Tayana 48

[lippu70]

Can you help me in decding if the Tayana Designed by Kaufmann & Ladd is a good boat to cross oceans in not the Robert Perry one. Thank you.

[barnakiel]

Which one is the K&L one? Do you mean the CT47/49?

I know one other boat by K&L about the same size and built. It is a Skye 51 (ketch) and she is a dream. Sails well and good built / finish throughout.

I am not sure you can get a new one anymore, so do allow for all the upgrades/mods and replacements if you do mean crossing oceans. This may easily add up 50% on top of what you pay for the boat.

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[lippu70]

Hi Barnakeil, I thank you most kindly. Philip.

[s/v Moondancer]

We have a Tayana 55 and we have friends with a 52 and a 48 and all are very seaworthy and will take care of you in a F9 blow.

It is usually the crew that are the weak link but properly reefed down and balanced those boats will handle 50 knots and 25 ft seas under autopilot.

[lippu70]

I thank you all for finding the time to help me out. Philip.

[lippu70]

Is there anything I should look for on this type of boat.

[s/v Moondancer]

Beware of old teak decks!

Ours was lifting and needed removing or relaying...Price estimate in Trinidad was $40,000 we got the work done in Cartagena Columbia for less than $4,000.

If the teak decks are lifting with ridged calking I would not buy the boat unless you know the core is sound and you can get to somewhere cheap to get the deck fixed.

[lippu70]

I thank you most kindly.God bless. Fair winds to you Sir.
Philip Gatt.
Malta.