2006 Tiara Yachts 2900 Open Classic

VENTURE

2006 Tiara 2900 Open | Twin Volvo Penta D4-260 Diesels | Stuart, Florida

VENTURE is a 2006 Tiara 2900 Open, the final model year of the 2900. She has the optional twin Volvo Penta D4-260 diesels, and fewer diesel 2900s come to market than gas boats. She has a dark blue hull, a hardtop with full enclosure, and a service history documented from bow to stern. Both the engines and the generator are in very good condition.

What sets her apart:

Dark blue hull, a color that stands out among the white and pale hulls of her year.

Twin Volvo Penta D4-260 diesels (520 hp combined) on ZF 63A gears at 2.04:1, with 783 / 787 hours.

Westerbeke 5 kW diesel generator with 160 hours.

Hardtop with full enclosure; the isinglass is in excellent condition.

Teak and holly cabin sole, marine air conditioning, enclosed head with shower.

Easy to run:

Common-rail diesels with electronic engine management. They start easily, run quietly and burn less fuel than the gas 2900s.

About 1.4–1.6 mpg at cruise, for long range on 200 gallons. On a 120-mile run at 2,750 rpm, she held about 23 mph burning about 14 gph.

Electric windlass with helm and foot controls, so one person can anchor.

The bridge deck rises electrically for full engine room access.

Large, unobstructed cockpit with transom door and coaming bolsters.

Upgrades beyond factory spec:

Garmin GPSMAP 1243xsv chartplotter/sounder, with Garmin radar.

The original hardtop spotlight has been replaced with a large LED light bar spanning nearly the full width of the hardtop, for a modern look and far better night lighting.

All batteries replaced in 2025.

Fireboy automatic fire suppression system, inspected January 2026.

Spare set of propellers included.

Maintenance and records:

Every service on VENTURE is documented, and the records go with the boat.

Engines: filters and fluids serviced about 30 hours ago.

ZF transmissions: serviced about 9 hours ago.

Generator: serviced within the last three months.

Hull: bottom painted December 2025, full detail and wax January 2026, bottom cleaned monthly.

Survey: a recent professional marine survey was completed and its items were addressed. This survey is available.

Cockpit

You step aboard from the swim platform through the transom door, which puts you straight into a large, open cockpit. The factory fold-out bench seat is built into the transom. Fold it out for seating, or fold it away to clear the deck for fishing or loading gear.

Transom door to the swim platform for boarding from the dock or the water.

Factory fold-out transom bench seat, flush with the transom when stowed.

Coaming bolsters along the gunwales.

Hardtop with full isinglass enclosure, in excellent condition, for shade and weather protection.

LED light bar across the hardtop, in place of the original spotlight.

Canvas cockpit cover and cockpit seat covers.

Helm

A step up from the cockpit is the helm deck, laid out with split seating: the helm to starboard and the companion seat to port. Both have a clear view through the windshield.

Garmin GPSMAP 1243xsv chartplotter/sounder (new) with Garmin radar.

Volvo Penta engine controls and instrumentation for both D4s.

Electric windlass controls at the helm, plus a foot switch at the bow.

The whole bridge deck raises electrically for open access to the engine room.

Cabin

A companionway leads down into the single cabin, which has a teak and holly sole and marine air conditioning.

Forward: a double berth in the bow, with stowage beneath.

To port, aft: an enclosed head with shower and electric head.

To port, forward: a galley with Corian counters, Isotherm refrigerator/freezer, electric cooktop and microwave. The owner reports the cooktop and microwave have never been used.

To starboard: a dinette that seats several for meals. It converts to a second berth, so she sleeps more than two on longer trips.

TV with antenna and Clarion stereo.

Boarding: transom door to starboard, onto the fiberglass swim platform with a boarding ladder.

Seating: factory fold-out bench seat built into the transom. It folds flat when stowed, leaving the deck clear.

Bolsters: padded coaming bolsters along both sides of the cockpit.

Storage: in-deck fish and storage boxes. They lift out for access to the running gear below.

Washdowns: fresh and raw water washdown connections.

Rod holders: flush-mount rod holders in the coaming.

Dockside connections: 30A shore power inlet with shore power cord, and a dockside fresh water inlet.

Engine access: switch for the electric lift that raises the entire helm deck.

Lighting: cockpit spreader lights mounted on the hardtop.

Audio: Clarion cockpit speakers.

Covers: canvas cockpit cover and cockpit seat covers.

Hardtop: factory hardtop with rod holders on the aft supports.

