Bavaria 36 Cruiser vs Oceanis 37
Last reviewed: - Vadim Nareyko
Bavaria 36 vs Oceanis 37 - J&J aktercockpit (2002–2004, 11,40×3,60) mot Finot/Conq aktercockpit (2006–2012, 11,48×3,91) på Östersjölistor. FairHelm-gaffel: tyska delar och charter-exit-djup mot Beneteau-nätverk och interiörvolym. Osmos, kölfog och motortimmar slår kojantal i broschyren - slipa båda innan bud.
Ownership study
The folder holds two ads tagged "36/37 feet". Overall length sits in almost the same band: about 11.4 m against about 11.5 m. On paper those are neighbouring marketing feet. On the plate one hull is J&J Design, Bavaria at Giebelstadt, years 2002-2004, beam about 3.60 m. The other is Finot/Conq, Beneteau Oceanis, years 2006-2012, beam about 3.91 m. The buyer is not arguing who sits amidships and who sits aft: both forms carry an aft-cockpit. The comparison is generation, design office, and beam at nearly the same overall length.
Bavaria 36 in this pair is the J&J 2002-2004 shape only. The plate should show about 11.40 m overall length and about 3.60 m beam. If a Bavaria card shows about 10.96 m, that is more often length on deck, not overall length: next to 11.48 m on the Oceanis, that line invents a gap the water does not have. If the listing years are 2005-2009, or the label says Cruiser without a plate check, that is already a neighbouring story, not this pair. How many hulls of this shape left the yard is not in open yard figures: a number copied from someone else's ad cannot be checked.
Oceanis 37 in this pair is the Finot/Conq 2006-2012 shape only. The plate should show about 11.48 m overall length and about 3.91 m beam. Oceanis 37.1 (another era, another designer) and cards that start the years at 2014 do not belong in this pair. Labels Beneteau 37 or a charter Moorings 37.2 on the boards can be the same form under a seller's other name: year and plate beat the listing title.
Thirty-one centimetres of beam at nearly the same overall length change saloon volume and the feel under way more than an argument about "the same 36/37 feet". Already in saloon photos the Oceanis often looks roomier; the Bavaria holds a narrower hull section in the same metre class. That is a fork of volume and generation, not a debate about a centre cockpit.
Before a deposit, haul both hulls with one agenda: soft deck zones after frost seasons, keel fasteners (keelbolts) and the outer joint, teak by fingertip, water at the deck entries of the standing rigging (the wires that hold the mast), invoices for wire age. On the Bavaria, do not mix a forum label "typical keel" with this form: first the source of water at the floor, a grounding history, torque and corrosion on the opened floor. On the Oceanis, match the 2006-2012 window and walk away from a 37.1 swap; read a draft of about 1.40 m or about 1.90 m from the plate, not from someone else's summary.
The Baltic year budget for both boats sits in one order of figures for the class around 11.4-11.5 m: berth, winter, reserves for sails and systems. The SEK bands below are taken from the model Dual-write tables (about 11 SEK/EUR, as in the export notes), not from a new asking price and not as an offer from your marina.
Entry price and the survey outcome are not fixed here. Until the boat is ashore and an independent surveyor has walked it, laminate, keelbolts, and the systems of that hull stay unread.
When to pick which
Bavaria 36 Cruiser
The Bavaria 36 (J&J, Giebelstadt) is closer when you need the 2002-2004 form at about 11.40×3.60 m and you will first split LOD of about 10.96 m from overall length. Before money, match the plate to the year window, do not take a 2005-2009 card or a Cruiser without a hull number, and on the hard read the floor at the keelbolts, soft zones, and standing-rigging invoices.
Oceanis 37
The Oceanis 37 (Finot/Conq) is closer when beam of about 3.91 m at overall length about 11.48 m and the 2006-2012 generation matter more. Before a deposit, walk away from Oceanis 37.1 and from years from 2014 in the title, match a Beneteau 37 / Moorings 37.2 label to the plate, and budget a survey of deck, keel, and wire age after possible charter use.
