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louvred doors, a full length berth in the main cabin on either side of the boat and on many models, a quarter berth on the aft starboard quarter, however in some models this was replaced by extra stowage. A small galley is built on the port aft side and opposite is a spacious chart table. Forward on the starboard side are the heads. The engine is mounted below the cabin companionway and is boxed in with a substantial teak housing. There are lockers and stowage areas all over the boat. The Baba 30 typically came with two separate water tanks which reside under the port and starboard berths, each holding about 100 L (25 US gal). However many variants of this tankage have been discovered on different Babas.
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was the smallest craft in the range but very popular, with some 170 having been built. They were built as sturdy vessels suitable for making long offshore and ocean passages needing only a couple of people to crew the boat. Although capable of sleeping 5 people they are generally sailed by couples.
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