1979 Tayana 37, Alameda, CA

What is the teak thickness, when was it last recaulked or rebunged, and can the seller provide a moisture map or survey identifying every soft or delaminated area?

Full teak removal and recoring could exceed the purchase price.

What is the hull number, measured hull length and maximum bowsprit-inclusive length?

It establishes early-build configuration and whether the boat exceeds the user's 40ft physical-length preference or marina billing threshold.

Provide current photographs of the bilge, engine compartment, chainplate bases, tank access, mast support, all lockers and the complete accommodation.

The public listing contains only one exterior photograph and cannot support a meaningful condition assessment.

What is the exact Perkins model and serial number, total hours, rebuild date and scope, and are invoices, compression results and oil analyses available?

The answer separates a serviceable legacy engine from a $25,000-$40,000 overhaul or repower.

Are the fuel and water tanks original black iron, and what are their materials, locations, capacities, replacement dates and access arrangements?

Original concealed tanks can require major interior demolition and custom fabrication.

Have any bulkheads, compression-post structure or chainplate-support members ever been wet, repaired or retabbed?

Extensive teak joinery can conceal structural water damage.

Provide the most recent out-of-water survey, blister history, grounding history and invoices for any laminate or ballast repair.

It can retire or confirm a $5,000-$30,000 hull risk.

Have all chainplates, embedded studs, knees and adjacent bulkheads been exposed and renewed? Provide photographs and invoices rather than exterior inspection reports.

Concealed Tayana chainplate failures can require structural reconstruction and can cause dismasting.

List every sail with sailmaker, build year, cloth, reef points, repairs and most recent loft inspection.

A replacement offshore inventory could cost $12,000-$26,000.

What work has been done to the bowsprit, sampson posts, bobstay, whisker stays and their hull attachments, and is there a recent rigger's report?

These components carry forestay and ground-tackle loads and can hide expensive rot or corrosion.

When was every stay and terminal replaced, by whom, and what changed when the standard cutter rig became the advertised sloop?

Undocumented rigging means budgeting replacement and investigating whether the conversion preserved mast support and balance.

What exactly was included in the new electrical system: installer, completion date, schematic, panel, wiring, fusing, alternator, charger, inverter and inspection standard?

A cosmetic panel replacement is not equivalent to a safe whole-boat rewire.

What are the transmission, shaft, propeller, coupling and shaft-seal models, and when were alignment, mounts, cutless bearing and stern-tube hardware last serviced?

Ordinary shaft work can uncover inaccessible embedded hardware and expand sharply.

Which ports, hatches, chainplates or deck fittings currently leak, and what interior timber has previously been water-damaged?

Leak repair ranges from straightforward rebedding to structural cabin and bulkhead restoration.

List the new instruments by manufacturer, model and installation year, including chartplotter, depth, speed, wind, radar, AIS and VHF.

Only identified, serviceable equipment can offset the central electronics catalogue.

List every through-hull and seacock with material, manufacturer, installation date and last haul-out service.

Unknown below-waterline fittings cannot be accepted for a remote Pacific passage.

What battery chemistry, usable amp-hour capacity, brands, ages and BMS protections are installed?

It determines whether any of the 600Ah lithium catalogue allowance can be credited.

Is any autopilot or windvane installed? Give the exact control computer, sensors, drive unit, installation date and operating status.

An unidentified cockpit pilot should not offset the offshore linear-drive system.

What are the solar-panel wattage and type, controller models, wind-generator model and measured daily production?

The listing confirms renewable generation but gives no capacity that can offset the catalogue.

Identify the windlass, gypsy, anchor, chain size and measured chain length, and demonstrate the windlass under load.

The photographed legacy installation may not match the planned 5/16in G4 chain or be serviceable offshore.

When were the pedestal chain, cables, sheaves and quadrant serviced, and is the emergency tiller present and demonstrably usable?

Steering failure is passage-ending, and access on a custom interior may be difficult.