Cruisers Sport Series 208 Boat Test Notes
Details from the smallest boat built by Cruisers Yachts.
August 9, 2013
Watch the Cruisers Sport Series 208 Video Boat Review
Overview: The smallest bow rider in the Cruisers Sport Series.
Concept
- Build a small bow rider with the same attention to detail and equipment as Cruisers uses on their larger, far more expensive yachts.
Construction
- Hatches and doors are RTM molded, to maximize strength, minimize weight, and provide a finished surface inside and out.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Length | 20'10" |
| Beam | 7'6" |
| Max Draft | 2'4" |
| Deadrise | 19 degrees |
| Displacement | 3,100 lbs |
| Fuel capacity | 35 gal. |
- Aluminum plates beef up the engine mounting system and back up all deck hardware.
- Snap-in woven mat replaces carpet with a stronger, easier to clean surface that’s also easy on the feet.
Performance & Handling
- With a 260-hp Mercury stern drive, we blasted past 50-mph.
- Semi-steps in the hullsides help the boat dig in and grip in hair-pin turns.
- Better than 3.5 MPG at cruise.
- Handles a chop well, and there’s little pounding or vibration.
| Performance Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Test conditions: 1 foot chop, winds 10 - 15 knots, 1 POB | |||
| RPM | MPH | GPH | MPG |
| 1000 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| 3000 | 26.5 | 6.4 | 4.1 |
| 4000 | 39.0 | 11.0 | 3.5 |
| 5000 | 49.0 | 18.8 | 2.6 |
| 5350 | 52.6 | 21.8 | 2.4 |
| Power | 260-hp Mercury 5.0L stern drive, 21” Alpha One Propset | ||
Unique Features
- There’s a back-up pump switch in the bilge and a auto fire extinguisher in the engine-box; both are unheard-of in production boats of this size.
- Swim platform ladder is canted off to the side to keep swimmers safely away from the props.
