Boating – June 2019

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There seems to be no end
to the demand for dual con-
soles or, as EdgeWater calls
its model, a crossover. It is
the SUV of salt water, bring-
ing the spacious seating of a
bowrider to the fi shability
of a center-console
EdgeWater’s Crossover
230CX is a bull’s-eye in that

market both for its size and
the features packed into it.
For creature comforts,
there is ample seating for-
ward with fold-down arm-
rests. Cockpit seating wraps
around from the port side
to the starboard-side tran-
som door. Adding more
versatility is the sliding
seatback that will convert
the portside lounge from a
back-to-back seat to a full-
length lounge—just lay the
seatback forward for that
bonus arrangement.
The hardtop is standard
on the 230CX, and it brings

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Crossover 230CX


SPEED EFFICIENCY OPERATION
naut. stat. n. mi. s. mi. sound
rpm knots mph gph mpg mpg range range angle level
1000 4.6 5.3 1.3 3.5 4.0 334.8 385.3 0 69
1500 6.1 7.0 2.4 2.5 2.9 241.8 278.3 0 73
2000 7.1 8.2 3.3 2.2 2.5 206.0 237.1 3 76
2500 8.8 10.1 5.3 1.7 1.9 158.0 181.8 6 81
3000 10.1 11.7 6.7 1.5 1.7 144.1 165.9 7 84
3500 17.8 20.5 8.0 2.2 2.6 212.4 244.5 5 86
4000 24.5 28.2 11.6 2.1 2.4 201.5 231.9 4 87
4500 28.5 32.9 15.0 1.9 2.2 181.6 208.9 3 88
5000 32.5 37.4 20.2 1.6 1.8 153.3 176.4 2 91
5500 35.7 41.1 25.2 1.4 1.6 135.2 155.6 2 94
5700 37.2 42.9 25.3 1.5 1.7 140.4 161.6 2 99
MOST ECONOMICAL CRUISING SPEED

High Points
XNonskid deck is textured for traction but
slick enough for easy cleaning.
XEven with our large crew, the boat
planed off quickly without tabs.
XLarge compartment in the port console
holds a head compartment.

Low Points
XAt lower speeds, the 230 was tender
and required tabs to level the ride.

Toughest Competitor
XThe Boston Whaler 230 Vantage
($128,370 base with Mercury 250, hard-
top and blue side colors) broke new
ground, and we would characterize it as
60/40 family over fish, while the
EdgeWater proves somewhat fishier.

· LOA: 22'8"· BEAM: 8'6"· DISPLACEMENT: 4,623 lb.
(plus power)· DRAFT:1'3"· TRANSOM DEADRISE:
20 degrees· BRIDGE CLEARANCE:9'6"· FUEL
CAPACITY: 106 gal.· MAX HORSEPOWER: 300
· AVAILABLE POWER:Yamaha outboards

HOW WE TESTED
ENGINE: Yamaha 250 DRIVE/PROP: Outboard/
Yamaha SDS 15" x 16" 3-blade stainless steel GEAR
RATIO: 1.75:1 FUEL LOAD: 40 gal. CREW WEIGHT:
400 lb.

shade, a spot to hang some
rocking stereo speakers,
plus an overhead dashboard
to hold the VHF and stereo
head unit. At the helm, there
is room for a factory-rigged
Garmin chart plotter. Both
the dash on the hardtop
and the helm are trimmed
in glossy black acrylic.

Electrical switches for all sys-
tems are stretched across the
dash, and the stainless-steel
buttons are LED-trimmed
for easy identifi cation.
The captain’s chair is ad-
justable with a fl ip-up bol-
ster and foldaway armrests.
Just aft of it is a cockpit
galley with a freshwater
sink and a slide-away cooler
below it.
But all that comfort
doesn’t cut into fi shability.
There are two livewells: one
on the transom and one un-
der the aft seat. That way,
you can carry crustaceans

and mud minnows separately,
or you can carry frozen cut
bait in one and let it drain
overboard. Four rod hold-
ers on the aft gunwales and a
pair up front are well-placed.
Lower the cocktail table for a
beam-to-beam casting deck.
On plane, the boat was
most comfortable near
30  mph. It possesses plenty
of deadrise and a sharp stem
to knock down seas. We test-
ed it with 1,000 pounds of
crew and a half-full fuel tank,
netting about 42 mph—only
losing 1 mph over a stan-
dard two-man test crew.
—Randy Vance

To see a photo gallery of the
EdgeWater Crossover 230CX, go to
boatingmag.com/3138.

EDGEWATER BOATS
Edgewater, Florida; 386-426-5457; ewboats.com

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Price: $127,600
(with test power)

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