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The settee you see to starboard converts to create two more berths.

owner at the PortJand Boat Works mal;na in PortJand, ConnecLicut.

Luckily (or me, a new 3100 Sel; es Limited Edition was docked right

nex t to her.

r immediately noticed subtJe differences in the tll'O boats' profiles.

The most apparent are the 3200's reverse transom compared to the

3100 '5 traditi o na lly squared-offaft o ne , compos ite windshield

frame-the 3100 has a n a luminum fra me- a nd a n o pti o nal

hardtop built specifi cally to ble nd in with the 3200's new profile .

That windshield, by the way, has an electri cally opera ted opening

lower section in th e ce llte r pane, thl'ee washers and wipers, \\'c ll­

placed grabra ils to e ither olllboard side, and distorti on-free tem­

pered safety glass. In addition, th e corn e r pilaste rs found on th e

3100 a re gone, tJ1US providing better sighLiines to e ither corner.

"""e've also bui lt in lots of room fo r wiring I-uns right up here ill

tJle hardtop," Everse pointed OUl. I could see how th at would resuli

in a clean-looking electronics installation. The

hardtop a lso had a pair o f sc ree ned Bomar

ha tches, a pa ir o f flu sh-m o unted stereo

speakers, and built-in lighting, which includes

a pair of reds fo r running at nighl.

Everse pointed out mo re cha nges, in­

cluding the additi o n o f Tiara's trade ma rk

r(,tractable u'ansom lounge, all in-ho use fab­

riC<l lCci co mposite fu e l ta nk, a nd improved

\( IIppers in the se lf-draining cockpi t with a

lit'\\' pl"lIulll-stylc dra ining system tJlat Everse

' .II' (;}II (' Ill pi )' dcck lI'aLe r four times [aster

Ih III l i lt '\ 1 00\ d('~ig-II.

I ""~ III' 11 iI"1 • 1)( kpil . I cou ld easil y see

hi III .. mil r ?OO3

how that ex tra foo t o f width and

lengtJl gave tJle 3200 an edge over

th e 3100 . '''' ith mo re than 68

squ are feet, she co uld ha nd il y

serve th e dual purposes of cruising

and fish ing. An in-1nl11som baitll'ell

can replace tJle fo ld-down lounge,

a nd th e sta rboa rd a[t-facing seat

just behind th e he lm seat ca n be

swapped for a bait-prep sta tion . (A

wet bar and re fri gerato r a re two

more cockpit opLions.) Other fi sh­

in g o ptio ns include four Lee rod

holders a nd po n and sta rboa rd

gUllwale stowage lockers. The 3200

can el'en be topped o fT with a cus­

tom-built ha lf-to\\'e r and ' rigge rs.

"That tower is one of th e few th ings

we d o not d o in housp ," E\"(: rse

poillled oul.

J ust as T ia ra designers maximized the added le ngth and beam

above decks, th ey did so below. Th e ime rior o f th e 3200 is re­

markably spacio us fo r a 32-folller and compares quite favorably to

simi lar boalS, illcluding the 3100, At6'2", headroom in bo th boats is

prac ti ca lly the sa me, and each has six po rtligh L~ alld three Bomar

overh ead kllches, tbus offering plelll)' ofalllbie lllligh l.

But the re is a d ifference in the port galle)' areas, The 3200's Coriall

counten ops are 0 11 one lel'e l as compareclto tJle two lel'els fOllnd 0 11

the 3 100. \ , 'hether this is a better fealure seems more personal than

funcliollal. Slill , 3 100 owners partaking in a SUI YCI' reqLles teclthis

change. The re a rc also co\"(~ rs fo r th e stainl ess slee l sink anclt\\'o­

burner C\eCI ric stol'etop noll', and I Ilotcd plenty of cabinets and

drawer space ill \)olh boats. However, while the 3200"s under-couiller

refrigeralOr is a lill ie small [or cruisin g, by orderin g th e Opl io nal

secolld reli 'igerator/ ice maker [or the cockpit, you' ll hal'e Illo re than

CJl ol lgh space for prolisioning fo r a long lI'eekend 's excursion.

