325 CONQUEST and 325 CONQUEST PILOTHOUSE
Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:13 am
Boston Whaler revealed two more new models at the 2019 Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show: the 2020 325 CONQUEST and 325 CONQUEST PILOTHOUSE. These are 32-feet 3-inch long cabin boats with a 10-foot 8-inch beam and weigh about 14,290-lbs with engines, fuel, and water. If powered with the optional twin 350-HP VERADO engines, they are 48 to 50-MPH boats. They have 300-gallon fuel tanks, which the twin 350-HP engines will consume at a rate of about 62-GPH at full throttle. 325 CONQUEST base boat configuration MSRP is $340,965.
The 325 CONQUEST PILOTHOUSE model has an enclosed helm area for better weather protection. The price is higher than the open model; MRSP is $359,503 for the base boat.
There are many engine options available. The base engines are the non-supercharged V8 300-HP engine (which been given the VERADO branding) with black cowlings. Optional engines are twin VERADO in-line-6 supercharged engines at 350-HP (add $10,300) or 400-HP VERADO (add $21,900). Joystick steering is an $24,600 option. White cowlings are a $4,200 option. This creates 12 engine options. The most expensive option, dual 400-HP with joystick and white cowlings adds $51,140 to the base price compared to twin black-cowling no-joystick 300-HP non-supercharged engines.
Performance data is only available for the open boat with twin 350-HP engines. Optimum fast cruising speed is a very high 40.2-MPH when the fuel economy peaks to 1.14-MPG. Surprisingly, low speed fuel economy is best at 9-MPH at hits 1.23-MPG. Over the typical boat speeds likely to be used, the boat will probably average 1-MPG.
A highly-produced presentation using only computer-generated images is available at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNRQtwC3CQU
A "notable" option is a Seakeeper stablizer at $63,500. In order to utilize this electrical-power-hungry device, you must also have an on-board 7-kW gasoline-powered generator, which is another $22,700 option.
One of my favorite features on these newer Boston Whaler cabin boats is the cockpit sunshade that deploys and retracts by electrical motors. That is just a $10,000 option.
The lines of the 325 CONQUEST seem very similar to the 405 CONQUEST, the other new cabin boat introduced at the same time.
The 325 CONQUEST PILOTHOUSE model has an enclosed helm area for better weather protection. The price is higher than the open model; MRSP is $359,503 for the base boat.
There are many engine options available. The base engines are the non-supercharged V8 300-HP engine (which been given the VERADO branding) with black cowlings. Optional engines are twin VERADO in-line-6 supercharged engines at 350-HP (add $10,300) or 400-HP VERADO (add $21,900). Joystick steering is an $24,600 option. White cowlings are a $4,200 option. This creates 12 engine options. The most expensive option, dual 400-HP with joystick and white cowlings adds $51,140 to the base price compared to twin black-cowling no-joystick 300-HP non-supercharged engines.
Performance data is only available for the open boat with twin 350-HP engines. Optimum fast cruising speed is a very high 40.2-MPH when the fuel economy peaks to 1.14-MPG. Surprisingly, low speed fuel economy is best at 9-MPH at hits 1.23-MPG. Over the typical boat speeds likely to be used, the boat will probably average 1-MPG.
A highly-produced presentation using only computer-generated images is available at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNRQtwC3CQU
A "notable" option is a Seakeeper stablizer at $63,500. In order to utilize this electrical-power-hungry device, you must also have an on-board 7-kW gasoline-powered generator, which is another $22,700 option.
One of my favorite features on these newer Boston Whaler cabin boats is the cockpit sunshade that deploys and retracts by electrical motors. That is just a $10,000 option.
The lines of the 325 CONQUEST seem very similar to the 405 CONQUEST, the other new cabin boat introduced at the same time.