1989 Tartan 37Sold

There were 486 Tartan 37's built, and Tryst is the last one off the production line before they made modifications and came out with other models. As the last boat, it had some changes that are not common in most Tartan 37's. The interior is different. Tartan was able to use the newer Tartan 40 designed cabinetry. The owners have dual propane lockers in the cockpit for a new 4 burner PROPANE stove and oven. The interior upholstery is NOT the traditional dark, tartan, scratchy, plaid cushions. On the outside, Tryst has the double spreader tall mast with a bridge clearance around 53' 8" above and the Scheel Keel draws 4' 7" underneath. More importantly, the current (original) owners of the boat have taken meticulous care of the boat, sails, rigging, and engine. All owners manuals and major records will convey with the boat. There is a full winter cover for winter storage. The removable teak gets treated every year over the winter and is in excellent condition (the toe rail and grab rails have been routinely varnished by the boat yard). The Man-overboard bag on port is replicated with a similar bag holding life jackets, because they make good back rests while sailing. There's a custom-made screen bag for storing the companionway screen system. Sleeping has been enhanced with a real custom Handcraft Inner Spring Mattress fitted in the vee berth and is as comfortable as your bed at home. There's a storage bag in the cockpit locker with designated "RAFTING LINES" for proper safe rafting with other boats. There's a very compact group of pots and pans are stored together with removable handles in an area about 1' X 1' X 1'. Lots of little things that "Tryst" the best choice for a used Tartan 37. 

Henry A. Scheel, N.A. from Rockport Maine designed what is called the Sheel Keel in 1976. The objectives are simple: 

1.  Shallow Draft
2. No Centerboard
3. Lowest possible ballast
4. Maximum Stability and sail carrying Capacity
5. Fastest possible boat speed
6. Save Money

"Basically, the Scheel Keel causes an important change in the way water flows under the boat fitted with a conventional deep fin keel. The conventional keel allows water to flow from the high-pressure leeward side to the low-pressure side. What results is a drag-inducing vortex, one of the primary contributors to residual resistance of the vessel's keel. 

The flared shape of the Scheel keel greatly reduces the lee-ward to wind-ward water flow, thus cutting down on residual resistance.

At the same time, the Scheel Keel requires far less draft than a deep fin keel and there is no need for a centerboard, and that makes life a lot easier.

Also water flow along the sides of a conventional keel tends to be turbulent which further contributes to the negative effects of residual resistance. On the other hand, the water flow along the Scheel Keel seems to be more laminar than turbulent. So, residual resistance is reduced even more.

And best of all, the shape of the Scheel Keel provides the ballast with the lowest possible center of gravity. And that means maximum vessel stability and sail-carrying capacity, which produce the fastest possible boat speed."

Documented Vessel: Philadelphia

Documentation No.: 951977

Type:                           Auxiliary Powered Sloop "Racer/Cruiser"

Manufacturer:             Tartan Marine Co., Grand River, OH 44045

Designer:                     Sparkman & Stephens

Manufacturer's No.:    TAR37486L889

Hull No.:                     486

Year Built:                  1989    

Rating:                        PHRF 156 - PHRF of Chesapeake, Inc. (2005)

            LOA:               37' 3.5"

            LWL:              29' 5"

            Beam:              11' 9"

            Draft:              4' 7" (Scheel Keel)

            Displacement: 15,500 lbs.

            Ballast:            7,500 lbs.

            Sail Area:        625 sq. ft.

