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Welcome to the Baba, Panda & Tashiba Wiki.

Welcome to the Baba, Panda & Tashiba Wiki. This site exists to allow owners and fans of these fine boats to contribute facts about the boat to the Wiki to be available to all. It is not a place for discussion or debate. There is a group on Yahoo where healthy debate and knowledge exchange takes place. The Wiki is intended to be a permanent store of the technical details of these boats, their history and any other factual information users may find interesting. You are invited to add your knowledge to these pages, or to challenge the existing items on the site. We have a few moderators who keep an eye on every submission and change just to ensure no abuse occurs. Advertising is not allowed but personal recommendations of suppliers and products are allowed if appropriate. For more details on how this Wiki works and for general help, click on the help link in the left hand panel.

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To simplify the site the following categories exist:

Contents 1 Model Specifications 2 Construction Details 3 Hardware Outside 4 Hardware Inside 5 Non Hardware aspects 6 Links 7 Boat Owners' Sites

Model Specifications

Here you will find the dimensions, performance features and model specific information.
These boats were all designed by Robert Perry and built in the Ta Shing yard in Tawain with the exception of the Panda 34 and Panda 38 which were designed by Gary Grant and have marked differences in the hull shape, the Panda 34 was built by Hsing Sheng.

Baba Specifics
Panda Specifics
Tashiba Specifics

Please note everything to do with boat hardware is in the sections below, even if it is only used on one model.
As many aspects of these boats are similar, to improve simplicity for the site managers the following sections are for all models with any differences being highlighted within their pages.

Construction Details

This section cover what we know about how Ta Shing built these boats, information may be relevant to some or all of the models.

Construction Details

Hardware Outside

This section covers items such as:
Hull, Deck, The Rig (mast & rigging), Steering, Sails, Solar/Wind power, Teak issues, Ground Tackle, Autopilots and other

Please note the Cutless Bearing, Prop Shaft and Propelor are all covered under the Mechanical Propulsion section

Hardware Inside

This section covers items such as:
Mechanical Propulsion System (Engine) , Windows/Hatches/Portlights, Heads, Galley issues
Everything Electrical, Heating, Water Systems, Bow Thrusters and other

Non Hardware aspects

This is the place to record anything missing from above, if enough appears here it will be woven into the main fabric of the site. Examples are:
Experiences, Passage details, Wanted and Offered and finally Site Suggestions

Follow the links above to find a growing wealth of information on these fine boats. Please add in your own findings and knowledge simply by clicking edit at the top of the page, make your change or contribution and then hit save. Thanks for visiting.

Links

Website for Baba, Panda, & Tashiba owners
Robert Perry boats site
Official Ta Shing site
Mailing list for Baba, Panda and Tashiba owners
Google map of some Baba locations
Tayana Owners E-mail Discussion Group on Google (very similar boats to BPT)
Tayana Owners Group website
Valiant Owners Group on Yahoo
Gary Grant - Panda 34/38 designer

Boat Owners' Sites

Lady Stardust Home Site
Whisper Home Site
Aurora Home Site