Well that just proves that John Neal doesnt have any idea of what he's
talking about or has some very strange biases. I think from such a
statement he is confusing Tayana (TaYan) with some of the 'rip-off'
Taiwanese yards that 'stole' designs from others and used crappy
methods and materials to 'throw them together' ( - like a HuntaBeneLina
for example). He ought to be honest at least and stop 'talking
through his ass'.

As I stated before the layup and the joinery are meticulous, the usage
of 'local' hardware can be inferior .... meaning that you CAN specify
top of the line stuff: Harken, etc. As far as price/value, Tayanas are
probably among the 'highest'. Historically Tayana (Ta Yang) has had
only one (out of over 4000 boats) that was a 'problem/lemon' and that
complaint was from an over-reacting anal-retentive type who didnt know
boats --- AND I kind of remember that your Mr. Neal may have been
involved in this 'problem' and totally got his facts wrong, didnt even
consider or understand the design concepts that he misrepresented, etc.
..... ie. a paid 'expert' liar.

Is this your 'first' boat? Do you have any boating experience?


In article et,
wrote:

I don't want to quote his email here but basically
he told me that he had discussed Tayanas with a very
knowledgeable colleaque and they both agree that the
overall quality of newer Tayanas is "marginal at best"
(despite lots of good looking teak).

We don't see a lot of complaints from Tayana owners
but this may be because they've got more than what
they paid for.