Tiara Yachts 4000 Express
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Marotta Yachts of Sausalito
United States
| Make | Tiara Yachts |
|---|---|
| Model | 4000 Express |
| Year | 1995 |
| Condition | Used |
| Price | US$165,000 |
| Type | Power |
| Class | Express Cruiser |
| Length | 40 ft |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Hull Material | Fiberglass |
| Location | Alameda, California |
| LOA | 43 ft 6 in |
|---|---|
| Length on Deck | 40 ft 3 in |
| Beam | 14 ft 6 in |
| Min. Draft | 3 ft 8 in |
| Displacement | 26500 lb |
| Engine Type | Inboard |
|---|---|
| Engine Make | Cummins |
| Engine Model | 6CTA-8.3 M2 |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Engine Year | 1994 |
| Power | 420 hp |
| Drive Type | Direct Drive |
| Engine Location | Port |
| Propeller Type | 3 Blade |
| Propeller Material | Bronze |
| Engine usage (hours) | 2077 |
| Engine Type | Inboard |
|---|---|
| Engine Make | Cummins |
| Engine Model | 6CTA-8.3 M2 |
| Fuel Type | Diesel |
| Engine Year | 1994 |
| Power | 420 hp |
| Drive Type | Direct Drive |
| Engine Location | Starboard |
| Propeller Type | 3 Blade |
| Propeller Material | Bronze |
| Engine usage (hours) | 2015 |
| Fuel Tanks | 444 gal |
|---|---|
| Fresh Water Tanks | 140 gal |
| Holding Tanks | 50 gal |
Description
Holland, MI based Tiara has a reputation for lovely boats that are both well designed and well built--they're in the same league as Hatteras, Ocean Alexander and Viking--and the 4000 Express was their first mid-cabin; it proved tremendously versatile and rock solid, and eventually became one of Tiara's best selling designs.
And it's easy to see why. The boat is fast and comfortable (with a total of 840 hp from twin Cummins 6CTA 8.3 diesel engines, Sparrow cruises comfortably at 10 knots, easily at 21 and tops out near 30), the solid teak joinery down below is absolutely stunning and the hydraulic hideaway cockpit tables really are amazing (I'm surprised ALL boat don't have 'em!).
This particular example is owned by a knowledgeable, conscientious yachtsman who has given Sparrow her just desserts, ensuring many years of trouble free service to come. She benefits from weekly use during the yachting season in Northern California waters as well as an active off-season maintenance schedule, and shows absolutely bristol--the entire vessel, and especially the engine room, is maintained to a yacht standard you rarely find any more, and the boat really must be seen to be appreciated.
A partial list includes extensive work on the twin diesels, as befits a performance yacht of this caliber: the cylinder heads have been removed, checked and serviced, new turbo chargers, exhaust elbows, heat exchangers and aftercoolers plus all new engine hoses and new 170A high output alternators. Post-service engineering involved engine alignment checks, propeller balancing and pitch tuning to ensure correct operating conditions under all engine loading demands. A fresh water flush system is installed and used routinely after saltwater is run through the engines and generator.
Furthermore, Sparrow is equipped with a 8.5kW Paguro VTE genset (2019, made by Kohler so parts are readily available) with barely 200 hours clocked, fully updated electronics including new Simrad 34 mile radar and Standard VHF radio with AIS in 2025, Simrad chartplotter, autopilot and depth sounder in 2020, new Sunbrella bimini and aft deck enclosure with polycarbonate helm station windows in 2021, eleven new AGM batteries and Pronautic charger also in 2021, last hauled in January 2025 at which time new PSS shaft seals were installed, all the interior soft goods and beautiful teak joinery shows as new (and the exterior helm and cockpit upholstery IS new--it was just installed earlier this year!), much more--as noted above, ya REALLY have to see it to believe it!
Also, note she's lying in a potentially transferable Marina Village Yacht Harbor slip--the microclimate there is one of the best in the Bay area, and Marina Village is one of the nicest marinas you'll find anywhere.
Vessel shown by appointment, please. She's one of only a handful of the big Tiaras for sale anywhere on the west coast at present and is by far the most competitively priced...
Accommodations and Layout
From stern, step onto oversized swim platform, then up thru polished stainless steel gates port or starboard to cockpit with fore and aft facing settees separated by a hydraulically actuated hide-away fiberglass table. Access the engine room via a hatch hidden in the aft facing cockpit settee, or by raising (also hydraulically) the cockpit sole between the two settees.
Step forward up a to the enclosed bridge deck with helm station and seat for three to starboard.
Thru companionway (that was rebuilt in 2025 with new tracks and cars) down three steps forward to interior with galley to port and a guest cabin with double berth and a hidden electric toilet tucked aft starboard. A step forward and across from the galley amidships is an enormous 11 foot long raised C shaped settee with a beautiful solid teak fold-leaf dining table.
