S/V Stella Blue 1982 Tartan 37

Entering Nassau Harbor, Bahamas at sunrise.2012

1982 TARTAN 37, HULL NUMBER 397

The Tartan 37 by Sparkman and Stevens has become a cult boat with an enthusiastic and knowledgeable owners group. (See links below). She was a winner the minute she came out of the mold. She is a well-built, legendary cruiser/ racer with spacious accommodations and storage. Her performance under sail is fast and well mannered. The current owners have spent literally months getting Stella Blue in turn-key condition and she is ready for her next adventure. While many boats require extensive work and money to get them ready for cruising, Stella Blue does not. Literally, you only need to bring your clothes and passports and your ready to depart.

Detailed Specications and Equipment

Dimensions LOA: 37 LWL: 28.6 Beam: 119

Displacement: 15,500 Draft: 42/79 Bridge Clearance: 54 Ballast: 7,500 Engine Engine: Beta Marine Max Speed: 8.0 kts Tankage Fuel: 50 Water: 90 Holding: 16 HP: 38 Cruising Speed 6.5 kts

Hours: 0 (newly installed 8/2012)

Accommodations The beautiful varnished interior is well designed with lots of built-in storage, plenty of ventilation and all the creature comforts for cruising. The forward cabin has plenty of room with drawers and two hanging lockers. Double aft quarter berth and starboard midship pilot berth. The custom- made bulkhead fold down table in the main salon is truly unique.

Mermaid 16,500 BTU Heat/AC with vents in main salon, head, and v-berth. Hella cabin fans. (x3) Full marine head with hot/cold shower. Full galley with hot/cold pressure water.

Galley

Adler Barbour 12 volt refrigerator/freezer. Force 10 3-burner propane stove and oven with broiler. Corian removable stove top workspace. Teak glass holder. Pin rail holders for spices. Special dish storage bins. Abundant storage behind sliders. Large silverware drawer. Double SS sinks. Large dry storage for pots and pans. Hot and cold pressure fresh water system with large accumulator tank.

Fresh water hand pump at sink. Salt-water foot pump at sink.

Sails & Rigging

Two Lewmar #52 ST 2-speed primary winches. Two Lewmar #44 ST 2-speed secondary winches. Four Lewmar regular winches. Mainsheet traveler system. Navtec hydraulic backstay adjuster. Hard boomvang. Preventer. Spinnaker and reaching strut. Removable running backstays. Lazy Jack system. Removable inner forestay and self-tending boom for staysail. Harken II roller furling headsail system. New Full batten mainsail with triple reefs.- 2011 Asymmetrical spinnaker. Hood Dacron 135% headsail. Hood Dacron 103 headsail UK Dacron staysail

Electronics

New Garmin Radar 24 HD-2011 New Garmin 740 Chartplotter-2011 New Standard Horizon Matrix AIS+ VHF with cockpit mic- 2011 New AIS (integrated with chartplotter)- 2011 Ockam Offshore Racing electronics package with KVH hluxgate compass. Edson wheel steering with Autohelm ST4000 autopilot. Radar rehlector. Garmin 120 GPS receiver integrated with Ockam.

Standard Horizon VHF with RAM mike at helm. Richie pedestal mounted compass. TV antenna mounted on mast. Datamarine 400 digital depth sounder.

Electrical

Electric and engine driven hot water heater. 5 AGM group 31 batteries. 420 amp hours in house bank. 130 amp high output alternator. Magnum Energy monitoring system. Insulated backstay for SSB radio. Balmar 3 step regulator. Ampair 100 12v wind generator Magnum Energy inverter. 12v Alpine glow cabin lights. Kerosene lamps (x2) Kyocera 140w Solar Panels (x2)

Deck Equipment

Double lifelines with port and starboard boarding gates. Double SS bow and stern rails. Two opening hatches. Eight opening ports. Two dorade vents. Simpson Lawrence electric windlass. 45 lb. CQE with 80 chain and 150 three strand rode. FX 16 Fortress anchor with 40 chain and 150 three strand rode. Horseshoe buoy. Lifesling.

Hot/Cold cockpit shower. Cockpit table. Saltwater deck wash-down. Dodger/Bimini and connector. Custom side boarding ladder (can move to port or starboard gate). Custom Ocean Marine SS davits.

Misc. Equipment & Information

New Bottom Paint- October 2011 (2 coats of Petit Trinidad) All cockpit teak benches rehinished-2011 New cockpit cushions-2011 All pumps (water, HVAC and macerator) replaced in 2011. Numerous spares. New Beta Marine Engine- March 2012- 0 hours

Tartan 37 Reference Links

Tartan 37 Owners Association: http:// www.tartan37.com/ Tartan 37 History (from OA) http:// www.Tartan37.com/history.html Bluewater Boats: http://bluewaterboats.org/ tartan-37/

More Information

baxter@chasethefun.com or call +1.801.209.6840

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Stella Blue in Print 2012