Regulator 41 Buyer's Guide, Specs, Fuel and Generations

Regulator 41 for sale, what the market actually offers

Anyone searching for a Regulator 41 for sale is really choosing between three boats that share a hull. The 41 launched in 2015 with quad Yamaha F350 V8s as the only power package, was refreshed for 2019 with quad Yamaha XTO 425s and a bigger cabin, and is now built with quad XTO 450s. The hull, the 12-foot 6-inch beam and the 600-gallon fuel capacity have stayed constant, but the price, the equipment list and the weight have all changed.

That makes the 41 an unusual used-boat purchase. A 2016 boat and a 2024 boat look similar from the dock, but they can be more than half a million dollars apart. Knowing which generation you are looking at, and what the engines cost to replace, matters more than almost anything else on the listing.

The 2015 debut and a blue marlin off Oregon Inlet

The 41 was the largest boat Regulator had ever built when it arrived in 2015. Salt Water Sportsman's review framed the target buyer clearly: owners moving up for more horsepower and range, and owners downsizing from a crewed convertible to a single-operator boat without giving up comforts. Launch boats ran four Yamaha F350 V8s at $649,995 with digital controls and Helm Master; by late 2015 Regulator's site also listed a dry weight for a triple-engine boat, so a few early 41s may carry three engines.

Sport Fishing's fish trial ran out of Pirate's Cove Marina in Manteo, North Carolina, through Oregon Inlet in forecast five-foot seas. The tester noted the 41 passed every battlewagon that left the marina ahead of it, cruised at 28.5 mph on 36.5 gph in the rough, and fought a blue marlin estimated at 300 pounds for two hours before it broke off. Back in calm water the boat reached 63.5 mph at 6,000 rpm on 132.5 gph, with best efficiency of 0.81 mpg at 35.9 mph and 3,500 rpm, worth about 486 miles on 600 gallons.

Salt Water Sportsman added that the boat planes on two engines and runs in the 50s on three, a useful reassurance for anyone worried about a quad installation.

The 2019 refresh, XTO 425s, side tower access and a bigger cabin

For the 2019 model year Regulator redesigned its flagship. Sport Fishing's first look listed an expanded cabin with more room for the galley, double berth and shower, an integrated wraparound windshield, tower access moved to the side for an easier climb and a new aft mezzanine seat with a bait-prep and tackle center under a retractable SureShade.

Power moved to four Yamaha XTO 425s, and maximum horsepower rose to 1,700. A Seakeeper 6 gyro became standard along with an 8 kW Fischer Panda diesel generator, and the helm grew wide enough for three 17-inch displays. Sport Fishing quoted an MSRP of $864,995 with quad XTOs and a dry weight of 21,100 pounds with power.

Regulator 41 fuel capacity, range and real burn

Regulator 41 fuel capacity is 600 gallons of gasoline, unchanged since 2015, with a separate 20-gallon diesel tank for the generator so generator use never cuts into your range home. Freshwater capacity is 60 gallons with a 6-gallon water heater.

Yamaha's August 2023 bulletin on a 41 with a tower and quad XF450s, tested heavy at 26,640 pounds with 525 gallons aboard, shows 61.7 mph at 6,100 rpm on 153.5 gph. Cruise is less efficient than on the early F350 boats because the current boat is heavier: 37.2 mph at 4,000 rpm burns 63.4 gph for 0.59 mpg, and the best figure is 0.64 mpg at 30.6 mph. On those numbers, 600 gallons works out to roughly 350 statute miles at 4,000 rpm before any reserve, so plan canyon trips with a healthy margin.

Today's 41, quad XTO 450s, Onan power and a gyro

Regulator calls the current boat the next evolution of the 41, with a high-tech helm and an updated cabin interior. The standard-equipment sheet lists quad white Yamaha XTO Offshore 450s with Helm Master EX, multimode Set Point and autopilot, an Onan 7.5 kW diesel generator, eight marine batteries, triple 19-inch Garmin GPSMAP 9219 displays and a 12 kW open-array radar. The same sheet lists a Seakeeper 4.5 gyro, while the model page text mentions a Seakeeper 5, so confirm which unit a specific boat carries.

Dry weight with engines is now 23,500 pounds, up from 21,100 pounds in 2019, and maximum horsepower is 1,800. The fiberglass T-top has a vented wraparound windshield with a wiper, 11 rocket launchers in the aft frame and an optional dual-station tower with full controls, which raises bridge height from 128 inches to 194 inches.

Fishboxes, livewells and a 624-quart centerline locker

The 41 fishes like a center console because it is one. Twin 40-gallon transom livewells flank a 336-quart transom fishbox, with an optional chiller. A 624-quart insulated, illuminated and macerated in-deck box on the centerline doubles as locking rod storage, and two 216-quart forward seat boxes handle more catch or gear. Regulator lists 1,784 quarts of fishbox and storage capacity in all.

Sport Fishing measured a 9.5 by 7 foot aft cockpit and 2-foot 4-inch aft gunwales, deep enough to brace against during a long fight. Taco Grand Slam outriggers with 20-foot carbon poles are optional, and the bow has a motorized table that drops flush for fishing, rises to form a sun pad or lifts to dining height.

The cabin, galley and more than 7 feet of head clearance

The cabin is what separates the 41 from most center consoles its size. Entry is from the port side, and Sport Fishing measured headroom of 7.5 feet, while Salt Water Sportsman reported more than 7 feet in the stand-up head. The galley has a refrigerator, microwave, sink and induction cooktop; the dinette table converts to a double berth; and the head has a solid-surface counter, hot-water shower and electric toilet with a 13-gallon holding tank.

Air conditioning cools the cabin and vents to the helm. It is a genuine overnight space for two, and a comfortable retreat for a family on a long run.

Ownership math on four big outboards

Four outboards, a diesel generator and a gyro make the 41 a yacht-level maintenance proposition. Budget roughly $60,000 to $115,000 a year for insurance, a 45-foot slip, four-engine service, generator and gyro service, bottom paint and electronics, before fuel. At 4,000 rpm the current boat burns more than 60 gallons an hour, so fuel alone can easily reach five figures in an active season.

Regulators hold value well, and the 41 is no exception, but repower cost frames every used purchase. Replacing four outboards and rigging on an early boat runs well into six figures, which is why 2016 to 2018 hulls on original F350s sell at such a discount to XTO boats.