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Comillas
Bavaria '49  2003

 

Standard Specifications

Length over all

50.5'

15.40 m

 

Power (Volvo Penta)

78 hp

57 kw

Length hull 49' 14.95 m   Fuel (main tank) 85 gal 210 lt
Length water line 43' 13.10 m   Fuel (additional tank) 40 gal 150 lt

Beam

14.6'

4.46 m

  Water 171 gal 460 lt

Draught/Draft (LEAD)

6.9' 2,10 m   Waste 20 gal 75 lt

Displacement

24,250 lbs

11,000 Kg

 

Hot Water

6 gal

23 lt

Ballast

8,597 lbs

3,900 Kg

 

Furling mainsail

498 ft²

46.3 m²

Mast height above water 63.6' 19,4 m   Furling genoa 754 ft² 70.1 m²
For full standard specifications go to Bavaria Yachts

Additions and/or Modifications

Sails:

  • Reinforced furling mainsail with vertical battens  [575 ft² or 53.4. m²]
    (Standard furling mainsail becomes a backup main)
  • Asymmetric spinnaker
  • Furling storm jib on second stay
  • Storm mainsail with separate mast track

Ease of Navigation:

  • Furling mainsail and genoa (per above)
  • Electric primary winches (two speeds plus they can operate both power assisted or manually)
  • Selden rigid boom vang
  • Spinnaker pole mounted on mast
  • Two steering wheels
  • Bow thruster
  • Collapsible propeller
  • Electric windlass, anchor and chain

Comfort:

  • Teak side decks
  • Cockpit table
  • Dodger/Bimini with complete cockpit enclosure
  • Three bathrooms (all with showers, 2 with electric pumps)
  • Roll-Up inflatable dinghy 9' with small portable motor 4HP

Safety:

  • Parachute sea anchor
  • Jackline and harnesses
  • Self inflatable fully-equipped liferaft canister (10 pax)
  • Radio beacon (ACR Satellite 2 SSM)
  • Man overboard MOB alarm system (One receiver with loudspeaker and two inflatable lifejackets with transmitters)

 

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