Thank you, Rick. These are the two areas I expected to hear about...
and perhaps the water tanks as well. Any idea what it would cost to
replace the tanks?

Jess

On Aug 15, 2006, at 7:27 PM, Richard B. Emerson wrote:

> Actually, this is a fairly common question from would-be owners.
> Two areas come to mind: 1) the iron fuel tank, and 2) the chain
> plates. The problem with the tank is, being so-called black iron,
> if water accumulates in the bottom of the tank or stands around the
> outside of the tank, soon or later rust can do a number on the
> tank. The 30 and 40 have good access to their tanks (for
> replacement) while the 35... not so good. Basically, plan on
> cutting the old one up in place and replacing the single tank with
> two tanks. The chainplates, on some boats but not all, have
> experienced crevice corrosion (water gets into the stainless steel
> and blocks air from keeping the stainless from rusting - one reason
> not to use stainless in some applications). The chainplates for
> the mast's standing rigging are fairly easy to get to below decks.
> The whisker stays (keep the bow sprit in place laterally) and bob
> stay (counters tension from the fore stay) chainplates, however,
> are often covered by joinery below decks. Beyond that, the
> problems are really just generic to most boats and not unique to
> the Baba and Tashiba lines. Ta Shing, the builder, is an excellent
> builder and not at all a "leaky teaky" builder.
> Cheers,
> Rick Emerson
>
> Jess Vail wrote:
>
>> At the risk of starting a controversial thread, I was wondering
>> if someone could provide a short list (or not-so-short list) of
>> the various potential problem areas that one should look for in
>> evaluating a Baba 35 for puchase. Any assistance would be
>> appreciated.
>>
>
>
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