Continuing forward, access to port full head including a VacuFlush toilet, an enclosed stall shower and separate access to the master stateroom far forward with queen pedestal berth (which articulates up for storage below) and private access to the forward head (just lock the salon access door).
Note interior is beautifully fit out in solid teak and leather (and check out the removable barstools at salon table!) ; it evokes a traditional yacht club and shows as new. 6'5+ headroom, two Dometic reverse cycle heat/air units (one 16,000 BTU, the other 12,000 BTU with the smaller unit recently replaced) most interior lights converted to LED (2017).
Galley and Head
Very functional galley with lovely white Corian countertops, twin oversized stainless steel sinks with hot/cold pressure water and one-touch designer faucet, hideaway three burner electric cook top, built in Panasonic microwave convection oven, Summit under-cabinet stainless steel refrigerator and stainless steel freezer (both installed in 2025) below and an ice maker at the cockpit wet bar.
Two heads, one with VacuFlush toilet, one with electric, VacuFlush pump system rebuilt in 2017.
Electrical
110/220V AC / 12V DC. Both 50 and 30 amp amp shore power receptacles (she's currently hooked up to 50 amp, with a Glendenning CableMaster for the shore power cord), Paguro VTE 8.5kW genset (2019, barely 200 hours clocked), 10 Group 27 AGM batteries in two banks (five house batteries, two starting batteries for each of the main engines plus dedicated starting battery for genset, all batteries new in 2021), ProNautic battery charger (2021), new Magnum MS2012 2kW pure sinew ave inverter/charger (2025), Balmar 170 amp high output alternators (2025).
Note shorepower system was updated in 2019 at which time the fuses were replaced by breakers, gauges (connected directly to the batteries) custom installed at the helm to monitor all the batteries voltage in real time.
Electronics
Simrad NSS12-EVO3S color touchscreen chartplotter/depthsounder/fish finder (2020) integrated with Simrad HAL 020+ 34 mile radar (2025), with Simrad AP44 autopilot (2020), Standard Horizon CX 2410 VHF radio with AIS (2025), Ritchie magnetic compass, ship's clock and barometer--note that the ship's clock is a traditional Chelsea wind up striking model that's a work of art in and of itself.
Clarion AM/FM/MP3/Blue Tooth stereo with TEAC CD player and numerous speakers above and below (including Bose Surround Sound cube speakers and a hidden subwoofer below, 2017) that the 32' Samsung flatscreen HDTV (securely mounted on a articulating arm, input via Sony DVD player and a digital antenna) is also routed through, the system is AWESOME!
Deck and Hull
FRP hand laminated one piece hull and deck with end grain balsa core and molded-in nonskid, long tapered keel and twin cast bronze rudders hung in tunnels for protection. Hull is of moderate displacement and high deadrise for both decent speed and comfortable motion in rough seas.
Anchor platform with 45 lb stainless steel Delta anchor on bow roller with est. 275' of all high tensile chain rode(2016) and Maxwell 1200 electric windlass with power up and down, controlled from deck or helm.
Note extra large swim platform (this was a factory option) with garage for roll up dingy/outboard or fender storage, the exterior aluminum windshield caps were all removed, bead blasted and properly primed before being Awlgripped, underside of the radar arch has also been Awlgripped, all three windshield wiper motors were replaced with heavy duty motors and arms, Sunbrella bimini and polycarbonate enclosure for helm, Sunbrella full cockpit awning with zip-on sunshade at the stern (perfect for summer afternoons up at Tinsley Island!), Sunbrella slantback full cockpit cover (2021).
Engine and Mechanical
Twin Cummins 6CTA-8.3 M2 six cylinder turbocharged and aftercooled 420 hp fresh water cooled diesel engines. As previously noted, significant recent work has been done on these engines and they are IMMACULATE: cylinder heads were removed, checked and serviced, new turbo chargers, exhaust elbows, heat exchangers and aftercoolers, and all engine hoses replaced, new Balmar 170 amp alternators and MC-618 charge controllers on both engines (and note that 170 amps is very high output, most alternators put out more like 120 amps).
Note the engines are the original Tiara Blue, the distinctive shade Tiara used in the 1990s--they'd paint the OEM engines before installing, it's one of the things that make a Tiara a Tiara!
Post-service engineering involved engine alignment checks, propeller balancing and pitch tuning to ensure correct operating conditions under all engine loading demands. A fresh water flush system is installed and used routinely after saltwater is run through the engines and generator.
Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Presented For Sale By:
Marotta Yachts of Sausalito
United States
Presented For Sale By:
Marotta Yachts of Sausalito
United States
