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Bavaria 44

The Bavaria 44 is the aft-cockpit sailing yacht that Bavaria Yachtbau of Giebelstadt, Germany, announced in July 2001 and listed until mid-2004: brochures were promised for the end of August 2001, YACHT tested it in issue 19/2001, and by August 2004 the longer 46 Cruiser had taken its place on Bavaria’s site. It is 13.95 m long with a 13.60 m hull, has a cast-iron keel with about 1.65 m draught (1.95 m as an option, lead at extra cost), three or four cabins with two heads and, on every yard list from 2001 to 2004 and on the US importer’s pages, a Volvo Penta D2-55 of 41 kW / 55 hp on a saildrive. Bavaria’s site of the period names J&J Design as its design office; none of these documents gives a production figure. The centre-cockpit Bavaria 44 Ocean, sold alongside it from 2001, has the same main dimensions, while the earlier Bavaria 44 of 1993 (J&J’s first Bavaria, also built as a charter ‘Holiday’ version) and the 44 Vision of 2006 are different boats, so check the year of build before you order parts.

Manuals & documents
Equipment & its manuals
Specifications
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Manuals & documents

The links go to Bavaria’s own documents — some as archived copies of pages the maker has since taken down. We host no manuals or drawings.

Bavaria 44: technical data, 2002 (German) Spec sheet web.archive.org · DE
Bavaria 44: standard specification, 2002 Spec sheet web.archive.org · DE · EN
Bavaria 44: first technical data, September 2001 (1.95 m draught, 9400 kg) Spec sheet web.archive.org · EN
Bavaria 44: technical data, 2004 (German) Spec sheet web.archive.org · DE
Bavaria 44: standard specification, 2004 (German) Spec sheet web.archive.org · DE
Bavaria 44 aft cockpit: specifications, 2002 (US importer, Bavaria Yachts USA) Spec sheet web.archive.org · EN
Bavaria 44 aft cockpit: specifications and layouts, 2004 (US importer, Bavaria Yachts USA) Spec sheet web.archive.org · EN
Bavaria announces the new 44, July 2001: brochures and data sheets from about the end of August (German) Archived maker page web.archive.org · DE
Bavaria’s site in August 2004: the 46 Cruiser has taken the 44’s place (German) Archived maker page web.archive.org · DE
Bavaria’s designers page, 2004: J&J Design (German) Archived maker page web.archive.org · DE
Bavaria’s technology page, 2003: sandwich laminate, Kevlar forward, osmosis protection (German) Archived maker page web.archive.org · DE
Bavaria 44 Ocean (centre-cockpit sister): technical data, 2002 (German) Spec sheet web.archive.org · DE
Bavaria 44 Ocean (centre-cockpit sister): standard specification, 2002 (German) Spec sheet web.archive.org · DE
Bavaria 44 tested by YACHT, issue 19/2001: short summary online, full test as a PDF for subscribers Boat test yacht.de · DE · EN · FR
BAVARIA YACHTS original spare parts: via SVB or a dealer, with the hull number Manual portal bavariayachts.com · EN
BAVARIA YACHTS Owners Club: registration with the hull number Manual portal bavariayachts.com · EN
BAVARIA YACHTS downloads: brochures of the current range only, no owner’s manuals Manual portal bavariayachts.com · EN

Equipment & its manuals

Standard equipment as the builder’s documents list it. Boats were ordered with options and refitted since — check what is actually aboard.

