Chaparral 246 SSi Boats For Sale

The Chaparral 246 SSi is a 24-foot bowrider built on a true deep-V hull, sold across model years including 2007, 2011, and 2019. Earlier hulls use a "wide tech" deck that opens up the bow much like a deck boat while the V-shaped bottom still cuts through chop, and the design carries lifting strakes, a defined keel, and a reverse chine for a smooth, dry ride. Cockpit seating runs in a U-shaped horseshoe aft, and the boat is rated to carry between 12 and 14 people depending on the year and configuration. These chaparral boats 24 ft long suit families who want one boat for cruising, swimming, and towing, with a 2019 pickle-fork variant adding a hybrid pointed bow.

Power options changed with the model year. Stern-drive examples have run the 5.7 GI 300-horsepower Volvo Penta with a dual-prop Bravo 3, the 350 Magnum MPI MerCruiser, and the 6.2-liter Mercury 377-cubic-inch 320-horsepower engine. A 2019 24 foot Chaparral boat uses the Volvo Penta 300 V8 stern drive. The Volvo Penta 350 forward-drive version, set up for wake surfing, reached a top speed of 52.8 mph at 5800 rpm on F3 stainless props, planed in 3.6 seconds, hit 30 mph in 7.6 seconds, and cruised most economically at 30 mph and 3500 rpm while burning 8.8 gallons per hour with a 400-pound passenger load and 35 gallons of fuel aboard. The counter-rotating dual-prop drives make the boat easy to maneuver around docks.

The helm carries SmartCraft instrumentation on earlier boats and red-backlit analog gauges with matching red-backlit rocker switches on later ones, set behind an anti-glare dash. The forward-drive surf model adds a Medallion Viper 2 touchscreen that controls the surf gate, ballast tanks, and stereo while showing engine data, sonar, and navigation. The captain and co-captain sit in custom bucket seats that swivel and slide, with OneTouch fore-and-aft adjustment, flip-up bolsters, and integrated stainless steel grab rails. A three-spoke tilt wheel and chrome-bezeled toggle switches finish the station, and audio runs through Clarion systems with upgraded Wet Sounds speakers on some boats and stereo remotes at the helm, transom, and midship walkway.

The cockpit opens through a walk-through transom to a swim platform that extends over the outdrive to keep swimmers clear of the prop, with a diamond-tread non-skid surface, a raised toe edge, and a stowaway boarding ladder under its own hatch. A transom shower, a built-in battery charger, and dual batteries with a switch sit aft, along with a wet-storage locker that swallows ropes, noodles, and wakeboard bindings. Chaparral's signature deep, gas-strut storage compartments run under the cockpit and bow seats, and there is in-floor storage for skis, wakeboards, and covers. A removable bow filler cushion and U-shaped filler convert the spaces into sun pads, and the bow holds an anchor locker, a flip-away navigation light, and a boarding ladder.

Inside, the bow seating is deep with thick cushions, wraparound bolsters, Lounge backs, and stainless steel grab rails for a secure ride. A head compartment sits beneath the co-captain's bolster with a porta potti and a porthole; some boats were optioned with a back-flush toilet that is uncommon at this size. A wind-block door closes off the center of the boat on cold or rainy days. The 2019 boat carries a stone interior with white vinyl, charcoal accents, gray SeaGrass flooring that snaps out for cleaning, and a self-draining bow cooler bin.

Build details include Kevlar in the hull, a stainless steel bow scuff plate, stainless docking-light housings, pull-up cleats, and heavy-duty polished hinges on the deck hatches and head compartment. A collapsible wakeboard arch with board racks and built-in anchor lights appears on tower-equipped boats. When shopping the used market, check hours, which run low on many examples, and inspect the dark dash and gauge bezels on SSi and SSX hulls, since that finish takes a beating from sun on boats stored outside. Buyers searching 24 ft Chaparral boats for sale, 24 foot Chaparral boats for sale, or 24 Chaparral boats for sale will find tower and no-tower versions of the same hull, often paired with a matching trailer, bimini top, and cover.



Currently, there are 1,234 boats available for sale for Chaparral boats. Prices range from $1,499 to $421,589, with an average listing price of $78,651. The inventory includes 417 new boats and 817 used boats. The fleet is comprised of 1,234 powerboats. Popular boat types include Bowrider, Runabout, Power Cruisers, Ski and Wakeboard, and Jet. boats are most popular in Sherrills Ford, Buford, Sodus Point, Harrison Township, and Lewisville. There have been 4,092 boats listed on MarineSource that have sold in the past year. May is the most common month for new and used boats to be added to MarineSource, so be sure to check back regularly. June is the most common month for boats to sell, so be sure to beat the rush! The most common activities for boats are family fun, day cruising, watersports, and long distance cruising. Most boats contain gps, with heads, depth sounder, heated interior, and radio. boats tend to have an average of 1 engine. It is common for boats to have Mercruiser engines or Yamaha engines or Volvo Penta engines.