Tartan 4400 Buyer's Guide
Shopping used Tartan 4400s means looking at Tim Jackett's deck-saloon cruiser from Tartan Yachts, produced from 2002, a 45-footer with a raised cabin and a through-transom swim platform built for year-round living aboard. On the brokerage market she appears in the United States, Canada, and Italy, and most examples reflect a thoughtfully equipped cruising boat rather than a stripped racer.
Layouts on the Used Market
The 4400 is a two-stateroom, two-head deck-saloon design with a queen centerline berth forward and a U-shaped galley to port with a large athwartship freezer. The raised saloon with an opening center window and warm cherry joinery defines the interior, and the turbocharged 75-horsepower Yanmar 4JH3 sits amidships under the cabin sole for straightforward access. A self-draining chain locker with watertight crash bulkhead forward is standard, as are the beavertail keel and spade rudder.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Most boats carry a strong cruising fit: electric winches, chartplotter, radar, autopilot, inverter, lithium batteries, dinghy davits, and a self-tacking jib are commonly fitted, with a furling main, bimini, dodger, and Starlink often seen. For buyer consequence, the power and energy cluster — inverter, lithium batteries, and often solar as an owner upgrade — determines whether you can run the cherry interior's systems at anchor without the generator. Canvas and sail-handling items like the furling main and bimini matter for short-handed tropics use, while navigation (chartplotter, radar, autopilot) is largely standard on brokerage examples. Less commonly you'll find air conditioning, heating, bow thruster, or AIS as owner additions.
What to Inspect
The balsa-cored deck substitutes solid glass at through-deck penetrations anchor, so inspect those penetrations — winches, cleats, and hatch flanges — for any sign of past leakage or core softening despite the solid-glass detail. Verify the self-draining chain locker and the watertight crash bulkhead below it are intact, since a compromised bulkhead removes the boat's forward flood barrier. Confirm the electric ram swim platform and the electric windlass with twin rollers operate smoothly, and check the carbon mast's 90-degree double spreaders and quick-release inner forestay running backstays for wear.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
The Tartan 4400 is typically found in the United States, Canada, and Italy. For a buyer, the checklist is: confirm crash bulkhead and chain locker integrity; test deck hardware at solid-glass penetration patches; exercise the swim platform ram and windlass; review the lithium/inverter energy setup; and confirm the carbon rig and inner forestay are serviceable. A well-kept example rewards with a stiff epoxy hull and a practical deck-saloon layout.
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Tartan 4400. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 7 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | 1 | $349,000 | — |
| Oct 25 | 3 | $325,000 | -6.9% |
| Nov 25 | 1 | $359,000 | +10.5% |
| Jan 26 | 1 | $359,000 | 0.0% |
| Feb 26 | 1 | $254,280 | -29.2% |
| Apr 26 | 3 | $325,000 | +27.8% |
| May 26 | 4 | $499,000 | +53.5% |
Where they're listed
Tartan 4400 listings appear across 3 countries. United States has the most listings with 9 (75.0%), followed by Canada and Italy.
Country view
12 listings · 3 countries| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $359,000 | 9 | 0 | 75.0% |
| Canada | $253,066 | 2 | 0 | 16.7% |
| Italy | $330,228 | 1 | 0 | 8.3% |
Comparable models
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Morgan 440 | 45.92' | $ 187,000 | 37 | 9 |
| Beneteau Oceanis Oceanis 440 | 44.83' | $ 83,956 | 35 | 4 |
| Island Packet 440 | 45.75' | $ 337,000 | 30 | 10 |
| Knysna Yacht Company 440 | 44.13' | $ 325,000 | 24 | 10 |
| Tartan 4100 | 41.25' | $ 169,500 | 21 | 1 |
| Tartan 4000 | 40.67' | $ 299,500 | 21 | 0 |
| Tartan 4300 | 43.08' | $ 375,000 | 19 | 9 |
| Najad 440-1 | 43.63' | $ 402,991 | 16 | 3 |
| Tartan 4600 | 46.2' | $ 224,900 | 14 | 1 |
| Tartan 4400You are here | — | $ 344,614 | 12 | 0 |
| Tartan 3800 | 38' | $ 129,000 | 6 | 1 |