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Introduction and General Background 

CHALIVENTURES III, a Tashiba 40, was produced in 1987 by the world-famous Ta Shing Yacht yard in Taiwan. She is a strong, canoe-stern, full-keel,heavy-displacement offshore cutter, with a cutaway forefoot. A superb ocean voyager, fast, safe, and strongly built, she was designed for long distance offshore cruising by Robert Perry, a renowned naval architect. Perry produced a series of famous offshore designs that helped to popularize world cruising in the 1970s and 1980s. 

CHALIVENTURES III is designed from the ground up as a true cutter. She has a surprising turn of speed in light as well as heavy winds. She is easy to balance and reef; light on the helm at all points of sail; and she points well. She has a safe and comfortable motion when the wind and waves kick up. Many Tashiba/Baba/Panda 40s have circumnavigated the globe, and at least one Tashiba 40 made a single-handed passage around Cape Horn safely and in extreme weather conditions.

The deck layout of ChaliVentures III is designed for crew safety, with wide side decks, a well protected, well drained cockpit, oversized self-tailing winches, lots of hand holds, double lifelines and multiple attach points for jacklines and/or safety harnesses.

Perry describes the Tashiba 40 design as “one of his all-time favorite cruising designs.” (Clarification: because of a legal marketing dispute, this design was marketed under three brand names: first as a Baba 40, then as a Panda 40, and finally as the Tashiba 40. Nevertheless, all three “brand names” are identical designs, made in the same Ta Shing shipyard, with the only differences being the mix of custom factory upgrades to meet individual buyer preferences. 

The current owners (husband and wife) lived aboard for 12 years, made several voyages up and down the east coast, between Maine, Florida, and the Bahamas, before sailing across the Atlantic in 2005. They cruised the Mediterranean Sea for 10 years. She comes equipped with spare parts and many incidental extras/spares that make the cruising life easier and more comfortable. She is being sold reluctantly, because the owners have decided for age-related reasons that it is time to swallow the anchor and permanently live ashore near grandchildren.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Entering the companionway from a well-protected cockpit, and you will find the Key-Hole galley to port. To starboard is an enclosed stateroom with double quarter berth and dressing area with mirrored cupboard, hanging locker and storage drawers.

Forward of the aft stateroom on the starboard side is an aft-facing nav station. Under the nav station is an enclosed Spectra watermaker.  A settee is forward of the nav station on starboard that can serve a passage bunk in heavy weather. Across on port side is a large dinette with seating for six-plus around a table with a beautiful wood-grain design. Forward of the dinette on port is the entrance to the large head with sink/vanity and separate shower with seat. Plumbing has been modified for ease of flow and maintenance. On entering the forward stateroom you will find another hanging locker to starboard with dressing seat and drawer storage and shelf space The roomy double V-berth has storage on both sides and storage underneath. Beautiful teak runs throughout the interior of this fine well-equipped vessel. 4 Deck prisms add natural light down below and 15 opening ports and 2 deck hatches (1 butterfly hatch in main salon) provide excellent ventilation and light.

Interior Specs

V-BERTH:

•   81” long side

•   63” short side

•   59” width

QUARTER BERTH

•   78” quarter berth

MAIN SALON

•   73” main salon starboard berth,

HEADROOM

•   76”main cabin

•   79” galley

•   78” Vberth 

Galley Details

•   Large refrigerator and separate freezer each with separate dual mode cold plates. Dual mode refrigeration systems: Electric powered system (replaced in 2021); Engine-driven compressor. Each has their own coolant system, compressor and evaporator. System can run on shore power, at anchor with 120 volt AC generator, or while cruising with the the engine-driven compressor.

•   Force10 3-burner propane stove/oven with broiler connected to propane tanks in special cockpit locker with overboard drain.

•   Manual fresh & saltwater foot pumps in addition to pressure water system

•   Water heater (Runs off 110v shore power or engine)

•   Small Microwave Oven

•   Deep double stainless sink

•   7 large cabinets and 4 drawers with ample storage for pots, pans, dishware, glasses, spices, silverware, etc.

