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1999 Tartan 3800

Annapolis, Maryland

$150,000

This Tim Jackett design is the epitome of a performance cruiser. Fast and sea kindly, she draws the gaze of all that see her. Her modern underbody and sleek lines deliver excellent control on all points of sail.  This 1999 Tartan 3800 is hull #42 and, as one of the last 3800's built, includes Majestic Blue topsides, a highlighted white cove stripe, and beautifully varnished teak toe rails. The wide side decks and the secure cockpit make her a wonderful ride. The deep protected cockpit has a full T-shaped helm station, so access to and from it is convenient. This design, simply, does the important things well. It is comfortable to work or relax aboard, and the boat’s profile will please the eye as much in ten years as it does today. 

When you step below, the rich, wonderful hand rubbed cherry interior and teak and holly sole remind you that you are on a Tartan. The joinery is second to none. The Tartan 3800 has two staterooms with double bunks, along with a convertible double salon bunk and a salon single. The head has a separate stall shower and vanity/shaving mirror. The galley will be the envy of the dock, with a large top and front access   refrigerator, ample counter space and louvered locker storage. Lots of stainless-steel ports and hatches provide ample ventilation.

As with most, if not all, of Tim Jackett’s designs, the Tartan 3800 has won many awards, including Cruising World's Boat of the Year contest in 1992. With only 44 hulls built, it is a rear opportunity when one of these beautiful boats comes on the market. RENDEZVOUS has been maintained by professionals throughout her life and her condition is impeccable. She is probably the cleanest & best maintained Tartan 3800 on the market today!

RENDEZVOUS has received continual improvements over the years. Some of her more notable features include:

  • Hood stainless steel ports
  • Mast stripped and painted (’12)
  • 1x19 stainless steel standing rigging (’18)
  • Harken MKIV 2 roller furler (’18)
  • Harken hydraulic backstay adjuster
  • Laminate mainsail with two reefing points (’11)
  • Laminate Genoa with UV cover (’11)
  • Motor mounts replaced ('16)
  • Exhaust mixing elbow replaced ('16)
  • Engine room re-insulated (’23)
  • Garmin radar, AIS and 7610 GPS chart plotter with BlueCharts
  • Raymarine below deck autopilot
  • Kato Marine davits
  • Achilles 8’10” RIB (’22)
  • Yamaha 2.5HP 4 stroke outboard motor (’22)

Call and make an appointment to come see her today- you won’t be disappointed!

Disclaimer

Essex Boat Works is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Seattle Yachts - Annapolis.

Basic Boat Info

Boat Name: RENDEZVOUS
Make: Tartan
Model: 3800
Year: 1999
Condition: Used
Category: Sail
Builder: Tartan
Designer: Tim Jackett
Construction: Fiberglass
Boat Hull ID: TAR38042G899
Has Hull ID: Yes
Keel Type: Bulb Keel

Dimensions

Length: 38 ft
Length Overall: 38 ft
Waterline Length: 31 ft
Beam: 12'5 ft
Min Draft: 5.33 ft
Displacement: 16,500 lb
Bridge Clearance: 55 ft
Cabin Headroom: 6'3 ft
Ballast: 7,000 lb
Cabins Count: 2

Engines / Speed

Engines: 1
  • Make: Yanmar
  • Model: 3JH2E
  • Drive Type: Direct
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Engine Power: 38hp
  • Type: Inboard
  • Propeller Type: 3 Blade, Bronze, Feathering
  • Year: 1999
  • Engine Hours: 2998
  • Engine Location: Center
Displacement Type: Dry Load

Tanks

Fuel Tanks: 1
Fuel Tank Capacity: 38 gal
Water Tanks: 2
Water Tank Capacity: 80 gal
Water Tank Material: Aluminum
Holding Tank Count: 1
Holding Tank Capacity: 24 gal

