Designed to be a well-mannered, firm and able sailing vessel, the Tartan 3500 delivers performance. Her moderate beam and powerful ends, linked with either the deep fin or the optional beavertail keel provide excellent stability and sail-carrying ability. The long waterline and strong rig offer fast passages and a competitive edge, while the contoured cockpit seats, wide coamings and pedestal steering ensure a skipper`s comfort both at sea and dockside. Her frame has been well-engineered and constructed to save weight, yet remain sound. The hull is a balsa-cored sandwich structure with a vinylester barrier coat between NPG-ISO gelcoat and the hand-laid laminate. A cored deck and a bond-in-place grid structure produce a strength-to-weight ratio that makes her a high-performance, medium-displacement cruiser-racer. The pattern non-skid of her deck maximizes safety, comfort and function. Logical in layout, she has two-foot-wide side decks and inboard shrouds that afford easy passage both fore and aft, plus allow optimum sheeting angles for efficient upwind sailing. Mounted through solid glass and aluminum backing plates, her quality equipment is strategically placed for either cruising or racing pleasure. Leading all lines aft to a cockpit that is quite manageable by one, she features a low-stretch genoa and main halyard, Dacron genoa and main sheets, traveler tagline and reef lines. Down below, she is fully fitted for cruising comfort with good stowage and generous accommodations. Her interior is highlighted by Tartan`s trademark teak joinery and hand-rubbed oil finish while being suitably complemented by the pleasing aesthetics of her fine fabric selections. The voluminous curves coupled with the clever use of angular bulkheads enable her nav station to be tucked aft while providing plenty of room to stand and move about.
Boat Designer
Tim Jackett
Cabin Accommodation
Forecabin with lockers, hanging locker and (4) drawers.
78` x 60` forward berth.
Furniture grade main cabin settees and seats with contoured cushions.
Main cabin with teak hardwood cabinets throughout.
Large storage outboard of main cabin seatback.
Varnished drop-leaf centerline table with table storage.
Full navigation station tucked aft to starboard.
Navigation locker with storage space for extensive electronic installation.
Aft cabin with 78` x 60` double berth, hanging locker and shelves.
Storage below berths.
Helmseat storage bin.
Propane gas storage for two tanks - portside.
Hinged storage on top of engine box.
Cockpit seat locker.
Headroom - 6` 4 1/2`.
Cockpit
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Dashboard
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Deadrise at Transom
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Deck
White, off-white or sand gelcoated deck with patterned, contrasting non-skid.
Hand-laminated sandwich composite of polyester resin.
Uni-directional `E` glass and end grain balsa core.
All hardware installation points are solid glass backed with 1/4` aluminum plates.
Joined to hull using stainless steel fasteners that are drilled and tapped into aluminum backing plates then molded into hull flange.
Bonded with 5200 sealant.
Draft Board/Drive Up
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Dry Weight
11400 lb fin
Electrical
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Engine
Inboard
Engine Mechanical
27 hp diesel with console mount controls and instrument panel.
25 gallon fuel capacity with remote gauge.
Racor fuel filter/water separator.
16` Fixed propeller on stainless shaft.
Brass interior cabin dome lights and directional lights.
Courtesy night lights strategically placed around cabin sole.
Navigation lights.
Electric sump pump.
Electric bilge pump.
12 volt DC metered panel.
110 volt AC shorepower with distribution panel 50 ft. shorepower cord.
40 amp battery charger.
(2) 105 amp batteries with selector switch
Electrical bonding system.
UL approved stranded, tinned copper ABYC color coded wiring throughout.
Engine Notes
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Flybridge
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Fuel
Diesel
Fuel Capacity
25 gal
Galley
3-burner Force 10 gimbaled stove with oven and broiler Single stainless steel galley sinks - 9` deep.
Molded top and front load icebox, 4` foam insulated.
Built-in trash bin.
Hot and cold pressure water and manual fresh water pump.
67 gallon freshwater aluminum tank.
Extensive lockers, shelves and drawers
Corian�� Countertops (Optional).
General Construction
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Horsepower (total)
Hull
White NPG/ISO gelcoated hull, hand laminated with alternating layers of strand mat and uni-directional `E` glass locally reinforced.
Partially cored with Baltek balsa for stiffness with solid glass at all thru hull, chain plate and keel installations.
Gelcoat backup layer is laminated and chemically bonded using a 4mm barrier coat of vinylester anti-corrosive resin for blister resistance.
Bronze thru-hull fittings.
Bulkheads and floor timbers are directly taped to the hull skin while in the mold.
Built to ABS Plan Certification.
Backed by a 10-year blister guarantee.