Tayana 37

About the Tayana 37

Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.

Built

1976–?

Builder

Ta Yang Yacht Building Co. (Taiwan)

Designer

Robert Perry

Waterline

31 ft

Beam

11.5 ft

Draft

5.67 ft

Displacement

22,500 lb

Ballast

8,000 lb

Hull / keel

full keel

Rig

cutter

Propulsion

inboard

Fuel

90 gal

Water

100 gal

Number built

588

Stern thruster

none

Sources disagree on length — left blank rather than guessed.

Perry double-ender with semi-custom interiors, so layouts vary. First 40 were sold as the Ta Chiao / Ta Yang 37. One of the most-built Taiwan cruisers (588 per sailboatdata).

Known problems for this model

• Wet decks under teak deck
  Owners name wet deck core (most boats have teak decks) and leaking ports among the biggest problems to survey for.
  cruisersforum.com
• Chainplates and knees rigging
  Original chainplates and the knees they bolt to are a known inspection item on these older boats.
  cruisersforum.com
• Black iron fuel and water tanks fuel
  Original tanks were black iron and rust out; many have already been replaced by previous owners.
  cruisersforum.com
• Rot in wooden bowsprit rigging
  The wooden bowsprit can rot, and painted ones hide their condition; also check anchor locker, samson posts and propane locker.
  cruisersforum.com
• Encapsulated ferrous ballast hull
  An owner reported steel ballast encapsulated in the keel that can swell from rust if water gets in; not confirmed by builder data.
  cruisersforum.com

Other Tayana models

• Tayana Vancouver 42 1979–?