Description

Olla is a beautifully maintained, fantastically kitted out boat with a fully modernised and upgraded inventory. She was intended as our ‘boat for life’ so we have spent £20,00 on her in the last three years. We have realised we need a bigger boat (which we have now purchased!), so we need to sell. Whoever buys this boat will get a boat which needs no work, no new kit and is completely ready to go. Someone will get a bargain.

She is fitted with the larger 30hp engine, shoal draft keel, and slab reefing with single line reefing renewed in 2024. She has two double sleeping cabins a spacious saloon, a large galley and great storage throughout.

She had new standing rigging in 2019. In 2023 we installed a full new modern Raymarine instrumentation and electronics package (cost: £13,984). This included an Axiom 9 plotter with separate key pad, i70s instruments x 2, and bowthruster controls all at the helm (and i70s and ST60 repeater on companionway bulkhead), new ICOM DSC radio with a command mike at the helm, a new Sidepower SE60 bow thruster, 4G internet router with dual antenna and dual sim router, galvanic isolator, and a 40W solar panel with Victron MPPT regulator on the coach roof.

The saildrive diaphragm was changed in 2024. Running rigging was replaced throughout in 2024. She has excellent sails (2020), feathering (Featherstream) propeller, diesel heating, electric windlass, internet TV (2025). New Neptune 4500 cooker (2025) New fridge compressor (2024). She has a full cockpit enclosure, holding tank, stainless steel davits, Lagun teak cockpit table and many other small upgrades. She was a good boat when we bought her for £57k 3 years ago and we have upgraded her to a superb standard.

Olla has been worked on steadily and consistently throughout the three years of our ownership and she is solid as a rock. Everything has been tested, maintained and upgraded as necessary. A good example is the fuel tank, which in the standard Bavaria 36 has fuel pipe joined to the tank by a 'push fit'. This can come out in heavier weather, a well known fault but on Olla we have installed custom made machined intake and outtake threaded fittings (see pictures). At the same time, we also installed two high spec metal inspection hatches (see pictures). It is unlikely you will find another Bavaria 36 maintained to this standard.

If you want a fully equipped and modernised Bavaria 36, then this is the boat for you. The first serious buyer to view her will buy her.

Specifications

Accommodation

Pressurised hot and cold water system via a calorifier with immersion coil. Planar/Autoterm 4D 4kw diesel-fired warm air heating system to all cabins. Heat system insulation renewed 2025.

Teak and holly soleboards and grey cloth upholstery with complimenting curtains throughout.

4G internet router with dual antenna and dual sim router (2024)

New fridge compressor (2024). New Neptune 4500 cooker (2025). Adjustable teak Lagun cockpit table. Full set of cockpit cushions. Diesel heating to all cabins.

New internet WiFi and bluetooth TV (2025) runs on 12v or 240v (with both sockets within easy reach of the install). Installed on extendable wall bracket. Custom made foam lined cover for TV, with retaining straps to ensure remains secure when boat in use, see pictures below. The secure nature of the install is another example of the care and attention to detail with which this boat has been maintained.

Construction

White GRP hull with blue style stripes, superstructure and decks with moulded non-slip surfaces. Cast iron shoal draft fin keel. Wheel steering to spade hung rudder. Self-draining cockpit with teak laid sole and seats. Lagun removable swivelling teak cockpit table. Self-draining cockpit with teak-laid sole and seats.

Equipment

Electrical Systems:
3 x 12v batteries: 2 x 180ah heavy duty domestic (2018), 1 x 90ah engine start (2024), charged via engine alternator with Sterling charge regulator. 100ah AGM windlass and bow thruster battery (2026). Shorepower system with ring mains, automatic battery charger and immersion coil for water heating. Victron battery management system. LED cabin lighting. Galvanic isolator (2024). 40W solar panel (on coach roof) with Victron MPPT regulator (2024).

Deck Equipment:
Delta 16kg anchor with 50m chain and warp.

Lofrans Cayman 88 1000w electric anchor windlass (fully stripped down and serviced 2025). Windlass plinth was suffering from water ingress on purchase (a very common Bavaria 36 fault, as plinth was drilled to allow chain flow). Professionally replaced 2024 with all GRP plinth.

Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, and stanchions with lifeline gates.

Stainless steel davits and bathing ladder.
Blue sprayhood and full cockpit enclosure.
Blue mainsail cover and custom made cockpit dodgers and gooseneck cover.
Blue binnacle cover.
Full set of cockpit cushions (2019)

Navigation Equipment

Raymarine Axiom +9 plotter with separate keypad and card reader at helm (2023).

2 x Raymarine i70s instruments (wind, depth, log etc) at helm (2023)

Raymarine P70s autopilot controller at helm (2023).

Raymarine wheel mounted autopilot (2023).

Raymarine ST60 Tridata depth and speed repeater at companionway.

Raymarine i70s instruments (wind, depth, log etc) repeater at companionway (2023).
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ICOM M423GE DSC radio at chart table with HM195 separate command mic at helm (2023).

Sidepower SE60 bowthruster with controls at helm (2023).

Plastimo binnacle steering compass (2025).

Raymarine RN300 GPS basic navigation system at chart table.

Raymarine depth sensor (2023)

Digital Yacht AIT3000 Class B AIS transponder (linked to plotter).

Clock and barometer.

Navigation lights

Engine(s)

Volvo Penta MD20230 29hp marine diesel. Freshwater cooled via heat exchanger. Single lever controls with electric start. Plastic 150L fuel tank. Volvo Penta saildrive. Diaphragm changed 2024. Ambassador rope cutter to feathering Featherstream 3-bladed propeller.

In 2025 the fuel tank was upgraded with installation of two high grade metal inspection hatches and replacement of the standard 'push fit' fuel outtake with a custom made metal fitting (see pictures below). Bavarias are good boats, but as 'production models' they have weaknesses (eg no fuel tank inspection hatches) and our work on the fuel tank is a good example of the upgrading work we have done to iron out such issues to make the make the boat bullet-proof.

Sails & Spars

New standing rigging 2020.

Mainsail, ADM CDX Pro (2020), excellent (valeted 2022).

Furling genoa, ADM CDX Pro (2020), excellent (valeted 2022).

Original mainsail and furling genoa, Elvstrom Dacron, fair (valeted 2021).

Cruising chute with snuffer.

Running rigging replaced throughout 2024, including new wire to rope main halyard and genoa halyard.

Fractional rigged bermudan sloop. Selden aluminium double swept spreader mast and boom. Selden solid kicker (rebuilt 2020). Whisker pole. Stainless steel standing rigging (2019). Adjustable backstay. Slab reefing mainsail with lazyjacks and stackpack. Furlex 200S headsail furling system. All lines led aft via clutches. 2 x Harken 40 self-tailing sheet winches. 2 x Harken 16 self-tailing halyard winches. Selden kicker.

Custom-made dodgers (2025). Custom-made gooseneck cover (2026).

Safety Equipment

Fire extinguishers
Fire blanket
CO detector and smoke alarm (2024)
Gas alarm (2025)
Horseshoe lifebuoy.
Jackstays
Cockpit harness points
Radar reflector
Manual bilge pump
Electric bilge pump (2025)
Emergency tiller

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