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• Start date 17 Jan 2005
• 17 Jan 2005

Hello all you live aboard folk, my partner and i are considering buying a GRP 1986 Endurance 37, built in Knysna in S Africa. Does anyone out there own one or can anyone suggest where i might go to find someone who can offer some information on these fine looking yachts? Thanks a million, S  

• 18 Jan 2005

Exellant boat I had one in Istanbul/Turkey in 1975 made acording to Peters Ibold spec in wood She was a cutter and she was able to sail by her self!!! Be carefull to have a engin at least 50 to 60 HP good luck georges [email protected]  

Lucky you! These are a lovely boat! We looked around a couple in the UK and went out to France to see one too( it was nearly cracked in half but that is thats life - bad or no maintenance!) They are a lovely boat, really solid and gorgeous lines. Can't think immediately where I got our info from, but I'll rack my brains and see if I can come up with anything. Hope you find a bit of info cos we really would have loved one of these! Proper solid! Alorwin /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif  

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• 13 Feb 2005

Dear S, I have an Endurance and can only say they are great cruising yachts. Clearly you need to look hard at the build quality etc or have it surveyed if you are not sure yourself. We have had ours five years and have no great complaints. She will not be light and will need a breeze but better that then the other way round!  

• 14 Feb 2005

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Goodness - what do they displace that they need 50-60hp ?  

14.7 TONNES. THEY NEED ALL THE HORES THEY CAN GET!  

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Endurance Endurance 37 (1983) for sale in Gozo, Malta

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This Endurance 37 offers comfortable and stylish sailing, with a overall length of 11.2 meters and beam of 3.5 meters. Manufactured in 1983, the boat features an array of modern technology, including a Furuno GPS Navigator, Furuno Navtex NX-300 meteofax, Simrad AP20 Autopilot, and Garmin GPS Map 720 Plotter. Safety equipment includes two Emergency Handheld Fires, three Parachute flares with red light, one Liferaft, and six life jackets. The boat is equipped with two 20kg Bruce/CQR anchors, a BT 100N BSC Bow Thruster, and four Lewmar winches. The interior amenities include 12V and 220V outlets, A Hi-Fi entertainment system, Isotherm 70ltr freezer, and a new fitted 2016 refrigerator.

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Electronic tools for navigation:

Compass (Redel), GPS (Furuno GPS Navigator), MeteoFax (Furuno Navtex NX-300), Autopilot (Simrad AP20), Plotter with GPS antenna (Garmin GPA Map 720 plotter), Radar (Raytheon R10X raster scan), VHF Radio (Icom IC-M411), 2 Wind Station (Raymarine MN30 & MN100).

Staging and technical:

2 Anchor (20kg Bruce/ CQR), Water pressure pump, 4 Batteries (390ah), Bow Thruster (BT 100N BSC), Automatic Bilge Pump, Shorepower connector, Electric Windlass, swimming ladder, Tender (Magnus 200), 4 Winch (Lewmar).

Domestic Facilities onboard:

12V Outlets, 220V Outlets.

Security equipment:

Barometer, Binoculars, Smoke buoy, First aid kit, 6 Life Jackets, 2 Emergency Handheld Fires, 3 Parachute flares with red light, Lifebuoy With Safety Rope and Light Buoy, Liferaft (Plastimo 4man).

Entertainment:

Sails accessories:

Lazy Jack, Staysail forestay.

Kitchen and appliances:

Freezer (isotherm 70\ltr 12v/240vac), Burner, Refrigerator (new fitted 2016).

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NEW LISTING – 1980 Endurance 37 ‘MOORHEN’

Friday 29th September 2023

Mark Cameron Yachts are delighted to have been appointed to act in the sale of the 1980 Endurance 37 Ketch ‘MOORHEN’

The Prescription Cliquez ici pour en voir plus is used in overweight people who may also have high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, or heart disease. Orlistat is also used after weight-loss to help people keep from gaining back that weight. Orlistat is in a class of medications called lipase inhibitors. Endurance 37 is a heavy displacement offshore cruising design which has gained a loyal following among serious offshore cruisers. The hulls were available for yards or home builders to purchase and fit out. MOORHEN is a professionally finished example of the Endurance 37 fitted out by the Capistrano Yacht Company, Hamble. Laid out below decks with a master cabin forward, bunk cabin with two single berths and an additional 3 berths in the saloon she is ideally suited to family cruising