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Navigation

•   IPAD w/GPSNavX used as chart plotter (will not be sold with boat (IPAD must have its own internal GPS to be independent of internet hookup

•   Yeoman Chart Plotter lashed up to 2 Garmin GPSs- 1 at helm, 1 at chart table in slave mode (combines electronic navigation with paper charts!) and Yeoman manual.

•   Raytheon R20XX Radar with waypoint "lollipop” display connection to GPS/Yeoman system

•   AIS Receiver

•   Furuno Navtex NX300 System

•   AIS Receiver

•   Davis Sextant with general sight reduction tables and a small accessible instruction book. (Never used)

•   Anemometer (new 2019)

•   Depth sounder

•   Speedometer

•   Binnacle compass at helm

•   Multi display repeater of cockpit instruments at chart table

Self Steering / Autopilot

•   Monitor windvane with 4 vanes

•   Raytheon tiller pilot set up with Monitor (plus spare tiller pilot) with wireless remote control for auto pilot (very low amp setup)

Chelsea Clock and barometer

Rigging

•   Standing rigging last replaced with oversized rigging in 2002, professionally inspected by surveyor 2015 and 2024

•   Aluminum boom

•   Aluminum keel-stepped single spreader mast

•   10 Winches Total - ALL Barient winches are 2 speed-self tailing:

•                     (2) Barient 32 primary winches (for Yankee/Genoa)

•                     (2) Barient 24 secondary winches (for staysail)

•                     (1) Barient 24 mainsheet winch

•                     (3) mast Halyard winches: Barient 23 mainsail halyard; Barient 23 for genoa and Barient 22 for staysail halyards

•                     (1) Barient 21 ) Mainsail Reefing winch 2 speed self tailing mounted on mast beneath boom

•                     (1) Lewmar self tailing SINGLE speed reefing winch for both roller furling foresails

•   Inner (cabin top) staysail track

•   Outer (deck-mounted) genoa track

•   One heavy duty, portable Milwalkee 90 degree angled drill, with 2 winch bits, for raising the mainsail or winching up heavy loads from a dinghy. Never found it necessary for trimming the sails but could be used in an emergency

Sails:

•   Fully battened heavy duty main sail with two deep reefing points (brand is Tack Velas, Barcelona Spain)

•   UK Sails Heavy duty Staysail with foam luff mounted on oversized Profurler roller furling system

•   Lee Sails Yankee with foam luff - 2014 mounted on Harken Furler

•   UK Storm trysail with separate mast track and side opening tube bag that can be mounted to track and lashed discretely to underside of boom when sailing off shore.

•   Dutchman Reefing system for mainsail

•   Dutchman Boom Brake

Electronics/Electrical

Systems architecture is designed to fail gracefully, with lots of redundancy. No single point of failure, i.e, not 1 huge integrated electronics system. Configured for offshore, low amp output.

Electrical

•   BATTERIES set up for 12 Volt DC: Currently set up with 4 wet cell Crown Batteries (Trojan equivalents) Golf-cart 6 Volt size;

•   Customized containers for 2 bank set-up can accommodate up to 6 golf-cart sized batteries (Bank 1 = 4 and Bank 2 = 2) Designed and configured for secure rollover protection (Bank 1 temporarily configured for 2 batteries)

•   3 Battery Switches

•   (2) 102W Solar Panels and a 30A PWM Solar Controller by GP

•   Hart Link 2000W smart inverter

•   160Amp 12v alternator

•   Most internal cabin lights are LEDs

•   Six low amp cabin fans

Engine and Electro-Mechanical

•   Yanmar 55 HP Diesel Engine (rebuilt 2003 ~ 3000 hrs, oil changed every 100-120 hrs by current owner)

•   Westerbeke 8kw diesel generator (rebuilt 2003 ~ 1600 hrs, oil changed every 100-120 hrs by current owner )

•   3 Bladed Fixed Prop spec’d for boat and engine

•   2 Racor 500 secondary fuel filters - 1 each for generator and main engine

•   Fuel Polishing System with a 3rd dedicated Racor 500 filter (valves configured to serve as emergency fuel pump for engine in event of fuel pump failure.

