BOATS

BOAT TESTS

Tiara 3900 Sovran

By Capt. Bill Pike

Boat Tests

SPECIFICATIONS

Builder: Tiara

Model: 3900 Sovran

Model Year: 2006

Boat Type: Other...

LOA: 41'9"

Beam: 13'11"

Draft: 3'5"

Weight: 23,000 lbs.

Standard Power: 2/310-hp Volvo Penta IPS-400 diesel inboards

Optional Power: 2/370-hp Volvo Penta IPS-500 diesel inboards

Fuel Capacity: 300 gal.

Water Capacity: 102 gal.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT

Maxwell windlass w/ rode, helm switch, and foot pedals
5/Bomar s/s port lights
2/Maxwell opening deck hatches
QL Marine trim tabs w/ EVC push-button monitor panel
Ritchie compass
Clarion AM/FM/CD stereo w/ amp, subwoofer, 4/speakers, iPod and MP3 ports, and remote
Denon media system w/ DVD/CD player, game ports, iPod and MP3 ports. 26" Majestic LCD TV
Corian countertop
saloon sofa w/ Sunbrella fabric
Panasonic microwave oven
Kenyon EuroKera cooktop
Nova Kool under-counter refrigerator/freezer
VacuFlush MSD
80-amp Charles Industries battery charger
25,000-Btu Marine Air A/C
Glendinning Cablemaster
9.5-kW Onan genset
3/2,000-gph Atwood bilge pumps w/ Sure Bail switches
Racor fuel-water separators

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

foredeck sunpad
32,000-Btu Marine Air cockpit A/C
Raymarine electronics package (2/E-120 multifunction color displays, Ray 240 VHF, DSM Digital Sounder Module, ST8001 autopilot, and 4-kW open-array radar antenna)
cockpit upholstery package

This article originally appeared in the November 2006 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.