            Sail Dimensions:

                        I:          47' (Foretriangle Height)

                        J:          16' (Foretriangle Base)

                        P:         41.6' (Mainsail Luff)

                        E.         12' (Mainsail Foot)

            Mast Height:   53' 8" (Bridge Clearance - Double Spreader)

            Keel:                Scheel - 4' 7"

            Rudder:           Skeg

            Steering:          Leather covered Edson 36" Stainless Steel - w/ Pedestal & Guard

       Mast:

             Extruded Painted Aluminum Mast w/ Double Spreaders

            Standing Rigging: 1x19 Stainless Steel Wire (Replaced in 2008)

            Chain Plates:   Stainless Steel (rebedded and inspected regularly)

            Running Rigging: Internal Halyards

            Main Halyard: 3/8" Low Stretch (Replaced 2020)

            Genoa Halyards: 7/16" High Tech Low Stretch (replaced 2008)

            Spinnaker Halyard: 7/16" Yacht Braid

            Traveler: Garhauer Traveler with tag lines

Spinnaker Pole: 16’ Extruded Aluminum White Paint w/ chaffing leather – Remote trigger latch – mast track deck chocks (pole not on board)

     Reefing:

             Main:    2 Slab Reefing Lines, 3/8" Yacht Braid Single Line Lead Aft to Cockpit thru Line Stoppers

             Jib:       Seldin Furlex 200 S

             Sheets: 

                        Main:   7/16" Dacron Braid-Eye Splice

                        Genoa: 9/16" Dacron Braid

            Topping Lift:  7 x 19 Vinyl Coated Wire (replaced 2015)

            Topping Pennant: 5/16" Dacron Braid-Eye Splice around Shackle

            Stays:              

                        Headstay: 5/16" Wire

                        Backstay: 5/16" Wire

                        Upper Shrouds (2): 5/16" Wire

                        Lower Shrouds Fwd. (2): 1/4" Wire

                        Lower Shrouds Aft. (2): 1/4" Wire

            Genoa Tracks:

                        Inner & Out-board:

            Blocks:

                        Main Sheet:

                        Genoa Sheet:

                        Snatch Blocks:

            Winches:  All Stainless Steel

                        Primary (2): Barient 28 Self-tailing

                        Main Sheet: Barient 21 Self-tailing

                        Halyard (2): Barient 18

                        Handles (3) + one (1) plastic double handled

            Dock lines, spare lines, Rafting lines, fenders with blue fender covers

            Cockpit:

                        9' 0" T-Shaped, Self Drain 2" diameter

                        Pedestal: 36" SS Wheel w/leather cover on Pedestal w/ 5" Richie Compass

                        Pedestal Guard: SS Tubing w/ NavPod housing for electronic Read outs

                        Edson Teak Cup Holder and Detachable Table

                        Cockpit Shower

                        Sony Outdoor Speakers

                        Autopilot: Furuno NAVPilot

                        Engine Instrument Panel

                        Teak Grate

                        Teak Cockpit Seating 

                        Dodger w/ Zip Out Panel and (2) Pockets built by Cambridge Canvass & Sail – 2017

                        Bimini – (2005 built by Cambridge Canvass & Sail) Rigid tubing – 2017)

                                    With zip-in Sun Shades & canvas connector panel to Dodger

                        Additional Canvas – to protect from rain and overall cabin protector

            Deck:   Hand-Laid Balsa Cord Laminates

                        Rails & Lifelines:

                                    Pulpits: 1" SS

                                    Stanchions: 1" SS thru-bolted w/ Double Lifelines

                                    Lifelines: 3/16" SS Wire with gates

                                    Swim Ladder: Built-in Stern Pulpit

                                    Grab Rails: Teak on Cabin Top

                                    On deck electric plug for search light at port pulpit base (High visibility Search Light included)

                        Turning Blocks & Line Stoppers

                        Jack Lines for off-shore.     

            Hull:                Hand-Laid Uni-Directional "E" Fiberglass

                                    Gel Coat - NPG/ISO backed w/ Vinyl ester Resin

                                    Toe Rail: 2 3/4" High varnished teak w/ Mid Rail Mooring Chock w/ Cleat

            Ventilation:

                                    Ports (9): 15" x 5" Aluminum Lewmar w/ screens

                                    Opening Hatches: (1) 24" x 24" Anodized Aluminum w/ custom Teak Screen

                                    (1) 17" x 13" Anodized Aluminum w/ custom Teak Screen    

            Dorades: 

