Note how the water pump and accumulator in the machinery spaces of the Tiara Q44 are shock-mounted.
Cuts down on the noise and vibration that’s often associated with this type of equipment.
Tiara’s Q44 Adventure Yacht
he engine room of the Tiara Q44 offers stoop headroom, not standing headroom. Still, once the stainless-steel entrance ladder is removed, access to the inboard components of the engines (filters, dipsticks, etc.) is decent.
Tiara’s Q44 Adventure Yacht
Adding fluid to the Tiara Q44’s Volvo Penta IPS drive units is going to be a little difficult. Not only are the access hatches a tad small, they are located at the bottom of the big transom storage locker, which is likely going to be full of lines, buckets, and other wash-down supplies most of the time.
Tiara’s Q44 Adventure Yacht
We rest our case. As you can see, our test boat, the prototype of the Tiara Q44, already has a bunch of obfuscating stuff in the transom storage locker. You’ll have to remove much of it, as well as the interlocking deck-protectors underneath, to get at the IPS unit-fill hatches.
Tiara’s Q44 Adventure Yacht
The Tiara Q44 is a sort of high-end SUV on the water,
complete with roof racks for kayaks, bikes, paddleboards…you name it.
Tiara’s Q44 Adventure Yacht
The Drummond Island area made a great spot for Tiara founder and honcho Leon Slikkers to do a long-term,
hands-on test of his baby and brainchild—the Tiara Q44.
Tiara’s Q44 Adventure Yacht
When viewed from head-on, the Tiara Q44 does not look exactly confrontational,
but she does seem to be up for just about any kind of conditions King Neptune can toss at her.
Tiara’s Q44 Adventure Yacht
The whole point of the Tiara Q44 is to facilitate fun on the water during the daytime. While accommodations for sleeping onboard are decidedly plush, they are less important perhaps than the roof racks, the cockpit’s island galley, and the electrically actuated push-button doors (port and starboard) that instantly let the outdoors in.
Tiara’s Q44 Adventure Yacht
At day’s end, the Tiara Q44 heads for the barn. In his quest to thoroughly vet his design, Tiara founder and honcho Leon Slikkers spent several days onboard, traveling the upper reaches of Lake Michigan,
and spending nights snoozing on the scissors-type berth in the master.
Read our boat test of the Tiara Q44 here ▶
