Ta Shing Tashiba 36 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the used Tashiba 36 means looking at a 1986-onward Ta Shing cruiser born from Robert Perry's full-keel double-ender lineage, built in Taiwan and offered in both rear-cockpit and pilothouse forms. These are boats that carried Baba 40 innovations into a 36-foot package, and the examples on the market today reflect a mix of original specification and owner-driven modernization.
Layouts on the Used Market
In the aft-cockpit configuration the boat has a generous stateroom in the bow and a quarter berth behind, whereas the pilothouse variant replaces that aft berth with two big sleeping spaces — one ahead and one midship — and gains an interior helm. Both came with pressurized hot water and a head shower. A buyer choosing between them is really choosing between a simpler aft-berth cruiser and a protected pilotboat-style layout for higher-latitude sailing.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
On the brokerage market these boats commonly carry solar panels, biminis, chartplotters, dinghy davits, air conditioning, heating, inverters, spinnakers, hot water, radar, and autopilots — a suite that suggests most survivors are set up for liveaboard or long-range use. Often-seen additions include wind generators, asymmetric spinnakers, freezers, dodgers, teak decks, and life rafts. For a buyer, the power-and-energy cluster (solar, inverter, often a wind generator) is the most consequential: it determines how independent the boat is at anchor. Canvas and sail-handling gear such as bimini, dodger, and asymmetric spinnaker speak to cruising readiness rather than race prep.
What to Inspect
The single documented weak point is the factory black iron fuel tank, which oceanwavesail.com reports has proven subject to corrosion across Ta Shing's Baba, Panda, and Tashiba range anchor. Many hulls have had the tank changed, but a survey must confirm whether the example you are viewing still carries the original. Beyond that, the deck is balsa-cored GRP with plywood and stainless backing at through-decks, so sound testing those fastening zones is prudent.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Tashiba 36s typically appear in the United States and Italy. For the buyer, the short checklist is: confirm fuel-tank replacement status, choose layout by cruising style, and verify the condition of cored deck penetrations. A well-kept example rewards with Perry's balanced full-keel handling and Ta Shing's noted build quality.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Ta Shing Tashiba 36. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 5 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25 | 1 | $84,900 | — |
| Jul 25 | 2 | $89,000 | +4.8% |
| Sep 25 | 2 | $81,950 | -7.9% |
| Oct 25 | 1 | $79,000 | -3.6% |
| Apr 26 | 2 | $119,450 | +51.2% |
Where they're listed
Ta Shing Tashiba 36 listings appear across 2 countries. United States has the most listings with 2 (66.7%), followed by Italy.
Country view
3 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $84,000 | 2 | 0 | 66.7% |
| Italy | $149,900 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
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4 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rustler Yachts 36 | 35.33' | $ 99,332 | 31 | 8 |
| Cape Dory 36 | 36.12' | $ 57,250 | 31 | 10 |
| Cape George 36 | 36' | $ 112,250 | 12 | 5 |
| Ta Shing Tashiba 36You are here | — | $ 89,000 | 3 | 0 |