MOORHEN was purchased by the present owners in Falmouth in 1999 and sailed up to Scotland where she has been cruised since. During 2007 – 2011 the boat benefitted from a comprehensive refit and has been very lightly cruised since her relaunching in 2011. Her extensive cruising inventory includes:

• Mercedes OM636, professionally rebuilt 2007/08
• Aquadrive anit-vibration coupling (2010)
• Rope Cutter
• Lowrance HDS 5m chart plotter (2011)
• NASA speed and depth instruments
• Advansea Wind instrument (2011)
• C-Tek M200 marine battery charger (2010)
• Mobitronic Sinus Wechselrichter Invertor (2009)
• Adverc charge controller for alternator
• Black and Grey water holding tanks
• Masthead cutter rig with all standing rigging replaced 2021
• Roller reefing systems for both genoa, Profurl (1999) and staysail, Furlex (2006)
• Sailtrack low fricition mainsail mast track (2014)
• Harken self-tacking track and car for staysail (2007)
• 2x Lewmar 40ST primary winches (2011)
• 1x Lewmar 40EST electric reefing winch (2011)
• Mainsail by Owen Sails (2014)
• Staysail by Owen Sails (2020)
• Mizzen by Owen Sails (2007)
• Lofrans 1000w electric windlass (2010)
• Avon RIB Lite tender with outboard

Now lying ashore for the winter. The Endurance 37 MOORHEN is available for viewing at Kilmelford Yacht Haven by prior arrangement.

Find full details of the 1980 Endurance 37 Ketch MOORHEN here .

1980 Endurance 37 Ketch ‘MOORHEN’

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1979 Endurance 37 - £45,000 Tax Paid

Status : NOT FOR SALE

Lying : Malta - Viewing strictly by appointment through Topsail

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General Specification

LOA : 11.25m (36ft 11in) LWL : 8.4m (27ft 7in) Beam : 3.5m (11ft 6in) Draft : 1.6m (5ft 3in) Displacement : 9,060kg Keel : Long

Construction

• Built in 1979 at Knysna Boat Yard, South Africa, to a Peter Ibold design
• Total length including bowsprit 12m (39ft 4in)
• Lloyds hull number 00103 3/04/79
• Constructed from "C Flex" GRP then faired with epoxy (Ameron System USA)
• All through hull fittings and cutlass bearing have been replaced within last 3 years
• All deck fittings removed and replaced or refitted as needed within last 3 years

Rigging & Sails

• Bermudan Cutter
• Bellamy black anodised aluminium mast and boom
• Stainless steel standing rigging with norseman terminals (2006)
• Marlow running rigging (2006)
• 2 x Harken ST40 winches (2006)
• 2 x Lewmar 40 winches
• Fully battened Taskers main sail (2006)
• Spare main sail
• Furling genoa (2005)
• Spare hank on head sail
• Storm trysail
• Lazy bag reefing on main (2006)
• 2 x spinnaker poles (for trade wind sailing)

Mechanical & Electrical

• Isuzu 35hp diesel inboard (2006, 74 hours)
• PRM 120 gearbox (2006)
• Steerling smart charger (2006)
• 2 x large domestic batteries (2006)
• 1 x engine start battery (2006)
• 2 x 75w solar panels on stainless steel gantry
• Water: 630 litres in 3 x GRP tanks
• Fuel: 540 litres in 2 x GRP tanks
• Holding: 50 litres in flexi tank

Accommodation

• V-berth in bow
• 1 x large berth on starboard mid ships
• Dinette converts into double berth
• Small child berth
• Heads forward with Lavac sea toilet, shower, hand basin and mirror
• Gas stove with 2 burners, gill and oven
• Double sink in galley with electric mixer tap and salt water pump tap
• 12v top access fridge (new compressor 2006)
• Stainless steel water heater, engine and shore power heated (2007)
• All mattresses and cusions re-upholstered
• New head linning in saloon

