Tartan Keel Change

[Rustyf]

Is it feasible to change the keel on a 2000 to 2005 Tartan 34 or 35 ft. boat from a shoal draft to a deeper keel? I need to know this in connection with a purchase of an east coat boat for use in the Puget Area. Thanks

[Faster]

Search some of the other Tartan threads.... seems to me this was discussed as do-able recently....

[blt2ski]

On ALL Tartans, you can change out from shoal, to CB to deep draft keels. They were designed that way! So if looking at an east coast rig, and you want the deep draft for here int he sound, no big deal! marine Servicenter ie local dealer should be able to order you a deep keel, and install it when the boat gets out here before going into the water. Of course, I am assuming you are trucking it out here!

marty

[sailingdog]

If it is a xx00 model Tartan, I believe the keels are modular. I believe they can be swapped out fairly easily.

[stm]

I'm quite sure the older Tartans are not that way. The newer 3400 definetly can be changed. I'm not sure about the 3500.

[BarryL]

Hello,

There is 'easy' and there is 'easy'.

What is the cost of the swap?

That may change your definition.

Barry

[ehmanta]

Originally Posted by blt2ski

On ALL Tartans, you can change out from shoal, to CB to deep draft keels. They were designed that way!

I have a 1977 T-37 and it has internal balast, so unless you're looking at a HUGE rebuild....The Tartan TOCK, T-34C, T-27, T-40 all have keels that are internal balast

[sailingdog]

It would be nice if you actually read the first post. He's talking about Tartans that were made between 2000-2005, which were probably all xx00 series boats, as I don't believe they made the T34C, that recently. IIRC, it was discontinued in the 80's or so.

The other boats aren't even close in size to what he's talking about, since he clearly mentioned 34' or 35' boats.

Originally Posted by ehmanta

I have a 1977 T-37 and it has internal balast, so unless you're looking at a HUGE rebuild....The Tartan TOCK, T-34C, T-27, T-40 all have keels that are internal balast

[blt2ski]

having looked at the XX00's as mentioned, ALL of the ones I have looked at per the local Tartan dealer, and from what I can tell, "ARE" able to change out the keels from a shoal, to a deep, to a CB version. As you can with the most recent built C&C models with multiple keel options! As far as the older versions, all bets are off! But the yrs the OP is looking at, no problemo!

marty

[ehmanta]

Dog, I know which boats the OP was talking about, I was referring to Blt2ski's comment about ALL Tartans.........