Item	Model	Manual / page	Note
Engine	Volvo Penta D2-55^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}Standard on every list 2001–2004 and on the US importer’s pages: 41 kW / 55 hp, with saildrive	Volvo Penta D2-55 Parts & service page	Two-circuit cooling, hour meter, rev counter, sea-water filter and diesel filter. The first lists of late 2001 misprint the engine as ‘Volvo-Perkins D 2-55’.
Saildrive	Volvo Penta MS25S^3,5,10,11Bavaria writes only ‘with saildrive’; Volvo Penta’s 2003 manuals for the D2-55 A and B show the MS25S, its 2005 manual for the C version the 130S	Volvo Penta operator’s manual D2-55 / D2-75 (A version, 2003), with the MS25S saildrive	Bavaria’s lists name no propeller. Volvo Penta wants the rubber seal between drive and hull replaced every seven years.
Winches	4 ST^3,4,5All lists: 4 two-speed self-tailing winches with 1 winch handle; make and sizes not named	—	Halyards and control lines are led aft to the cockpit.
Windlass	—^3,4,5Standard on all lists: electric windlass, make not named	—	Bow fitting with hinged anchor roller and a self-draining anchor locker; the lists include no anchor or chain.
Toilet	—^3,4,52 manual pump toilets in two heads, make not named; no holding tank on the lists	—	An electric pump with filter drains the shower water.
Instruments	Tridata^3,4,5,12Standard: Tridata (log, speed, depth) and compass; Bavaria names no make or type	Raymarine ST60 / ST60+ Parts & service page	On Bavaria’s first list for the 46 Cruiser that replaced the 44 (September 2004) the same line reads ‘Raymarine Tridata ST 60’, so check the display before you buy a transducer.
Steering	—^3,4,5Pedestal with single-lever engine control and instrument console, 2 leather-covered wheels, balanced rudder on self-aligning bearings, emergency tiller	—
Furler	—^3,4,5Headsail roller-reefing gear as standard, make not named	—
Mast & rigging	—^3,4,5,6,7Conventional rig with adjustable backstay and power tackle; make not named	—	Air draft approx. 18.14 m on the 2002–2003 data, 18.64 m on the 2004 data.
Sails	—^3,4,5,6,7Standard: mainsail cut for the conventional rig and a genoa for the furler · the data sheets also list a battened main and an in-mast furling main (areas under specifications); makes not named	—
Batteries	55 Ah + 2 × 140 Ah^3,4,5All lists: one 55 Ah engine battery and two 140 Ah house batteries on separate circuits	—
Charger	—^3,4,5Not standard: the shore connection is only ‘prepared for a battery charger’	—
Shore power	230 V^3,4,5230 V shore connection with a 230 V and a 12 V socket at the switch panel; automatic circuit breakers with indicator lamps and a voltmeter	—
Fridge	—^3,4,5Insulated cool box with a 12 V cooling unit, make not named	—
Stove	—^3,4,5Gimballed gas cooker with oven, two burners on the English list; make not named	—
Gas system	—^3,4,5Self-draining gas-bottle locker	—
Water pump	—^3,4,5Electric pressure water pump with filter, make not named; cockpit shower	—
Water heater	20 l^3,4,5Boiler of approx. 20 l heated by the engine’s cooling circuit; the lists name no electric heating element	—
Bilge pump	—^3,4,5One electric and one manual bilge pump, makes not named	—
Hatches & ports	—^3,4,56 opening hatches and 10 opening side windows, plus deck vents; makes not named	—
Deck covering	Teak^3,4,5Teak on the cockpit seats and cockpit floor; side decks and coachroof with moulded non-slip finish	—
Lights	—^3,4,5Navigation lights and a deck light	—