Navigation Equipment

• ST 4000 auto pilot (2006)
• Eagle GPS chart plotter (2006) with Mediterranean and western Europe charts
• Echopilot forward looking underwater sonar and log combined (2006)
• Silvar S15 DSC VHF and Navtex combined (2006)

Safety Equipment

• Automatic bilge pump

Deck Equipment

• SL 555 mechanical windlass
• 20kg bruce anchor
• 15kg bruce anchor
• 10kg bruce anchor
• Large fisherman anchor
• Ample chain and warps
• Bimini and cockpit spray dogger

This vessel has been fully rebuild over the past 3 years by an experienced sailor/marine engineer with nearly every system on board having been replaced. The end result is a blue water/live aboard cruiser which should give many years of trouble free adventures! For sale as the owner requires a larger yacht for charter use. A part exchange may be considered.

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Endurance Endurance 37 Boat for Sale

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• Manufacturer: Endurance
• Location: Turkey
• LOA: 37'0" (11.28m)
• Beam: 11' 4'' (3.46m)
• Keel: Long keel
• ID no.: 10992
• Heating: Webasto
• Watertank Size: 750 Litres
• Engine Make: Perkins
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• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Fuel Tank Size: 500 Litres

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The Endurance 37 is equipped for cruising with numerous spares on board. Designed by Peter Ibold and built by Capistrano Yachts, launched Southampton 1982. She is 40'LOA including the bowsprit. GRP hull, deck and superstructure The deck is covered in tread master with teak fittings for toe rail and handrails. Long heavy duty bowsprit all stainless steel incorporating 2 stem head rollers for the forward anchors. Currently on her third owners she is only for sale due to a bereavement.

Accommodation

Teak hardwood interior with teak and holly flooring. Saloon with port and starboard settees both of which can be converted into double berths. Forward of saloon offset to starboard is a double berth cabin and then the forecabin with V berth. Port and starboard heads both with washbasins and a shower with sump pump out in the port heads. Galley with gas cooker, grill and oven, 2 coolboxes and 1 X 12v refrigerator, sink. All taps on board are fed with pressurised hot and cold water and the hot water is provided from a calorifier also fitted with an immersion heater when on shore power. Good locker storage throughout the accomodation. Webasto heating. New upholstery and headlining in 2005.

Mechanical and Rigging

Perkins 4108 which was totally stripped down in 2006 and fully overhauled with new liners, pistons, big and little end shells, new oil pump, new clutch and new stern gland 3 x 12v batteries each 105amp/hr Wired for 240v shore power Batteries charged by 75amp alternator aided by Adverc quick charge system, 10amp mains batetry charger and 2 solar panels Digital battery voltage readout 500 litres diesel 750 litres fresh water 50 litre holding tank Cutter rigged ketch with alloy masts and booms by Kemp. Furling genoa, staysail, mainsail, mizzen Cruising shute with snuffer Full set of storm sails 3 Lewmar winches on main mast, mainsheet winch, 2 genoa winches and 1 staysail winch, all winches are self tailing

Sestral binnacle compass Stowe depth Stowe wind direction and speed Stowe log and speed Autohelm 3000 autopilot 2 hand held Garmin GPS Navtex weather VHF radio Navigation lights CD and cassette player with saloon and cockpit speakers Bimini new 2 CQR anchors with 60m of 3/8th chain (re-galvanised 2008) and both worked from 1000watt electric windlass with both foot and hand controls Avon Redstart inflatable with 5.5hp Mariner outboard, davits on stern Fire extinguishers Flare pistol Emergency steering Life jackets Boarding ladder Manual bilge pump Engine bilge pump Horseshoe lifesling 6 man liferaft (needs servicing) Gas alarm

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Tayana 37s traditional approach still draws big dreamers

With several hundred boats sailing the seas of the world, the Tayana 37 has been one of the most successful products of the U.S.s Taiwan-built boat invasion that began in the early 1970s. Its shapely Baltic stern, scribed plank seams molded into the glass hull, and lavish use of teak above and belowdecks have come to epitomize the image associated with Oriental boats.