•   Two aluminum standard size 20lb propane tanks in cockpit tank locker

•   2 Propane solenoid shut off switches plus control panel turn-off switch

•   Automatic float switch bilge pump

•   Back up float switch, emergency automatic bilge pump 2000 gph

•   Manual bilge pump in cockpit

Air conditioning / Heat Pumps

•   2 Factory-installed MarineAir Air conditioners/heat pumps (16000 and 9000 btu’s)

Water Maker

•   Spectra Ventura Water maker, plus spare membrane – 4gallons/hr (pickled for long term storage while in Chesapeake Bay)

SAFETY

•   2-Inflatable Life vests

•   4 standard life jackets

•   Switlik MOM8A Man overboard Module (needs inspection)

•   1 Horseshoe Life ring

•   RingViking offshore 4-person life raft (needs inspection)

•   Emergency tiller handle

•   406 EPIRB (should be relicensed)

•   Flares

•   Jack lines for attaching safety harness while on deck at sea

•   Safety Harnesses

•   Bosun’s chair and climbing harness

•   ATN Mast Climber for single handing mast climbing (can be done at sea!)

•   Granny Bars at mast

Tanks

•   Replaced original black iron fuel tank with 2 aluminum coated diesel tanks (2002) - total capacity ~ 98 gallons

•   2 stainless steel fresh water tanks - total capacity ~ 160

•   15 gallon holding tank


4 Anchors:

(1)         55 lb Delta w/200 ft of 3/8” in G4 anchor chain (needs to be regalvanized);

(2)         45 lb hinged plough-stainless steel;

(3)         Fortress FX 23 stern anchor w/50 meter of 3200 lb tape;

(4)         Fortress FX 37 storm anchor,

•   40’ G4 5/16 chain (spare for rigging secondary/storm anchor)

•   150’ 2500 pound line

•   100+’ extra line

•   200’ extra braided anchor line

•   Few spare halyard lines >100’

•   Dual anchor chain locker (currently set up for single anchor but easily converted)

•   Anchor bridle

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Lofrans Tigres Anchor Windlass mounted above deck for ease of servicing (new 2017), used very little.

Sampson Post

Miscellaneous

•   10’ Portabote Dinghy in new condition with 2.5 HP Suzuki outboard engine (less than 20 hrs on engine)

•   Standard Navigation lights for sailing or motoring plus a deck light

•   Mast mounted anchor light, also a Portable LED Anchor light with connection to cockpit outlet

•   Double lifelines

•   Stainless steel bow & stern pulpits

•   Stainless steel boarding ladder w/teak steps

•   Radar reflector permanently mounted on Mast

•   Teak decks

•   Boom gallows

•   Stainless steel boarding ladder with teak steps

•   Cockpit cushions

•   Sunbrella bimini and dodger

•   Full Cockpit Enclosures with plastic windows

•   Cockpit screen enclosures

•   Spare mainsail cover.

•   File of all major repairs and upgrades since 2002 purchase

•   Extensive spare parts, some tools

•   Extra 5-gal plastic jerry cans to carry extra fuel and water

•   Fabric privacy port light window covers

•   Screens for hatches and port light windows

Specs Summary

Length: 39’11’ on deck, Overall (Bow Sprit & Monitor Wind Vane ~ 44’ LOA)

Beam: 12’9”’

Draft: 6’

Full Keel with Cut-Away forefoot

Keel-hung Rudder

Approx Empty Weight: 29,000 lbs

Cruising Speed: 6.5 kn

Max Speed: 7.5 kn

(Note: Current owners rarely exceeded 5-5.5 knots on long distance passages to ease strain on engine, standing rigging, sails, and equipment during their 12 years of offshore sailing with husband and wife acting as 2-person crew.

