Regulator 28 & 31 Favorites
By Team Regulator/ April 18, 2025
The Regulator 28 and Regulator 31 represent the heart of our lineup. Chock full of standards with plenty of big boat features from our larger center console boats - yet still nimble enough to trailer and versatile beyond compare. See what our experts and owners have to say on the similarities and differences.
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As you consider the best center console boat for your budget and lifestyle, you are often faced with tough comparisons - between the best center console boat brands and even between various ocean-ready offshore vessels in the same brand lineup. This last case is common among those searching for their next Regulator boat - and especially true as boaters and anglers compare the saltwater fishing and lifestyle attributes of the Regulator 28 and Regulator 31.
The similarities? Standard Seakeeper Ride™, similar fishbox and storage capacities, and of course our unbeatable ride. The differences? Power, fuel capacity, seating and tackle options, and, of course, size. You can start to compare standards, options and top features of the two models here, but we always like to turn to our owners and experts to see what they have to say after logging hundreds of hours on these battlewagons.
28: A LOTTA BOAT FOR ITS SIZE
“This is a lotta boat for it’s size,” says 28 Owner & Regulator Head of Engineering David Clubbs. Take walk with David as he fills you in on features that even he didn’t fully appreciate until he was a Regulator Owner.
While he has since moved up to a larger Regulator, David recalls favorites including the standard, factory-installed Garmin Marine chartplotter/radar/transducer; the optional SiriusXM FishMapping; the roominess and access of the standard head; the optional forward sun shade; and the overall ease of maintenance…plus his very favorite feature…the Regulator “junk drawer” (patent pending).
REGULATOR 28: CENTER CONSOLES ONLY REVIEW
Center Consoles Only (CCO) headed up to Osterville, Massachusetts with our local dealer at Oyster Harbors Marine to check out the Regulator 28. If you follow @centerconsolesonly on Instagram, you know all they do all day is review center console boats! See what they had to say about the Regulator.
31 FAVORITES FROM CHEF TOM
See why Chef Tom Colicchio upgraded from his Regulator 26 to the Regulator 31, and follow along his maiden voyage – a 4-day offshore trip that started in the Outer Banks and ended in eastern Long Island.
REGULATOR 31: PRO TEAM INSIGHTS
Joe McGeehan is a boater, angler, dad and Regulator dealer who logs hundreds of hours on our boats each year to fish and make the most of time with family in and around the waters of Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida. See what Joe has to say about his 31 favorites.
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