1999 Ta Chiao CT 56

Entering the interior down the beautiful widening companionway steps the wide beam is evident in the spacious main saloon.  This raised saloon has a nav station in the forward starboard corner.  Moving aft the galley has a breakfast bar and two fixed stools on the saloon side and a dinette adjacent to starboard.  Fully aft is the owner's double with an en suite bathroom, dry head, sink, vanity and shower stall.

The front section of the yacht was where the yacht was re modeled so well and comprises of a larger double full forward now with another beautiful en suite bathroom. An additional air-conditioning unit was installed, three units in total, for this section of the yacht.  The cabin to port is set aside as a workshop/store room.

The interior is beautiful with so much solid teak and traditional white deckheads and bulkheads.  Lighting throughout is LED with additional red lights for night sailing.  A high quality DVD / stereo system with SAMSUNG TV and 6 BOSE speakers.  BOSCH washer / dryer.

Two hot and cold.

Two new electric c/w holding tanks and macerators.

• SEAWARD 3 burner gas hob and oven
• Double stainless steel sink
• SEAWARD 11 gallon hot water tank
• SANYO microwave
• Excellent refrigeration from GRUNERT holding plate system and SEAFROST compressor.  The SEAFROST engine drive system is an offshore cruising cold storage set up that requires the least amount of engine running time.

• RAYMARINE ACU-300, EV-1 sensor and autopilot control head
• 2 x RAYMARINE 14 inch chartplotters ( one pod at helm and one at nav station below)
• RAYMARINE RAY 210 VHF radio
• 2 x HORIZON HX370S hh VHF radios
• RAYMARINE gps
• RAYMARINE radar
• RAYMARINE sailing instruments
• RAYMARINE wind instrument
• AIS transponder
• Satphone antenna

• The yacht's AC system is 220VAC,  50 amp MARINCO shore power inlet, distribution and cabin outlets. MASTERVOLT MASS COMBI PRO 12/3000/150 inverter / charger.
• The yacht's DC system is 12VDC.
• Batteries;
  • 12 volt house bank is 8 x 6 volt TROJAN lead acid batteries totaling 900 amps.
  • 12 volt 1200 CCA gel type start battery.

Additional charging by main engine BALMAR 200 amp alternator and KOHLER genset.

2 electric bilge pumps.

• PERKINS M135 6 cylinder main engine with approximately 2500 original hours.  BORG WARNER Velvet drive.  1 3/4'' shaft, dripless seal, to 4 blade DF-140 VARIPROP c/w SHAFT SHARK SS-700 rope cutter.  The main engine was thoroughly overhauled in 2024 refit.
• KOHLER 120/240-50Htz 12 KVA genset c/w remote start panel (2018). 
• VETUS 80KGF 12VDC bowthruster
• 1 x 27,000 BTU MARINEAIR air conditioning unit (2012)
• 2 x 16,000 BTU MARINEAIR air conditioning units (2013)

SELDEN aluminium ketch rig in excellent condition.  Staysail boom.  Spinnaker pole.  LED tricolour.  Steaming light.  Deck floods.  Wind instrument.  Wind incicator.  VHF antenna. Horn.

All standing rigging, including all terminal ends new in 2024.

• Inmast furling DOLYE mainsail
• Furling DOLYE mizzen
• Self tacking, hank on DOLYE staysail 
• Furling DOLYE genoa
• Spinnaker

All sails in excellent condition, extra servicing in 2024.

WAGNER hydraulic.

• 2 x LEWMAR ST54 electric primary winches
• 7 x LEWMAR manual winches
• 4 x Dorade vents
• Deck box and two fwd deck lockers
• 6 x LEWMAR OCEAN hatches
• Ratlines
• Belaying pins
• Granny bars
• Water catching at hard top
• Dinghy davits
• Boarding ladder

• MAXWELL windlass c/w control at helm (2012)
• 2 x CQR anchors (2014)
• 1 x 45kg DANFORTH stern anchor
• 2 x bow rollers
• 2 x Sampson posts
• 300' of 1/2'' chain (2014)
• 300' of 1'' nylon rode

• 6 person VIKING life raft (in service)
• Life rings
• EPIRB
• 5 x fire extinguishers
• Fire blanket
• Emergency tiller
• Manual bilge pump

• AB NAVIGO RIB c/w new tube covers (2024)
• YAMAHA 20hp (2014)

• Stem to stern shade covers
• Sprayhood 
• Rigid bimini c/w lighting
• Soft bimini over helmsman cockpit (2024)
• Covers for hatches, winches, dorade vents and windlass covers
• Full set cockpit cushions
• Storm shutters for saloon windows

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.