Not all thoughts of Far Eastern boats are pleasant, however. To some, Taiwan-built boats mean poor workmanship, overly heavy hulls, unbedded hardware of dubious heritage, wooden spars that delaminate, and builder-modified boats lightyears removed from the plans provided by the designer. Add to that a serious language barrier and the inevitable logistical problems of dealing with a boatyard halfway around the world, and you have a readymade nightmare for the boat buyer. To the credit of the builder, the designer, the primary importer, and a powerful owners association, the Tayana 37 has weathered an astounding production run while making steady improvements and maintaining a steady output with about 600 boats in existence.

Washington-based boat designer Bob Perry had just hung out his own shingle when he designed Tayana 37 in the early 70s. The Sherman-tank Westsail 32 had just come lumbering onto the scene, bringing with it a resurgence of interest in the double-ended hull form, and more people than ever before were beginning to have the dream of chucking it all and sailing away to a tropical paradise.

Perry has become an enormously successful designer of cruising boats, from traditional, full-keel designs such as the Tayana 37 to modern, fin-keel cruisers such as the Nordic 40, GoldenWave 42, and the Valiant 40. A remarkable number of his designs have been built in the Orient, in both Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Perry conceived the Tayana 37 as a cruising boat of traditional appearance above the water, with moderately heavy displacement, a long waterline, and a reasonably efficient cutter rig of modern proportions. (A ketch rig was also available). Below the water, the forefoot of the long keel has been cut away, and a Constellation-type rudder was utilized rather than a more traditional barn door. Perry sought to cash in on the popularity of the double-ended hull while keeping displacement moderate and performance reasonable, avoiding the plight of boats such as the Westsail 32-the inability to go to windward and sluggish performance in anything short of a moderate gale. The stern design of the Tayana 37 borrows heavily from the well-known Aage Nielsen-designed ketch, the Holger Danske, winner of the 1980 Bermuda Race. It is one of the more handsome Baltic-type sterns on any production sailboat.

The Tayana 37 began life as the CT 37. In 1979, the boat became known as the Tayana 37, named for Ta Yang Yacht Building Co. While some snobbishness exists among owners who own the CT version, Perry has insisted that this is illusory. According to the designer, the CT 37 and the Tayana 37 are the same boat, built by the same men in the same yard. In much the same way that the early Swans imported by Palmer Johnson were known by the name of the importer-the names Nautor and Swan were unknown here in the late 1960s-early Tayanas were known as CTs because the name CT had already become known in this country.

Perry, who worked with many yards in the Far East, considers Ta Yang one of the best. The yard always was very responsive to input from both dealers and owners. Over the years, this resulted in steady improvement in the quality of the boat.

Handling Under Power

Three different engines have been used in the Tayana 37: the Yanmar 3QM30, the Perkins 4-108, and the Volvo MD17C. The latest change was to the Yanmar as standard propulsion. This makes good economic sense, as Japan is closer to Taiwan than either England or Sweden.

Although all of the engines offer adequate power for the boat, don’t expect the Tayana 37 to win any drag races. With her substantial wetted surface and fairly heavy displacement, performance under power is sedate rather than spritely. Owners rate handling under power as fair to good, although one reported that his boat backs up like a drunken elephant.

While the engine box removes completely to provide good access for service, there is no provision for easy access to the oil dipstick. This means that this vital task is likely to be ignored. A simple door in the side of the engine box would solve the problem.

The placement of the fuel tank also has caused substantial discussion on the part of owners. The standard 90-gallon, black iron tank is located under the V-berth in the forward cabin. When full, this tank holds almost 650 pounds of fuel. This is about the same weight as 375 feet of 3/8-inch anchor chain-a substantial amount to carry around in the bow of a 37-footer. A Tayana 37 with the bow tank full and a heavy load of ground tackle will show noticeable bow-down trim. The design was originally drawn with the fuel tanks under the settees, but the builder put the tank forward to create additional storage in the main cabin.

This is a good example of one of the basic recurring problems with Far East-built boats. Frequently, the builders have good glass men and good interior joiners, but their inexperience in sailing results in inconsistencies that compromise their boats. Fortunately, thanks to the pressure from owners, the builder began offering optional tankage amidships, where it belongs.

