Ta Chiao CT-47 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Ta Chiao CT-47 means considering a Kauffman & Ladd design from 1981, built in Taiwan in fewer than 100 examples. She is a 46-foot-11-inch cutter with a 37-foot-6-inch waterline and a 13-foot-2-inch beam, and the different keel options on the used fleet matter immediately: one draws 6.00–6.30 feet, the fin-keel version 6.76–7.06 feet, so a buyer must confirm which hull configuration a given boat carries before committing to a berth different keel alternatives.
Layouts on the Used Market
The CT-47 was built with solid fiberglass hulls and offered with those alternative keels, but the belowdecks arrangement is consistently reported as seven berths regardless of keel choice. The 908-square-foot cutter sail plan and 60-horsepower diesel with shaft drive are the running gear a buyer should expect to survey, not a variable layout. The 41 percent ballast ratio and 250 displacement-length rating describe a moderate-displacement cruiser rather than a lightweight, so the used boat presents as a substantial offshore hull.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the used market, solar is commonly fitted, and the boats often carry an inverter, hot water, and a bimini or hardtop for cockpit shelter. Dinghy davits are often seen, as are AIS, autopilot, and chartplotter for navigation. For a buyer, the power-and-energy cluster (solar, inverter, hot water) determines whether the boat is set up for independent anchoring or still needs a rebuild of the house systems; the canvas-and-davit cluster (bimini or hardtop, davits) signals how ready she is for tropical cruising without further expense.
What to Inspect
Draft is the one hard constraint: both keel variants limit the boat to major marinas, and the fin-keel version requires deeper access than the shallower configuration. A survey should verify the actual loaded draft and confirm the keel type against the hull, since the two configurations are not interchangeable for berthing.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The CT-47 typically appears in the United States and Australia. For a buyer, the short checklist is: confirm keel type and loaded draft, assess the solar-inverter-hot-water cluster for liveaboard readiness, and check the canvas-davit outfit for cruising preparation. A seven-berth, high-ballast Ta Chiao with ocean-racing screening numbers is a rare but coherent find where these boats circulate.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Ta Chiao CT-47. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26 | 4 | $41,000 | — |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $116,803 | +184.9% |
Where they're listed
Ta Chiao CT-47 listings appear across 2 countries. United States has the most listings with 3 (60.0%), followed by Australia.
Country view
5 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $41,000 | 3 | 0 | 60.0% |
| Australia | $116,803 | 2 | 1 | 40.0% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Wind 47 | 46.75' | $ 202,400 | 23 | 8 |
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| Swan 47 S&S | 47.83' | $ 135,000 | 7 | 3 |
| Ta Chiao CT-47You are here | — | $ 41,000 | 5 | 1 |