Loki9, if they get it right...or rather..correct, the offset of the engine will offset the direction the propwash wants to turn the boat and she'll track straight.
If I let go of my tiller the boat is hard over to port in a matter of seconds!
Most modern Sabre's have an even more 'crooked' engine placement..it is so crooked you can see the prop on the port side near the stern.
My guess is that it is sitting there to maximize interior room...if it was directly behind the mast, you'd have to step over it all the time.
When they re-designed the Tartan 30 into the Tartan 3000 in the early 80's (my step-father owns hull #28), they moved the engine under the steps (and sadly, ditched the A4 for the terribly noisy and anemic 2-cyl Universal M-15 diesel)..I would also guess they moved the keel ever so slightly forward to offset the engine placement & keep the boat balanced, but I don't know that for sure.
If I let go of my tiller the boat is hard over to port in a matter of seconds!
Most modern Sabre's have an even more 'crooked' engine placement..it is so crooked you can see the prop on the port side near the stern.
My guess is that it is sitting there to maximize interior room...if it was directly behind the mast, you'd have to step over it all the time.
When they re-designed the Tartan 30 into the Tartan 3000 in the early 80's (my step-father owns hull #28), they moved the engine under the steps (and sadly, ditched the A4 for the terribly noisy and anemic 2-cyl Universal M-15 diesel)..I would also guess they moved the keel ever so slightly forward to offset the engine placement & keep the boat balanced, but I don't know that for sure.
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