2019 Tiara Yachts 43 Open — Should You Buy One?
Typical asking price: $420,000–$550,000. This is one of the more reliable vehicles in its class — here's what to watch for anyway.
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Tiara builds premium American sportfishing and sport cruisers — genuinely high quality construction and finishes that hold up well. The 43 Open is a day-to-weekend boat with outstanding cockpit space and a comfortable salon. Low-hour examples at 5 years old are sweet spots. The DPS docking system makes marina life easy — verify it works.
What we checked
Not checked against public records
Boats are the Coast Guard’s, not NHTSA’s. It publishes a Cases and Campaigns file, but its model and year fields are free text and the recent entries are mostly hull-ID and capacity-label paperwork, so we have not been able to join it to a specific boat honestly yet. What follows is our own write-up, and it has not been reconciled against an official record. Treat it as a starting point, not a verdict.
Known Issues for the 2019 Tiara Yachts 43 Open
Ranked by wallet impact. These are documented, recurring problems — not freak accidents. How we decide that.
The D6 diesel engines require 300-hour or annual service intervals. On a 5-year-old Tiara used for regular weekending, 1,000+ total hours is common. Verify current service status against hours.
Repair cost (estimate): $3,000–$8,000 per annual engine service
Source: not yet checked against public records.
Tiara's DPS joystick docking system requires calibration updates and software maintenance. Units with uncalibrated DPS handle unpredictably at low speed — the main use case for the system.
Repair cost (estimate): $500–$1,500 calibration and update
Source: not yet checked against public records.
Walk-Away Red Flags
- ✗Engine hours unequal between port and starboard by more than 200 hours — engine issue
- ✗DPS joystick docking system disabled or disconnected — it was disabled for a reason
- ✗Interior showing heavy wear relative to hours — indicates heavy entertaining use
Good Signs
- ✓Low hours relative to age (under 400 hours on a 5-year boat is light use)
- ✓Volvo Penta certified service records current
- ✓Boat garaged or on a lift — Tiara's gel coat is excellent but appreciates proper storage
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