Tiara Yachts Displays New Models at the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show
Tiara Yachts will have plenty of new product and features on display at the 2024 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show including the redesigned 43 LE with refined interior amenities and full glass enclosure, the EX 54 featuring the first-ever glass patio aft cockpit module and the 48 LS with the fishing-focused Adventure Module.
HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO. With twin 1,900-hp MAN V12 V-Drive power, the Predator 75 will be the fastest yacht of her size in most harbors — reportedly with a 40-knot WOT, though not the easiest on fuel. She has a docking control station aft to port and a tender garage in the transom. Three and four cabin layouts are available.
TEST VIDEO. The redesigned hull of the Boston Whaler 160 Super Sport, with the V-hull replacing the cathedral hulls of yesteryear, rides better but maintains added space forward with a rectangular bow. She’s easily trailered even by a compact vehicle. Like all Whalers, she’s unsinkable and will float level if swamped. (Pssst — She'll make a great Christmas present for a teen... or gramps.)
PRE-OWNED YACHT. This 2022 Sea Ray is powered by triple 300-hp Mercury outboards with just 230 hours on them and an extended warranty continuing until February of 2027. She has a hardtop with skylight, joystick controls, Seakeeper, twin 16” Simrad MFDs, AC in the cockpit and the cabin and she overnights four.
PRODUCT REVIEW. Quick MC² Gyros are air-cooled, compact and quickly exert powerful stabilizing forces, spinning up to full power in about 10 minutes. They are reportedly quieter than competitors and installation is much simpler since no through-hulls are required for raw water cooling.
TECH TUESDAY. In the early days of fiberglass boat construction, making the plug for a boat was a slow, costly process. The advent of 5-axis routers in the boat business changed all that. Today some builders make their own plugs rather than farm it out to independent venders. See how a plug is made and why boats cost so much.
TRAWLER TUESDAY. Fleming Yachts founder Tony Fleming continues his journey along the shores of Southeast Alaska, encountering icebergs, plunging waterfalls and a hairy entry through Ford’s Terror, where the 20-foot tidal change boils through a narrow, rocky channel guarding a placid anchorage.
Captain Ann magically gliding out of Boca Raton, Florida. ("Look Dad, no hands!")
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