Tartan 4000 Buyer's Guide
Shopping a used Tartan 4000 means looking at a Tim Jackett-designed performance cruiser from Tartan Yachts, a 40-foot-8-inch fiberglass boat with a carbon rig and an infused epoxy hull. These are modern cruisers rather than vintage racers, and the used fleet reflects both owner personalization and a history of charter use, so condition and layout matter as much as the spec sheet.
Layouts on the Used Market
Owner three-cabin layouts show up more often than the alternative on the used market, though both versions are out there, and ex-charter examples are common. The saloon on many carries an extra set of flip-down sea berths, a Tartan personalization seen on the test boat, which suits a large family or a boat that has seen charter turnover. Twin aft helm stations and an open carbon pedestal layout give the cockpit living space, while the headroom of 6 feet 5 inches and the long settee berths carry through regardless of cabin count.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats on the market carry a long list of cruising gear. Common fitted equipment includes a bimini, dodger, chartplotter, radar, AIS, autopilot, electric winches, a self-tacking jib, furling main, spinnaker or asymmetric spinnaker, life raft, inverter, swim platform, and bow thruster as an option. Often seen is a cockpit shower. Less common, and usually an owner upgrade, are a watermaker, air conditioning, teak decks, and a freezer. For a buyer, the power-and-energy cluster of inverter and house banks matters most for liveaboard plans, while the canvas-and-sail-handling cluster of dodger, bimini, and furling main determines how easily a short-handed crew manages the boat.
What to Inspect
The one documented handling quirk to check is the reacher's behavior on the inner forestay. On any boat rigged with the Cruise Control setup, watch for chafe or witness marks where the reacher has hung up on the inner forestay during gybes, and confirm the inner forestay terminal and its backing plate show no localized wear from repeated snags anchor. Beyond that, inspect the infused deck's balsa core around winches and hardware for softness, since the aluminum backing plates are molded in but only protect the original load points. Verify the drop-down swim step's block-and-tackle mechanism operates smoothly, and confirm the saildrive and folding prop show no play.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The typical market for these boats is the United States. For a viewing, run through a short list: confirm the keel version and draft, inspect the rigging for snag damage, sound the deck core at hardware, exercise the swim step, and review the engine hours on the Volvo saildrive.
- Confirm keel type and measured draft
- Inspect rigging for snag damage
- Sound deck core around winches
- Exercise the drop-down swim step
- Review saildrive and folding prop condition
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Tartan 4000. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 8 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25 | 2 | $349,000 | — |
| Sep 25 | 1 | $385,000 | +10.3% |
| Nov 25 | 4 | $294,725 | -23.4% |
| Dec 25 | 2 | $279,000 | -5.3% |
| Jan 26 | 2 | $302,250 | +8.3% |
| Mar 26 | 5 | $349,000 | +15.5% |
| Apr 26 | 6 | $289,950 | -16.9% |
| May 26 | 2 | $334,250 | +15.3% |
Where they're listed
Tartan 4000 listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 22.
Country view
22 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $299,500 | 22 | 0 | 100.0% |
Comparable models
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Similar boats to compare
11 similar designs| Model | LOA | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tartan 3700 | 37' | $ 159,900 | 53 | 18 |
| Elan 40 | 39.04' | $ 92,080 | 30 | 6 |
| Tartan 3500 | 35.17' | $ 98,000 | 27 | 6 |
| Tartan 4000You are here | — | $ 299,500 | 22 | 0 |
| Tartan 3400/345 | 34.42' | $ 179,900 | 19 | 10 |
| Tartan 4300 | 43.08' | $ 362,500 | 18 | 7 |
| Tartan 4600 | 46.2' | $ 224,900 | 16 | 3 |
| Tartan 4400 | 45' | $ 349,000 | 14 | 4 |
| Tartan 40 | 40.25' | $ 89,900 | 13 | 3 |
| Freedom 40/40 | 40.42' | $ 119,500 | 9 | 3 |
| Solaris 40 | 40.55' | $ 518,680 | 7 | 3 |