Seller's Description
I am selling my beloved Tartan 27 because I am moving to South America. The boat is currently outside of Baltimore, Maryland at a friendly marina with fees paid until April 2025.
The decks are free of soft spots and I redid all the penetrations to avoid water intrusion. It has an updated Garmin chartplotter and radio with AIS. The compass and depth sounder are older but working fine. Thru-hulls are all updated and cabin drains have also been redone using larger hose. Dorades are chrome and add a nice touch of class.
Self-tailing Lewmar winches are older but work well and a nice upgrade.
The bright work is in good shape and I also added a teak/holly cabin sole and replaced the original table with a solid mahogany version. The baseplates for stanchions are very beefy, as I replaced the original washer backing with large aluminum baseplates. The Atomic 4 was running well last year, she’s been on the hard for a year now. I had all new blue custom cushions made a few years ago and repainted the interior (still in great shape).
The head is a simple camping toilet.
Gallery has Origo alcohol stove and Whale hand water pump. Bilge pump is oversized and reaches into the deep bilge by hose. Needs a new float switch.
The sail inventory includes a main, working jib, two larger jibs, storm jib and an asymmetrical spinnaker. The main and working jib are older but work fine though you might want something newer if you’re a racer.
The boat is also set up for a tiller pilot and there are two Raymarine tiller pilots on the boat (one is a spare).
The main problem with the boat is that it is currently missing a centerboard. I was able to find a replacement but it was from a newer model Tartan 27 and was a little too wide to fit in the centerboard slot. Seems like the earlier models (mine is #107) took a narrower centerboard. I still have the replacement if you would like to finish the product of grinding it down to fit. The boat sails fine without the centerboard but doesn’t point as well as it could.
Specs
- Designer
- Sparkman & Stephens
- Builder
- Tartan Yachts
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- 64
- Hull
- Monohull
- Keel
- Stub + Centerboard
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 27′ 0″ / 8.2 m
- Waterline Length
- 21′ 5″ / 6.5 m
- Beam
- ?
- Draft
- 3′ 2″ / 1 m — 3′ 6″ / 1.1 m
- Displacement
- 7,400 lb / 3,357 kg
- Ballast
- 2,400 lb / 1,089 kg
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Yawl
- Reported Sail Area
- 413′² / 38.4 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 376′² / 35 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 206′² / 19.1 m²
- P
- 30′ 6″ / 9.3 m
- E
- 13′ 5″ / 4.1 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 170′² / 15.8 m²
- I
- 34′ 7″ / 10.6 m
- J
- 9′ 10″ / 3 m
- Forestay Length
- 36′ 0″ / 11 m
Mizzen
- PY
- 12′ 11″ / 4 m
- EY
- 5′ 8″ / 1.7 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- Universal
- Model
- Atomic 4
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- Gas
- Fuel Capacity
- 20 gal / 76 l
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- 30 gal / 114 l
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- 1
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
6.3 kn
Classic: 6.2 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
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
17.4
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.
- Ballast/Displacement
-
32.4
<40: less stiff, less 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
- Displacement/Length
-
336.0
300-400: heavy
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
- Comfort Ratio
-
27.9
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
- Capsize Screening
-
1.8
<2.0: better suited for ocean passages
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
Notes
Later version of the orginal TARTAN 27. Most notable differences from original: Raised sheer line, leveled out coach roof. Other modifications to interior.
As before, a yawl rig and inboard engine (Atomic 4) were available as options.
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