Barracuda 188 CCR

Features

• Garmin Striker 4 Fishfinder with chirp transducer 
• LUXURIOUS ESPRESSO UPHOLSTERY W/ CONTRASTING STITCHING 
• GREAT RIDING BOAT and is an ALL COMPOSITE BUILD- NO WOOD! 
• WIDE 7'10" BEAM AND 18'8" WITH A large 47 GALLON FUEL TANK 
• GREAT ALL AROUND BOAT WITH A NICE DEEP VEE AND YET IT ONLY DRAFTS 11 1/2" 
• LIVEWELL under Port aft jump seat  
• Bimini Top - option of a forward Bimini Top
• Continental single axel Aluminum Trailer 
• FRONT CASTING PLATFORM HAS A LOT OF ROOM IN THE FRONT WITH STORAGE UNDERNEATH 

Overview

Step aboard one of the most innovative and versatile boats in the industry. Barracuda’s 188 Center Console Runabout masterfully combines the practical features of a deckboat, with the exciting features of a center console to create a unique package that is sure to please the entire family. Offering amenities not found on typical Center Console Boats, the Barracuda 188 CCR breaks new ground as the Fun Family Fish Boat. The 188 boasts features such as a standard clear-curved Glass Windshield, Luxurious Espresso Upholstery with Contrasting Stitching, Full Instrument Cluster, and Barracuda’s patented SureTrac™ hull. 

Optional features such as Cockpit Jump seats and Fish Finder are sure to make this the perfect blend for fishing OR cruising! Big boat features like the deep Bow Flare ensure that bow seats are deep, comfortable, and safe for the entire family. The 188 CCR’s innovative features and clever cockpit design make it the perfect boat for the entire family. Step aboard one of the most innovative and versatile boats in the industry. Barracuda’s 188 Center Console Runabout masterfully combines the practical features of a deck boat, with the exciting features of a center console to create a unique package that is sure to please the entire family. Offering amenities not found on typical Center Console Boats, the Barracuda 188 CCR breaks new ground as the Fun Family Fish Boat. The 188 boasts features such as a standard clear-curved Glass Windshield, Luxurious Espresso Upholstery with Contrasting Stitching, Full Instrument Cluster, and Barracuda’s patented SureTrac™ hull. 

The Barracuda Interior: Quantified Comfort 

The Barracuda cockpit boasts a spacious and rich ambiance while offering unmatched practicality and a sporting character. 

The striking exterior styling of the Barracuda is rarely eclipsed. That is, of course, until you experience the interior of the Barracuda. The cockpit provides both tactile and visual delight, with supple soft-touch surfaces, and exhilarating sensuous hues.  Step aboard and you immediately become immersed in a unique atmosphere where carefully positioned mood lighting and the ambiance of soft-touch surfaces and teak wood are complemented by polished stainless steel, smooth wood veneers and cutting-edge design. 

Once aboard, the Barracuda never ceases to excite the eye, and it caresses the other senses as well. Supple soft-touch surfaces and sculpted, high backrests cradle you in total comfort and luxury. The spacious bow seating gives the cockpit a spacious ambiance and invites a social atmosphere. In a harmonious blend of form and function, the stitching utilizes contrasting colored thread to draw the eye along the graceful sweeping lines sewn by masters of the art, with seams and edges precisely defined. 

The Barracuda cockpit boasts a spacious and rich ambiance while offering unmatched practicality and a sporting character. 

Construction Overview

Quality Construction 

100% Through Bolt Construction – Barracudas are designed and constructed like no other boat. Every component is Through Bolted and secured, with Stainless Steel Lock Nuts and Bolts. Major components, such as consoles, windshields, leaning posts, T Tops, Bimini mounts, and locker lids are 100% through bolted for superior quality and longevity. Even smaller components, such as horns, lights, clips, brackets, snap tracks, and wire harness straps are also through bolted. In fact, the only screws you will find on a Barracuda, are the 2 front speakers, and the outer rub rail screws, since these are the last 2 components to be installed. 

 

This means that fittings will not work their way loose over time. You will not find the sharp end of a screw Anywhere in the console or bilge. Water will not weep through screw holes blown through fiberglass. You can rest assured that every component was skillfully placed and bolted into the boat, where it will remain as tight as the first day it was assembled. 

100% Indexed Fasteners – Take a close look at Every Screw and Bolt Head. They are indexed at 3 ‘O Clock and 12 ‘O Clock. This level of detail is usually only found in Multi-Million Dollar Mega-Yachts. Because those that expect the finest details, notice the finest details. This mentality is expressed in every Barracuda we build, with every fastener in the boat installed with precision. 

Superior Laminates for Superior Construction – Barracudas are built to a higher standard than most boats. Barracuda utilizes Vinylester Resin as a barrier coat, in both the hull, AND the deck. While the industry standard dictates a barrier spray coat between the gelcoat surface and the bulk resin laminate to prevent blistering, Barracuda instead utilizes a Vinylester Resin that is completely impervious to water penetration and blistering. This means that even after you scratch through the gelcoat or barrier coat, the fiberglass resin itself is impervious to water. In addition, Barracuda utilizes this Vinylester Resin in both the hull AND the deck, to prevent blistering from moisture or water puddled or accumulated under the cover. This unique Laminate structure offers superior quality and protection, ensuring that your Barracuda will retain its luster and integrity after many years of use. 

Livewell is Bonded In-Mold to the Deck – Instead of bonding the livewell to the deck after the part has been pulled from the mold, Barracuda molds the livewell directly onto the deck while it is still in the mold. This ensures several benefits. First, the deck and the livewell are bonded together in the primary bond, offering the strongest joint possible. The livewell is truly an integral part of the deck. Second, the livewell’s physical dimensions can be increased past the opening, to increase the capacity to 30 gallons. This allows access from the livewell to the through bolts, cleats, rod holders, and fittings in the deck for 100% serviceability. Lastly, the livewell is 100% Sealed and Fiberglassed to the deck, so no baitfish or water will sneak into the bilge. This prevents that fishy odor from contaminating the bilge of the boat. 

Service Access – Avid Boaters certainly know the pitfalls of servicing or accessing components on traditionally designed boats. Barracudas are unique, as everything on the boat is designed with service access in mind. The rig tube is perfectly straight, with no corners or bends, to ensure easy additions of electronics or transducers. All deck hardware through bolts are easily reached from designated service points. The bow speakers are perfectly centered between the rail bolts, cleat bolts, and canvas eyes. 

Mechanical Disclaimer

Engine and generator hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, warranties implied or otherwise and major overhauls as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.