The Tahiti by Sun Pools is a medium fiberglass pool that, in Sun Pools’ words, “includes all the features you love about the Tropic in a 14′ x 35′ design: a tanning ledge, deep-end seating, safety ledges along both sides and large shallow end steps.” It keeps the Tropic’s 3′ to 6′ depth, and Sun Pools adds a line it gives only one other model, the Tropic: “This model is also designed for an easily installed auto cover.” For a Northeast Ohio family, that combination is the story. You get a full 35 feet of water for swimming and play, and a pool planned from the start for the months it spends closed.
Tahiti Sun Pool
Room to Swim, Ready for a Cover
What Is the Tahiti Pool?
The Tahiti is a fiberglass pool offered in one size: 14′ x 35′ with a depth of 3′ to 6′. Sun Pools lists these as approximate maximum available dimensions and files the Tahiti under its Medium Pools.
Start with the length. At 35 feet, the Tahiti gives swimmers a long run of water between the large shallow end steps and the deep-end seating at the far end, with safety ledges along both sides and a tanning ledge for lounging. Then the depth. Sun Pools lists 3′ to 6′, the same range as the Tropic, and invites you to “play all day in the Tahiti’s 3′ to 6′ water depth and comfortable nonskid pool bottom.” Then the cover. Sun Pools says the Tahiti is designed for an easily installed auto cover. The shell itself is hand crafted with Sun Pools’ critical point lamination system, which the company says delivers “the toughest pools on the market.”
What the Tahiti Pool Is Not
The Tahiti is not the Tropic. Sun Pools calls the 16′ x 42′ Tropic “our top selling large pool” and lists it with a 5′ x 12′ tanning island with (3) built in water bubblers, a wrap-around deep-end seat, and bench seating. The Tahiti trades that island for a tanning ledge and trims the shell by 2 feet of width and 7 feet of length, while keeping the same 3′ to 6′ depth.
It is not the most compact version of the Tropic’s features either. That is the St. John, at 14′ x 30′ with a depth of 3′ to 5’9″. The Tahiti adds 5 feet of length and 3 inches of maximum depth over the St. John, and only the Tahiti carries Sun Pools’ auto cover design note. And it is not a deep-water pool. If 8′ of depth is on your list, Sun Pools’ Havana is 16′ x 40′ with a depth of 3′ to 8′.
Why Sun Pools?
Since 1995, Sun Pools has hand crafted its pools from American made composite materials. The company manufactures every shell in Albany, Kentucky, at what it describes as an EPA approved Title V facility utilizing state of the art technology, and Ohio is on its list of states served. Sun Pools says its staff’s decades of experience produce one of the toughest composite pools on the market today.
For a 35-foot shell built to take a cover, these points carry the most weight:
- Lamination that runs across the pool: Sun Pools builds each shell with critical point lamination, placing hand cut sheet fabric from side to side the way a high end yacht is laid up, rather than bulk glass end to end or sprayed chop glass. The company says the result supports itself, with no spreader bar or belly band required to place it.
- Structural ribs and a reinforced coping: Under the modified epoxy skin-coat resin finish, Sun Pools adds structural ribs and reinforces the coping, the top edge that frames the pool.
- No resin fillers: Sun Pools uses high grade marine FRP resin products with no resin fillers, and colors the shell in one of 4 solid marine finishes with no clear coat.
Every Sun Pool has a non-skid textured bottom on its floor and steps, and on the Tahiti Sun Pools calls out the “comfortable nonskid pool bottom” by name.
Why Fiberglass, and Why the Tahiti?
Sun Pools makes three promises for fiberglass over concrete and vinyl. The shell arrives on site finished and ready to install, saving weeks of construction time. The surface won’t need to be replaced like a vinyl liner pool or acid washed or re-coated like a concrete pool. And the smooth interior requires minimum chemical treatment.
The Tahiti’s specific case rests on two facts Sun Pools lists. First, 35 feet of length. That is room for real swimming and for games that need space, with the Tropic’s features still in place for the people who would rather sit or lounge. Second, the auto cover design. In Northeast Ohio the swim season runs roughly mid-May through September, which leaves the pool closed for more than half the year. A pool designed for an easily installed auto cover lets you plan the cover, the decking, and the equipment together from day one instead of working around them later. Among Sun Pools’ model pages, only the Tahiti and the Tropic carry that note.
Ready to Bring the Tropic's Features Home in the Tahiti?