Other

Heads Count: 1
Drive Type: Direct
Boat Class: Sloop

Galley
  • Granicote countertops with cherry trim
  • Deep, integral Granicote sink
  • Cutting board over sink
  • Single lever water mixer
  • Manual freshwater pump
  • Force 10 3-burner LPG stove with oven and broiler
  • Cutting board cover for stove top                                                                                   
  • Dedicated LPG locker with overboard drain
  • Two 10# steel LPG tanks
  • Xintrex LPG solenoid switch and gas sniffer
  • Top and front-loading refrigeration box
  • Frigoboat water cooled refrigeration 
  • Paper towel holder
Head
  • Fiberglass unitized construction for easy wipe-down
  • Integral molded oval sink
  • Scandvik hot/cold water mixer
  • Separate shower compartment 
  • Bi-fold acrylic shower door
  • Shower sprayer wand on height adjustable bar
  • Single lever shower water mixer
  • Teak shower grate
  • Electric shower sump pump
  • Jabsco electric head
  • Deck pumpout
  • Macerator pump tank discharge
  • Y-valve for overboard pumpout
  • 24-gallon holding tank
Water Systems
  • 80 gallons of fresh water in aluminum tanks
  • 6-gallon electric hot water heater
  • Water heater bypass system for winterization
  • Electric freshwater pump
  • Anchor washdown pump
  • Hot and cold cockpit shower
  • Electric bilge pump
  • Electric bilge pump cycle counter
  • Henderson manual bilge pump
Hull and Deck
  • Hand laminated, gel coated hull with vinyl ester resin for blister resistance
  • Partial balsa core for added stiffness
  • 5’4” lead beavertail keel
  • Elliptical foam cored rudder with stainless steel rudder post
  • Awlgripped Majestic Blue topsides
  • Two tone white with sand nonskid on the deck
  • Single stainless steel anchor roller
  • 35# CQR anchor with 200’ of 5/16” chain and 200’ of nylon rode
  • Lewmar electric windlass with up and down foot switches
  • Six mooring cleats
  • Double stainless-steel bow and stern rails
  • Double vinyl lifelines
  • Port, starboard and transom lifeline gates
  • Sugar scoop transom with stainless steel swim ladder
  • Four teak housetop grab rails
  • Four chrome dorade vents with teak tops and stainless-steel guards
  • Hood overhead hatches (4)
  • Hood house side opening ports (10)
  • Hood cockpit opening ports (2)
  • Dodger with Strataglass windows and aft grab bar
  • Dodger window covers
  • Bimini with observation window and connector
  • Exterior teak all varnished regularly- shows great!
Rigging and Sails

RIGGING

  • Keel stepped double spreader aluminum mast
  • Mast painted (’12)
  • Vans rigid boom vang
  • 1x19 stainless steel standing rigging (’18)
  • Harken hydraulic backstay adjuster
  • Harken MKIV 2 roller furler (’18)
  • Harken mainsheet track and car
  • Harken blocks and deck organizers
  • Toe rail mounted Genoa tracks
  • Garhauer inboard Genoa tracks with adjustable cars
  • Tides Marine Strong Track mainsail system
  • Dutchman sail flaking system
  • Quantum mainsail cover
  • Spinnaker halyard
  • Harken two-speed #48 self-tailing chrome primary winches (2)
  • Harken two-speed #32 self-tailing chrome housetop winches (2)
  • Holtnaute line clutches on housetop (7)
  • Spinlock line clutch for roller furler

 

SAILS

  • Laminate mainsail with two reefing points (’11)
  • Laminate Genoa with UV cover (’11)
  • Cruising spinnaker
  • I: 49’ 9”
  • J: 14’ 7.5”
  • P: 43’ 4”
  • E: 14’ 3”

 

Engine and Machinery
  • Engine room reinsulated (’23)
  • Yanmar 3JH2E 38 HP diesel engine with 2998 engine hours
  • 38-gallon fuel tank
  • Electric fuel tank gauge
  • Racor fuel filter
  • Stainless steel propellor shaft
  • Dripless stuffing box
  • 3-blade MaxProp (‘22)
  • Whitlock steering pedestal
  • Single lever engine control
  • Whitlock 40” destroyer wheel with leather cover
  • Ritchie compass
  • Spare filters
Electrical
  • 30A 120V shore power connection with 50’ cord 
  • 50A/30A adaptor
  • Paneltronics 120V electrical panel
  • 120V receptacles throughout with GFCI protection
  • Tartan 12v electrical panel with volt and load meters
  • Tartan battery selector/combiner switch
  • Four Group 27 house batteries 
  • One Group 27 starting battery
  • 40A battery charger
  • Xantrex Link Pro battery monitor
  • Solar panels on bimini
  • MeTer solar charge controller
  • Floor courtesy lighting
  • 12v plug at nav station
Electronics

Outside

  • Garmin mast mounted radar
  • Garmin GPSMap 7610 GPS chart plotter at helm
  • Garmin AIS antenna
  • Garmin BlueChart charts
  • Raymarine ST6000+ below deck autopilot
  • Raymarine i50 Depth
  • Raytheon ST60 Wind
  • Raytheon ST60 Speed
  • Standard Horizon RAM3+ VHF remote
  • Polk Audio cockpit speakers

 

Nav station

  • Garmin GPSMap 546 chart plotter
  • AIS “silent” switch
  • Raytheon 600R autopilot handheld remote
  • Standard Horizon Explorer VHF radio
  • Clarion M109 Marine AM/FM/CD/MP3 receiver
  • Polk Audio salon speakers
Safety Equipment
  • Jim Buoy horseshoe ring
  • Lifesling
  • PFD’s
  • Flares
  • Throwable cushions (2)
Other Equipment
  • Fenders
  • Dock lines
  • Boathooks (2)
  • Kato Marine davits
  • Achilles 8’10” RIB (’22)
  • Yamaha 2.5HP 4 stroke outboard motor (’22)
  • Edson outboard motor pad
  • Wind scoop
  • US flag
  • Paper charts
  • Magma LPG grill
  • Cockpit cushions
  • Teak folding cockpit table with cup holders
  • Windex
  • Weems and Plath clock
  • Weems and Plath thermometer
  • Weems and Plath oil lamps
  • Winch handle holders (4)
Exclusions