Baltic ownership cost bands
| Cost theme | Bavaria 36 band (SEK) | Oceanis 37 band (SEK) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berth + insurance | 26 000–65 000 | 29 000–70 000 | berth from model SEK bands; insurance from EUR×~11 |
| Winter ashore after haul-out | 9 000–24 000 | 10 000–26 000 | crane and keel supports |
| Antifoul + hull | 5 000–15 000 | 5 000–17 000 | materials and labour |
| Rigging reserve | 6 000–20 000 | 7 000–22 000 | calendar age of the wire |
| Engine / drive | 5 000–18 000 | 5 000–20 000 | package of that hull era |
| Sails / deck / systems | 10 000–35 000 | 10 000–36 000 | inventory, windows, heating |
| Planning total | ~70 000–190 000 | ~75 000–200 000 | as in the model totals; excluding major keel / sail campaigns |
SEK in the table are recast from the annual EUR bands of both model pages at about 11 SEK/EUR. Your own yard and insurer are counted from their invoices, not from this order of figures. Outside the planned band sit sudden teak, a keelbolt campaign on a given Bavaria, and a full sail replacement: the annual table does not cover them.
Jämförelsetabell
| Category | Bavaria 36 Cruiser | Oceanis 37 |
|---|---|---|
| Längd över allt (LOA) | 11.4 m | 11.48 m |
| Bredd | 3.6 m | 3.91 m |
| L/B | 3.17 | 2.94 |
| LWL | unknown | 10.39 m |
| Hull material | grp | unknown |
| Keel | fin | unknown |
| Designer | J&J Design | Jean-Marie Finot, Pascal Conq |
| Produktionsår | 2002-2004 | 2006-2012 |
| Översikt | Bavaria 36 Cruiser hör till de mest igenkännliga seriebyggda båtarna i Norden. J&J Design ritade skrovet; produktionen pågick 2002–2004 och omkring ~440–1160 båtar byggdes — Bavaria 36 Cruiser high-liquidity family cruiser on Baltic listings. | Beneteau Oceanis 37 hör till de mest igenkännliga seriebyggda kryssarna i norra Europa. Finot-Conq ritade för Beneteau; produktionen pågick 2008–2012 och över 800 skrov har lämnat Beneteau — en modern familjeplattform med stark östersjömäklarlikviditet. |
| Typiska problem | Q: Vilka problem med trött stående rigg ses på Bavaria 36 Cruiser? A: Unknown rigging age is common on Bavaria 36 Cruiser; budget replacement if invoices are missing. Q: Vilka problem med läckage vid kediplattor ses på Bavaria 36 Cruiser? A: Chainplate bedding failures often show as ceiling stains — moisture mapping before purchase. | F: Vilka laminatytor brister på Oceanis 37? S: Kölnät och inredningsformdelar — knacktest och borescope sparar överraskningar på 3 000–8 000 €. F: Hur vanlig är osmos på europeiska Oceanis 37? S: Tidiga EU-säsonger gav reparationer — begär behandlingsdokumentation; ny blisterbehandling kostar 5 000–11 000 €. F: Är uppgraderade däcksbeslag säkra? |
Utforska varje båt
Vanliga frågor
- Bavaria 36 eller Oceanis 37 för Östersjöägande?
- Välj Bavaria 36 (J&J Design, 2002–2004, 11,40×3,60) när tyska varvsdelar och charter-exit-djup hjälper ägarkalkylen. Välj Oceanis 37 (Finot/Conq, 2006–2012, 11,48×3,91) när Beneteau-nätverk och interiörvolym passar besättningen bättre. Gaffeln är delvana och handlarräckvidd, inte bara LOA.
- Vilka år och konstruktörer ska jag kontrollera på skylten?
- Bavaria 36: J&J Design, 2002–2004, LOA 11,40 m och bredd 3,60 m. Avvisa 2005–2009 och LOD 10,96 m som LOA. Oceanis 37: Finot/Conq, 2006–2012, LOA 11,48 m och bredd 3,91 m. Avvisa Oceanis 37.1 (från 2023) och öppna 2014–-katalogår.
- Har båda samma volymkryssare-livsmönster?
- Båda är aktercockpit-seriekorsare nära 11,5 m, men gaffeln är tyska delar och Östersjö-charter-exit-djup mot Beneteau-nätverk och interiörvolym. Jämför bara om du är ärlig om vilken ägarkalkyl du vill ha.
- Vad bör besiktningen prioritera på de två?
- Osmos-historik, kölfog eller bultmoment, riggålder, saildrive-tätningar, fönsterrams-läckage på Bavaria-batchar från 2000-talet och vinteruppläggningshistorik flyttar oftast priset mer än kojantal i broschyren.
- Hur jämförs årliga Östersjökostnader?
- Planera liggplats, försäkring, slip, segel- och systemreserver samt riggreserver i banden på sidan (cirka 70 000–190 000 SEK för Bavaria 36 och 75 000–200 000 SEK för Oceanis 37). Större osmos- eller kölkampanjer ligger utanför årsbandet för båda.