Chaparral 287 SSX Boats For Sale

The Chaparral 287 SSX is an open-concept day cruiser built as a large bowrider for owners who entertain family and friends on the water. It measures 29 feet length overall with a 9-foot beam, a 38-inch draft, and an empty weight of 6,200 pounds, carrying 100 gallons of fuel. Seating wraps almost entirely around the cockpit, including two forward seats that swing around to join the group, and the cockpit connects to the bow through a center walkthrough that closes off with a magnetic-latched windshield and an air dam. Anyone shopping Chaparral boats 287 SSX for sale will find it offered in configurations like the Blackout Edition with black hull and Cayenne interior.

Power comes from a single 380-horsepower MerCruiser 8.2 MAG paired with a Bravo 3 dual-prop outdrive, with Volvo Penta drive systems available as an alternative. Turning a 24-pitch Bravo 3 prop set, the boat reached 4,850 rpm and a top speed of 48.1 mph in a loaded test with three aboard and full fuel; under lighter conditions with two aboard and half fuel, it recorded 50 mph. Best cruise came at 3,000 rpm and 25.5 mph, where the 12-gallon-per-hour fuel burn returned 2.1 mpg and a range of 191 statute miles while holding a 10 percent fuel reserve. The extended-V hull with a flat running pad put the boat on plane in 4.1 seconds, reaching 20 mph in 6.9 seconds and 30 mph in 10.1 seconds with minimal bow rise.

The helm uses a glass-cockpit layout with two 7-inch displays that show engine gauges, GPS charting, and sonar, mounted in a factory-built soft-touch dash with polished stainless bezels around lighted push-button switches. The seat slides fore-and-aft and swivels using controls placed on the armrest rather than underneath, and it sits at a seat-and-a-half width that also fits a passenger. A digital throttle and shift, Lenco trim tabs with indicators, a tilt-base custom steering wheel with a free-floating logo, and a Bluetooth stereo remote round out the controls.

The stern seating lays flat at the touch of a button into a 6-foot-4 by 3-foot-8 sun pad and also converts to forward- or aft-facing lounges, with a 35-quart carry-on cooler stored beneath and a water toy inflator on board. The Infinity power swim step lowers electrically and stays closed off so children can climb on safely, while a four-step boarding ladder hides under its own hatch on the 32-inch swim platform. The EFX Power Tower lifts electrically, carries an integrated bimini and a 6-foot-9 elevated toe point, and folds down to windshield level for bridges or boathouses. Overhead the bow features a deep seating area with flip-up armrests, a wraparound bolster, a grab rail, a self-draining cooler under the forward step, and a Lewmar windlass feeding an anchor mounted through the stem with pop-up cleats.

On the passenger side a double-latched door opens to a head with an electric toilet (a pump-out is optional), a Corian counter with a stainless sink and pullout sprayer, an opening port light for ventilation, and rear shelving. Build details include foam sound-deadening in the engine compartment, finished fiberglass with no exposed edges, double French and diamond stitching on multiple-density foam seats, and pop-in cleats that eliminate trip hazards. Buyers weighing options should consider the drive choice between the MerCruiser 8.2 and Volvo Penta, the optional pump-out head, and the windlass, all of which appear on well-equipped examples.