry
At Chart Table:
Repeater – Autohelm ST50 MULTI display
Communications Equipment:
DSC VHF – NASA Marine SX35 DSC VHF
Navtex – NASA Target
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
Galley Stove – LP Voyager 4500 gas cooker. Two burner, grill and oven. Gimbal mounted (2023)
Microwave – 230VAC, 550w
Fridge – Built-in, top loading with Isotherm chiller plate and compressor, fitted new 2024
Double stainless steel sink
Mixer tap
Heads:
Forward Toilet – Jabsco manual marine toilet
Aft Toilet – Jabsco manual marine toilet
Mixer tap in forward head
Mixer tap in aft head, pulling out for use as shower head
Wash hand basin in both heads
Heating & Ventilation:
Autoterm Air 4D diesel-fired blown air heating system (2024)
Thermostatic cabin controllet
Outlets in forward cabin, saloon and aft cabins
Lighting:
Overhead lighting throughout interior
Bulkhead-mounted reading lights in saloon
Chart table working light
Entertainment:
Radio/MP3/USB head unit
Speakers in saloon and cockpit with speaker selector switch
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
Double cabin forward with en-suite heads
Saloon
Linear galley
Nav station
Heads
Symmetrical aft cabins to port and starboard
Accommodation Finish:
Joinery work of mahogany veneered plywood with solid and laminated mahogany trims
Traditional teak and holly soleboards
Laminate finish to heads compartment with timber trims
Vinyl headlining panels
Description of Accommodation from Forward:
Forward Cabin:
Double V-berth forward.
Shelves running the length of the bunk outboard to port and starboard overhead
Standing room aft of bunk with bench seat to starboard
Storage lockers outboard of seat
En-suite heads to port
Forward Heads:
En-suite heads for forward cabin, located to port
Manual marine toilet mounted outboard, forward
Countertop running full width of compartment aft with inset wash hand basin.
Vanity lockers outboard
Saloon:
To the port side
U-Shaped saloon settee wrapping around a saloon table slightly offset to port
Fixed saloon table with bottle storage beneath table centrally
Counter top outboard of saloon settee with selection of lockers above and full height locker aft
Galley:
Linear galley to starboard
Worktop section forward with double inset stainless steel sink
Gimbal mounted gas cooker centrally
Worktop section aft with in-built, top-loading fridge beneath
Storage shelf outboard of worktop with selection of lockers above
Microwave built-in below forward section of galley worktop
Selection of drawers and lockers beneath forward section of worktop
Nav Station:
To port, aft of saloon
Forward-facing chart table with dedicated navigators seating
Chart storage within table top, two lockers beneath table forward
Ships switch panel, VHF, Navtex and Repeater all mounted above the table outboard
Aft Heads:
Located to starboard side, aft of galley
Manual marine toilet mounted outboard, aft
Countertop running full width of compartment forward with inset wash hand basin.
Vanity lockers outboard
Port and Starboard Aft Cabins:
Symmetrical cabins to port and starboard sides
Standing room forward
Vanity unit inboard of standing area with wash hand basin and mixer tap
Locker outboard of standing room
Double berth extending aft
Shelf running the length of the bunk outboard overhead
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
Deck-stepped, double spreader, masthead sloop rig.
Anodised alloy mast and spars
Stainlesss steel standing rigging
Full standing rigging replacement winter 2018/19
Furlex roller reefing system on forestay
Slab reefing mainsail
Mid-boom mainsheet, track and car mounted on stainless steel horse forward of sprayhood
Spinnaker pole, stowing on front of mast
Rod kicker
All lines lead aft to cockpit on port and starboard sides of coachroof
Lazyjacks
Winches:
Primary Winches – 2x Lewmar 46, self-tailing, two-speed
Secondary Winches – 2x Lewmar 7, single-speed
Cockpit Halyard Winches – 2x Lewmar 16, two-speed
Mast Mounted Winch – 1x Lewmar 7, single-speed
Sails:
Mainsail – White Dacron, slab-reefing, 3 full reefs.
Genoa – White Dacron, roller reefing, blue UV strip
Jib – White Dacron, hank-on
Canvas Work:
Mainsail Cover – Stack pack type cover with mast boot and lazyjacks
Sprayhood
Bimini/Cockpit Tent – Multi use cover with zip in panels, can totally enclose cockpit or be set-up with any configuration of panels to suit use
Anchoring & Mooring:
Bower Anchor – Delta plough anchor on 30m, 8mm chain rode
Kedge Anchor – CQR anchor
Anchor Windlass – Lewmar electric windlass. Wired remote control in anchor locker, secondary control on helm pedestal
Mooring Warps – Selection
Kedge Anchor - Selection
General:
Single stainless steel bow roller
Stainless steel pulpit rail
Deck-mounted stainless steel stanchions supporting double tier guardwires
Below deck anchor locker forward with windlass mounted in locker
Below deck storage locker aft of anchor locker
Deck-mounted mooring cleats forward, midships and aft
Lines lead aft from mast to cockpit on port and starboard sides of coachroof
Stainless steel grabrails mounted on outboard edges of coachroof running aft from mast step to sprayhood
Stainless steel horse mounted forward of sprayhood with mainsheet track and car-mounted and elevated above sprayhood level
Moulded cockpit coamings running the length of the cockpit with primary and secondary winches mounted on top of coamings.
Rope clutches and winches to port and starboard sides of companionway
Chart plotter and autopilot control head mounted to port side of companionway
Bench seating to port and starboard sides of cockpit with storage lockers beneath aft end of both seat units
Steering pedestal aft with stainless steel grabrail and instrument cluster
Sculpted thwart ships bench seat aft with storage beneath seat
Stainless steel pushpit rails to port and starboard with central gate to access sugar scoop style transom
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
Navigation Lights:
Masthead tri-colour and anchor light
Steaming light
Low-level nav lights
Life saving:
Horseshoe lifebuoy
Danbuoy
Gas Alarm – Xintex S-2 gas monitor
DISCLAIMER
In this case we are acting as brokers only.
The Owner is not selling in the course of a business. whilst every care has been taken in their preparation , the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The Purchaser is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at their expense to employ a qualified Marine Surveyor to carry out a survey and/or to have an engine trial conducted which if conducted by us shall not imply any liability for such engine on our part.
This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice