1979 Tartan -A truly special yacht! -Unique upgrades/ BEAUTIFUL !!

Introduced in 1977, the Tartan 37 was among the most successful of the many collaborations between Charlie Britten and Sparkman & Stephens.  Nearly 500 were ultimately built, testifying to the popularity.  In the minds of many discerning yachtsmen, the T-37 represents the "perfect balance" of design considerations.  Many sisterships have cruised the oceans of the world, while others have had "happy careers" as inland or coastal family cruisers.

WHITE BIRD certainly ranks among finest T-37s afloat.  With her perfect teak brightwork, and custom modifications, her fastidious owners have maintained and upgraded her to a very high standard. 

• Beautiful gloss-varnished brightwork on deck
• Satin-varnished teak joinery belowdecks with gloss trim
• Custom teak cabinetry and storage areas throughout
• Custom "beaded ceiling" headliner w/ teak trim
• Corian countertops -galley and head vanity
• Avon dinghy w/9.8hp outboard
• Switlik 6-person liferaft
• 8 sails; recent rigging upgrades/refit
• Lewmar electric anchor windlass
• Recent dodger and bimini
• Raymarine chartplotter and radar
• Simrad hydraulic autopilot
• Custom "high-end" sound system
• 19" flat-screen TV in custom cabinet
• Frigoboat keel-cooled refrigeration
• Solar panel system
• Force-10 propane stove/oven ('07)
• Bomar SS portlights ('07)
• Custom teak bowsprit
• Recent electrical refit

• Martec-Autoprop 17" 3-blade feathering prop ('10)
• Spare 3-blade fixed prop reconditioned ('09)
• Replaced raw-water pump on engine ('10)
• Paneltronics 24-breaker 12V distribution panel ('08)
• 4 Group-27 "house" batteries (440Ah)-  ('12)
• Group-27 engine battery ('08)
• Amptech 125A alternator ('07)
• Much, much more  (Details to be posted soon.)

•  V-berth in forward cabin
• Enclosed head compartment is forward to port
• Teak lockers to starboard
• Main salon features settee to starboard -w/ pilotberth above
• Galley (see below) is aft to starboard
• To port is settee/berth with nav-station aft -and quarterberth

• Custom "beadboard" headliner (insulated)  w/ teak battens
• Woodwork finished in the “Hinckley” style with varnished handholds and trim and          rubbed oil flatwork
• New Bomar SS ports with white laminate against the cabin sides, insulated
• Insulated hull
• Numerous custom joinery and appointments throughout
• Locker doors have push-latches for positive closure and (no “finger-breakers”)
• All sliding door tracks replaced with nylon lined aluminum tracks
• 4 Hella fans (2013)

Forward cabin

• 4” foam cushions with 2” memory foam mattress toppers
• ABI gooseneck reading lights with LED bulbs
• Cedar lined lockers, shelves added on port side

Enclosed Head  

• Corian counter with SS undermount bowl and new faucet
• Raritan PH-II compact head (2012)
• Teak cockpit grate
• Handheld shower and curtain
• Medicine cabinet w/ mirror -custom angled for easier viewing
• Trash receptacle on back of vanity door

 Main Cabin 

• Customized fold up table w/ custom wine/liquor locker behind (A vast improvement over the standard “slide up” Tartan-37 arrangement)
• New cabin cushions (2012)
• Starboard settee modified for storage and easier sliding out for dining
• Shelves in port settee locker for optimal storage
• Wine cellar under nav station holds about 30 bottles

Nav-station

• Custom cabinetry, raised to allow for more electrical panel, radios, trays for storage
• Bulkhead compass and room for more instruments
• Custom nav light panel, AC voltmeter, 12 volt outlets
• Large nav desk with varnish finish
• Light in storage cubby
• Custom seat and drop-board to make quarterberth bunk

Quarterberth 

• Portlight to cockpit
• Hella fan
• Fishing pole storage
• Reading light

• Corian countertops and double SS undermount sink; faucet with pull out head (2012)

• Frigoboat 12V keel cooled refrigeration w/ "spill-over" system; digital thermostats for     freezer and fridge (batteries recharged by solar panels); compartment rebuilt and refinished, enhanced insulation
• Force 10 three burner propane stove w/oven(2007); propane sniffer/shutoff with 2   6# tanks in custom locker under helm seat
• Microwave oven (can run off inverter)
• Custom shelving/storage under sink, automatic lights
• Recessed LED lighting
• Custom knife rack and cutlery storage

• Lewmar Ocean 1 windlass (motor and gearbox replaced in 2011)
• Anchor washdown fitting on foredeck
• Foredeck T -rack for staysail, dinghy lashing, etc
• All stanchions and lifelines (stainless steel wire) replaced in 2008
• Garhauer midship cleats on toe rail track
• Switlik 6 person liferaft on deck, repacked in 2006
• Hatch lenses replaced   (aft 2005, forward 2010)
• Centerboard refurbished 2009, new pennant 2012
• Bimini (2004) with solar panels mounted and rigid support to stern rail
• Dodger (2008) with zip in connector
• Canvas covers for handrails, dorade teak, primary winches, pedestal, OB, lifesling
• Bomar Passage series stainless steel ports (9) (same as Tartan is using now) (2007)
• Custom propane locker in aft seat with two 6# aluminum tanks (2007)
• Teak stern rail replaced (2007)
• Edson radar pole with outboard crane and antenna arch
• Outboard motor storage pad on sternrail
• Lifesling
• Stern boarding ladder
• Removable side boarding ladder
• Custom teak cockpit table
• Cockpit locker fitted with shelves and line keepers for efficient organization
• Varnished teak Tartan cockpit seats
• Cockpit cushions
• Edson pedestal with high guard rail and chartplotter pod (2001)
• Removable hinged companionway doors and acrylic drop boards with pins (2008)
• Bottom barrier coated in 2001

• 44# Bruce anchor w/ 150’ 5/16 HT galvanized chain + 150’ 5/8” 8 strand braid (2008)
• Hawse pipe w/ secondary rode of 30’ 5/16 HT chain + 250’ 5/8” 8 strand braid (2009)
• 22# Danforth stern anchor w/ 300’ 5/8” 8 strand braid (2009)
• Custom teak bowsprit w/ anchor roller and spinnaker tack block
• Lewmar Ocean-1 windlass (rebuilt 2011)
• Anchor washdown on foredeck

• Quantum 8.6oz "partial full-batten mainsail w loose foot and 2 reefs (2006)
• Strong Track luff slide system (2006)
• Easy Jack retractable lazy jacks for controlled flaking
• Quantum 140% 6.6oz Genoa w/foam luff (2006); Sunbrella UV cover (2010)
• Selden 300 roller furler
• UK/Allan 100% jib 
• Horizon staysail --on "intergral" wire stay 
• ATN Galerider storm jib ("sleeve attachment")
• North Genaker cruising spinnaker (2012)
• Spare mainsail and genoa
• Standing rigging refit (2009)-- swaged upper fittings and Hy-Mod lower
• Navtec hydraulic backstay adjuster (rebuilt 2004)
• Garhauer rod vang (2005)
• Garhauer mainsheet system (2008)
• Custom Schaefer traveler w. 4:1 Garhauer blocks
• Garhauer deck organizers and line clutches (2010)
• Spinnaker track and hardware on mast
• Forespar 16’ spinnaker pole
• Updated running rigging  
• Running rigging at mast: main halyard, genoa halyard, reefing lines (2), spinnaker halyard, spinnaker pole lift and downhaul
• Lines to cockpit: mainsheet, outhaul, centerboard, vang, spare halyard, topping lift, traveler lines, furling line, spinnaker tack, spinnaker sheets
• Lewmar winches:  2 #48 CST self-tailing primary (rebuilt 2012), 2 #40 secondary, #30 and #16 on mast, #16 on boom, #30CST self-tailing (2007) and #30on coachroof

