Ta Shing Taswell 43 Buyer's Guide
Shopping the brokerage market for a Ta Shing Taswell 43 means weighing a late-1980s Bill Dixon design built in Taiwan as the entry to the yard's luxury Taswell line. These center-cockpit sloops with fin keels read as substantial bluewater cruisers on paper, but the used fleet carries specific deck and storage traits that shape any purchase decision. Typical markets for available boats are the United States and Australia.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Taswell 43 came with a variety of interior arrangement options, but the defining plan pairs an aft owner's suite with island berth and stall-shower head against a forward stateroom with its own head and shower. A nearly circular dinette to port and forward-facing navigation station to starboard surround a U-shaped galley, and some boats show two bunk cabins with a second bow bath. The interior configuration suits coastal sailing or living aboard, with very efficient use of space down below — though that efficiency leaves little bulk storage for large items such as sails, fenders, and anchors, making the boat less than suitable for long-distance offshore sailing.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most Taswell 43s on the market carry a chartplotter, radar, and autopilot as part of a modern navigation suite, with air conditioning, heating, and inverter common for liveaboard comfort. Power and energy systems frequently include solar and a watermaker, while canvas and sail-handling clusters show a furling main, bimini, dodger, and often dinghy davits. A code zero or asymmetric spinnaker appears on many boats for downwind passage capability, and starlink is a common communication fit. Buyers should confirm whether the Yanmar 4JH-HTE diesel and 86-gallon tank remain original or upgraded.
What to Inspect
Screws hold the teak deck planking to plywood on these Oriental-built hulls, and the assembly requires replacement 15 to 25 years into the boat's life depending on climate and use anchor. Because the structural deck is the sub-deck and cannot be inspected, substantial rot in that plywood will almost certainly develop before any rebuild anchor. The decks also generate heat underfoot in the tropics and demand significantly more upkeep, and a teak-decked example is not suggested for extended blue-sea cruising. The tight, high cockpit is a design constant rather than a defect, but its small size limits offshore social use.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
Taswell 43s typically appear in the United States and Australia. A short checklist for the shopper:
- Verify teak-deck age and budget plywood sub-deck replacement if near the 15-to-25-year window
- Confirm bulk-storage shortfall matches your coastal or liveaboard plan, not ocean passage use
- Inspect cockpit height and roll behavior for crew comfort in a seaway
- Confirm engine and 86-gallon fuel capacity match quoted specification
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Ta Shing Taswell 43. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 6 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25 | 3 | $155,900 | — |
| Sep 25 | 3 | $149,000 | -4.4% |
| Feb 26 | 4 | $214,229 | +43.8% |
| Apr 26 | 1 | $176,835 | -17.5% |
| May 26 | 3 | $295,000 | +66.8% |
| Aug 26 | 1 | $149,000 | -49.5% |
Where they're listed
Ta Shing Taswell 43 listings appear across 2 countries. United States has the most listings with 9 (75.0%), followed by Australia.
Country view
12 listings · 2 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $250,000 | 9 | 1 | 75.0% |
| Australia | $178,458 | 3 | 0 | 25.0% |
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