Bavaria 36 (sailboat) for sale

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Bavaria 36 3-cabin yacht for sale on River Medway Kent £42,500
The 2002 Bavaria 36 is a highly regarded family cruising yacht, offering spacious and versatile accommodation with three cabins and sleeping for up to eight. Presented with attractive blue upholstery and a practical layout, she is ideally suited to family cruising and extended weekends afloat. She is powered by a reliable Volvo Penta MD2030 29hp diesel engine and benefits from an 80-litre holding tank.
The yacht has been competitively priced to reflect the fact that the standing rigging and saildrive gaiter are due for replacement. This provides an excellent opportunity for a buyer to acquire a desirable Bavaria 36 at an attractive price and undertake these works to their own requirements. With her generous accommodation, proven cruising design and realistic asking price, this Bavaria 36 is well worth viewing.
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Accommodation :
The Bavaria 36 offers spacious and versatile accommodation for up to eight people in three cabins and the saloon, making her an excellent choice for family cruising and extended weekends afloat. With approximately 6 ft 1 in of headroom and numerous portlights throughout, the interior is light, airy and surprisingly spacious for a yacht of this size.
The well-appointed galley is equipped with twin stainless-steel sinks, a 12V refrigerator and a two-burner gas cooker with oven and grill, providing everything needed for comfortable cruising. She has two x 150 Litre fresh water tanks. Hot water is provided by the engine via a calorifier tank and 240V immersion heater. A radio/CD player provides entertainment aboard, while the attractive blue upholstery gives the saloon a fresh and welcoming feel.
The large heads compartment is positioned forward and benefits from convenient Jack-and-Jill access, serving both the forward accommodation and main living areas. It is fitted with a marine toilet and 80-litre holding tank.
Comfort throughout the season is enhanced by Eberspächer diesel cabin heating, making the Bavaria 36 equally suited to cooler-weather cruising.
Companionway steps lead up to a large and sociable cockpit, offering ample seating for family and friends together with generous storage lockers for cruising equipment. The practical layout and generous accommodation make this Bavaria 36 an excellent family cruising yacht.

Inventory :
Deck Equipment:
Anchor - CQR with chain and warp
Anchor windlass, Lorans– Manual
Mainsail cover
Sprayhood
Dodgers with name on
Binnacle cover
Halyard bags
Bathing platform
Boarding ladder
6 x Fenders
3 x Mooring warps
1 x Talamex 2.6 inflatable dinghy and Honda 2.3 outboard available by seperate negotiation
Navigation Equipment:
Compass - Plastimo
Depth Gauge – Raymarine
Speed/Log – Raymarine ST60
Windspeed/Direction – Raymarine ST60
VHF Radio - Simrad RD68 DSC
VHF Handheld - Cobra
Chart plotter – Garmin 4010 - new 2011, that is mounted on binnacle
Chart plotter =- Standard Horizon
GPS - Raymarine RN300
AIS 1000 B Transponder
Autopilot - Raymarine ST5000
Navtex - Clipper
Electronic Charts - old
Paper Charts
Navigation Lights – Mast and Deck Level
Clock & Barometer
Safety Equipment:
2 x Fire Extinguishers
2 x Jacksays
1 x Deck light
2 x Horseshoe lifebuoys with floating light
Danbuoy
1 x MOB Sling
2 x Cockpit Harness Points
4 x Lifejackets
Liferaft 4-man Seago new 2024
1 x Manual bilge pumps
1 x Electric bilge pump
1 x Emergency tiller
Radar Reflector
First Aid kit
Keel:

Fixed shallow keel with wheel steering

History and Construction:

This Bavaria 36 was built in 2002 by Bavaria to a J&J design. The boat has a white GRP hull with a white superstructure and decks with non-slip surfaces, with stainless steel stanchions, a stainless-steel pulpit, a shallow-draft keel with a spade rudder and a self-draining cockpit.
The yacht was last out of the water from October 2025 to March 2026 to have the hull checked and cleaned, polished, and for anodes to be replaced. The current owner has enjoyed the vessel for the last 15 years and is looking to move away from sailing due to health issues. The yacht has had two previous owners.

Title Documents:
When preparing these details, we have seen the following documentation:
Bill of Sale in the owner’s name.
Previous Bills of Sale.
Declaration of Conformity to Recreational Craft Directive.
Invoice showing VAT has been paid at the time of purchase.
Proof of location on 31st December 2020.
British Small Ships Registry Certificate
Owner’s manual
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Mechanical :
Sails and Spars:
This Bavaria 36 has a Bermudan Fractional Sloop rig, with a deck-stepped Selden Aluminium mast and boom, with stainless steel standing rigging. The rigging is original, i.e 2002 and will need to be replaced, which is reflected in the asking price. Equipped with a Furlex furling headsail, a slab reefing mainsail and Lazy Jacks. This vessel also includes an aluminium spinnaker pole and a manually adjustable backstay. All lines are led aft to the cockpit.
Winches:
2 x Sheet winches, Harken, 2-speed, 40.2 self-tailing
2 x Halyard winches, Harken, single speed, self-tailing
Sails:
Mainsail, Dacron, 2006, condition good
Genoa, Dacron, new in 2007, UK Sails, condition good
Cruising Chute, Kemp Sails, condition good
Spinnaker, condition good
Mechanical Systems:
This Bavaria 36 is equipped with a Volvo 2030D diesel engine with 29HP, 3-cylinder, indirectly cooled with Morse controls. The engine hours are approximately 2065. The Saildrive gaiter was last replaced in 2014.
This Volvo engine is powering a shaft-driven2-bladed folding propeller and is supplied by a 150-litre plastic fuel tank. The engine was last serviced in March 2026; this vessel should achieve a cruising speed of approximately 6 knots and a maximum speed of 7 knots.

Electrical Systems:
This vessel is equipped with 4 x 12v batteries. (3 x 110 AH domestic batteries, approx 5 years old; 1 x engine battery approx 10 years old) These batteries are all charged by the 60 amp engine alternator or from shore power via a 30 amp smart charger. There are a Sterling alternator manager and a Sterling zero-loss charge splitter management system fitted
This yacht also benefits from 240-volt shore power, with outlets throughout the vessel, along with a 240-volt immersion heater and a 20 Watt inverter.... whole text » less text