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Review of Tartan 3700


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Tartan 3700 is a sailboat designed by the maritime architect Tim Jackett.

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Hull
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Interior
The boat is equipped with 4+2 berths.

Rig
The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

Keel

The Tartan 3700 has been built with more than one type of keel.

One option is a fin keel. The fin keel is the most common keel and provides splendid manoeuvrability. The downside is that it has less directional stability than a long keel.

Another option is a centerboard keel. A centerboard keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.

The boat can enter even shallow marinas as the draft is just about 1.22 - 1.32 meter (4.00 - 4.30 ft) dependent on the load. See immersion rate below.


Engine

Tartan 3700 is typically equipped with an inboard Yanmar 3JH3-CE diesel engine at 38.0 hp (28 kW), which gives a max speed about 6.2 knots.

The fuel tank has a capacity of 143.0 liters (37 US gallons, 31 imperial gallons).


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Tartan 3700 is 2.00, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 7.3 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Tartan 3700 is about 233 kg/cm, alternatively 1304 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 233 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1304 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Tartan 3700 is 26.5.

Low High 42% 0 50 100
Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 42% of all similar sailboat designs. This comfort value is just below average.


L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Tartan 3700 is 2.92.

Slim Wide 82% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is more spacy than 82% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more spacy hull design.


Ballast Ratio

What is a Ballast Ratio?

The ballast ratio for Tartan 3700 is 39%.

Low High 46% 0 50 100
This ballast ratio shows a righting moment that is higher than 46% of all similar sailboat designs. A righting moment (ability to resist heeling) just below average.


D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Tartan 3700 is 279 which categorizes this boat among 'medium weight cruisers'.

Heavy Light 38% 0 50 100
38% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A heavy displacement combined with smaller water plane area has lower acceleration and is more comfortable.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Tartan 3700 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 17.6, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 21.0.

Low High 58% 0 50 100
The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 58% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.


Over- / underrigged

Low High 31% 0 50 100
The Tartan 3700 has more rig than 31% of all similar sailboats, which indicates that the boat is slightly underrigged.


Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 43m2 (462 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.


Rig

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 33.5 m(109.9 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard33.5 m(109.9 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker halyard33.5 m(109.9 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Jib sheet 11.3 m(37.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Genoa sheet11.3 m(37.0 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Mainsheet 28.2 m(92.5 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Spinnaker sheet24.8 m(81.4 feet)14 mm(0.55 inch)
Cunningham4.6 m(15.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Kickingstrap9.1 m(30.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)
Clew-outhaul9.1 m(30.0 feet)12 mm(1/2 inch)

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