• Raymarine RL70C chartplotter/radar at the helm. Chart chips for Chesapeake Bay &      NE to Maine]
• Raymarine 18” radome on stern post
• Raymarine ST60 depth, speed, wind instruments in teak pod above companionway, wind transducer rebuilt in 2011)
• Simrad/Robertson below-deck hydraulic autopilot 
• Icom M504A VHF with DSC at the nav station, Command-mic III at the helm 
• Hailer/fog horn on the radar pole 
• Clarion stereo AM/FM/CD player with KLH cabin; Polyplanar cockpit speakers, remote control in cockpit, Kenwood amplifier and 2 subwoofers under nav station
• XM satellite radio dock 
• 19” flat screen TV in custom cabinet with DVD player and audio feed to stereo 
• Snake River tank gauges for water and holding tanks

• Major wiring refit -using Ancor marine cable
• 11OV/ 30A shorepower w/cord
• 1500 watt inverter with auto-transfer relay
• 3 110V outlets (nav station, galley, head) -GFI protected
• Galvanic isolator (2008)
• 12V system w/ 24 breaker Paneltronics distribution panel (2008)
• 4 Group 27 "house" batteries -440AH total (2012)
• Group 27 engine starting battery (2008)
• Charles 30A 3 stage battery charger with separate circuits for house and start batteries
• 125 amp Amptech alternator (2007)
• Balmar ARS-5 regulator (2010)
• Battery combiner --for charging engine battery
• 2 Kyocera 130 watt solar panels (on bimini)-- w/ Blue Sky Solar Boost 2512i charge controller and relay (disconnects solar panels when engine is running)
• Link 10 Battery monitor
• Chrome ABI lighting fixtures throughout, most with LED bulbs
• LED navigation lights -and anchor lights

• Westerbeke 37HP (runs well, starts instantly, no oil drips, no blue smoke)

• ZF/Hurth 150 transmission
• Racor filter -and secondary and engine fuel filters (3 total)

• 125 amp Amptech alternator (2007) with Balmar ARS-5 regulator (replaced 2010)

• Teflon packing gland ("almost dripless")
• Martec (Autoprop) 17”  SS 3 blade feathering prop (2010)
• Spare 16” 3 blade prop (reconditioned 2009)

•  All plumbing was completely replaced (2005-2006) with PEX pressure water system and new sanitation piping
• Par Max 4 pressure water pump w/ accumulator tank
• 12 gallon water heater w/ tempering valve
• Hot/Cold faucets in head, galley and cockpit, handheld shower for cockpit or head
• Anchor washdown pump at bow -w/ quick connect
• Original water tanks (90 gallons total) 18 gallon holding tank (2004)
• Jabsco macerator pump (2013)
• Main bilge pump: remote diaphragm pump
• Aux bilge pump: Johnson 4000 gph
• Whale/Henderson manual bilge pump at helm (rebuilt 2006)
• Foot pump at galley w/ switch for choice of fresh or raw water
• Charcoal filter on galley cold faucet

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•  Lots of extra lines, spare parts, filters, etc
• All manuals filed and organized
• Dock lines
• Life jackets, CG emergency equipment, fire extinguishers, etc
• Fleece covered fenders (3)
• Side boarding ladder
• Strap down system on foredeck for dinghy

We have cruised WHITE BIRD from the Chesapeake to Maine over the last nine years, spending each winter doing extensive upgrades and improvements.  With our skills at woodwork and varnishing, we have made our yacht almost into a work of art.  This effort -along with all the functional modifications and upgrades- has all been in pursuit of the goal of making WHITE BIRD self-sufficient for sailing anywhere the world. The yacht is ready, but we got “bigger-boat-itis” -and would like a larger platform for future cruising.  We hope an appreciative new owner of WHITE BIRD will be able to fulfill their cruising dreams aboard her.