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Tartan Marine 37 (Hood)

Masthead Yawl · Fin Keel · First built 1965

A Ted Hood-designed masthead yawl sharing the classic lines of the Black Watch 37 with a low-maintenance fiberglass roof

Designed by Ted Hood, built by Douglas.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

1.72 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.72
LightHeavy

393 — very heavy for her waterline, a serious load-carrying cruiser.

Displacement / length 393
EasygoingPowered-up

16.0 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 16.0
TenderStiff

29% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 29%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

  • Draws less than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2964 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
28.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Yawl
Ratios
SA / displacement
16.0
Displacement / length
393.1
Comfort ratio
34.0
Capsize screening
1.72
Hull speed
6.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
957
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1965
Designer
Ted Hood
Builder
Douglas, McLeod, Tartan Marine

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Hunter Marine 3711.28 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA John E. Cherubini-designed cutter featuring a fin keel and spade rudder, built for stable cruising since 1978
Irwin Yachts 37-111.28 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead sloop designed by Ted Irwin as a no-compromise cruiser, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder
Pearson Yachts 3611.14 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA William H. Shaw-designed masthead sloop built for the IOR One Ton rule, featuring a fin keel and skeg-mounted rudder

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