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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 13-08-2009, 05:47
Replies: 7
Views: 10,069
Posted By tartan37224
Mine is a fin keel model, and she balances well...

Mine is a fin keel model, and she balances well on all points of sail. The centerboard model would allow some "fine-tuning" for even better balance. From my experience sailing both keel types,...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 13-08-2009, 05:04
Replies: 7
Views: 10,069
Posted By tartan37224
We've had our Tartan 37 for 12 years. She's a...

We've had our Tartan 37 for 12 years. She's a 1979 boat, and other than normal maintenance and age-related replacements she's been trouble free. She sails like a dream and is still, IMHO, the...
Forum: Meets & Greets 12-08-2009, 15:19
Replies: 27
Views: 2,260
Posted By tartan37224
Mike's a great resource. I manage the primary web...

Mike's a great resource. I manage the primary web site for the Tartan 37 Association, and he helped us switch to a name domain and then started the Tartan 37 Forum soon after. It's been fantastic -...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 11-08-2009, 06:02
Replies: 58
Views: 46,701
Posted By tartan37224
I have seen the foam-cored sandwich between two...

I have seen the foam-cored sandwich between two thin layers of fiberglass of the Tartan hull in a boat that was on the hard after being gashed by god-knows-what. It wasn't a pretty sight.

I think...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-08-2009, 13:29
Replies: 58
Views: 46,701
Posted By tartan37224
That's a good question, deserving of a slightly...

That's a good question, deserving of a slightly technical answer. Other Engineers and similar types please bear with me - I'm going to assume that some of the folks reading this have less technical...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-08-2009, 08:10
Replies: 58
Views: 46,701
Posted By tartan37224
OOPS! On my last, I meant to say that the hull...

OOPS! On my last, I meant to say that the hull was also NOT SOLID at the traveler area! In other words, just like yours.

Tom
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-08-2009, 08:07
Replies: 58
Views: 46,701
Posted By tartan37224
Mine is also NOT cored at the traveler area. Go...

Mine is also NOT cored at the traveler area. Go figure! I installed some fairly heavy stainless steel backing plates there when I had the headliner removed.

Your thoughts on the hull are...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-08-2009, 07:14
Replies: 58
Views: 46,701
Posted By tartan37224
Quote: Tom, I think that is true only on models...

Quote: Tom, I think that is true only on models after 1984? I will try to locate the link.

My boat is a 1979 model. It has solid layup on the foredeck, under winch locations, etc. I'm the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-08-2009, 06:41
Replies: 58
Views: 46,701
Posted By tartan37224
Quote: I remember reading a while back that an...

Quote: I remember reading a while back that an owner had drilled in a new seacock, and found solid glass on a T37C. He posted a pic of the plug. However, I wouldn't dispute Tom, and guess that...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-08-2009, 04:25
Replies: 58
Views: 46,701
Posted By tartan37224
Quote: To throw a wrench in the works...

Quote: To throw a wrench in the works here...There were 2 tartan 37's. A Douglas&McCloud(Tartan)37, designed by Ted Hood and the newer Tartan 37 by Sparkman/Stevens.

The Ted Hood designed D&M 37...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-08-2009, 21:27
Replies: 58
Views: 46,701
Posted By tartan37224
Erika, I'm not one to doubt Dave, but I can...

Erika,

I'm not one to doubt Dave, but I can only go by what I see in my boat and others, by surveyor's findings, and by Tartan's own original literature. Here is a direct quote from the original...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-08-2009, 19:07
Replies: 58
Views: 46,701
Posted By tartan37224
Erika, Tigger is Hull #2. It's good to hear...

Erika,

Tigger is Hull #2. It's good to hear from Sharon & Dave's family. We communicate with them via e-mail from time to time, and had the good fortune to meet them several years back at the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-08-2009, 16:33
Replies: 58
Views: 46,701
Posted By tartan37224
Quote: If the CB mechanism on the T37C is...

Quote: If the CB mechanism on the T37C is similar to the one on the T34C (Tom?) you can crank the CB down to any depth appropriate for trim. On the B-40 the CB is strictly either up or down.

I...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-08-2009, 05:50
Replies: 58
Views: 46,701
Posted By tartan37224
Tartan 37 K/CB

Rick,

The centerboard on the Tartan 37 is a reliable unit. Like anything, time and wear do take their toll, so if you are buying a Tartan 37 K/CB model, check the centerboard pivot bearings at...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-08-2009, 19:10
Replies: 58
Views: 46,701
Posted By tartan37224
The two boats are very different. The Hinckley...

The two boats are very different. The Hinckley Bermuda 40 is a classic, built to exceptionally high standards, but the classic lines come with somewhat of a penalty for space. I can't speak to the...
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