My Tartan 27 has ok access for a boat its size, but of course, all the parts I've been dealing with lately are still a real pain to get at. And forget about the stuffing box altogether.
In the midst of sailorly cursing spells, with wrench in bleeding hand, I find myself grunting "I SWEAR my next boat, if there is one, will have 100% contortion-free engine access!".
The only boats I currently know of (because they're cousinships) are the Tartan 34C and Tartan 30, both of which have the engine in the middle of the salon hiding under a removable partial bunk.
Can anyone point out others for the "next boat" list? Let's say arbitrarily under 45 feet. Over that and poor engine access is inexcusable on the builder's part.
And yeah, I know, "shoulda repowered with the Yanmar I quoted for you instead of that Atomic bomb", as the marina guys keep reminding me.
Tartan 34
![Image](http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/5015/t34cenginexj5.jpg)
Tartan 30
![Image](http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/2826/t30enginefw4.jpg)