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Below is a Tartan 37 offshore prep list from the February 1997 issue of Blue Water Sailing:
Retrofitting for Voyaging
The list of gear that offshore sailors covet for extended cruising is long and
expensive. However, when looking at boats on the market for their suitability for
offshore sailing, it is important to factor in what would need to be done to make
the boat ready. Given an unlimited budget (!), here's what BWS would do to
transform a sparsely equipped Tartan 37 into a world cruiser:
Rig: add removable staysail stay, staysail and running backstays; roller furling on
headsail; high-roach, full-battened main, triple stitched, with three reef points;
storm trysail track on mast; rigid vang on the main boom; adjustable traveler on
main sheet; hydraulic backstay adjuster; insulated backstay for SSB/Ham.
On deck: Dodger over companionway; radar arch/ Bimini over helmsman's seat
with solar panels, GPS anetnna and radome on top; weather cloths around
cockpit; MOM unit; line organizing bags in cockpit; life raft on cabin top or stern
rail bracket; tracks and cars for staysail; padeye's aft for spinnaker sheets;
vertical windlass on bow; anchor roller; deck box forward of mast.
Engineering & systems: 400 amp/hr, battery capacity; 120 amp alternator with 3-
step regulator; portable generator; propane system for stove/oven and hot water;
high-capacity bilge pumps (manual and electric); 20 gallon diesel bladder; 20
gallon water bladder; 12-volt refrigeration; fluorescent lights in galley.
Electronics & Self steering: Radar; GPS; VHF; SSB/Ham; Speedo-Log; Sailing
instruments; high-seas receiver; below-deck autopilot; cockpit wheel-pilot; wind
vane.
To this list I would probably add amodification to the bridgedeck (too low) to preclude following seas from swamping the interior. Jay
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