Hello All,
I'm considering purchasing a Tartan 37 here in the Chesapeake where I live, that has had a lot of love lavished on her bones. By that I mean most of the things you don't normally see, like her engine, electrical, plumbing, portlights, chainplates, and bottom, are either new replacements, or serviced to a like new condition. The work that was done is impressive. However, what she needs, is work on the parts you do see.
Like a lot of her interior woodwork needs to be redone, or in the case of the sole in the galley and v-berth areas, replaced. The navigation table needs professional refinishing, and the dining table needs to be rebuilt stronger. The wood below all of the replaced portlights shows water damage, (I have no doubts that replacing the portlights fixed any leaking there). The headliner near her solid fuel heater exhaust was roughly cut and is hanging down a little, and the headliner in the galley is loosely hanging down as well. So the entire headliner may need to be redone.
In terms of customizations, I would like to have the pilot berth trimmed back and converted into a storage area, (or my cats' berth), and the sofa widened. I would also consider a much stronger, custom, dining table. If this becomes a bigger project, and it makes sense to do things all at once, then I would consider installing custom soles and headliners. Maybe the sole should be some material other than teak for wear and tear, and I like the glassed (no) headliner of the Wauquiez Hood 38 MK-II, and would consider that at the same time.
I also want to add things to the boat like a hot water heater/tank, a hot/cold cockpit shower, an electric windlass to replace the manual one, and some solar panels for the electrical system.
I would love to hear any opinions you'd care to offer, on what you think it may cost to have any of these projects performed by professionals, (and if you had any recommendations of some pros in the Chesapeake area who could do this for me). YachtWorld lists one woodworking business in Maryland; Campbell's Custom Boatbuilders in Oxford. Lastly, I noticed the following message at the Tartan Parts website;
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Welcome to Tartan Parts
THINKING ABOUT A FACTORY REFURBISHING OF YOUR TARTAN? GIVE US A CALL OR USE E-MAIL. SPACE IS LIMITED.
Perhaps that could be an option as well.
Thanks,
Jason