I fo und another big difference in the two boal';' sleeping accolll­

modations . INh e re the 3 100 had a forward

double bertJl \\~th a fill er cushion, the 3200 fea­

tures a quee n-size pedestal be rth \\~tJl a step to

either side and a stoll'age com parullen t beneath

the maLU'ess tJlat opens up easily I~a a pair of g""<L'r

ass isted ram s. For more slee ping space, th e

dining sellee to port easily converts to a sleeper

below-the 3200 has a hi-Io table, whereas th e

3100'5 table had to be manual ly dismantJed and

stowed-and a Pllllma n berth above. The a r­

rangement makes it a perfect spot [or the kids.

A well-equipped galley on a 32-footer? This Tiara

has one, plus enough stowage for food and pans.

The settee you see to starboard converts to create two more berths.

owner at the Po rtland Boat '~Torks malina in Po rtland, Connecticut.

Lucki ly for me, a new 3100 Series Limited Edition was docked right

next to her.

I immediately noticed subtle differences in tlle two boats' profil es.

The most apparent are the 3200's reve rse transom compared to the

3100's traditi o na ll y squ a red-off a ft o ne, co m posite windsh ie ld

fra me-the 3100 has an a lum inum fra me- and an o ptio na l

ha rd top buil t specifi cally to ble nd in with the 3200 's new profile.

Tha t windshield , by the way, has an electri cally o pe ra ted o penin g

lowe r sec ti on in th e ce nte r pa ne , three was he rs and wi pe rs, we ll­

p laced grabrails to e ithe r outboard side, and d isLO rtio n-free tem­

pe red safe ty glass. In additi on , the corn e r pi las te rs found on the

3 ] 00 a re gone , tllUS providing better sighLi ines to e ither corner.

how th a l ex lra foo t o f width a nd

length gave the 3200 an edge over

th e 3100. With mo rc tha n 68

sq uare feet , she co uld ha nd ily

serve the dual purposes o f cru ising

and fishing. An in-Iransom baitwell

can replace the fold-down lounge,

a nd th e sta rboa rd aft-fac in g seat

just be hind th e he lm seat ca n be

swapped fo r a bait-prep statio n. (A

we t ba r a nd re fri ge ratO r a rc two

more cockpit options.) Other fi sh­

in g o pti o ns incl ude fo ur Lee rod

h o ld e rs a nd po n a nd starboa rd

gllnwale stowage lockers. T he 3200

ca n e\'en be topped off \\' ith a cus­

tOIll-buil t ha ll~to\\'e r and ' rigge rs.

"That tower is one orthe few things

we do nOI d o in hOll s('," Eve rse

po inted oul.

Just as T ia ra d esigne rs maximi zed th e added le ngth and bea m

above dcck> , Ih ey d id so be low. Th e inte ri or o f th e 3200 is re­

markably spac ious fo r a 32-f'oote r and compares qui te fa\'orably LO

similar boaLS, il lcl udin g ul e 3100. At 6'2", head roolll in both boaL'> is

practi ca ll y th e same, and each has six po rtligh L'i and thrce Bomar

overhead halchcs, thus offe ring plcnl)'o f' ambienllighl.