Handling Under Sail

The Tayana 37 was built as a ketch or cutter, with wood spars or aluminum, with mast-stepped on deck or on the keel. Few builders have offered so many options. The standard rig is a masthead cutter with wooden spars; the mast is stepped on deck and supported by a substantial compression column. The designer strongly recommended the aluminum cutter rig, and we heartily concur. The wooden mast is poorly proportioned, with a massive section and extremely thick sidewalls. One mast we looked at had a large knot on the forward side of the mast just at spreader level. Despite the huge mast section, we feel the knot could weaken the mast significantly.

In contrast to the large section of the mast, the boom was an extremely small spruce box section. With mid-boom sheeting, this spar will probably bend like a rubber band, complicating mainsail shape. The clew outhaul slide is far too flimsy for a boat of this size, and owners report that the outhaul slide frequently distorts or explodes. Once again, these problems are rather typical in Taiwan boats, where you frequently find excellent craftsmanship but a poor understanding of engineering or the forces involved in ocean sailing.

In contrast, the aluminum rigs, which may come from a variety of sources including France, New Zealand, and the U.S., are well proportioned and suited to the task.

We see no reason to select the ketch rig. Both performance and balance with the cutter rig will be better. The cutters mainsail is 342 square feet. Any couple healthy enough to go world cruising should be able to cope with a sail of this size.

The cutter rig is tall and well proportioned. Perry has drawn an unusually high-aspect rig for a cruising boat, and the result is a boat with good performance on all points of sail. With the aluminum rig, the optional Nicro Fico ball-bearing mainsheet traveler and a well-cut suit of sails, the Tayana 37 will be surprisingly fast. Her working sail area of 864 square feet is generous.

Despite a ballast/displacement ratio of 33 percent, the Tayana 37 is not a stiff boat. This is due in part to the tall, heavy rig and the substantial amount of other weight above the boats vertical center of gravity. Much of the boats heavy joinerwork and glasswork is well above the waterline, raising the center of gravity and reducing initial stability. Perry believes the initial tenderness to be an asset, reducing the snappiness of the boats roll and making her a more comfortable sea boat. We agree.

Many owners report that the boat carries substantial weather helm. The sailplan is drawn with significant rake to the mast. This creates just enough shift in the center of effort of the sailplan to create a lot of weather helm. Bringing the mast back toward the vertical by tightening the headstay and forestay while loosening the backstay should cure much of the problem, according to reports from other owners. It may be necessary to shorten the headstay to do this.

The weather helm and initial tenderness may also be due in part to the poor cut of the standard sails provided with the boat. Many of the boats in existence came with standard sails made by Lam of Hong Kong. These sails have the reputation of being stretchy and having very poor shape. Mainsail draft with this fabric is almost uncontrollable, with the sail becoming baggy and the draft moving aft as the wind increases. This will create weather helm and increase the angle of heel.

Deck Layout

With its bulwarks, high double lifelines, and substantial bow and stern pulpits, the Tayana 37 gives the sailor a good sense of security on those cold, windy nights when called out for sail changes. A teak platform grating atop the bowsprit coupled with the strong pulpit, relieves that appendage of its widowmaker reputation.

The bowsprit platform incorporates double anchor rollers, which can house CQR anchors. Unfortunately, there is no good lead from the rollers to any place to secure the anchor rode. Line or chain led to the heavy bowsprit bitts would chafe on the platform. An anchor windlass mounted to port or starboard of the bowsprit would provide a good lead.

There are hawseholes through the bulwarks port and starboard, well aft of the stem. These will be fine for docklines, but are too far aft to serve as good leads for anchoring. There is room at deck level, outboard of the bowsprit, to install a set of heavy chocks for anchoring, although anchor rode led to this point will chafe on the bobstay as the boat swings to her anchor.

This is a classic problem of the boat with a bowsprit. The anchor rode must really lead well out the bowsprit to avoid the bobstay, yet the long lead complicates securing the inboard end of the rode. A common solution is a bridle led to the hawseholes.