Enclosure: full isinglass enclosure, in excellent condition.

LED light bar: spans nearly the full width of the hardtop and replaces the original spotlight.

Windshield: wraparound safety-glass windshield with wipers and washers. The center section opens for ventilation.

Side decks: wide walkaround side decks with stainless bow rails.

Bow: pulpit with Maxwell electric windlass, controlled from the helm or by a foot switch at the bow.

Cabin trunk: overhead hatch with screen, and opening ports.

Steering: varnished wheel with hydraulic steering.

Engine controls: Volvo Penta electronic engine controls for the twin D4-260s.

Gauges: Volvo Penta engine instrumentation for each engine, plus a Ritchie compass.

Navigation: Garmin GPSMAP 1243xsv chartplotter/sounder and Garmin radar.

Communications: VHF radio.

Windlass: remote control at the helm.

Trim tabs: trim tab controls.

Other controls: windshield wiper and washer controls; switches for navigation lights, bilge pumps, horn, blower and courtesy lights; remote for the LED light bar.

Fire system: status indicator for the Fireboy fire suppression system.

Power: 12V DC outlet and momentary battery paralleling switch.

Stereo: remote control for the Clarion stereo.

Stowage: electronics storage under a clear acrylic cover.

Footrest.

Starboard: helm seat.

Port: companion seating.

Below: storage beneath the seats.

Covers: seat covers for the helm deck.

Entry

Companionway: bifold door with teak steps.

Battery switches: the battery selector switches sit under the first companionway step, which flips up for access.

Sole: teak and holly throughout.

Forward

Berth: full-beam V-berth, with a drop-in filler section that makes it a double.

Storage: under the berth.

Ventilation and light: overhead hatch with screen.

Port side

Head (aft): enclosed, with curved door, electric marine head and holding tank, shower with sump, stainless sink in a molded vanity with storage below, exhaust fan and opening port.

Galley (forward of the head): Corian countertop, stainless sink with gooseneck faucet, glass-top electric cooktop, Isotherm AC/DC refrigerator/freezer and built-in microwave. The cooktop and microwave have never been used.

Galley stowage: cabinets and drawers.

Water: hot and cold pressure water.

Starboard side

Dinette: facing settees and a table that seats several for meals.

Converts to a berth: the table lowers and the cushions convert the dinette into a second berth for longer trips with more than two aboard. The aft backrest lifts for added legroom.

Throughout

Climate: reverse-cycle air conditioning and heat.

Entertainment: flat-screen TV with antenna, and Clarion stereo with 6-disc CD changer.

Lighting: 12V cabin lights.

Safety: carbon monoxide detector.

Panels: the AC and DC distribution panels are in the cabin, with breaker protection for every circuit, AC and DC voltmeters, and a reverse-polarity indicator.

AC source selector: a selector switch at the AC panel chooses the boat’s power source, shore power or the Westerbeke generator. The two sources can never be connected at the same time.

Shore power: 30A/125V inlet in the cockpit, with shore power cord.

Generator: Westerbeke 5 kW diesel, 160 hours, serviced within the last two months.

Batteries: all replaced in 2025.

Battery switches: selector switches under the first companionway step, plus a momentary battery paralleling switch at the helm.

Battery charger: automatic.

Galvanic isolator: on the shore power line.

Outlets: 110V AC in the cabin and cockpit.

Lighting: DC lights in the cabin, helm deck, engine room, plus courtesy lights.

Engines: twin Volvo Penta D4-260I-B diesels, 260 hp each (520 hp combined), with 783 / 787 hours. Filters and fluids were serviced about 30 hours ago.

D4 design: common-rail fuel injection with full electronic engine management, turbocharged and aftercooled.

Transmissions: ZF 63A (Volvo HS63AE-B) reverse gears, 2.04:1, serviced about 9 hours ago.

Running gear: direct drive through straight shafts in prop pockets. A spare set of propellers is included.

Engine room access: the entire bridge deck lifts electrically.

Fire suppression: Fireboy automatic system, inspected January 2026.

Engine room systems:

•  Engine room blower.
•  Racor fuel filters for the engines and generator.
•  Sea strainers.
•  Three automatic bilge pumps.
•  Water heater.
•  Fresh water pump.
•  Raw water washdown pump.

Tankage: fuel 200 gal, fresh water 30 gal, holding 20 gal.

Records: every service is documented, and the records go with the boat.

Bottom: painted December 2025 and cleaned monthly.

Exterior: full detail and wax January 2026.

Survey: a recent professional marine survey was completed and its items were addressed.

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.