Chaparral 307 SSX Boats For Sale

The Chaparral 307 SSX is a large family bowrider built around a 9-foot beam and a 22-degree deep-V hull, with an overall length listed at 30 feet 2 inches and a dry weight near 6,200 pounds before the hardtop is added. It carries 100 gallons of fuel and a 15-gallon freshwater holding tank, and it is yacht-certified, so capacity is unlimited rather than capped at a fixed headcount. This is a boat aimed at owners who want to put 10 to 14 people aboard, raft up in a cove, and still cruise in chop. Anyone searching Chaparral SSX boats for sale at the upper end of the bowrider class will find the 307 SSX positioned as a premium build with high freeboard and deep cockpit seating.

Power options run from a single engine between 380 and 430 horsepower to twins between 220 and 300 horsepower, all on Volvo Penta sterndrive packages, and some boats were delivered with twin Mercury 350 MAG engines rated 300 horsepower each, paired with Bravo Three drives. A common single setup is the Volvo Penta 6.2-liter 380-horsepower engine with a dual-prop outdrive. Rigged with twin Volvo Penta V300s on dual-prop drives turning F6 propellers, the 307 SSX reached a top speed of 52.2 mph at 4,980 rpm while burning 45 gallons per hour for a range of about 131 miles. Best cruise came at 3,000 rpm and 29.6 mph, dropping fuel consumption to 17.5 gallons per hour and stretching range to roughly 190 miles over more than six hours with a 10 percent reserve. Time to plane was 4.2 seconds, with 20 mph reached in 6.1 seconds and 30 mph in 9.4 seconds.

Handling benefits from an extended running surface, or V-plate, set behind the drives that acts as a permanent trim tab to flatten takeoff and reduce bow rise, backed by Lenco trim tabs. The hull tracks straight with hands off the wheel and stays dry across varied wave angles, though it shows a slight chine walk only in aggressive high-performance turns. At the helm, the dash carries twin 7-inch touchscreen displays, available as Garmin or Simrad units, with stainless steel bezels and wood-veneer accents, backlit rocker switches, and Volvo Penta EVC digital throttle and shift as standard. A sterndrive joystick is optional and simplifies docking in crosswinds and current. The leather-wrapped steering wheel uses a centering function that keeps the Chaparral logo upright through turns.

The aft deck centers on a full-beam swim platform that extends 2 feet 5 inches, with pop-up cleats, a grab handle, and a four-step reboarding ladder. Later boats add the Infinity Power Step, an electrically deployed swim deck that sits about a foot underwater and creates three tiers of social seating at the transom. Audio upgrades include a JL Audio system with a 12-inch subwoofer and transom and helm stereo remotes. The cockpit offers wraparound seating to port opposite a double bench to starboard, which can be swapped for a wet bar with a sink, pullout sprayer, solid-surface counter, 12-volt outlet, and a cooler in dedicated storage, with a cockpit refrigerator available. The power-folding arch carries a bimini and LED lighting, and a power-folding HTX hardtop became available on later model years.

Storage runs deep throughout, including thigh-deep lockers under the cockpit seats and a clever storage-within-storage system where pull-out drawers hold a fiberglass cocktail table and its base. The walkthrough windshield uses interconnected latches and a magnetic catch to hold the bow door, cutting most of the wind reaching the cockpit. The bow seats five or six adults with full-length grab rails, an insulated overboard-draining cooler, and a Lewmar windlass with controls at the bow and helm. The enclosed head is finished to a high standard, with a vacuum-flush China-bowl toilet, stainless sink with pullout faucet, wood flooring, and an opening port light, though some boats were equipped with a pump-out porta potty for owners who prefer the space for storage. When weighing a 307 SSX, note the engine choice and drives, whether the boat has the Infinity Power Step and hardtop, and the optional snap-in cockpit carpet, which many owners leave off.