1996 Tayana 58 Mandate

1996 Tayana 58

Mandate

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$275,000

Bristol RI

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YACHT NAME:

1996 Tayana 58 Mandate

MODEL:

BUILDER:

Tayana

YEAR BUILT:

1996

LOCATION:

Bristol RI

ASKING PRICE:

$275,000

DESIGNER:

Peter Beeldsnijder

HULL:

Fiberglass

CATEGORY:

Cutter

DESCRIPTION:

MANDATE is a substantial cruising boat with the kind of size, layout, and setup that still makes a lot of sense today. She gives you real offshore capability, proper living space, and enough systems and sailhandling help that a couple can realistically manage her. What stands out here is that she does not feel like an old 58-footer that needs excuses made for it. She feels like a real cruising boat that has been kept up and thoughtfully improved over time. The listing notes captain-maintained care during this ownership, along with a dark blue Awlgrip hull, teak decks replaced in 2010, a newer water heater in 2025, an icemaker in 2024, updated propane locker gear, and an 11 hp Side-Power bow thruster.

The layout works well for someone who wants to cruise seriously but still have room for guests. There are three staterooms and two heads, with sleeping for eight if needed. Forward is a VIP cabin with a centerline double, then a port guest cabin with double bunks, and aft is the owner’s cabin with a centerline queen, good storage, and ensuite head. The main saloon has a dining area to port around an expandable teak table, and to starboard a straight settee that pulls out into another double berth. The interior is classic Tayana in all the right ways: satin teak joinery, glossy teak-and-holly sole, and the warmth that makes the boat feel like a cruising home rather than just a place to sleep.

The galley is also laid out for real use. It runs along the passageway aft and gives you double stainless sinks, a four-burner propane stove with oven and broiler, microwave, trash compactor, refrigerator and freezer, and a separate refrigerated drink locker. There is also a built-in Splendide washer/dryer aft in the owner’s area, which matters on a boat meant for extended time aboard. Air conditioning and heat are already part of the package, so the boat works not just for passagemaking, but for living aboard comfortably in a range of climates.

On deck, MANDATE has the features that make a larger cutter much easier to live with. You have the sugar-scoop transom, an expandable passerelle, stainless gates port and starboard, nine Lewmar opening hatches, five stainless dorades, freshwater washdown, remote windlass controls at the helm, a Rocna primary anchor, Fortress secondary anchor, cockpit cushions, teak cockpit table, and the 24-volt bow thruster. Under sail, this is where the boat really starts to make sense for short-handed cruising. The Leisure Furl in-boom system, Doyle furling genoa, Doyle staysail, Profurl furlers, hydraulic backstay tensioner, hydraulic boom vang, and four Lewmar electric winches all point toward a boat that was set up to be handled without a full crew.

The navigation and electrical package is not brand new, but it is serious and useful. The listing shows an ST7000 autopilot, Raymarine digital radar, Garmin chartplotter at the helm, Raymarine 12-inch MFD in the cockpit, SITEX 12-inch MFD at the nav station, laptop navigation setup, ST60 instruments, ST70 wind updated in 2022, VHF, SSB, an 8 kW Northern Lights generator, roughly 950 amp-hours of AGM battery capacity, and a 2,500-watt inverter. That is enough to support real cruising, and it fits the boat’s mission well.

What matters here is that MANDATE feels like a boat built for people who actually want to go somewhere and stay aboard once they get there. She has the volume for family or guests, the warmth and finish people want in a Tayana, and the sailhandling setup that makes a 58-footer less intimidating than it might look on paper. For someone looking for a serious cruising boat with character, space, and the right ownership-minded upgrades already done, this is a lot of boat for the money.

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