Tashiba 31/40 Pilothouse

[jzeke16]

Looking for other Tashiba 31/40 Pilothouse owners to discuss anything involved in sailing and maintaining these boats. I purchased mine in January and have had a hard time finding info about systems, construction, etc.

[JohnRPollard]

Jzeke16,

I'm not an owner, but I've always admired these boat, especially the pilothouse variants. Which model did you purchase? The 31 or 40?

My understanding is that these boats are genetically related to the Panda/Baba designs. If so, you may wish to add their names to your "hail".

Say, could you help us out with something? Quite a few of us have been trying to I.D. a boat that TDW, a fellow Sailnetter, has seen in his marina in Australia. It is similar to other photos of the Panda 40 pilothouse, except it has a three windows on each side (front, port, and starboard) of the pilothouse instead of two. The photo of the boat appears here:

http://www.sailnet.com/forums/boat-review-purchase-forum/38446-pilot-house-canoe-stern-40-approx.html

My guess is that the boat in the photo is a Tashiba version of the Panda 40. If you can make something of it, go ahead and post to that thread. Thanks.

[camaraderie]

Try here: http://babaowners.org/pages/models.htm

[jzeke16]

I bought the Tashiba 31 Pilothouse. It spent its early life on one of the great lakes and more recently Portsmouth, NH. I hail from Northport, NY and sail on LI Sound.
The boat you're asking about looks like an early Baba 40. It has most of the Baba/Tashiba traits. I know the three cabin windows are different from the norm. Could it be a custom remodel?

[Aisling]

Hey...I am the owner of the one and only 36 PH...and I'd love to talk about my boat! She is amazing...great sailing boat...tons of live aboard space...email me with questions.