1978 Tartan 37 Boat in San Diego, CA 92106 US
37
1 Engine (Westerbeke)
37 feet
Diesel
Fiberglass/Reinforced
37' Tartan 37 '78 "Dawnsea"
The Tartan 37 is still one of the most highly regarded performance cruising sailboats ever built. She is well-engineered, well-built and well-finished. She has been kept in excellent condition over the years and is priced to sell.
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
V-berth forward with an enclosed head to port and hanging locker and storage to starboard.
Next aft is the salon which features an L-shaped settee with dinette table to port and a settee with custom storage cabinets (in lieu of a port berth) above and outboard to starboard.
A very functional U-shaped galley is to starboard of the companionway steps and a forward-facing nav station with access to a quarter berth is to port.
Eight opening ports, three deck hatches and two dorade vents keep her well-ventilated and comfortable below decks. She is beautifully finished with teak throughout.
Isotherm 12V refrigerator with freezer (New 2024)
2-burner Hillerange propane stove with oven
Marine Tech propane control
Pressure fresh water system
6-gal water heater (New 2024)
Twin stainless steel sinks with new faucets
Signet wind speed and direction
Signet speed and distance logs
Horizon depth sounder
Ritchie 5” pedestal compass
Furuno GPS
Silva hand-held compass
Raytheon R-20 radar
Uniden VHF radio
Seth Thomas clock and barometer
12V DC and 110V AC
(1) West Marine house battery (2023)
(1) Interstate engine start battery (2023)
Battery parallel switch
Battery monitor
Victron Energy Blue Smart battery charger
Shore power cord
Plow anchor with chain and rode
Ideal manual windlass
Dodger with cover, winch covers, pedestal cover
Anchor and steaming lights
Deck light
Running lights
Bow pulpit
Lifelines and stanchions
Boarding gates
Dock lines and fenders
Swim ladder
Magma BBQ
Outboard mount
Windex
Teak slat cockpit seats
Cockpit cushions
Last bottom paint – 8/2025
Wire standing rigging (All new in 2011)
Aluminum keel-stepped mast
Mainsheet traveler
Reaching strut
Spinnaker pole
Harken Cruising 1 roller furling on headsail
Winches:
(2) Lewmar 48ST 2-speed self-tailing primary winches
(2) Lewmar 44ST 3-speed secondary winches
(2) Barient 32ST 2-speed self-tailing cabin top halyard and utility winches
(1) Lewmar 40 2-speed cabin top mainsheet winch
Sails:
Main with lazy jacks
Roller furling Genoa
3/4 oz spinnaker
Balast Sails blooper
Tides Marine Fast Track for mainsail
All lines led back to cockpit through (6) rope clutches
Fresh water cooled engine
3-blade propeller
Engine alarm
Fuel filter
Raw water sea strainer
Stove and engine fuel shut-off valves
Cockpit engine controls
Thermal and acoustic engine area insulation
Manual CO2 engine fire extinguishing
(1) manual and (1) electric bilge pump
Manual head
19-gal plastic holding tank
(4) life jackets
(2) fire extinguishers
LifeSling
U-shape life ring with MOB pole
All seller’s personal effects on board are excluded from the sale of this vessel.
Price History
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 6/7/26 | Initial price | $34,500 |
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