The long staysail boom makes it difficult to cross from one side of the boat to the other forward. The standard staysail traveler is merely a stainless-steel rod on which a block can slide on its shackle. Under load, this can bind when tacking, so that it may be necessary to go forward and kick the block over after every tack. By all means look for boats with the optional Nicro Fico travelers with their roller-bearing cars. Complaints about the standard travelers are rife.

Standard winches on the boat were Barlow. We suggest that you try to find self-tailing winches for all sheets.

Although the sidedecks are relatively narrow due to the wide cabin trunk, there is reasonable access fore and aft. A full-length handrail on either side of the cabin trunk provides a good handhold.

The cockpit of the Tayana 37 is small, as befits an oceangoing sailboat. There are cockpit scuppers at each of the four corners of the cockpit well, with seacocks on the through-hull outlets.

With the pedestal steering, the cockpit seems to have shrunk. Only three can be seated in real comfort, although this is no real problem for the cruising couple. It is not a cockpit for heavy entertaining in port. The elimination of the coaming around the stern of the boat has made the cockpit seats long enough for sleeping on deck, but at the expense of exposing the helmsman to a wet seat in a following sea.

Cockpit locker configuration varies with the interior options chosen, but the lockers are large enough to provide reasonable storage, although you should resist the temptation to load them heavily so far aft.

The interior of the Tayana 37 probably sells more boats than any other feature of the boat. Every boat was custom built so there has never been a standard interior.

Like other Taiwanese boats, the interior of the Tayana 37 is all teak. This can result in a cabin that is oppressively dark to some people, and exquisitely cool to others. To keep it looking good, owners must do a lot of oiling or varnishing.

The interior joinerwork on the boat we examined was some of the best we have seen. Joints were just about flawless, paneled doors beautifully joined, drawers dovetailed from solid stock. There were no fillers making up for poorly fitted joints, no trim fitted with grinders, no slop anywhere. Older Tayana 37s (70s-80s vintage) we have seen did not boast quite this caliber of workmanship, but their joinerwork was certainly of good quality.

With such an array of interior options, it is difficult to really evaluate the boats interior. Although, in all fairness, there is a standard interior. It is prosaic but good, with a V-berth forward, followed by the head and lockers just aft. The main cabin has a U-shaped settee to port, straight settee and pilot berth to starboard. Aft is a good U -shaped galley to port, nav station and quarterberth to starboard.

Conclusions

The Tayana 37 is both typical and atypical of Taiwanese boats. It is typical in the problems that existed due to the builders inexperience with seagoing yachts, common with communication and language problems.

It is atypical in that many of these problems have been solved over its many years of production. Anyone considering a Tayana 37 should join the owners association and read all the back newsletters before buying the boat.

The total cost of a well-equipped Tayana 37 with most of the desirable options compares very favorably with other boats of her size, type, and displacement. The Tayana 37 would make an excellent retirement cruiser for the experienced sailing couple. Properly handled and equipped, she could take you anywhere with confidence and reasonable dispatch.

Editors note: This review is an updated and expanded version of one previously published.

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The word “cost” without a number associated with it is just meaningless drivel. So how much would a “well-equipped Tayana 37 with most of the desirable options” cost? Ballpark, of course.

They run about $50K to 80K, depending more on condition, and whether or not they have been recently re-powered, than what year built.

A Baltic stern makes it impossible to have davits for the inflatable and difficult to have solar panels, and therefore is not wise for most cruising. Passage-making is another matter.

The excessive weather helm problem of the Tayana 37 has more to do with the mast position than anything else. The Tayang builders chose to place the mast 1′ farther aft than Bob Perry’s designs called for. Their reason was for larger accommodations in the forward cabin, namely dry lockers for hanging clothes and bedding, plus generous sized clothes drawers, and depending upon the floor plan, the addition of a private doorway entry into the head. And, as Darrell Nicholson points out, Tayang’s interior choices should not have been a greater priority than sailing characteristics. However, Tayana owners who have shortened the foot of the main & boom by 16″ to 18″ report that this has cured the weather helm problem without any noticeable loss of speed.

And, the point is well taken in regard to the nuisance and potential danger of the staysail boom. It’s really not an essential item and after removing it the sheeting can be configured in different ways to get good use out of the staysail.

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