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Hi, I am boat test editor Eric Kolby,

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and today we're on the brand new 250 OSX

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from Chaparral Boats.

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I'm gonna do a full features inspection

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and performance evaluation.

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So let's get started. Starting at the stern,

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we have swim platforms on each side that extend 34 inches

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by 22 across.

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There's a 5 inch cleat that's a pull up,

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but then also up high, there's another one on the stern.

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And notice this stainless steel chafe plate,

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it's a nice touch. This hatch

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for the ladder is on a tension hinge, so you don't have

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to worry about holding that while you

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deploy the four step ladder,

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another thoughtful feature.

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As we work our way across, you've got room to pass

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between the motor and the splash

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well. Fresh water flush,

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access plate, gets you to components you would need

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to get to down in the bilge,

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and then over here, up top we have a fuel fill.

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Then the stereo remote, which is standard, a nice touch,

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and down low is the pump out.

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You have the same cleat installation

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that you saw on the starboard side.

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All right. This is an eight foot, 6 inch wide boat,

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which means you don't need a permit to trailer it.

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Having a fuel fill on the port side

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and here on the starboard means when you pull into a

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land-based gas station, you don't have

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to choose which side you're gonna fill from.

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Now it's a 4 inch step up to a passageway

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that's a foot wide in between the stern seats.

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Now what's amazing about this is

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how easy these seatbacks slide, there's no ratchet,

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there's no click, it just moves

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and you're either forward facing or your aft facing.

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Put it back into the forward facing, undo a latch

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and the whole thing picks up

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and there's a huge storage tub in there.

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31 inches long by

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17 and a half wide and 15 inches deep.

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But always thinking about access

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because the folks at Chaparral are boaters.

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You can pull the tub out, it's light.

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Your steering pumps down there, your fuel

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water separator, your oil,

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anything you need to get to, yes, you're gonna have

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to crawl a little bit, but the access is there.

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Good example of how much space you have,

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there's three life jackets in there,

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and it look like they're barely touching the bottom.

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Okay, from this half passageway,

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one foot down into the primary cockpit area, 88 inches

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from the base of that step all the way up here to the base

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of the helm console. Then we're 42 inches wide,

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so there's a lot of space to work with in here.

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Our test boat had the optional Seadek matting

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and notice the size of these drains in the

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aft corners of the cockpit.

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Three and a half inches in diameter.

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For all the features we want during a day

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on the water, grab handles, courtesy light,

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two stainless steel beverage holders, JL audio speaker,

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and this is repeated on each side.

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And we have a clip for the table,

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instead of a hole in the deck, which we like much better.

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We have additional bench seats on each side with 

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deep storage. On the port side,

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we also have your battery switches, circuit breaker

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and an air pump for blowing up water toys.

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Now gone are the days of calling these

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compartment ski lockers.

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This one's 80 inches long,

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the opening itself is 15 inches wide,

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so you've probably got a few inches on each side

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and it's 16 inches deep.

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To give you an idea, you put your life jacket bag in here,

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give it a shove forward, close it down,

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and you still have plenty of room.

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The second of your two under deck lockers 30 inches long.

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The open is 16 inches wide.

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It goes wider than that outboard on each side,

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and it's 16 inches deep.

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It opens on a gas strutt and you got access to your batteries.

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If you need to remove the batteries, you will go

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through the removable bins in the aft bench seats.

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Our test boat has the optional water sports arch

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and it folds down with the push of a button,

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if you gotta clear a low bridge.

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The matte finish on the optional tower gives the boat a nice

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contrast to the sheen on the seats.

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And also notice you're not gonna hit your head on aluminum,

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if you're sitting facing inboard next to the tower.

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The helm is finished in a nice dark upholstery, gives

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a classy look and feel.

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Two 7 inch Simrad screens come standard.

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You can split them up using one for engine data

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and the other for navigation. Stainless steel plates

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on each side are your accessory switches

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that are clearly labeled, and they

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light up when they power it up.

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Ignition is alongside the tilt wheel

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and your stereo as to starboard just ahead

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of your digital controls.

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For those who like your music,

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you have two speakers in the bow, two more in the cockpit,

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two alongside the helm seats, plus a big

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subwoofer under the helm console.