But thL'l'c i, a d iffe rence in the pOll galley areas. T he 3200's Corian

cOLliltenop' arc on one le\'el as compared to the two levels f'oUll d on

the 3100. \\ 'hc illC r I his is a bellerfeaLure seems more personal than

fun ctio nal. Sti ll . :~ I 00 O\\'11 c rs pa rtaking in a SUlyey requested this

change. Th e re are a lso cove rs fo r th e sta in less stee l sink ancltll'o­

bUJ'1wr cit'C lri(' stO\'ctop now, and I no ted pl en ty o f ca bin e ts <Inri

c1ra\\'('1'spa('l' in bOl h boats. However, whi lc the 3200'5 under-cou11ler

rcfrigerato r i" a litt le sma ll fo r cruising , bv o rdering the optio na l

sccond Idl 'ig(" , lIor/ icc maker for the cockpit, you ' ll have 1110 re than

"We've also built in lo ts o[room fo r \\~ li ng mns right up here in enollgh ~pa('e fo r prm'isioning fo r a long weekend 's excursion.

tlle hardtop," Everse pointed o Ul. l could see how that would result

in a clean-looking elew -onics instal lation. The

ha rdto p a lso had a pa ir of sc ree ned Boma r

hatch es , a p a ir o f n ush-m Ollllled ste reo

speake rs, and built-in lighting, which includes

a pair o f reds fo r runningat n ight.

Eve rse po inted o ut mo re changes , In­

c ludin g th e additi o n o f T ia ra 's trad e ma rk

rl' lractable transom lounge, a ll ill -ho use fa b­

ric lI cd co mposite fu e l tank, and improved

~c Ilppe rs in th e self-draining cockpi t with a

n('1I' plellum-s tyle drain ing sys tem Ll1 at Everse

,,," Co llI (' Illpl ), dec k wa te r four tim es fas te r

11",,11 111' '\ 100\ des ign.

I "'~III' ,11 11<' 1 cockpil. l co uld easily see

l) nllll r ~003

I f'ound ano th er hig difference in th e two boats' slecping accom­

moda ti o ns. \~ 'h e re the 3 100 had a fo rwa rd

double berLil with a fi lle r cushion, the 3200 fea­

lllres a queen-size pedestal be rLil with a step to

either side and a stowdge com parunellt beneath

the mattress LlMt opel IS up easily \ ia a pair of gas­ass isted ra ms. Fo r mo re slee pin g space, the

dining sellee to port easily converts to a sleeper

below-the 3200 has a hi-Io table , whel'eas tir e

3 100'5 table had to be manuallydismanLied and

SLOwed-and a Pullman be rth above . T he a r­

rangementmakes it a perfect spo t [or Lll e kids.

A well-equipped galley on a 32-footer? This Tiara

has one, plus enough stowage for food and pans.

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8 o '"

As for sLOwage, wiLil the avai lable a rea unde r th e island berth , a

po rt-s ide closet in th e fo re peak, ca bin e ts above the dill e lle , and

dee p hu ll-side she lves , th e 3200 provid es ample roo m fo r a lo ng

weekend or even for some extended cruising, as docs the 3 100.

T o fini sh off a ni ce ly des igned inte ri o r, my tes t boa t had th e

o pti o na l tea k-a nd-ho ll y so il' (lo ng a po pula r

Tia ra option), a standard 15-in ch Sharp Aquos

LCD te l C\~ s i on in iLS o\\'n cabinet (\\~th a sto\\'­

age locke r be hind it ), a nd a Cla rio n [o ur­

speake r AM/ FM ste reo/ CO player.

O ne thing that hasn ' t changed be t\\'cen th e

3100 and 3200 is fJuali ty constrllction . T iara has

long bee n kn o\\'1l fo r a rugged ve t bea utifull y

fin ished bui ld. I lowevc r, on this calm day. lh e

waters o f Long Island SOllnd would oOe r no op­

po rtunity to test either he r strength o r seakee ping abi lity. Neverthe­

less, I no tcd her exce llent sighLiines all around, but did obselye a f~li r

amollnt o f bow rise as 1 brought her through th e 3000 rpm mark. I

te red 26.8 knots (30.8 mph ). She's also go t decent cruising range:

With all 256 ga ll o ns, my tes t boat should see a 170-NM ra nge a t a

3500-rpm cruise .

