Tartan 37' 3700

This Tartan 3700 mid-sized cruiser is easily single handed yet boasts a surprising amount of room down below for a couple looking to spend a few nights at anchor or a season cruising the coast.  “Second Chance” has been used by her third owners for day sails around the Baltimore area of the Chesapeake Bay. 

When Tartan's designer, Tim Jackett, set out to create the latest in a long line of excellent 37-footers from Tartan, he thought past the usual approach to the performance/accommodation puzzle to arrive at a number of "wow, that's the way to go" style solutions. The result is a fast and stable performance cruising yacht with an uncommonly welcoming and functional interior. 

A key aspect of the Tartan 3700's reassuring stability is the generous 12-foot 8-inch beam that is carried well aft, but with an innovative twist at the stern where topside flare adds plenty of deck and cockpit space, while keeping the transom waterline on the trim side. 

The tall, two-spreader masthead rig provides plenty of sail for rewarding performance in light winds, and each of the 3700's keel options is designed to make the boat stand up and keep driving in breezy conditions. The accommodation plan of the Tartan 3700 works equally well for feeding and watering a cruising crowd or for pampering a family or two cruising couples on an extended sailing vacation. The two staterooms are completely private, each with generous-size clothes drawers and hanging locker.

Accommodations

The main salon features incredible 6'4" headroom and the feeling of much more space, thanks to the generous beam. Traditional cherry wood joinery personifies the quality of craftmanship only Tartan can provide. The centerline drop-leaf table will comfortably seat five when raised or drop down for more room. To port, a long straight settee; to starboard a U-shaped dinette that can be converted to a double berth. Lots of lockers along the hull and additional hidden storage behind the seats. Well placed teak hand rails are on either side of the housetop. Lighting and ventilation are provided by eight overhead lights, 3 cabin fans, two reading lights, seven opening ports and two overhead hatches and 2 stainless steel dorades. Dedicated forward facing Nav station to port. New interior cushions and upholstery.

The forward cabin features a V-berth that is large enough for two adults to sleep comfortably in (the berth is 76" L x 25" x 86" and has a removable center insert). Several drawers, cabinets and a hanging locker to stow your belongings. This cabin features a vanity with sink to freshen up in privacy. Two overhead hatches for light and ventilation. 

The aft cabin has a 70" x 78" athwartships berth, with storage beneath it. Generous storage with a hanging locker and drawers and shelves. Four opening ports provide great ventilation. 

The head is extremely generous in size, especially considering this is a 37' boat! The separate shower area with a bi-fold door to separate dry from wet is usually top of the cruisers wish list. Manual Jabsco head, sink and mirror.

• Cherry wood interior
• Storage everywhere!
• Marine Air 16,000 BTU Reverse Cycle Heat and A/C ducted throughout the boat
• 6 Bomar stainless steel hatches with screens: 2 forward, 2 main salon, 1 aft cabin, 1 head
• 15 stainless steel opening ports with screens: 2 forward cabin, 7 main salon, 4 aft cabin, 2 head

Galley

• 3 burner propane Force 10 gimballed LPG stove with oven and broiler 
• Double stainless-steel extra deep galley sinks
• Raw water foot pump for sink
• Corian countertops
• Galley counter extension for additional countertop space
• Top and front load refrigerator
• Built-in trash bin
• Hot and cold pressure water and manual freshwater pump
• 80-gallon freshwater - 2 aluminum tanks with valves to select, isolate, etc.
• Extensive lockers, shelves and dovetail drawers
• Microwave in aft galley locker

Hull and Deck

Epoxy modified vinyl ester construction, hand laminated with alternating layers of strand mat and uni-directional "E" glass locally reinforced. Fully cored with high strength, impact resistant synthetic core for stiffness with solid glass at all thru hull, chain plate and keel installations. Deck with contrasting tan 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 aluminum plate or FRP backing plates. Joined to hull using stainless steel fasteners that are drilled and tapped into aluminum backing plates molded into hull flange, spaced to meet ABS specification for offshore sailing yachts

• "Majestic Blue" awlgrip painted hull
• Removable Kato Stainless Steel Dinghy Davits with support bar
• Shoal draft 5' lead beavertail keel
• Manual Transom Door/Swim platform
• Stainless steel stem head fitting with single anchor roller
• Electric windlass with foot controls
• Teak toe rail
• Stainless steel bow pulpit
• Stainless steel cleats
• Stainless steel vinyl-coated lifelines with port, starboard and transom boarding gates
• Teak grab rails
• Dorade boxes with chrome vents and stainless-steel guards
• Teak cockpit table with integral cup holders
• Teak cockpit sole
• Teak cockpit coaming