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On both bucket seats at the helm,

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you pick up the left hand lever to move the seat for and

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aft, you raise the right hand lever

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to rotate the seat inboard.

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Okay, in the port console there's a glove box up top.

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It's got some tension hinges on it that are brand new,

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but there's padded place for you to place a cell phone,

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something like that, no charging ports of any kind.

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And the port console opens nice and wide

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and inside there's a private head.

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They have upgraded this boat

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with the porcelain Tecma with the pump out.

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It normally comes standard with a porta-potty.

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Overall headroom in this compartment is 44 inches

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and seated headroom on top of the toilet is 32.

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There's a stainless steel sink with a pull-up shower, mirror,

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and an opening port. When the temperatures get a little

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chilly, close off the air dam,

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close off the windshield.

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The passageway to the bow at its narrowest

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is 21 inches wide.

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And look at these seatbacks, 17 inches I'm in up

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to my shoulder and I've got a perfect grip on the rail.

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You've got padded bolsters all the way around in the bow.

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The center cushion is removable, so you can step up

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to work the anchor and there's a non-skid underneath

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this snapped-in area for bow storage,

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insulated cooler. On the port side,

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notice that these hinges hold the

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seat bottom up on their own.

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You can use two hands to remove the short leg for

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the bow filler cushion.

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This is a thoughtful touch, so the legs for the

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filler cushion don't just flop all over the place.

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They lock into position, small things,

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but again, they've been out on boats

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and they know things shouldn't flop around. To starboard,

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the grab loop gives you an idea

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that this is gonna be a bigger compartment to access.

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Inside is your bow filler cushion, your leg

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for your table in the cockpit,

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and your dedicated storage for the table.

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You also see the backside of the subwoofer is protected

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and the JL audio amplifier. On each side of the foredeck,

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our two 6 inch pull-up cleats,

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and in the center, there's an anchor locker with clips

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for a Danforth style anchor.

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The anchor locker hatch,

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like we've seen all throughout the boat, has tension hinges

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that hold it up, makes it easier

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to deploy an anchor when you can use two hands.

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Now Chaparral designed some generous depth in this boat

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throughout with 33 inches to the cap rail in the bow,

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31 alongside the helm, and 30 right alongside the tower.

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There's also tall freeboard on this boat;

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36 inches at the stern,

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43 next to the helm, 43 at the bow.

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Our test boat was powered

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by a 250 horsepower Yamaha four stroke outboard,

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which was plenty of power.

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The Chaparral 250 OSX measures 24 feet 6 inches long

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with an 8 foot 6 inch beam and a draft of 18 inches.

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Our test boat weighed 4,200 pounds without engines

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and with three people, full fuel,

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no fresh water and test gear.

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We had an as tested weight of 5,721 pounds.

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Powered by a single 250 horsepower Yamaha outboard,

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spinning a 15 and quarter inch

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by 17 inch salt water series propeller,

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the 250 OSX hit a top speed of 47.32 miles per hour

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at 5,700 RPM.

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We recorded best cruise at 3,500 RPM,

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where she ran 27.1 miles per hour

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and burned 8.7 gallons per hour.

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This translated to 3.1 miles per gallon

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and a range of 168 statute miles with 10%

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of her 60 gallon fuel capacity held in reserve.

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In acceleration tests,

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our test boat planed in 5.6 seconds,

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hit 20 miles per hour in 7.2

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and ran through 30 miles per hour in 10.4 seconds.

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The 250 OSX held minimum plane at 24.2 miles per hour.

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If you've run a boat with Chaparral's extended V plane

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bottom, you know the benefits of the design.

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Most boats have a running surface that stops at the transom.

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The extended V plane goes all the way back

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to the trailing edge of the swim platform

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acting as trim tabs.

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Basically this helps keep the boat level.

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It comes up on plane more quickly

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and in turns the stern doesn't squat.

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You come out of the turn, you can accelerate

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and maintain great grip through the turns,

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had a nice comfortable lean.

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This propeller was really hooked up.

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The boat handles very well.

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The 250 OSX from Chaparral Boats is a big boat

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that's gonna appeal to the family.

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It's got great handling, solid performance,

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and lots of amenities For Boat Test,

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I'm Eric Kolby. And remember,

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if your boat's under 26 feet, wear this,

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it's the law.