Specifications

Versions	Aft cockpit with 3 cabins (owner’s cabin forward) or 4 cabins, two heads in both · centre-cockpit sister Bavaria 44 Ocean, sold alongside from 2001: same main dimensions, lead keel of 1.95 m (1.55 m as an option), 2 cabins, approx. 10500 kg · not the Bavaria 44 of 1993 (J&J design, also a charter ‘Holiday’ version), the 44 Vision of 2006 or the Cruiser 45 of 2010^{3,9,13,14,15,16,17,18,19}
Years built	Announced on Bavaria’s site in July 2001, with brochures and data sheets promised from about the end of August 2001; still listed in June 2004 and replaced there by the 46 Cruiser by August 2004 · YACHT tested it in issue 19/2001 · no production figure in Bavaria’s documents^{20,21,22,23,24}
Builder	Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH, Giebelstadt (Germany)^5,25
Designer	Not named on the model pages; Bavaria’s 2004 site, with the 44 still in the range, presents J&J Design, founded in 1983 by the Jakopin brothers, as the office that designs its yachts · J&J dates its work for Bavaria from the earlier Bavaria 44 of 1993^26,16
Successor	46 Cruiser, in the 44’s place on Bavaria’s site from August 2004: a longer boat, 14.40 m overall, hull 13.99 m, beam 4.35 m, with the same Volvo Penta D2-55 (see the Bavaria 46 page)^23,27
Length overall	13.95 m (US importer: 45.5 ft in 2002, 45.75 ft in 2003–2004)^6,7,8,9
Hull length	13.60 m (US: 44.5 ft, from 2003 44.75 ft)^6,7,8,9
Waterline length	11.45 m (US: 37.5 ft, from 2003 37.6 ft)^6,7,8,9
Beam	4.25 m (US: 14 ft, from 2003 13.9 ft)^6,7,8,9
Draft	Approx. 1.65 m standard, approx. 1.95 m as an option (2002–2004 data) · the first English data sheet of September 2001 gives 1.95 m only · US pages: 6.5 ft / 5.5 ft (2002), 5.4 ft / 6.4 ft (2003–2004)^6,7,28,8,9
Keel	Cast-iron fin keel ‘in a modern lateral profile’; the lists add lead as an option^3,4,5
Displacement	Approx. 9600 kg unladen (2002–2004 data), 9400 kg on the first English data sheet of 2001 · US: 21120 lb^6,7,28,8,9
Ballast	Approx. 3000 kg (US: 6600 lb)^6,7,8,9
Mainsail	2002–2003 data: battened main approx. 42.20 m², in-mast furling main approx. 36.70 m² · 2004 data: 49.50 m² and 42.60 m² · first English data sheet (2001): 40.30 m² and 33.70 m² · US 2002: 455 and 395 sq ft^6,7,28,8
Genoa	Approx. 48.00 m² (2002–2003 data), 57.60 m² (2004 data), 48.60 m² on the first English data sheet (2001) · US 2002: 517 sq ft^6,7,28,8
Air draft	Approx. 18.14 m above the waterline (2002–2003 data), 18.64 m on the 2004 data · US 2002: 60 ft^6,7,8
Engine options	Only one: Volvo Penta D2-55, 41 kW / 55 hp, with saildrive, on every Bavaria list from 2001 to 2004 and on the US importer’s pages; the first lists of late 2001 misprint it as ‘Volvo-Perkins D 2-55’^{1,2,3,5,28,6,7,8,9}
Fuel tank	Approx. 210 l with gauge (US: 48 gal in 2002, 50 gal from 2003)^6,7,3,8,9
Water tank	Approx. 360 l with gauge (US: 82 gal in 2002, 80 gal from 2003)^6,7,3,8,9
Holding tank	None on Bavaria’s lists, which name two pump toilets and an electric shower drain pump but no holding tank^3,4,5
Cabins	3 or 4, with 2 heads; the 3-cabin layout has the owner’s cabin with island double berth forward (US importer)^3,4,9
Berths	6 fixed berths with 3 cabins or 8 with 4 cabins, plus the saloon; YACHT describes the interior as laid out for six to eight people^3,4,24
Hull	GRP; Bavaria’s 2003 construction page: closed-cell foam sandwich above the waterline and in the deck, Kevlar in the bow sections, an isophthalic resin layer with powder-bound mat against osmosis, bulkheads bonded to the hull; built to the EU Recreational Craft Directive 94/25 under the supervision of classification societies^29,25

Good to know

Three other Bavarias carry 44 in their name: the centre-cockpit 44 Ocean, sold alongside from 2001 with the same main dimensions but a lead keel, two cabins and its own deck; the Bavaria 44 of 1993, J&J’s first design for the yard, also built as a charter ‘Holiday’ version; and the 44 Vision of 2006. Check the year of build and where the cockpit is before you order keel, rig or interior parts.^{13,14,16,17,18}
Every Bavaria list from 2001 to 2004 gives the Volvo Penta D2-55 with saildrive, but none names the drive. Volvo Penta’s 2003 manuals for the D2-55 A and B show the MS25S saildrive, its 2005 manual for the C version the 130S, so read the plates on engine and drive leg before you buy seals, anodes or a propeller. Volvo wants the rubber seal between drive and hull renewed every seven years.^1,5,10,11
Bavaria’s figures for the rig changed over the years: the 2004 data give a 57.60 m² genoa, a 49.50 m² battened main and 18.64 m above the waterline, against 48.00 m², 42.20 m² and 18.14 m in 2002–2003; the draught is 1.65 m or, as an option, 1.95 m. Measure the boat before you order sails or a furling foil.^6,7
The standard electrics are basic: one 55 Ah engine battery and two 140 Ah house batteries, a shore connection only ‘prepared for a battery charger’, and hot water only from the engine’s cooling circuit through a 20 l boiler. Expect a used boat to have been upgraded, and check what was fitted and how.^3,4,5
Bavaria’s lists name two pump toilets and an electric drain pump for the showers, but no holding tank. If you sail where overboard discharge is banned, check whether a holding tank and a deck pump-out have been fitted since.^3,4,5
Bavaria publishes no owner’s manuals online; its downloads page has brochures of the current range only. Original parts come through Bavaria’s partner SVB or a Bavaria dealer, who need the hull number or the model and year of build; YACHT reported in 2015 that the yard could not yet trace every part fitted to older yachts and that SVB will try to identify a part from a photo.^30,31,32

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