$27,900
Sunrise Beach, Missouri
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2001 Chris-Craft 25 Launch Bow Rider
2001 CHRIS CRAFT 25 Launch Open Bow.
If you had to name one pleasure-boat builder that embodies the history of modern recreational boating, it would be Chris-Craft, with roots reaching back into the 19th century. It is a highly recognized brand due to its high quality and boat building tradition. The hull's running surface was designed by Michael Peters Yacht Design, it has top performance and a luxurious ride to go along with its classic good looks. The lines of a Chris Craft doesn't just look lovely on and off the water, she looks like a magnificent piece of art for years to come. So this is a truly rare and nice bow rider, not to mention is very well equipped with a 5.7L Volvo-Penta GXI 320hp, Duo-Prop, cover, stereo, depth sounder, captains call exhaust, halon system, trim tabs, snap in carpet, bimini shade top, swim platform, and more.
The boat’s also a passenger-pleaser, though, with dock-level boarding from atop lockers on each side of the cockpit and walk-though to the swim platform. A modern open-bow design, the Launch has curving forward side-decks that reflect the tumblehome in the aft deck sections. Combined with the boat’s deep topsides, it conjures up designs such as the “barrel-back” runabouts of the 1940s. For all its backwards-looking appearance, the boat includes up-to-the-minute engineering and materials -- vinyl seats with flip-up bottoms for increased visibility, a perforated stainless-steel instrument panel with pressure-sensitive waterproof switches and a steering wheel that looks like brushed aluminum but is actually cool, comfortable polypropylene. The boat’s modern stern drive power plant, a 350-cid 5.7 GXi, is linked to a Duo-Prop stern drive; the compact installation allows spacious L-shaped cockpit seating aft to port. Spacious storage areas, including a locker big enough for wakeboards and water skis in the aft port quarter and an in-floor locker big enough for a portable cooler, are other advantages of modern fiberglass construction. Small details, such as the burgee-staff forward, the teak-covered swim platform and fold-down armrests add to the boat's overall appeal.
On the water, the boat has great acceleration, tight handling (the Duo-Prop helps) and more than respectable speeds. With a test crew of two, the through-transom exhaust option open and 80 gallons of fuel onboard, the Launch tops out at 53.6 mph on radar at 5,000 rpm. The boat still exceeds 50 mph with seven people aboard, with the exhaust routed through the hub.
The Launch cruises nicely at just under 40 mph at 4,000 rpm, at 33.1 mph at 3,500 rpm and 28.3 mph at 3,000 rpm. Quiet at top speed (88 dbA at the helm and 93 dbA in the aft cockpit area), the boat is even quieter at 3,500-rpm cruising speed, with readings of 79 dbA at the helm and 94 dbA in the back seat.
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