I recently purchased a 1991 Tiara 31 Open. It need a lot work, so I'm in need of finding a parts supplier for this type and model Tiara. Any good sources out there? I'm in the South Florida area.
Welcome! The Tiara 31 is a great boat. As far as parts suppliers, it all depends on what parts you are trying to locate. A Tiara dealer can certainly help, but the pricing is likely to be higher than if you locate them directly from the manufacturer or from a high volume parts dealer such as Port Supply.
If you can do the research to find the original manufacturers, it will be easier to track the parts down. Let us know what you are looking for and perhaps we can help.
Not sure where in So FL you are but my boat is in Ft Pierce and a lot of stuff on the my Tiara at least (2000 3500 Open) can be had off the shelf at West Marine. LIke Chris mentioned, it depends on what you are looking for as well. [Only registered and activated users can see links Click here to register] has many liquidation parts that can be had at a fair price as well and I am sure in your area there are other place that also offer parts like this.
I might be looking for the plastic cover that goes over the 31's wet bar / prep station. or, how to repair it. I got a nice crack across the aft edge after it slammed down last week. i'm just happy it didnt catch someones hands.
The wet bar lid is a Tiara specific part. I'm not sure that Tiara even offers it anymore. Your best bet would be to pull the old part and locate a plastics company and have it duplicated. I had one made here in Naples, FL for a 31 Open at a company called Plastic Specialties. I think it was $70.00 or so.
thanks again. Tiara did tell me it was replaced at least once on my boat. sounds like people have a habit of sitting on it also. oh well. id like to try to glue or trim off the after edge. and replace later. maybe a winter project.
That lid is made from an acrylic sheet. If you glue it, make sure you use an acrylic cement. All other glues won't stick to the acrylic. The acrylic cement actually melts the acrylic and bonds it chemically together.