MANUFACTURER'S SPECS

Tashiba 40 Specifications - Standard Equipment Spars, Rigging & Sails - Forespar (or equivalent), single spreader rig, internal halyards. All finished in colonial ivory epoxy. - 316 Stainless steel 1 x 19 standing rigging with Swage fittings. - Running rigging includes: halyards, topping lift, outhauls and reefing. - White standard working sails include full batten mainsail with 2 reefs with navy blue sunbrella cover, 130% genoa white UV cover. Ulmer Kollius or equivalent. - Stainless steel chainplates. - S-S spider band, bobstay tang fitting and whisker chainplates. - Ten (10) blocks: - Single blocks (2) - Single block with becket (1) - Single swivel block on deck plate (1) - Cheek blocks (2) - Swivel block with slides (4) - Lewmar main sheet track with roller bearing traveler. - S-S main sheet track support over FRP sea hatch. - Masthead mounted windex. Profurl or equivalent roller furling system for headsail. Three halyards - main, genoa and spinnaker. Interior - Formica galley counter, double S-S sinks with covers, S-S lined stove area. - Microwave space, drawers and lockers in galley. - Icebox with poured foam insulated refrigerator - freezer. - Force 10 (or equivalent) 3-burner S-S propane stove with oven, broiler, regulator, solenoid, gauge panel, gas hose. - Two propane tanks. - FRP molded shower and head with S-S sink. - Louvered solid teak locker doors above all counter tops. - Laminated teak locker door frames. - Spruce battening against the side of the berth areas and on all exposed hull areas. - All bulkheads with marine grade plywood built to Lloyd's specifications covered with teak veneer. - Varnished solid teak and holly cabin sole. - Numerous removable floorboards with S-S hardware. - Hand-rubbed satin varnish on all interior teak surfaces. - 4" foam cushions on all settee and berth areas. Contact Annapolis Sailyard for fabric choices. - Removable Formica overheads. - Wet gear locker. - Custom teak saloon table and navigation table. - Vinyl liner in the hanging lockers and in all other lockers. - Private aft cabin. - Table to convert to double berth. Ground Tackle - Custom 316 S-S double bow roller with stemhead fittings. - 45 lb. plow anchor with chain and rode. Miscellaneous - Complete Coast Guard Equipment Package including: PFDs, horseshoe buoy, flare kit, fire extinguisher, horn. - Mooring Package includes: docklines, springlines and fenders. - Ritchie SP-5 Compass with cover. Deck and Fittings - Non-skid on deck, cabin house, cockpit seat and cockpit floor. - Teak on cockpit coaming. - Teak cap rail. - Exterior teak trim left natural. - Hull and deck color: colonial ivory standard, bulwark-cove stripe-upper & lower boot top dark navy blue, non-skid #8140 color. - S-S handrail on cabin top. - Aluminum genoa tracks. - Double #316 S-S bow and stern pulpits. - Ten #316 S-S stanchions. - Double lifelines with gates, port and starboard. - Double anchor roller chocks on bowsprit. - S-S shoe w- cleat on the aft end of bowsprit. - Stainless steel hawse pipe. - Six hawse fairleads with six cleats. - Thirteen bronze opening ports with screens and with stainless steel ring. - One Lewmar 39670050 Aluminum hatch over main saloon. - One Lewmar 39670050 Aluminum hatch over fore cabin. - Companionway sliding hatch with a light tan acrylic top and FRP sea hood. - Teak louvered companionway door and seaboard. - Four FRP dorade vent boxes with S-S cowl vents and forward dorade vent guards. - S-S deck ventilator over shower room. - Two FRP clamshell vents on cockpit coaming for engine and lazarette vent. - Edson pedestal steering with brake and pedestal guard. - 36" stainless steel wheel with S-S rim. - Four cockpit drains. - Propane tank locker with outboard drain at cockpit. - Four deck filling plates, two for water, one for fuel and one for waste. - All S-S hardware hand mirror-polished. - Emergency tiller with access deck plate. Winches - Seven Lewmar Ocean Series chromed bronze winches: - Primary (2) #48STC 2-Speed - Secondary (2) #30STC 2-Speed - Main Sheet (1) #40STC 2-Speed - Main Halyard (1) #16C 2-Speed - Genoa Halyard (1) #30C 2-Speed - Two 10" locking winch handles. Engineering and Steering - Yanmar 4JH2E