Chaparral 21 SSi Boats For Sale

The Chaparral 21 SSI is a 21-foot bowrider built within Chaparral's SSI series of 19- to 23-foot sport boats, aimed at first-time buyers as much as experienced owners trading into a premium runabout. It carries up to 12 passengers and works as an all-around family boat for lakes, bays and coastal water. The hull is handlaid fiberglass finished with premium gel coat, and the wide beam opens up interior space while keeping the ride dry through chop. Anyone searching for a 21 foot Chaparral boat for sale is looking at a model offered as both a stern drive and an outboard, with the stern drive favored for inland use and the outboard for saltwater coastal boaters.

Performance depends on the drive you choose. The stern drive version pairs with a 240-horsepower Volvo Penta engine that delivers speeds of nearly 50 mph, with power steering and a smooth throttle and shift lever for confident handling. The outboard 21 SSI runs a Yamaha four-cylinder inline, with one 2024 build rigged with a Yamaha 150 for reliable torque, quick holeshots and good fuel economy that gets riders up on wakeboards, skis or tubes. Either setup planes quickly and steers tight through turns.

The helm on recent models centers on a 7-inch Simrad display showing speed and navigation, paired with toggle switches and a tilt steering wheel marked with the Chaparral logo. The captain's chair adjusts forward, back and side to side and includes a fold-up bolster that lifts the driver above the windshield. The passenger seat can spin around to act as a spotter station for towed water sports. A Clarion stereo with six speakers is standard, including speakers up front in the bow, and a Garmin display is among the available helm options. The 2025 boats introduced a seamless windshield and side windows that are easier to clean.

Three boarding points make getting on and off easy: a port stepover transom with a lift-up wing chair, a matching starboard point, and a forward boarding step under the center bow cushion. The transom platform is covered in SeaDeck non-skid with a three-step stainless steel ladder under its own hatch, and an extended swim platform is optional. The bow seating is deep with wraparound bolsters that let passengers face any direction, plus stainless steel grab rails and cup holders. A sun pad filler cushion converts the bow into a lounge, and the aft sun pad lifts to open a walkthrough into the cockpit. Storage runs throughout: port and starboard lockers under the transom seats, a center insulated cooler that drains overboard, a large in-floor ski locker, console compartments and storage under nearly every seat. Snap-in SeaDeck flooring, which can be lifted out for cleaning or replaced in sections, is an available option.

Interior upholstery is built in Chaparral's own factory using multicolor, multi-texture marine-grade vinyl with straight double stitching and multi-density foam that softens the ride in rough water; the vinyl is designed not to pink over time. An optional wakeboard tower raises and lowers for storage or low bridges, and an available fishing package adds a bow trolling motor, an 18-gallon livewell, pedestal bucket seats and a fish finder. On a 2025 example, the list price was $86,000 with a sale price around $68,000 including a trailer and fees, positioning the 21 SSI as one of the stronger values among 21 ft Chaparral boats for sale.