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Seller's Description

This is an incredible opportunity to purchase a well-maintained Tartan 31! “Tangent” is a solidly built, excellent sailing Tartan 31 that has been meticulously maintained and upgraded. Through a combination of her double spreader rig and tight sheeting angles, high performance Sheel keel, deep balanced rudder and hull form that carries fullness to her long graceful ends, she exhibits strong windward performance as well as reaching and off-wind performance.

Equipment: Accommodations Tangent features a beautiful traditional layout below with a slightly modern touch wrapped in stunning wood throughout with teak joinery and teak and holly sole . Stepping forward through the companionway, the large galley is to starboard and the nav station is to port. Behind the nav station is a double quarter berth. In the main saloon, there are settes on both sides and above each setee is a pilot berth to port and cabinet storage to starboard. The folding dinette table is against the forward bulkhead. Continuing beyond the main saloon, the masterstateroom is forward with a double v-berth and private access to the head.

Galley The fantastic, spacious u-shaped galley is very funtional with a deep refrigerator box, lots of storage and hot/cold pressure and manual water. The stove has 2 burners and an oven.

-NEW Force Ten propane stove and oven

-NEW Adler Barbour refrigeration

Electronics NEW Garmin GPSmap 7610xsv chartplotter at helm

NEW Garmin HD Radar

NEW Garmin GHS VHF radio at helm

Raymarine A50 Chartplotter

Raymarine ST50 Speed

Raymarine ST50 Depth

Raymarine ST50 Wind

Horizon VHF Radio interfaced with Chartplotter

Electrical 12 volt DC system 110 volt AC system 30 amp shore power service battery charger NEW flexible solar panel at dodger w/ Go Power 30 amp charge controller at nav station

Deck/Hull Hull/keel/rudder was barrier coated North 150% roll furling genoa North Full batten mainsail with 2 reefs, reefing lines led aft NEW Lazy Jack System for mainsail Extra jib halyard Harken roller furling unit NEW dodger NEW Bimini Cockpit awning SS swim ladder H&C pressure water, 30 gal tank, galley foot pump 6 gal hot water heater Bosuns chair 2 anchors with chain, rode Offshore harnesses Safety equipment: Life jackets, radar reflector, horn Screens for all opening ports Double wire lifelines Sunbrella main hatch, handrail, and mast boot covers

Engines/Mechanical Yanmar 2GM20 with only 700 hours

19 gal SS fuel tank

2 fuel filters

Spare engine parts

Specs

Designer
Tim Jackett
Builder
Tartan Yachts
Associations
?
# Built
146
Hull
Monohull
Keel
?
Rudder
?
Construction
FG

Dimensions

Length Overall
31 3 / 9.6 m
Waterline Length
31 0 / 9.5 m
Beam
10 11 / 3.4 m
Draft
4 0 / 1.2 m
Displacement
9,030 lb / 4,096 kg
Ballast
3,900 lb / 1,769 kg (Lead)

Rig and Sails

Type
Sloop
Reported Sail Area
506′² / 47 m²
Total Sail Area
506′² / 47 m²
Mainsail
Sail Area
240′² / 22.3 m²
P
37 0 / 11.3 m
E
12 11 / 4 m
Air Draft
?
Foresail
Sail Area
266′² / 24.7 m²
I
42 5 / 13 m
J
12 6 / 3.8 m
Forestay Length
44 3 / 13.5 m

Auxilary Power

Make
Yanmar
Model
2GM20F
HP
18
Fuel Type
Diesel
Fuel Capacity
19 gal / 72 l
Engine Hours
?

Accomodations

Water Capacity
40 gal / 151 l
Holding Tank Capacity
?
Headroom
?
Cabins
?

Calculations

Hull Speed
7.8 kn
Classic: 6.84 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

7.79 knots
Classic formula: 6.84 knots
Sail Area/Displacement
18.7
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.
18.67
<16: under powered
16-20: good performance
>20: high performance
Ballast/Displacement
43.2
>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

43.19
<40: less stiff, less powerful
>40: stiffer, more powerful
Displacement/Length
228.1
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
228.05
<100: ultralight
100-200: light
200-300: moderate
300-400: heavy
>400: very heavy
Comfort Ratio
20.8
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
20.75
<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
2.1
>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
2.1
<2: better suited for ocean passages
>2: better suited for coastal cruising

Notes

Shoal draft, sheel keel version: 4.33’/1.32m.

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