Baba 40 (Panda 40 / Tashiba 40)
Built 1980–1982 by Ta Shing Yacht Building (Taiwan)
About the Baba 40 (Panda 40 / Tashiba 40)
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 1980–1982
- Builder
- Ta Shing Yacht Building (Taiwan)
- Designer
- Robert Perry
- Length
- 39.83 ft
- Waterline
- 34.5 ft
- Beam
- 12.83 ft
- Draft
- 6 ft
- Displacement
- 29,000 lb
- Ballast
- 12,000 lb
- Hull / keel
- full keel
- Rig
- cutter
- Propulsion
- inboard
- Fuel
- 100 gal
- Water
- 150 gal
- Number built
- 115
- Stern thruster
- none
Same Perry design was later sold as the Panda 40 and the factory-branded Tashiba 40, so boats of this hull exist from later years under those names (not covered by this record's years). Pilothouse and ketch versions existed.
Known problems for this model
No well-sourced problem reports found yet.
Engines & parts
Volvo Penta D1 / D2 series (D1-13 to D2-75) parts: good
Factory standard engine — you entered “Volvo Penta MD21A”
Current-generation small Volvo diesels (Perkins-derived per owners). Glow plugs, injectors and filters can be bought cheaper via Perkins and aftermarket sources; stainless replacement exhaust elbows are sold aftermarket.
Parts sources: MarineDustrie, AB Marine Service (exhaust elbow)
Common problems (3)
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Exhaust elbow / manifold corrosion exhaust
The cast elbow rots and has a narrow water passage, which lets water back into the manifold and corrode it through where the two meet; an aftermarket stainless elbow is the usual fix.sailnet.com · myhanse.com
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Fuel pump controller failure fuel
Contamination or failure of the fuel pump controller is listed as one of the most common D1 faults.marinedustrie.com
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Overheating from corroded heat exchanger/manifold cooling
Corrosion holes in the combined heat exchanger/manifold cause overheating on D1 and D2 engines.myhanse.com · facebook.com
Model sources (2)
Other Baba models
- Baba 30 1978–1985
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.