diesel engine, 4 cylinder, 50 hp at 3600 rpm. - Fresh water cooled installed on rubber mounts with dripless shaft seal. - Water cooled exhaust elbow mounted on engine with FRP muffler system. - Lead - foam insulation in engine room. - Dual engine controls and engine stop control with alarm systems. - Propeller 18" x 11" x 3 blade with 1 1-4" S-S shaft. Plumbing and Tankage - Two S-S water tanks, baffled with inspection plates, total capacity of 165 gallons. - One 110 gallon black iron fuel tank, baffled with inspection plate. Aluminum Optional. - One manual marine head with holding tank and "Y" valve for overboard discharge. - One manual holding tank pumpout. - One electric bilge pump with auto switch. - One manual bilge pump. - One shower sump pump. - One fresh water foot pump in galley. - Hot and cold water pressure system with accumulator tank. - One 11 gallon hot water heater. - Bronze thru-hull fittings, "Ball Valve" type of seacocks with S-S turning balls and Teflon "o" rings for sealing. - All thru-hull fittings and tanks are bonded to ship's ground system. - One fuel tank gauge. - Faucets in galley and head. - Large S-S double sink in galley. - Large S-S sink in head. Electrical - 12 volt and 110 volt electrical system. - Customized Bass switch panel with circuit breakers. - Full gauges for AC-DC panel. - 110 Volt shore power system. - 110 Volt GFI outlet in head. - All zincs as required. - Three 100 amp - hour batteries with four-way heavy-duty selector switch. - One 30 amp - hour shore power inlet. - Six 110 volt duplex outlets throughout the boat. - Eight dome lights, seven bulkhead lights, four fluorescent lights and chart table light. - Navigation lights are according to international rules. - Steaming light, anchor light and deck light on mast. - All seacocks, chainplates, deck fitting plates, engine, mast step and rudder fittings are bonded to ship's grounding system. - One Newmar 30 amp battery charger. Tashiba 40 Optional Equipment - Shoal draft version - Shoal draft version w- lead ballast - Colored hull - PU foam hull insulation - Teak deck - Teak cockpit seat - Cap rail w- half round bronze cap - Teak rub-rail - Teak rub-rail with bronze cap - Exterior teak varnish - Vinyl cockpit cushion 1 1-2" EVA - Removable mast pulpit - Access gate at stern - S-S boarding ladder (stern) - S-S boarding ladder (side) - Nilsson electric windlass VWC 1200 - Boom gallow - Hatch screens - Front opening door for icebox - Salt water foot pump - Extra one 100A battery - Autohelm 7000 autopilot - Electrical macerator pump for holding tank - Auto hanging locker light - Blower for engine room ventilation - Generator ONAN 4.O kW - Salt water deck wash down - Fresh water deck wash down - Cockpit table - Deck prism - Aluminum fuel tank in lieu of standard - Keyhole galley

MANUFACTURER'S CO0MMENTS

The Tashiba 40's hull is made of hand-laminated, one-piece, heavy-duty fiberglass with optional polyurethane insulation for liveaboard ability. Vinylester resins are used on the exterior for maximum osmotic protection as well as 951 Armorcote gelcoat, formulated to provide outstanding weather resistance. A series of longitudinal and transverse stringers are used to provide maximum hull support. Three coats epoxy with three coats Micron CSC anti-fouling bottom paint. There is a one-piece internal iron cast ballast, bedded with fiberglass and polyester resin, glassed over to reinforce the hull section. The Tashiba 40 also includes a hand-laminated FRP house and deck with end grain balsa sandwich construction. Where deck hardware is through-bolted, it is reinforced with encapsulated marine grade plywood using stainless steel backing plates. The standard model is cutter-rigged and features a varnished teak and spruce cabin sole, a teak interior finished with satin varnish, a double sink in a wrap-around galley, hot and cold pressure water with a shower and two separate double staterooms. Pedestal steering is standard. The pilothouse model provides a warm, secure inside steering station. The substantial windows are made from 10-mm tempered glass with optional storm shutters available. There are two double staterooms, plus a single quarterberth to starboard.