Sails and Rigging

• Keel Stepped double spreader Aluminum Mast (painted, rewired, restepped, replaced mast collar – 2022)
• Aluminum Boom
•  Harken Genoa Furler
• New Leisure Furl boom (2022)
• New Forestar boom vang (2022)
• Harken 2 Speed ST 40 Electric Main Halyard Winch/Main Sheet Winch
• 2 Harken 2 Speed ST 53 Electric Primary Winches
• Port Side Cabin Top Harken 2 Speed ST Halyard Winch
• Harken Inboard Genoa Tracks
• Whitlock Rack and Pinion Steering
• New Quantum full batten main sail (2022)
• New Quantum 135% genoa sail (2022)
• Asymmetrical Spinnaker 
• All lines lead aft to cockpit

Electronics, Electrical and Plumbing

• Odessey 8D batteries and Victron SmartShunt battery monitor
• 12-volt Outlets at Helm and Nav
• 12-volt DC metered panel
• 110-volt AC shore power with distribution panel
• 30 Amp shore power connector with 50' shore power cord
• Raymarine Axiom+ 9 (Speed, Depth & Wind, touchscreen Radar/Plotter – Helm)
• Raymarine linear drive Auto-Pilot
• Raymarine 4 KW Radar on Mast
• Fusion Wired Remote
• Vesper Cortex VHF/AIS
• Pepwave MAX BR1 Pro 5G Router and Poynting Antenna
• Fusion Marine Entertainment System
• iCom IC-M502 VHF Radio w/ RAM mic at nav station
• Two electric sump pumps - one set higher & one set lower in bilge

Engine and Mechanicals

• Yanmar 40 HP engine
• 883 hours
• Engine service - replaced shaft seal, cutlass bearing, impeller, gaskets and hoses (2022) ($10,465)
• Cleaned fuel tank and polished fuel (2022)
• New alternator (2023)
• Stainless steel shaft with PYI Dripless shaft seal
• Three Blade Feathering Max Prop

Recent Upgrades

2025

• Installed new Raritan 6-gallon hot water heater ($1,100)

2023

• New electronics ($5,208):

o  Raymarine Axiom+ 9

o  Fusion Wired Remote

o  Vesper Cortex VHF/AIS

o  Pepwave MAX BR1 Pro 5G Router and Poynting Antenna

o  Fusion Marine Entertainment System

• Replaced alternator
•  Updated and reconfigured SeaTalk network
• Installed new boat network with PepWave Max BR1 5G modem and Pynting EPNT-1 Omni-Directional Antenna
• New Adler Barbour refrigeration (incl. evaporator) ($2,665)
• New Odessey 8D batteries and installed Victron SmartShunt battery monitor ($2,256)

2022

• Rigging and Sails:

o Painted, rewired, restepped mast, replaced mast collar ($15,708)

o Replaced all standing rigging ($6,055)

o Replaced all running rigging ($4,096)

o Installed Leisure Furl boom; Forestar boom vang ($25,144)

o New Quantum full batten main sail and New Quantum 135% genoa ($9,259)

o Replaced mast wiring and light fixtures with LED

• Exterior Upgrades:

o Replaced Bomar hatch gaskets

o New cockpit cushions ($2,268)

o Installed new LPG tanks, regulator valves and solenoid. Plumbed gas hook-up for Magma grill

o Replaced LPG solenoid valve

o Replaced LifeSling

o Installed freshwater accumulator tank

o New Lewmar V2 Gypsy anchor windlass ($5,548)

o Installed saltwater anchor wash ($3,400)

o Painted bottom (8 coats of InterProtect, 1 coat Trinidad Pro Black, 2 coats Triton Red)

• Interior Upgrades:

o Replaced all interior lighting with LEDs

o Installed new stereo head unit

o Installed new Raritan Seaera QC head system, replaced sanitation hoses, replaced sink faucet ($9,514)

o Replaced interior cushions and upholstery ($7,009)

o Installed high water alarm

• Miscellaneous:

o New Highfield UL 260 RIB ($2,674)

o New ePropulsion Spirit 1.0 electric motor and battery ($2,331)

o Upgraded bilge pump, resized bilge discharge hoses ($1,871)

2021

• New exterior canvas (beige/sand colored) - dodger, bimini, connecting piece, rib cover, wheel cover ($8,459)
• Replaced shore power connections with 30-amp SmartPlug connectors and cord set