Tiara 3600 Open — By Capt. Bill Pike — August 2004

Sense and Sensability

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Base price: $282,800 with 2/385-hp Crusader 8.1MPI gasoline inboards
Optional power: 2/380-hp Cummins QSB5.9 diesel inboards
Standard equipment: Curved composite windshield; fold-down transom lounge; Maxwell VWC800 windlass; Ritchie magnetic compass; VDO Ocean instrumentation; SeaKey pre-wire; Clarion AM/FM stereo/CD player w/remote, amplifier, subwoofer, and 4/speakers; Bose 3-2-1 entertainment system; 2/Sharp Aquos flat-screen TVs; Corian countertops; Force 10 two-burner cooktop; Isotherm refrigerator; Emerson microwave oven; Black & Decker coffee maker; VacuFlush MSD; 12,000-Btu Marine Air a/c; Charles Industries 50-amp 5000 Series battery charger; Racor fuel/water separators; Centek Industries mufflers; Bennett trim tabs

SPECIFICATIONS
Length overall: 38'11"
Beam: 13'3"
Draft: 3'5"
Weight (dry): 15,850 lbs.
Fuel capacity: 400 gal.
Water capacity: 70 gal.
Test engines: 2/380-hp Cummins QSB5.9 diesel inboards
Transmissions/ratio: ZF220A/E/2.04:1
Props: 23x30 3-blade Michigan Wheel EPX-300 Nibral
Steering: Teleflex hydraulic
Controls: Teleflex dual-lever mechanical
Optional equipment on test boat: ACR spotlight; SeaKey telematics; hardtop w/front and side enclosures and 2/hatches w/Ocean Air screens; teak-and-holly saloon sole; MSD macerator; Reverso oil-change system; 5-kW Westerbeke genset; 4/Lee rod holders; p&s gunwale rod-stowage lockers
Price as tested: $399,900

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