"Bjarke Christensen" (nej, det skal selvfølgelig
være med K da jeg er dansker) wrote in message
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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.

Graham Frankland wrote:
"Bjarke Christensen" (nej, det skal selvfølgelig
være med K da jeg er dansker) wrote in message
. 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.

What does he wish he'd bought instead?

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Graham Frankland wrote:
"Bjarke Christensen" (nej, det skal selvfølgelig
være med K da jeg er dansker) wrote in message
. 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.

What does he wish he'd bought instead?

He wanted a second hand Moody 31 but his wife insisted on a new boat because
"all second hand boats smell" and the Bavaria was all he could afford at the
time.
We first met them in La Rochelle a couple of years ago and virtually the
first thing he said was along the lines of - OK, it's a Bavaria so take the
****, everyone else does!

Graham.

Graham Frankland wrote:

"Bjarke Christensen" (nej, det skal selvfølgelig
være med K da jeg er dansker) wrote in message
.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!

"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.

Graham Frankland wrote:

"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
ty.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.

For your sort of sailing, I suspect that I'd have spent my money the
same way as you did. As ever, horses for courses.
P.

Ohh I like Petes and Grahams posts.

They show exactly what I mean. People want different products. As as long as
companies are producing these boats (heavt or light, cheap og expensive,
blue or white), people know what they are bying and are satisfied with what
they got I see no problem.

I happens to be a Maxi freak (That is .... "Maxi Yacht freak" not Maxi ...
well ... ) with 2 Maxi's so far looking for no 3. So I like Petes example.
And I realise that I could get more boat for the money if a bought a
Bavaria; but I choose not to because I like Maxi and all my Maxi friends

What ****'es me off are sailors that are trying to make owners of certain
makes low-life creatures because they bought a boat with characteristics
they don't like for them self. These years it's Bavaria, ealier it was
Oceanis Clipper and for motor-sailors it's Bayliner.

We live in free countries (most os us) and we should accept peoples choices.
Especially when they know what they are doing. Even when it comes to our
lovely boats.

Exchanging information about the boats and expeciences is quite different.
That I like to share.

Bjarke


"Pete Styles" wrote in message
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Graham Frankland wrote:

"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
ity.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.
For your sort of sailing, I suspect that I'd have spent my money the same
way as you did. As ever, horses for courses.
P.

Bjarke Christensen wrote:

Ohh I like Petes and Grahams posts.

They show exactly what I mean. People want different products. As as long as
companies are producing these boats (heavt or light, cheap og expensive,
blue or white), people know what they are bying and are satisfied with what
they got I see no problem.

I happens to be a Maxi freak (That is .... "Maxi Yacht freak" not Maxi ...
well ... ) with 2 Maxi's so far looking for no 3. So I like Petes example.
And I realise that I could get more boat for the money if a bought a
Bavaria; but I choose not to because I like Maxi and all my Maxi friends

Oh dear, you're making me want one even more :-(

smile

"Pete Styles" wrote in message
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Oh dear, you're making me want one even more :-(

"Pete Styles" wrote in message
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Bjarke Christensen wrote:

Ohh I like Petes and Grahams posts.

They show exactly what I mean. People want different products. As as long
as companies are producing these boats (heavt or light, cheap og
expensive, blue or white), people know what they are bying and are
satisfied with what they got I see no problem.

I happens to be a Maxi freak (That is .... "Maxi Yacht freak" not Maxi ...
well ... ) with 2 Maxi's so far looking for no 3. So I like Petes example.
And I realise that I could get more boat for the money if a bought a
Bavaria; but I choose not to because I like Maxi and all my Maxi friends

Oh dear, you're making me want one even more :-(

Isn't the EU lottery up to 100 million or some such crazy figure at the
moment? Win that and you can buy a fleet of Maxis - and a Crealock for me
please.

Graham.