A bog follower has asked us to post some information about the Tartan 42. So here you have it. The Tartan 42 was introduced in 1980. It was conceived as a slightly bigger (stretched) version of the venerable Tartan 41, with a more luxurious interior, extended deckhouse with a shoal draft "Scheel" keel as standard and a deep keel as optional. 34 hulls were built during a production run that ended in 1984.
Here is a copy of the brochure. As always please double click for larger view.
Here are the plans.
And here's a peek at a keel schematic for the Scheel keel. I will draw your attention to the section at the center of the drawing which gives a good indication of the shape.
LOA 42'-0"
LWL 32'-0"
Beam 12'-3"
Draft 5'-0" (Scheel keel) 6'-11" (deep keel)
Displacement 22,000 lbs
Ballast 9,200 lbs
Sail Area 759 sq ft
As a UK follower of your blog it's such a pity, few or any of these yachts ever made our waters. They are the epitome of sensible performance cruising yachts and a far cry from the 'sailing' motor homes on offer today. Alas long gone are the days when designers and boat builders actually put some intelligent thought into what makes a good comfortable, fast and weatherly family cruising yacht with comfortable sea berths, good secure galley, proper chart table and well thought out head.
ReplyDeleteA great boat which has it all, and an undiscovered classic! Very pretty too.
Thanks for posting this. Now I know what our design number is. We have hull #28 that was badly ignored for some time so it's taking us longer than we had hoped to get her ready to cruise, but when we're done we'll have both a beautiful and seaworthy yacht.
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