"Pete Styles" wrote in message
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Graham Frankland wrote:
"Bjarke Christensen" (nej, det skal selvfølgelig
være med K da jeg er dansker) wrote in message
y.dk...
Isn't Bavaria bad reputation primarily among non-Bavaria-owners? Do you
know of a Bavaria owner that is not satisfied ?

I know owners of 2 Bavarias quite well - one with a 32 likes it with some
reservations and has also had a few problems with the in-mast reefing with
the fractional rig - hardly surprising. The other guy with a 34 dislikes
it and is seriously considering selling. Both comment that when beating
in only moderately rough seas the boats just don't want to point and they
slam a lot. They have both voiced worries about the light build quality
and fittings compared to older heavier boats they have previously owned.
Graham.
I've got a B32 (10.3mtres loa), bought new 4 years ago for under 50K (sail
away price with a few extras), and still worth roughly the same. I like
it, but with reservations. Anyhow, the boat show was an oportunity to look
at boats that one might prefer to own, so I climbed aboard a Maxi 1050
which I've always fancied. Nice enough boat, but £140K!!!! FFS, its hardly
surprising that a Bavaria isn't quite up to the same standard as a similar
sized boat costing well over twice as much. Looked at another way, can you
really justify a price factor well in excess of x2 for a boat which is
perhaps a bit better built, but which will probably never go further than
the north Brittany coast, and then only in the summer with a forecast of
f6 or less!

You make a good point and that's why they sell well, along with other French
boats, particularly to those who don't want the hassle of working rather
than sailing. Our 1988 well used Moody was actually more expensive than
your brand new boat PLUS I spent around £10k on refit. Fortunately, I'm
able to do 99% of the work myself and prefer the heavier build and sea
keeping qualities as we cover quite a few miles each year around the Irish
Sea and Biscay.

Graham.