Owner’s personal effects and any items not specifically described in this listing

Accommodations

Master stateroom:  Entry to the forward stateroom is through a bi-fold door; a cedar lined hanging locker is to port with double doors. Headroom in here is 6’4”. The berth is low enough to sit on and is 76” long, 24” at the foot, and 77” wide at the head of the bed. Six cherry front drawers are below the berth. On starboard is a dressing seat, which has storage beneath it, and a small countertop and sink. Along the hull above that are two lockers and a fiddled shelf, with more shelf space above them. A large overhead hatch is above the berth; a nice sized opening window provides great airflow from this can to the salon, with a bifold louvered panel that can close it off for privacy. 

 

Saloon:  Moving aft into the salon, there is a straight settee on port. An offset centerline cherry drop-leaf table has storage beneath the top and a pair of drawers on the aft end. The angled U-shape settee on starboard can convert to a 6’5” by 42” wide berth when desired, utilizing one of the table leaves as a leeboard. Both settees have two lockers and fiddled shelf spaces above and outboard of them. Headroom here is 6’3”.

 

Nav station:  Located at the base of the companionway on port, the nav station is forward facing. The upholstered seat and seat back make your time there comfortable. There is storage beneath the seat and shelf space outboard along the hull. The nav table has plenty of space for chart books or a paper chart, great storage beneath the lid and drawer storage beneath that. Above the tabletop is mounting space for electronics; along the hull are the electrical panels and mounting space for more equipment. Both surfaces have hinged panels that can be opened for easy access to the back side of componentry. Headroom at the nav station is 6’3”.

 

Head: The head is on port aft of the nav station and has 6’2” headroom. It is a fiberglass construction with cherry fiddles and cabinetry, making for easy wipe downs. Upon entering the space, the head is immediately to your right followed by the sink. There is a locker behind the head and another above it, while the sink has a locker below it and a mirrored door medicine cabinet above it. The sink and countertop are both fiberglass and one-piece construction. 

 

The separate shower stall is behind that, with an acrylic bi-fold door separating the spaces when you shower. There is a fiberglass seat with lockers below, behind and above it. There is a wet hanging space behind that that also drains into the shower sump. The entire space is ventilated with an opening port and hatch, with additional lighting provided by two overhead lights.

 

Galley:  The L-shaped galley is located at the base of the companionway on starboard. The large, deep sink is oriented toward centerline and has storage beneath it. To the right of that is a refrigerated ice box, with top and front-loading access. Moving around along the hull is the three burner, gimballed stove with oven and broiler. There is storage space beneath the stove.  To the right of the stove is a tip-out locker, with a drawer above it. The countertop are all Granicote with cherry fiddles. Along the hull and above the counters and stove are a pair of drawers, one single door locker and one double door locker. Headroom in here is 6’3”. 

 

Aft stateroom:  The aft stateroom is located on starboard and behind the galley. As you enter, there is a cedar lined hanging locker, followed by a lower locker with shelves. Both lockers have fiddled shelves above them. Along the hull going aft are padded backrests, which works nicely for sitting up and reading or relaxing. A small fiberglass shelf runs the length aft along the hull and has a cherry fiddle along it. The berth itself is 77” deep, 40” wide at the feet and 66” wide at the shoulders. The cabin is bright and well ventilated, with a reading light, fan, one overhead hatch and three opening ports. Headroom in here is 6’2”.

 

  • Off white hull liner
  • Hand rubbed cherry interior
  • Varnished teak and holly cabin sole
  • White fiberglass overhead liner with cherry battens
  • Cherry louvered cabinetry throughout
  • Blue Ultrasuede salon upholstery
  • Cherry handrails
  • Hella fans throughout (5)
  • Floor courtesy lighting
Standard Disclaimer

Potential purchasers should assume that any items on the vessel at the time of viewing, but not specifically listed on this specification sheet, are not included with the sale of the yacht. These specifications are believed to be correct but cannot be guaranteed. Specifications are provided for information purposes. Data was obtained from sources believed reliable but is not guaranteed by owner or brokers. Engine hours are approximate, may be reported verbally by the seller, and are recorded at the time and date of the original listing of this vessel. Owner's use during the time of this listing may affect the total engine hours upon a prospective buyer's inspection. Buyer assumes responsibility to verify all speeds, consumptions, capacities and other measurements contained herein and otherwise provided, and agrees to instruct his/her agents or his/her surveyor to confirm such details prior to purchase. This vessel is subject to sale, price and inventory changes or withdrawal from market without notice.

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