4000 Express

[Bob]

Good Morning,  Presently I have a 1982 3100 Tiara / Pursuit with original 350 ci 270hp Crusaders.  Looking to move up to a 1999 4000 Express with 450 hp Cummins.  Anything I should look for?? Any one have one? 

Thanks 
Bob

[bigboatben]

I'd look in the Great Lakes. There are some great fresh water Tiara's there! Maybe contact a broker from skipper buds. Very old and reputable company and one of the bigger Tiara dealers.

[Bob]

I'd look in the Great Lakes. There are some great fresh water Tiara's there! Maybe contact a broker from skipper buds. Very old and reputable company and one of the bigger Tiara dealers.

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I'd look in the Great Lakes. There are some great fresh water Tiara's there! Maybe contact a broker from skipper buds. Very old and reputable company and one of the bigger Tiara dealers.

I already have one lined up in New York, sorry for the confusion. Just asking what to look for before I take the final leap

[bigboatben]

Good boats, just make sure the cooling systems been serviced, and if the 450s have a valve lash adjustment schedule that's a big one two.


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[johnhesch]

I'd highly recommend Mark Mastrangelo (419-502-6099) for surveying if you can get him to the vessel. He knows tiaras inside and out. If its a Lake Erie Tiara, good chance he's surveyed it or he knows a previous surveyor of it. I'd even have him review the survey from someone else for a second opinion/recommendation.

[egstasea]

Good Morning,  Presently I have a 1982 3100 Tiara / Pursuit with original 350 ci 270hp Crusaders.  Looking to move up to a 1999 4000 Express with 450 hp Cummins.  Anything I should look for?? Any one have one? 

Thanks 
Bob

I have a 2002.  They are great boats.  You are getting good advice on the 450's, and they are absolutely the engines to get.  A membership to Boatdiesel.com is worth every penny.  Water pump service and after cooler service are critical.  So much so that I added some exhaust temp alarms to let me know early about a pump failure.  It already saved me once.


I wouldn't change much about the boat.  Convert the closet next to the galley to a pantry.  The head in the aft cabin will only get used in case of emergency. Camper canvas in back is also very nice for pasty people like me.

If you haven't zeroed in on one yet look at  http://www.tiaraownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2927  I friend of mine liked mine so much he went shopping and saw this one.  He said it was as nice as it looked, but decided to look for some thing newer.  The owner seems like a good guy, I let him know that I ripped off his pantry design. - Pete

[Crown Me]

I'd look in the Great Lakes. There are some great fresh water Tiara's there! Maybe contact a broker from skipper buds. Very old and reputable company and one of the bigger Tiara dealers.

How is transportation handled when you buy a boat out of state?

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[bigboatben]

I'd look in the Great Lakes. There are some great fresh water Tiara's there! Maybe contact a broker from skipper buds. Very old and reputable company and one of the bigger Tiara dealers.

How is transportation handled when you buy a boat out of state?

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Hi Crown Me,

With of the lack of a good used Tiara selection in Southern California I end up shipping at least 5 boats in per year. Luckily I travel to all the major shows in the US. In fact I just landed in Miami for the show here this weekend. Going to all these shows has allowed me to build of a great network of contacts in every major boating market. If I didn't have these contacts to check things out for me it would be impossible to find top notch boats out of state. One my client lands on a out of state boat. I have a local contact check it out. If all looks well we make out offer sight unseen to make sure we are in the ball park before flying out to sea trial and survey the vessel. If all go's well I then contact various trucking company's that I know to be reputable and solicit bids for for transport. I also line up a tec to remove everything on the hardtop and possibly shrink wrap the vessel and then reinstall once it reaches one of our shipyards in SoCal

I hope this answers your questions. Please let me know if you have anymore. I'll be happy to help you out. If you give me a LOA, beam or vessel Year and make I can give you a ball park shipping cost.


Best Regards,

Ben

[ahursttiara]

Hello, i just purchased a 4300 Sovran through SkipperBuds on Lake Michigan. The boats on Lake Michigan I believe are in the best condition. Mine is a 2007 and it looks brand new. Boats can only be in water late April thru Oct. Reach out to Sean Owen at sowen@skipperbuds.com. Sean knows just about every Tiara sold on Lake Michigan over the past 15 years. Well connected.

Good luck.
Andrew