The Boston Whaler 230 Outrage is a testament to the brand’s reputation for building unsinkable boats with superior craftsmanship. Measuring at 7.06 meters, this center console offers a perfect balance between functionality and style, designed to cater to both fishing enthusiasts and families seeking comfortable day trips on the water. The hull is constructed from robust GRP, ensuring durability and a smooth ride even in choppy waters. Its planning hull configuration allows for impressive handling and stability, making it ideal for offshore excursions.
Equipped with an outboard engine, the 230 Outrage is powered by a standard Mercury 250 XL V8 engine, delivering a cruising speed of approximately 25 knots and a top speed of 40 knots. This ensures quick and efficient travel to any destination, with a fuel capacity of 435 liters to support longer outings without frequent refueling stops.
The layout of the 230 Outrage is thoughtfully designed, featuring ample seating and storage options, including a spacious bow area with convertible seating and a convenient head compartment with a portable toilet. The helm console is equipped with modern electronics for navigation and fish-finding, enhancing the overall experience for both captains and anglers.
Boston Whaler has always been at the forefront of innovation, and the 230 Outrage is no exception. It combines safety, performance, and versatility, making it a top choice for boaters who appreciate quality and reliability. Whether you’re casting lines, entertaining guests, or enjoying a leisurely cruise, the 230 Outrage is built to exceed expectations.
Length
7.1M
Beam
2.6M
Draft
0.4M
Day Guests
8
Sleeping
0
Cabin
0
Cruise Speed
25KT
Max Speed
40KT
Fuel
435L
Range
240NM
Engine
Mercury 250 XL V8
Option 1
Mercury 300 XL V8
Naval
Boston Whaler Design Team
Exterior
Boston Whaler Design Team
Interior
Boston Whaler Design Team
New Starting From
€100,000
High Price Brokerage
€85,000
Low Price Brokerage
€70,000
Her hull does the quiet work long before the deck gets any credit.
A deep-V profile runs the length of her 7.1 metre hull, reinforced by full-length lifting strakes and a pronounced bow flare that throws spray wide rather than back into the cockpit. Boston Whaler’s design team pushed the coaming further outboard around the bow than is typical for a boat this size, freeing up legroom and seating that most boats this length simply do not have. Recessed trim tabs let the helmsman dial in the right attitude for the sea state or an uneven load, a small adjustment that makes a real difference once conditions turn. None of it looks dramatic from the dock. All of it matters once she is running.
At the centre of it all sits a seat that does more work than most boats’ entire cockpit.
The leaning post starts as a simple bench, then opens to reveal a fold down counter for bait or snack prep, rotates a full ninety degrees to face aft when it is time to watch the lines, and hides a further livewell at its base above a sizeable built in cooler. Forward, wraparound seating conceals dry storage, and an optional pedestal table stows inside the console itself when it is not needed for a meal. At the helm, a dark dash and acrylic windscreen cut glare and wind, with Raymarine displays and dedicated engine gauges keeping the essentials close at hand. It is a boat designed around how people actually spend a day on the water, not around how it looks in a brochure.
Fishing capability is built in rather than bolted on.
An in-console head keeps the basics covered, while twin in-floor fish boxes run long enough for wahoo, tuna or kingfish, and a transom livewell with a clear lid keeps bait healthy through a long day. A larger storage hatch forward of the console swallows gear the cooler cannot, and stainless toe rails with downrigger weight holders extend her range of fishing techniques without adding clutter to the deck. Recessed cleats, hawsepipes and grab rails keep the covering boards clear of snags, and a transom door leads to an integral swim platform with a telescoping ladder, as useful for landing a big fish as it is for climbing back aboard after a swim.
Two hundred and forty nautical miles from a boat this size is a genuine number, not a rounding exercise.
A 435 litre fuel tank carries the 230 Outrage to that range at a 25 knot cruise, with 40 knots available at the top end from the optional 300 horsepower Mercury V8. Independent sea trials with that larger engine recorded brisk, confident acceleration and a top speed in a broadly similar bracket to Mercury’s own published figures for the package, a useful confirmation that the numbers on paper hold up on the water. For an owner planning long runs to the fishing grounds and back within a single tank, that balance of range and genuine top end performance matters more than a headline speed figure ever could.
Underneath the fishing gear sits decades of hull knowledge.
Boston Whaler’s engineering team builds the 230 Outrage on the same unsinkable foundation that made the brand’s name, refined over the years from the original cathedral hulls into today’s deep-V. Hydraulic tilt steering manages the torque of the standard V8 outboard and keeps feedback through the wheel light rather than fighting the helmsman in a turn. The result is a boat that independent reviewers have called genuinely seaworthy for her size, comfortable in a following sea and composed even when conditions turn. For a buyer entering the Boston Whaler range, she is a sensible, well proven place to start.
Length
7.1M
Beam
2.6M
Draft
0.4M
Guests
0
Cabins
0
Cruise Speed
25Kt
Max Speed
40Kt
Length
7.6M
Beam
2.7M
Draft
0.5M
Guests
0
Cabins
0
Cruise Speed
30Kt
Max Speed
50Kt
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