Ta Shing Tashiba 31 Buyer's Guide
Shopping for a Tashiba 31 means chasing a small, scarce slice of Bob Perry’s Taiwan output: Ta Shing launched the 31-foot-4-inch double-ender in 1986, built just 26 through 1988, and the boats never sold to plan. What you find on the brokerage market will almost always be one of the aft-cockpit variants, since the pilothouse version numbered only two hulls and the quarter-berth aft-cockpit layout was the most popular of the three offered anchor.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 31 came as two aft-cockpit arrangements and a rare pilothouse. The dominant used example is the aft cockpit with a seagoing quarter-berth; the alternative aft cockpit moves the head aft and puts a stateroom forward. Both share the opulent, oversized interior that Ta Shing built into a deceptively small shell. A pilothouse version exists but with only two built it is a footnote for the buyer — assume any boat you inspect is an aft-cockpit cruiser unless proven otherwise.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Brokers’ listings commonly show cabins with heating and spinnaker gear, and radar and chartplotter are regular fittings. Beyond those, a used 31 often carries a watermaker, air conditioning, solar panels, an inverter, wind generator, furling main, electric winches, bimini, AIS, and a life raft as owner-added or dealer-fitted cruising kit. For a buyer, the meaningful clusters are energy and independence — solar, wind, inverter, and watermaker together signal a boat set up for extended anchoring — and safety/canvas, where radar, AIS, life raft, and bimini show serious offshore or liveaboard intent rather than day-sailing trim.
What to Inspect
The build quality is superb. Inspection should therefore center on confirming identity and variant: the Baba 30 and the Tashiba 31 are frequently confused as the same boat despite the design gap anchor, so verify the Ta Shing hull data and the 1986 launch year before paying a Baba premium. With only 26 built, provenance and original configuration matter more than on a common production model.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Tashiba 31 appears on the used market in the United States, where the few surviving boats are offered occasionally. For the buyer, the takeaway is simple:
- Confirm it is a Tashiba 31, not a Baba 30, via hull data and launch year
- Expect an aft-cockpit quarter-berth or forward-stateroom layout; pilothouse is a rarity
- Check cruising upgrades (energy, water, safety) as a sign of care, not just trim
- Budget for scarcity: few hulls exist, so condition and documentation outweigh price shopping
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Ta Shing Tashiba 31. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 1 row
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 2 | $39,750 | — |
Comparable models
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3 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gozzard 31 | 36.17' | $ 69,450 | 12 | 1 |
| Tartan 31 | 31.33' | $ 34,000 | 10 | 1 |
| Rustler 31 | 31.42' | $ 17,231 | 10 | 0 |