Boston Whaler 230 Outrage Boats For Sale

The Boston Whaler 230 Outrage is a 23-foot center console built on the unsinkable Whaler hull, sized to fish hard offshore and still trailer behind the family truck. Length overall is 23 feet, beam is 8 feet 6 inches, draft runs 18.5 inches, and empty weight is about 3,800 pounds. Over two feet of freeboard keeps anglers feeling secure standing inside the cockpit, and the layout works as readily for a beach day with family as for casting a reel. Shoppers comparing outrage Boston Whaler boats will find this one bridges the fishing-machine and dayboat roles in a single trailerable package.

Performance depends on how it's powered. With a single Mercury 350 Verado spinning a 14.25x18 Reliance prop, the 230 Outrage reached a top speed of 52.7 mph at 6,278 RPM, burning 31.9 gallons per hour for a range near 164 miles. Best cruise came at 4,000 RPM and 27.3 mph, where fuel consumption dropped to 10.6 gph for a range of about 255 miles while holding a 10% reserve of the 110-gallon fuel capacity. It planes in 4.2 seconds, hits 20 mph in 7.9 seconds and 30 mph in 12 seconds. The Mercury 300 Verado V8 is the maximum horsepower and the most common choice; twin 150s are also available for added confidence and maneuverability at the docks. Handling stayed clean with no chine walk through hard turns, and the boat tracked well across 4-to-6-foot seas.

The helm sits under a fiberglass T-top hard top, with a tilt-base stainless steel wheel, steering knob, and the compass centered on the driver. Electronics packages run Simrad — a 9-inch touchscreen GPS and fishfinder combo, dual displays to avoid split screens, and a Simrad VHF — alongside a Mercury VesselView display, Lenco trim tabs with LED indicators, and a JL Audio stereo. The award-winning helm seat, recognized when the model debuted in 2016, folds from a leaning post into a forward- or aft-facing bench with a flip-out table and a footrest below the wheel. A spray shield sits at the helm, and an optional weather shield adds rain and wind protection up front.

Fishing and deck features are heavy throughout. The cockpit carries a transom live well, a second live well in the leaning post, foam-insulated fish boxes in the floor, and rod holders numbering close to 20 across the gunnels, T-top and leaning post. Tow rails let anglers hook a foot and lean over the side. Hardware is overbuilt — 8-inch cleats sized closer to what competitors put on 27-to-30-foot boats — with stainless grab handles placed around the deck. A four-step boarding ladder and freshwater shower sit aft, and the console opens to a head compartment with shade and the main breaker panel.

The bow offers a combing bolster package, bow cushions, and insulated lockable storage that doubles as a cooler or fish box, plus a forward-facing seat. Options worth weighing include the anchor windless with helm and bow remote controls, the premium package with fish-box pumpouts and stern rod holders, and Verado sport exhaust. Anyone looking to buy a Boston Whaler Outrage, whether new or used Boston Whaler Outrage boats for sale, should confirm engine choice, electronics fit and whether a trailer is included, since dealers often price the trailer separately.