Key West 230 BR Boats For Sale

The Key West 230 Bay Reef is a 23-foot-1-inch bay boat with an 8-foot-6-inch beam, introduced in 2012 to give the brand's tournament bay boat line more cockpit room for additional passengers. Compared to the 210 BR, it carries six more inches of beam and two extra feet of length, which opens up the casting decks fore and aft. It pairs serious fishing capability with family-friendly touches like a step-down head compartment beneath the console and flip-up jump seats in the stern that work for adults or kids. The hull is fully foam-filled with closed-cell flotation, making it unsinkable with upright flotation, and the solid feel also quiets the ride when running into chop.

Performance comes from a single outboard on an integrated transom pod that raises the engine so the boat carries a roughly 27-inch transom while running a 25-inch motor. With a Yamaha SHO 250, the 230 BR runs around 50 mph and has a range of about 280 miles on its 80-gallon fuel tank. With the right engine and setup it can exceed 60 mph, helped by a padded running surface and a 19-degree deadrise that lets it run hard into open-bay chop. It drafts 12 inches at rest and runs through 10 inches of water thanks to the low-water pickup, and an Atlas 10-inch hydraulic jack plate extends that shallow capability further. Bennett electric trim tabs are integrated into the planing surface so anglers can drop the bow in rough water while keeping full trim and steering. Rigging weight comes in around 2,200 pounds.

The helm centers on a Garmin GPS/chartplotter that can be married to the Yamaha CL5 digital engine gauges, plus a Garmin VHF radio mounted in a sealed E-box. A Fusion six-speaker stereo system with an amplifier is standard, run during build because the foam-filled hull makes after-market wiring difficult. Push-button rocker switches with circuit breakers, a jack plate switch, tilt steering wheel, 12-volt outlet, USB ports, and a built-in wireless phone charger fill out the dash. A three-bank battery charger and dual battery switch manage two batteries, allowing one to be isolated for electronics and live wells while fishing. Many boats are fitted with the Garmin Kraken trolling motor, which talks directly to the Garmin display for waypoint navigation controlled by remote or phone.

Fishing storage is a strong point: the 230 BR offers more lockable under-deck rod storage than other bay boats in its class, with two lockers that each hold five rods up to 7.5 feet, under-gunnel rod racks for rods up to 7 to 8 feet, and rod tubes that take fly rods up to 10 feet. Two live wells are standard, one forward of about 15 to 18 usable gallons and one aft of roughly 26 usable gallons, each with a dedicated pump. The flush front casting deck includes molded landings for a port or starboard trolling motor mount, an anchor locker with lock-downs, a centered lined storage box, and a rolled toe rail that anglers can feel underfoot without tripping. Storage compartments are molded for 5-gallon buckets, and the boat carries both freshwater and raw-water washdowns, with about 6.5 gallons of freshwater in the console.

The leaning post uses flip bolster seats with armrests in the up position for running and folds down to a seat when cruising; options include a live well leaning post or a cooler seat, with a tackle center and a 70-quart cooler on a slide underneath. The aft deck takes a second casting seat or doubles as a lounging platform, and a swim platform with a telescoping three-step ladder is available. A powder-coated T-top is standard, with an optional D-tubing hardtop adding an integrated windshield, front and rear radio boxes, LED lighting, and rocket-launcher rod holders. Common rigging packages run engines up to a Suzuki 300 four-stroke or a fly-by-wire 300, with options like power poles, Poco SeaBlaze underwater lights, stainless rub rail, and an aluminum Sport Trail trailer with torsion axles and stainless disc brakes. Buyers weighing a 230 BR should match engine choice to the shallow-water and speed goals, since the integrated bracket and jack plate are central to how this hull performs.



Currently, there are 696 boats available for sale for Key West boats. Prices range from $9,900 to $315,373, with an average listing price of $84,078. The inventory includes 450 new boats and 246 used boats. The fleet is comprised of 696 powerboats. 2 boats have been added to the marketplace in the past month. Popular boat types include Center Console, Dual Console, Bay, Sport Fishing, and Other. boats are most popular in Fort Myers, Lake Placid, Bradenton, Gulfport, and Wilmington. There have been 2,495 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. May 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, saltwater fishing, day cruising, and freshwater fishing. Most boats contain gps, radio, bow rail, sea keeper, and with heads. boats tend to have an average of 1 engine. It is common for boats to have Yamaha engines or YAMAHA engines or Suzuki engines.