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Tortuga's Lie · **Joined:** 27 Oct 2006 10:32 **Posts:** 827

For those that were not able to make it to Annapolis or even Newport to see the brand-spankin' new Tartan 5300, you missed seeing a work of art. She is a beauty and seems to have a lot of fore-thought in a great live-aboard. She's also very pricey at 1.2 million and with the way our mutual funds have been tanking, I guess it'll be awhile before I'll be placing my order. Very Happy

I really did not see too many boat that I would trade for, maybe the Cabo Rico 42, Shannon 43 or the Gozzard 44, but the prices of all new boats really makes our classic T-37 a great value when it comes right down to it. If we are able to buy an "average" T-37 for around 50-60k and put 20k in upgrades, we now have a very capable boat for a fraction of what a new Tartan 3700 or even a 3400 would cost, so keep those classic Tartans up and enjoy sailing knowing you saved big bucks!
Cheers

Cheers, Tom

T37Chef · **Posted:** 18 Oct 2008 09:01

I too went aboard the 5300, nice boat, one area I did not care for was the galley arangement for a boat of its size, the best galley I saw on a boat of similar size was the Outbound 52. I also dont get why they leave the screw exposed in the sole, but otherwise a nice boat...but at $1,000,000.00 + I wont have to worry about it Chuckle

Down2TheC · **Posted:** 19 Oct 2008 08:05

I'm hoping they bring one to Strictly Sail next year but that's bigger than what they usually have. I'm sure it's excellent. Judging from the 4300 they've really turned a corner in design. The 4300 was the first Tartan that I'd consider trading HighFlight for. Never really liked the layout of the 3700s.

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