Quality of Tayana V 42 Rigging/Metal

[Marty McOmber]

Hi all,

We have an offer on a 1981 Tayana Vancouver 42 that has spent most of its life in the Bay Area. If we were to buy the boat, we would plan to replace the standing rigging and chainplates.

I've heard that the metalurgy should be considered suspect, given the this was build in Taiwan.

Wanted to see if anyone on this forum has experience with this boat and can offer any advice -- espeically with its' "cow-catcher" ring that is supposed to prevent the need for running backs.