Bavaria 31 Cruiser for sale in Plymouth United Kingdom

Bavaria 31 (Shoal draught version) £39,950

The Bavaria 31 is an excellent starter boat for those looking to downsize or enter boat ownership. Rigged as a 15/16th fractional sloop on a Seldon mast with double spreader and stainless standing rigging, this boat boasts a large transom step for easy and safe access to/from a tender and 6 berths in two double cabins, plus a two single but generous saloon berths.

The Bavaria 31 was produced for 3 years from 1999 and should not be confused with the later Bavaria 30. The earlier hull is longer and narrower with a consequently more spritely performance to windward, as well as featuring a larger transom step that provides for more convenient and safer transfer to/from a tender while at anchor or on moorings. 
With 6 berths in two double cabins, plus 2 good saloon berths, Eberspacher cabin heating and hot water, this Bavaria 31 would make an excellent starter boat, or a perfect choice for someone looking to downsize.

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Accommodation

6 berths in total: Four in two double cabins plus two single but generous saloon berths.
For comfort and convenience: Pressurised hot and cold water (with 220-240V AC immersion heater too). Refrigerated cool box within the galley. Diesel-fired warm air heating system. Teak and holly flooring. Opening windows for good cross-flow ventilation. Radio/CD player.

Forward cabin: Double berth, hanging locker to starboard and shelved locker to port, open shelf along outboard sides of the berth. Overhead opening deck hatch with roller blind. Heater outlet.

Saloon: Two single settee berths either side of the saloon table, with hinged backrests to provide a good shoulder width to each berth. Locker and shelf storage each side and additional storage behind seat backs for bulky bedding. A centreline-mounted table with drop leafs and concealed internal bottle storage.Two opening portlights each side of the saloon giving good cross ventilation. Heater Outlet. Curtains. Overhead opening deck hatch with roller blind.

Galley Area: Port side galley with a two-burner gas cooker with oven. Top opening refrigerated cool box, stainless steel sink with a pressurised hot and cold water supply.

Chart Table: Good size chart table, with adjacent main electrical panel. 220-240v socket provided in end of the settee berth beneath the chart table. 12v USB socket.

Heads Compartment: Jabsco sea toilet, wash basin and shower. Hanging/Wet locker. Pressurised hot and cold water supply. Opening ventilation hatch.

Aft Cabin: The aft cabin on the Bavaria 31's is wider than on the later Bavaria 30 'Cruiser', with the double berth starboard side notably extending beyond the line of the engine space to starboard side. Both a hanging and a shelved locker is provided and a deep fiddled, storage shelf runs along hullside to port. A heater outlet is provided. Dual opening portlights provide for cross ventilation. 

Sails and Spars

Rigged as a 15/16th fractional sloop on a Selden mast supported by double spreaders and stainless standing rigging (replaced in 2017), with a Furlex roller-reefing system fitted to the for'stay and a rod kicker to support the main boom when reefing the mainsail. 

• Bi-furcated wire backstay with rope tackle tensioner (New in 2017).
• Mainsheet and main halyard replaced for the 2023 season.
• Selden rod kicker.
• Lazyjack system with blue-coloured acrylic stack pack (new in 2018).
• All Control lines lead aft to the cockpit with Rutgerson rope clutches.
• 2 x Harken 32ST self tailing sheet winches.
• 2 x Harken 16ST self tailing halyard winches

Sails include:

• Mainsail with 3 slab reefing points.
• Replacement furling genoa (Dart Sails - new in 2022).

Navigation Equipment

In Cockpit:

• Raymarine ST 4000 wheel pilot.
• Raymarine ST60 Speed/Log.
• Raymarine ST60 Depth.
• Clipper wind indicator.
• GPS repeater at the helm.
• Furuno 1623 with a dedicated and raised mount to port of the companionway beneath the sprayhood for clear visibility of the screen from the steering pedestal.
• Suunto Steering Compass (with a small bubble).

At Chart Table:

• Furuno GPS, linked to the repeater in the cockpit.
• Compact SX-25 - Non-GMDSS/DSC capabable VHF radio.

Mechanical and Electrical systems

Volvo Penta MD2020c, 3 cylinder, indirectly cooled diesel engine  rated at 19 BHP, driving a fixed, two-bladed propeller through a Saildrive transmission unit (Saildrive gasket last replaced in 2018). 
Engine exhaust silencer replaced in 2020. Engine serviced & winterised each year and the original exhaust elbow has been replaced.

Electrical System 

The original battery provision has been updated and increased in capacity and the charging systems have been supplemented with a photo-voltaic [solar] panel and wind generator, all controlled by a regulator by Marlec. 

• 1 x 95 A/hr engine cranking battery
• 1 x 119 A/hr battery by Varta for 'Services and Domestic' circuits
• Plus 1 x 95 A/hr and 1 x 110 A/hr batteries connected in parallel as an additional 'Services' bank, dedicated to the refrigerator.

Additionally, a 220-240V AC system is fitted that, when connected to a shore-based support system enables the immersion heater to be used. A  20 Amp capacity, battery-state sensing charger is fitted too. 

Tankage: 

• Fuel – 90 litres.
• Water – 120 litres.

Deck Equipment

• Blue-coloured, acrylic sprayhood (2018).
• Matching acrylic steering pedestal cover.
• Cockpit cushions.
• Mid-ships [spring] cleats.
• 2 x Harken 32ST self tailing sheet winches.
• 2 x Harken 16ST self tailing halyard winches.
• Step-through pulpit.
• CQR anchor and rope and chain rode.
• Fenders & warps.
• Outboard engine storage rail mount.
• Hot and cold transom shower.
• Stern boarding ladder.
• 6 min. inflatable fenders.
• 6 min ropes for mooring plus 2 additional, long ropes.
• 1 boat hook.
• 2 heavy-duty buckets.

Safety Equipment

• Manual and electric bilge pumps.
• Firdell passive radar reflector, mounted on the mast.
• Pair of webbing jackstays (stowed below against UV degradation).
• 3 x dry powder fire extinguishers 
• Fire blanket.

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as life rafts, 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.

Ownership & Maintenance History

'Traumerei' is still in only her second ownership from new. She was bought from her first owner in Sept. 2004 since when, regular annual maintenance by the current owner has been supplemented by professional upgrades as required:

•    Standing rigging replaced - 2017
•    Saildrive sealing diaphragm replaced - most recently 2018
•    Genoa renewed - 2022
•    New canvas work, including Stack-Pack style mainsail cover, Sprayhood and Pedestal cover - 2018
•    All underwater coatings removed 2016, primer and fresh antifouling applied.
•    Batteries replaced and charging systems upgraded/modernised.

The boat has been lifted ashore for approx. 6 months each winter, topsides polished, keel's surfaces maintained and sterngear serviced.

Registered on the Small Ships Register (SSR); the boat will be sold with the original builders certificate; bill of sale in favour of the new owner and the original dealer's invoice showing VAT paid.

Contact Information

Contact us at the Barbican Yacht Agency in the first instance, this yacht is located on a River Tamar mooring away from our office, so prior arrangement needs to be made for a viewing. 

"In this case we are acting as Brokers only. Whilst every care has been taken in their preparation, the correctness of these particulars is not guaranteed. The particulars are intended only as a guide and they do not constitute a term of any contract. A prospective Buyer is strongly advised to check the particulars and where appropriate at his own 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. Note: Life-saving appliances do not form part of the inventory and it is for the buyer to ensure they are in date and suitable for his purposes."