Ohio Paradise Pools has been building pools for Northeast Ohio families for over 32 years, and a Tahiti with an auto cover is exactly the kind of project where that experience shows. We are family-owned and full-service, so one team handles design, excavation, the shell, plumbing, electrical, decking, and cover planning. We keep you in the loop with FaceTime check-ins, so the build stays visible even when you are at work.
When everything is in, we return for pool school, a two-visit orientation that teaches your filtration system, your water chemistry, and your seasonal opening and closing, so you can run your Tahiti with confidence.
Call us today at (440) 610-5484 or schedule a free consultation to start planning your Tahiti pool installation in Edison Park and the surrounding Ohio communities.
Available Sizes
Size: 14′ x 35′ | Depth: 3′ to 6′
Sun Pools lists these as approximate maximum available dimensions.
Tahiti Pool FAQs
Is the Tahiti auto-cover ready, and why does that matter in Ohio?
Yes. Sun Pools says the Tahiti “is also designed for an easily installed auto cover.” An Ohio pool spends fall, winter, and early spring closed, and a cover keeps leaves and debris out through those months and makes spring opening simpler. Ohio Paradise Pools builds the cover into the design phase, laying out the decking, the equipment, and the cover together so nothing has to be retrofitted.
What do the extra 5 feet over the St. John get me?
The two models share a 14′ width and the same four Tropic features Sun Pools lists: a tanning ledge, deep-end seating, safety ledges, and large shallow end steps. The Tahiti runs 35 feet instead of 30, and its listed depth reaches 6′ instead of 5’9″. Those extra feet mean a longer stretch of open water for swimming and play, and the Tahiti carries the auto cover design note that the St. John does not. If your yard can give up the additional length, the Tahiti returns it as swimming room.
Tahiti or Tropic: which one fits?
Both list a 3′ to 6′ depth. The Tropic is 16′ x 42′, and Sun Pools lists it with a 5′ x 12′ tanning island, three built in water bubblers, a wrap-around deep-end seat, and bench seating. The Tahiti is 14′ x 35′ with a tanning ledge instead of the island. Both are designed for an easily installed auto cover, per Sun Pools. The deciding question is usually space: if the Tropic would crowd your yard, the Tahiti keeps the depth and the cover design in a footprint 7 feet shorter and 2 feet narrower.
How is a 3' to 6' depth laid out in the Tahiti?
Sun Pools places the large steps at the shallow end, where the listed depth begins at 3′, and the seating at the deep end, where it reaches 6′. Between them is the long run of water that makes the Tahiti a swimmer’s pool for its size. The exact point where the floor starts to slope is confirmed from Sun Pools’ drawings during your consultation. As with any pool, adult supervision is the rule whenever children are in the water.
What are the safety ledges along both sides?
Sun Pools lists safety ledges along both sides of the Tahiti, built into the shell. Their size and position are confirmed from Sun Pools’ drawings when we plan your pool. A ledge is a design feature, not a substitute for watching the water, so our rule for every family is simple: adult supervision whenever children are in or near the pool. During pool school, we walk the whole family through the layout.
How long does it take to install a Tahiti pool?
Your Tahiti comes off the truck as one finished fiberglass shell, so most installations take approximately 2 to 3 weeks from excavation through shell placement, plumbing, electrical, and initial finishing. Local permitting, access to your yard, the weather, and the scope of your decking all affect the final timeline. We run the entire project, share regular updates, and hold FaceTime walk-throughs for days you are away. Two pool school visits close out the job.
What warranty does the Tahiti pool carry?
Structurally, the Tahiti shell is protected by Sun Pools’ Lifetime Structural Pool Shell Warranty. The interior surface is warranted for 3 years, and the warranty stays transferable within the first 36 months. The Sun Pools Inc. Shell Warranty Certificate delivered with your pool defines the coverage, and coverage depends on registration with the Sun Pools corporate office. Ohio Paradise Pools adds local accountability: over 32 years in business, a BBB A+ rating, and Cleveland’s swimming pool contractor of the year honors for 2022, 2023, and 2024.
What does day-to-day maintenance look like for a Tahiti pool?
Much of it is handled by the materials. Sun Pools says the smooth fiberglass interior requires minimum chemical treatment, and the surface won’t need to be replaced like a vinyl liner or acid washed. Your part is balancing the water, running the filter, and cleaning out whatever the wind brings in, and a cover cuts down on that debris between swims. Built in waterfalls and color underwater lighting are among the brand-wide options Sun Pools offers, and we confirm which ones suit your Tahiti during design.
Call Ohio Paradise Pools at (440) 610-5484 or contact us online to schedule your free consultation. Serving Edison Park and communities throughout Northeast Ohio.