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Seller's Description

This Tartan 28 has been continuously updated and maintained by knowledgeable owners. You would not guess her age to see her. For over a decade, she spent her winters in the Northeast, bundled up and cozy, and her summers sailing. She has been making quite a splash in Eastern North Carolina lately. This Tartan 28 is all set for fun on the water with family and friends. Whether you enjoy cruises or racing, with this boat you can do it all.

Highlights of her past five years of updates include new lifelines, new running rigging, new electronics, and much more. Take a look at the detailed descriptions. Call today to arrange a showing of this beautiful, quality-built boat.

Equipment: Galley: The galley is U-shaped with an ice box aft and deep stainless steel sink forward with a two-burner Origo 4000 alcohol stove in between. The ice box counter may serve as a chart table. At the sink, there is hot and cold pressure water to the primary faucet, and a manual fresh water foot pump to a separate faucet. The galley trash can is accessed through the galley and is actually under the port cockpit seat. A GFCI outlet and 12V outlet are in the galley.

Electronics: Raymarine ST60 Wind, Speed, and Depth Raymarine ST50 Multifunctional Repeater Garmin Chart Plotter 546s Raymarine Autopilot Wheel Mounted Standard Horizon GPS VHF Radio JVC Stereo with CD Player

Electrical: AGM House Battery 2022 AGM Start Battery 2022 Dual Bank Battery Charger ProMariner Battery Monitor New Hot Water Heater Interior Lights Converted to LED Lights Shore Power with 50-ft Cord Hot Water Tank Solar panel

Mechanical: Yanmar GM20F, 16 hp, approximately 20 hours per year since 1986. Mostly motoring out to sail, and then sailing. 2 Blade Gori Folding Prop Major engine service in 2022, including new engine mounts, new starter, new engine hoses “50 hour engine service” in Spring 2023 Stuffing box rebuilt New stainless steel exhaust pipe

Plumbing: All water hoses replaced All waste water hoses replaced New pressure water pump

Rigging: Lewmar Ball Bearing Traveler 2020 Harken 6 Way Mainsheet System Garhauser Boom Vang Cunningham Lewmar EVO Self Tailing ST 30 Winch Lewmar EVO Self Tailing ST 15 Winch Garhauser Adjustable Back Stay Garhauser Adjustable Genoa Cars SS standing rigging replaced in 2011 Running rigging replaced in 2022

Sails: Full Batten Mainsail Crosscut 2015 150% Genoa 2015 135% Genoa 2017 115% Genoa 2016 Asymmetrical Running Spinnaker with Sock .75 oz 2017 North G-AP3 Gennaker with Sock .75 oz 2012 Lazy Jacks Spinnaker/Whisker Pole New Mainsail Cover

Tankage: Fuel 17 gal Water 30 gal Holding 14 gal

Deck and Hull: Fin with Spade Rudder Bottom painted in November 2024 Lifelines replaced in 2019 New Boat Cover, Dark Blue, Covers the Cabin Top New Helm Cover All Opening Ports Removed and Resealed Bottom Media Blasted and Barrier Coated Keel Rebedded Gori Folding Prop Ritchie Compass Within the Past Nine Years, the Keel was Removed, Rebedded, and Replaced with New Keel Bolts, the Winches were Serviced, and the Boom Replaced Deck Mounted Track and Equipment has been Rebedded Nonskid Decking Repainted (Color Formula Available)

Additional Equipment: Boat Pole 2 Cockpit Cushions Fortress Anchor Chain and Nylon Rode 4 life vests

Specs

Designer
Sparkman & Stephens
Builder
Tartan Yachts
Associations
?
# Built
136
Hull
Monohull
Keel
Fin
Rudder
Spade
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
28 2 / 8.6 m
Waterline Length
23 3 / 7.1 m
Beam
9 10 / 3 m
Draft
4 11 / 1.5 m
Displacement
7,450 lb / 3,379 kg
Ballast
3,200 lb / 1,451 kg

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
408′² / 37.9 m²
Total Sail Area
408′² / 37.9 m²
Mainsail
Sail Area
189′² / 17.6 m²
P
33 5 / 10.2 m
E
11 3 / 3.5 m
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
219′² / 20.3 m²
I
37 11 / 11.6 m
J
11 6 / 3.5 m
Forestay Length
39 8 / 12.1 m

Auxilary Power

Make
Yanmar
Model
2GM
HP
18
Fuel Type
Diesel
Fuel Capacity
?
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
?
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
?

Calculations

Hull Speed
7.0 kn
Classic: 6.46 kn

Hull Speed

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Formula

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

7.03 knots
Classic formula: 6.46 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
17.1
16-20: good performance

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

Formula

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64)2/3

  • SA: Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
  • D: Displacement in pounds.
17.11
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
42.9
>40: stiffer, more powerful

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Formula

Ballast / Displacement * 100

42.94
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
264.2
200-300: moderate

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

Formula

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
264.23
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
21.9
20-30: coastal cruiser

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Formula

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)

  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
  • LWL: Waterline length in feet
  • LOA: Length overall in feet
  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
21.87
<20: lightweight racing boat
20-30: coastal cruiser
30-40: moderate bluewater cruising boat
40-50: heavy bluewater boat
>50: extremely heavy bluewater boat
Capsize Screening
2.0
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

Formula

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

  • Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
  • D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
2.02
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

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