In-Depth Look at the Regal LX36: Big Bowrider, Outboard Power

The bowrider is where most people fall in love with boating, and the Regal LX36 is the bowrider grown all the way up. It keeps the open-bow, everyone-faces-the-fun layout of the boats we learned on, scales it past 36 feet, and hangs outboards on the back for speed and simple upkeep. This in-depth look walks the whole boat, and it is a tour of how far the dayboat concept has come.

The bowrider, scaled up

A small bowrider seats a family. A 36-foot one hosts a party, and the design problems change completely. Regal's answer on the LX36 is to treat the boat as a set of social zones: the open bow as its own lounge, a cockpit built around conversation and the wet bar, and a stern and swim platform that work as the beach when the anchor is down. In the walkthrough, watch how traffic flows between those zones. Big dayboats live or die on whether twelve people can move around without a seating chart, and the camera gives you an honest read.

Two ways to spec it

Regal offers the LX36 in two trim levels, the LX36 and the LX36 Ultimate, so buyers can decide how far to push the equipment list. The walkthrough is the right way to judge where the money goes, because trim differences on a boat like this are about how the spaces feel and function rather than how the hull runs. Note the helm as well. Regal has leaned hard into clean glass dashboards and integrated controls across the line, and the LX36 helm is the brand's thinking at full size. A boat built for hosting should be easy to run while hosting, and the helm is where that promise gets kept or broken.

Who it's for

The LX36 is for the owner whose boating is measured in people. Lake and bay families who host every weekend, owners upgrading from a 25-foot bowrider who want the same easy day with triple the room, and anyone who wants yacht-level comfort without committing to cabins they will rarely sleep in. If the best part of your boating day happens at anchor with the music on, this is your walkthrough.

Watch the full in-depth look above on the Nautical Network YouTube channel, and keep the screen warm with more originals. When the upgrade conversation turns real, the marketplace is where it continues.