I was half expecting Crockett and Tubbs to be signing autographs at the Starcraft booth, with the Miami Vice soundtrack blaring in the background. The colorful pink and teal accents popped beautifully on one of its white fiberglass deck boats. They call it the Bermuda package, yet the vibe seems to scream, “Miami Vice.” The fun color scheme drew me in, but a hidden surprise emerged upon closer inspection.
The boat on display was part of Starcraft’s new SV Jet Series, pairing this deck boat with a Rotax jet-propelled engine. Its prop-free design makes it one of the safest deck boats on the market, giving swimmers, kids, and watersports enthusiasts confidence. The spacious open-cockpit layout offers generous seating, a full sundeck, and multiple port-side chaise lounge configurations, all without a windshield to interrupt the open-air experience.
The proven dihedral-vee hull design delivers a comfortable, stable ride by minimizing spray and reducing hull motion. To further customize your time on the water, an optional speed controller lets you select between ski, cruise control, ECO, and docking engine modes.
Starting around $32K with a 170hp Rotax engine on its J7 model, the line also includes the J7 SS (230hp) and the J9 SS (300hp).
This new series will change the deck boat segment, putting Starcraft in a position to pounce on this segment of the boating industry. All that was missing in the booth would have been Sonny Crockett to sum this all up with his famous quote, “There are two kinds of people in this world: predators and prey. Guess which one I am?!”
The bottom of the pontoons was modified to a flat surface so the tubes could be paired with Seakeeper’s proven Seakeeper Ride system. The collaboration earned the companies an NMMA Innovation Award in Minneapolis a month earlier and having it on the water helped back up the sudden hype.
We took it out for a spin in some truly rough water and could instantly feel a difference as we switched the system on and off throughout the demo ride. One misconception might be that pairing the Seakeeper Ride on the Barletta would only improve how the pontoon turns, which it clearly and drastically did. However, that was only part of what makes this pairing so special. As we went straight into the rough water, we were impressed by all the automatic adjustments the system made under the water, which delivered a smooth ride. On smaller lakes that don’t get too rough, this system might be overkill, but in the ocean or on large bodies of water such as the Great Lakes, you will truly feel the difference.
A carbon fiber hardtop weighing just 270 pounds lowers the center of gravity, sharpening sight lines and accelerating time-to-plane for confident handling in all conditions. Storage doesn’t take a back seat with massive in-floor cockpit storage that accommodates all your adventures. Wet scuba/watersports gear or folding e-bikes can all be stowed easily down below.
Value is built in with a massive list of features, including windlass and full-spectrum RGB lighting, a lithium house battery bank, dual 12-inch displays, shore power, two refrigerators, a microwave, a 32-inch smart TV, and trim tabs–delivering luxury and utility without the typical option spending.
When personalization matters, the 3200 does scale effortlessly with propulsion options from 600 to 1,000hp, generator/HVAC packages, Seakeeper stabilization, auto tabs, electric sunroof, rear SureShade, joystick maneuvering, a full-height front windshield and even additional full-height side windshields plus more.