Replacing a po pula r boat li ke th e 3 100, after an almost 25-year

run , may a t first see m a dauntin g task. But g ive th e 3200 's added

\ Those of you who prefer entertaining small crowds will appreCiate the

comfortable helm area seating (left) and optional cockpit wet bar (right).

also no ticed a nice llIril or speed . My test boal had a pair of385-hp len gth and bea m, ex tra featurcs, and subtle yet impon alll st),ling

Crusade r 8.1 MP I gasolin e inboa rds, whi ch. acco rd ing to my racia l'

gun , p rodu ced a \ \'OTspeed 0 1' 34.7 kno ts (39.9 111 p h ). Wh en I

se ttled he r in at a comfo rtable 3500-rp111 cruisin g speed , she regis-

clianges, this new boat seems quite able to step right into Ihe line as

lir e heir apparent in Ll1is size range . •

T iara Yachts ~ (616) 392-716]. w1If1u. TiamY(J.cli ls.cOIll .

pmv leSled: Tiara 3200 Open

RPM MPH GPH MPG SM NM DECiBElS TRIM (KNOTS) (HMPG) RANGE RANGE (OEGREES)

1000 6.7 (5.8) 4.0 1.68 (1.46) 386 336 66 0.3 1500 8.9 (7.7) 6.0 1.48 (1.28) 340 296 74 3.0 2000 12.0 (1 0.4 ) 13.2 0.91 (0.79) 209 181 79 4.5 2500 14.9 (1 2.9) 19.8 0.7 5 (0.65) 173 150 84 7.0 3000 22.8 (19.8) 27.4 0.83 (0.72) 192 167 86 8.0 3500 30.8 (26.8) 36.4 0.85 (0.74) 195 170 88 6.0 4000 35.4 (30.8) 49.0 0.72 (0.63) 166 145 88 5.0 4450 39.9 (34.7) 71.0 0.56 (0.49) 129 112 92 4.0

Condilions: lemperoture: 77'; hu midity: 81 %; wind: 5 mph; seos: colm; lood: 250 gal. fuel, 38 gal. wOler, 2 persons, 200 Ibs. geor. Speeds ore IWo-woy overoges meosured w/510lker rodor gun. GPH meosured with TechMote Eleclronic Moniloring Syslem. Ronge: 90% of odvertised fuel copocily. Decibels meosured on A scole. 65 dB is Ihe level of normol conversotion. All meosurements lokes with trim lobs fully relrocted.

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Accelerolion based on overoge of 4 rlllprCKOI rUllllnong Stalk" ATS lodol gun ond OcoonPC loplop.

Base price: $229,700 with 2/385.Jrp Crusader 8.1 MPI gasoline inboards Optional power: 2/31 O-hp Volvo Penta 06 diesel inboards Standard equipment: Benne" recessed trim tabs; molded·in bow pulpit; Maxwell automatic windlass w / fore­deck foot pedals and hefm control; hinged helm console; fresh· and lOw-water woshdowns; hot/cold cockpit shower; teak saloon sale; hHo dine"e table; fiberglass companionway steps w /hinged stowage comportments below; Emelson microwave and Block & Decker coffee maker; 5011mp Charles boffery charger; 38 gal. freshwater tonk; 6 gal. water heater

SPECIFICATIONS length overall: 35'l" Waterline length: 32'7' Beam: 13'0" Droit: 3'0" Weight (dry): 12,500 Ibs fuel capacity: 256 gol Water capacf ty: 381]C11 Tost engines: 2 385.Jrp uUllldel8.1 MPI gasoline Illbooldl TransmissIons/ratio: If /2.02'1 Prop : I W211X300, 3.lJlode Nibrol w/#3 cup St ring: I ' II X hydlOUlic Controls: I Itex mcchol1icol Optionol qulpment on test boat: teokl1nd·holly

111 iIll00Il, 3~' 'WIde swim plotfolm w/builtin lodder; A(R lernote lpollight, freshwotel woshdown for anchor locker, I1IOCelOIOI syslem 101 heod; hordtop w/ front and Side enclosules Price as tested: $250,300

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