Tod, Are you just going to tease us with the fact that this article exits,or are you going to either link us to the URL or upload it as a file. Thanks Bill...
*grin* Hi, Bill I only have a photocopy of the articles. However, today a good friend of mine who has a scanner offered to scan them for me. Hopefully I'll...
If anyone is interested, I've posted an article about the origins of the Tartan 26 that appeared in Coastal Cruising Magazine back in '89. It was a 3-part...
Hi guys, Has anyone changed the thru hulls in their T26? I started that job this week. I am changing from flush mount to mushroom to increase strength of thru ...
Bill, I have not, but am planning on removing and glassing all thru-hulls near or below the waterline and going to outboard power. I was surprised at how small...
Bill, I see you have uploaded a number of pics to the yahoo page (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tartan26/ the Baby T folder in "Photos") ******** When you...
It's been a long winter up here in Ontario after that last weekend 16 in.I was reading the last posting about chainplates,and was wondering how bad mine...
... Tod, The two reasons I replaced the knees were. a. when it rained hard I had dark brown water leaking out the bottome of the knees b. when I tried to...
Looking good, Bill! Was your anchor roller already on the boat when you bought her? Mine has none and I think I'll want to add one. Looks like you have a big...
Hi All, I just purchased a Tartan T-26 (Hull # 49 "BUZIOS") and I'm looking to start work on addressing some of her more glaring deficiencies. First on the...
Tod, My bow looked exactly like your when I bought it,I saw your pictures on your web sight. You are correct it did have a couple 10-32 machine screws bolted...
Dave , Welcome to the group, good luck with your 26. I use mast boot tape on Baby T, works well for me. Bill Dickinson ... to start work on addressing some of...
Bill, Thanks for the tip. I'll look around the marina for some boats that are using mast boot tape to see what the final application might look like. It may be...
Hey gang i have got a problem. The motor was removed from my boat when I bought it . Going to put an outboard on ,the question is ,I have a chance to buy a...
Hi, Jack The inboard on my boat is a Kermath 5 hp. I was on another 26 that had an Atomic One, which I believe is basically the same engine as the Kermath. ...
Jack, I think my comment about a few Vire 7 inboards being available was out of date. I re-visited the web page where I would have read that and do not see ...
Oh, also, the reference about the Kermath/Atomic One came from this (very long) page. To locate it, type Kermath in the "Find on this page" dialogue box: ...
Jack: So your boat is hull #65? That would make her a '73 edition, no? If you (or anyone else) haven't added your boat to the owner's registry, here is the...
A Tartan 26 has recently been listed on e-Bay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=63730&item =4555555783&rd=1#ebayphotohosting ...
I was on that boat just today having a look. Do any of you know of weaknesses in the Tartan 26 that I should be aware of if I am considering purchasing the...
Sadly, I did not get the boat, but there are a couple of others for sale that I know of. What should a person expect to pay for a tartan 26 in fair condition?...
WOW! At $1751.00, I think that someone got a pretty good bargain. I bought my 1972 T26 "BUZIOS" over eBay for exactly $1000.00 more than that, but my boat had...
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