"The collaborative project that was to become the Tartan 37 started the spring of 1975 when Tartan Yachts founder, Charlie Britton commissioned Sparkman and Stephens to design a new 37 footer. This wasn’t the first project between the two companies, there was already string of successful collaborations from as earlier as 1961 with the Tartan 27.

     The 37 was initially specified as a boat that could be sold as a sloop or a ketch, and there was to be a cruising version and a race version. As the design progressed the ketch was dropped and the racer with its deep fin keel and tall rig was renamed the Tartan 38 while the Tartan 37 became the cruising version available in both fin keel or shoal draft centerboard.

     The boat was introduced in 1976 with the first boats off the mold being the Tartan 38 racer. They were well received by the market in general. It’s reported the racer did not perform as well as Britton had hoped but the cruising version on the other hand became particularly popular.

     Later boats offered a Scheel keel option as well as an option for a tall rig similar to the racer. It’s estimated around 10% were deep keel boats. In total 486 hulls were produced between 1976-1988." ~ BlueWaterBoats.org

Construction

     "The hull is hand-laid fiberglass with end-grain balsa coring to improve stiffness without sacrificing weight. In areas of high stress such as the mast-step, through-hull fittings, chainplate terminals, engine supports and keel sections the coring is tapered into solid fiberglass. The deck enjoys the same construction method with a good non-skid surface molded into all flat areas. The hull-to-deck join consists of an internal flange bedded with butyle and polysulfide and bolted to the deck on 8-inch centers. Through the years this join has proven to be a strong and dry. In general, the quality of construction is exemplary and considered the among best to be found in production yachts." ~ BlueWaterBoats.org

Hull

• Blue Awlgrip topsides
• Gold Awlgrip cove stripe
• Double white Awlgrip boot stripe
• Red antifouled bottom
• Skeg hung rudder

Deck

     The decks on Puffin are two tone white decks with buff nonskid. The bright toe rails wrap around the decks with stainless steel tubular stanchions, push pit and pulpit with boarding gates port and starboard.

     Stern

• (2) Aluminum stern cleats
• Stainless steel flag staff flange

     Cockpit

• (2) Aluminum cleats
• (2) Lewmar 44 2-speed self-tailing primary winches
• (3) Lewmar 30 2-speed self-tailing secondary winches
• (1) Harken electric 2-speed self-tailing halyard winch
• (2) Tripple clutches on cabin top
• (2) Aluminum cleats on cabin top
• Dodger
• Bright teak slat bench seat tops
• Custom white cockpit cushions
• Manual high volume bilge pump
• (2) Winch handle pockets
• Engine panel
• Fuel gauge
• Bright teak fold-up cockpit table on binnacle
• Bright teak 3-cup holder on binnacle

     Weather Decks

• Internal headsail track with adjustable car port and starboard
• Outboard headsail track with adjustable car port and starboard on toe rail
• Spinnaker pole with deck storage fittings
• Fold down boarding ladder on outboard track
• Diesel infill deck fitting
• Waste-water pump out deck fitting

     Coach Roof

• Harken mainsail traveler
• (4) Vents with bright teak tops
• Bright teak split handrails port and starboard
• (2) Opening deck hatches
• (8) Opening port lights
• Jib traveler on bright teak rail

     Foredeck

• Ideal electric windlass horizontally mounted with drum and gypsy
• (2) Aluminum bow cleats
• (2) Aluminum chocks
• Bronze hawse pipe with cover for anchor chain/rode
• Stainless steel bow plate with single anchor roller

Rig

• Sloop rig
• Shaefer in boom furling ~2014
• Pope main sail ~ 2014
• Pope jib ~ 2014
• Pope red, white and blue spinnaker never used

Electronic

     At Helm

• Ritchie ships compass on binnacle

     In Cockpit 

• Garmin GPSMap 4010 multifunction display

     Navigation Station

• Horizon Intrepid marine VHF

Interior

      Galley

• Opening port light
• Dome lighting under soffit
• Double sink basin
• Built in dishware racks
• Built in spice racks
• 120-Volt outlets
• Top-opening storage locker outboard of sink
• Storage outboard above counters with 3-sliding doors
• Three-burner HillRange stove/oven with gimbal
• Cover for stove cooktop with storage track outboard
• Top loading icebox

     Salon

• Overhead opening deck hatch with screen
• (2) Overhead vents
• (3) Opening portlights
• Dome lighting under soffits port and starboard
• (2) Teak handrails outboard below port lights port and starboard
• (3) Reading lights
• Chelsea ships clock
• Chelsea barometer
• Fold down bulkhead mounted single leaf dining table
• Single bosuns berth to starboard
• Bench settee to starboard
• Storage outboard to port
• L-shaped settee to port
• Hanging locker forward to starboard

     Forward Cabin

• Opening overhead deck hatch with screen
• (2) Opening port lights
• Hanging locker to starboard aft
• Three drawer and locker storage to starboard aft
• Shelf storage outboard above berth port and starboard
• Anchor locker access to forward
• (2) Reading lights
• V-berth with single settee in notch
• Hanging locker to port
• Internal door to head

     Head

• Overhead vent
• Opening portlight
• Medicine cabinet with vanity mirror
• Access from salon and forward cabin
• Raritan Elegance marine electric head
• Single basin sink with shower wand
• Storage outboard and under sink

     Navigation Station

• Cubby storage overhead
• Dome lighting under soffits
• Handrail outboard
• Chart light
• Storage outboard in locker
• Solenoid control panel
• 12-Volt outlet
• Tartan custom 12-volt electrical distribution panel with analog volt and amp meters
• Top-loading chart table
• Three drawers under chart table inboard
• Navigation seat built in forward edge of quarter berth

     Quarter Berth

• Reading light
• Port light opening into cockpit
• 120 Volt electrical distribution panel
• Fold down infill above navigation seat

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