                                (2) Cowl Type - Stainless Steel

                                (2) Marinco Nicro stainless steel Day Nite 3” Ventilators

                                Main Companionway with (3) Teak Slats and Custom Teak Screening

Interior head room 6'4"

Stove – "Like New" 4 Burner and oven with broiler Broadwater Marine Stove - with two 6 # propane tanks located in separate chambers in lazarette. Solenoid switch safety switch and installed to code (most Tartan 37's had Natural Gas equipment)

Refrigeration – Adler Barbour Cold machine

Trash Holder – On back of the Galley door under sink there is a teak lip and shelf to secure a plastic trash basket with a lip atop to hold it

Battery Charger – Pro Mariner (2024)

Batteries – House batteries - Four (4) Trojan 105 ah batteries (2023);          

One (1) starter Grp 27 Deka

E-Meter Battery Monitor

Television – WAS 12v on-board TV (needs replacing) with Dantenna 12v antenna at masthead. Boat is also wired for cable TV connection

AM/FM radio – Sony CDX-5260

Cabin Fans – (3) Hella 12v Fans – V Berth, Main Saloon, Quarter Berth. In addition (2) Portable fans chargeable with inverter under Nav station.

Cabin:  V-Berth

                        Handcraft inner spring mattress

                        Permanent insert and built-in storage cabinet under v-berth bed

                        Teak step on port side

                        Starboard side locker converted to shelves with cedar lining

                        Mirror on back of door to head

Cabin Water Pressure - SHURflo Pump

                        Seagull Water Filter

                        Superstor Water Heater

Showers – hot and cold water shower in Head and cockpit

Marine Head – VacuFlush 500Plus, Dometic J-Series Vacuum Generator

Macerator Pump – Jabsco Self-Priming Pump New Pump – (2025) Operation switch under step at bottom of port V-berth locker.  Pump located under base of port Vee berth locker

                        Universal M40 Diesel Engine – Kubota V-1502 Block Model 5432

                        PSS Type A Shaft Seal (Replaced tube, seal and hose clamps) Dripless shaft Seal

                        Propeller: Three (3) Blade Maxi-Prop on a 1 1/8” shaft.

                        Zincs: Two (2) 1 1/8” shaft zincs, one (1) maxi-prop triangular (63mm)

                        hub zinc, one (1) 5/16” x 1” for the heat exchanger. Changed annually.

                        Kidde Fire Suppression in engine compartment w/ w/ discharge pull at helm station

                        35 # CQR Anchor - Primary

                        Fortress F-37 Anchor - Secondary

                        Anchor Rode – Primary

                                    250’ of 5/8” 3-strand nylon rope

                                    40’ of 3/8” HT chain

                        Anchor Rode – Secondary

                                    200’ of 5/8” 3-strand nylon rope

                                    20’ of HT chain

                        Wash Down Hose - fitting at starboard pulpit base

                        Garmin GPSMap741 installed on NavPod installed on binnacle guard

                        Garmin HD Radar mounted on Questus 400-G self-leveling station on backstay

                        Furuno FI 501 anemometer, AWI, with Masthead transducer, mounted in NavPod on binnacle guard

                        Furuno FI 503 – Depth, speed, etc., mounted in NavPod on binnacle guard

                        Furuno RD33 Repeater Instrument Display – mounted at Nav-station

            Standard Horizon Matrix AIS/GPS (GX2200) - with RAM location in cockpit

            Handheld VHF Standard Horizon HX290

           Quick Antares Series 1500W 12V – 5/16’ Gypsy

                        Up only control on deck

                        Up and down control at helm  

                        On off control under Nav seat below

            EPRIB – Litton 406 MHz Cat II Model 952-02 registered with NOAA.

