August 29, 2026
The Tiara 43 LS: A 43-Footer Built Around the Day
The Tiara 43 LS is an owner-operated 43'6" express built cockpit-first: twin Mercury Verado V12 600s to 54.2 mph, an optimum cruise of 43.9 …
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The Essentials
| Feature | Specifications |
|---|---|
| Overall Length | 43'6" |
| Beam | 13'0" |
| Draft | 3'5" |
| Displacement | 22,400 lbs |
| Engines | Twin Outboard Mercury Verado V12 600 (2 x 600 HP) |
| Fuel Capacity | 400 gal |
| Water Capacity | 60 gal |
| Cabins / Heads | - |
| Max Speed | 54.2 mph |
| Cruise Speed | 43.9 mph |
Source: Spec & Photos courtesy of Tiara Yachts.
You want the 43-foot Tiara without handing the day over to a cabin. The 43 LS is the Luxury Sport hull - twin Mercury 600 V12s, 54.2 mph, and berths for four when the day runs long.
Part of the Tiara Yachts LS series — see how owners step up through the lineup.
Quick Verdict
- Optimum cruise of 43.9 mph at 5,000 rpm for 253 statute miles on 90 percent of the 400-gallon tank, with 54.2 mph at 6,055 rpm and zero to 30 mph in ten seconds on Tiara's own test
- Cockpit-first deck with social zones and a galley placed to serve them, and an Adventure Module option that turns the same hull into a day-fishing boat
- Twin Mercury Verado V12 600s with joystick handling, a 3'5" draft and berths for four below deck on a 43'6", 22,400 lb dry hull
Our Take
The 43 LS is honest about its mission in a way that is rare at this length. It is a day boat with overnight capability, not a small motoryacht pretending to be a cruiser, and the whole layout follows from that. Social zones and seating spread across a cockpit-first deck, with the galley placed to serve the party rather than a formal salon.
The numbers back the brief. Tiara's own sheet, taken at 26,941 lbs with full tanks and no gyro fitted, gives 54.2 mph at 6,055 rpm and zero to 30 in ten seconds flat. Optimum cruise is 43.9 mph at 5,000 rpm, worth 253 statute miles off 90 percent of the 400-gallon tank. That is the figure to plan a crossing on, and it is a genuinely quick cruise for a 43-footer carrying four below deck.
The comparison that matters is inside the range. At the same 43'6" Tiara builds the 43 LE, which carries 540 gallons at 24,000 lbs dry and puts two staterooms and a private head below. The LS carries 400 at 22,400 and puts the volume on deck. Neither is the upgrade of the other - drive both and work out whether your weekends end back at the dock or two ports down the coast. Then get observed burn at your intended rpm in writing at sea trial and work your own figures off 400 gallons.
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Tiara Yachts 43 LS Overview
The 43 LS is Tiara's Luxury Sport 43: 43'6" overall including the integrated platform, on a 13'0" beam and a 3'5" draft, 22,400 lbs dry, carrying 400 gallons of fuel and 21 degrees of deadrise at the transom.
Tiara drew the Luxury Sport line around outboard propulsion from the start, and the 43 LS shows it. Social zones and seating spread across a cockpit-first deck, with the galley placed to serve the party rather than a formal salon.
Performance & Handling
Twin Mercury Verado V12 600s. Tiara's own test recorded 54.2 mph at 6,055 rpm and zero to 30 mph in 10 seconds, at a 26,941 lb test weight with full tanks and no gyro fitted.
Optimum cruise is 43.9 mph at 5,000 rpm, worth 253 statute miles on 90 percent of the 400-gallon tank. That is the number to plan a crossing on - get observed burn at your intended rpm in writing at sea trial and work your own figures off 400 gallons.
Interior & Accommodations
Below deck the 43 LS accommodates four. Above it, the boat is built around the social zones: seating spread through the cockpit, a galley placed to serve it, and yacht-grade materials on a deck meant to be lived on all day.
The Adventure Module is the fishing-oriented cockpit option, so the same hull sets up as an entertaining platform or as a day-fishing boat without changing what it is.
Market Position
The 43 LS sits between the 39 LS and the 46 LS in Tiara's Luxury Sport line, running twin engines where the 46 LS steps up to triples and 660 gallons.
At the same 43'6" length Tiara also builds the 43 LE in the Luxury Express line. The LS carries 400 gallons at 22,400 lbs dry; the LE carries 540 at 24,000 and puts two staterooms and a private head below.
Who the 43 LS Is For
Buy the 43 LS if the day is the point - 54.2 mph, a cockpit that reconfigures between entertaining and fishing, and berths for four for the nights that happen anyway.
If overnighting is the plan rather than the exception, the 43 LE is the same length with two staterooms, a private head and 140 more gallons. If you want the triple-engine version of this idea, the 46 LS is the step up.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cruising range of the Tiara 43 LS?
253 statute miles at the 43.9 mph optimum cruise setting, worked on 90 percent of the 400-gallon tank. That 400 gallons is the smallest tank in the Luxury Sport line and part of why the boat is quick. Get observed burn at your intended rpm in writing at sea trial and work your own figures off it.
How fast is the Tiara 43 LS?
54.2 mph at 6,055 rpm on twin Mercury 600 Verado V12s, from Tiara's own test on Lake Michigan at a 26,941 lb test weight with full tanks and no gyro fitted. Zero to 30 mph takes 10 seconds, and that 54.2 mph makes it the quickest of the twin-engine Luxury Sport boats.
How many people can sleep on a Tiara 43 LS?
Four, below deck. Above it the boat is built around its social zones, with seating spread through the cockpit, the galley placed to serve it, and yacht-grade materials on a deck meant to be lived on all day.
What cockpit options does the Tiara 43 LS offer?
The Adventure Module is the fishing-oriented cockpit option, so the same hull sets up as an entertaining platform or as a day-fishing boat without changing what it is. Tiara drew the Luxury Sport line around outboard propulsion from the start, and this cockpit-first deck is where that shows.