            Life Sling – Rail mounted.  Life Sling Bridle in bag in cabin (Port Back Rest)

            Life Sling Bag (additional) – rail mounted with (4) life jackets (Stb back rest)

            MOB Pole (not on board)

            Four (4) Harnesses – 2 Inflatable PFDs

            Adult Lifejackets (6)

            Flotation Cushions – (6)

            Fire Protection – (1) Kidde Fire Extinguisher in starboard locker in V-berth

                                        (1) in Lazarette, Fire blanket on starboard shelf in saloon

CO detector in saloon

Rule 1100 GPH,

Henderson manual bilge pump,

one Edson Marine 13 GPM with emergency manual

Custom Built by Price Yacht Canvas (1999)

1. (2) Grease Guns & hose fittings for greasing the PYI Maxi-Prop (done annually)
2. Navisafe portable Navigation light
3. 1 new Leather Wheel Kit with needle and twine
4. Entertainment Center items and manuals
5. (2) Pettit Prop Coat-Barnacle Barrier
6. Cruising Solutions Headsets
7. 12v Electric Air Pump with hoses for on-deck dingy inflation 
8. Achilles Inflatable
9. Mercury 4hp outboard
10. New Shurflo 3.5 gpm Wash down pump
11. Package of nylon screening
12. Spare voltage regulator TRANSPO
13. Plywood hatch boards for use during winter storage (I took the teak hatch boards home over the winter to restore and revarnish them. I also took home the detachable teak – cockpit teak – home for winter revarnishing)
14. (2) Cowl vents (vinyl) used for winter storage
15. (3) Flat Tank Oil Changers 12 volt
16. Original 2 Blade Prop
17. Garmin Handheld GPS 72

We ordered TRYST, a classic Sparkman & Stephens designed Tartan 37 sloop at the Annapolis Boat Show in 1988. Tartan advised us that they would build it for us if they received orders for five (5) additional hulls because they were ramping up for the Tartan 372 (Tim Jackett design) hulls. They did not receive any other orders for the Tartan 37 (Sparkman & Stephens design) but still had the hull molds, so they agreed to build ours anyway. We ordered it with a Scheel Keel rather than the centerboard version of the classic Tartan 37 specifically as we did not want the hassle of a center board, with its on-going maintenance issues, and the full keel was too deep for easy Chesapeake Bay gunkholing . While Tartan did have the hull molds, they did not have the interior installations for the cabin bulkheads, nav station, galley and refrigeration and hanging lockers so they adapted those items from the Tartan 40 model and installed them in our boat. As a result, we had a lower cabin sole giving us more head room and more cabinet space along both sides of the main saloon, which enabled us to install an entertainment shelf for AM/FM radio, 12v TV and more storage in place of what had been a sea berth on the starboard side of the classic Tartan 37. We had a ship’s carpenter install two (2) teak screens in the forward hatch and main saloon hatch and cedar lining in the starboard hanging locker (converted to shelves) in the v-berth.  Later, we had a permanent v-berth insert with cabinet below installed by a professional ship carpenter, to accommodate the new handspring inner spring mattress in the v-berth, which enhanced our comfort when cruising

TRYST has sailed throughout the Chesapeake Bay region every year since the boat commissioning in 1989. We also made four (4) cruises to New England which involved offshore cruising to Shelter Island, Block Island, Martha’s Vineyard, Jamestown and other sites along the Buzzards Bay, Jersey shore, Long Island Sound and through New York Harbor. We also went down the ICW to Florida in 2012 and returned in 2013. 

We have done much of the routine maintenance ourselves (annual oil and oil filter changes winterizing the engine and fresh-water system, changing of zincs, greasing the PYI Maxi prop and other miscellaneous procedures) but all the improvements (Instruments, Vacu-Flush, VHF, Windlass and replacement of pumps and hoses, replace the Strut and cutlass bearing replace Heat Exchanger, replace exhaust system, replace impellers and impeller blades -  were done by professionals (Yacht Maintenance Co.).

TRYST has primarily been a cruising boat for us however she has performed well in club racing.  She has a PHRF (Chesapeake) rating of 156 due to her Sheel Keel, while the classic Tartan 37 has a rating of 150.  When sailing head-to-head with a classic Tartan 37, our boat performs as well as they do on all points of sail with one slight exception, when off the wind in light air, where the classic Tartan 37 can sail with raised centerboard.

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.