2024 Regal LS9

If you want one boat that can do a Saturday sandbar raft-up, a watersports morning, and a quiet dinner cruise without compromising on any of the three, the 2024 Regal LS9 is that boat. This one is stock #5112, finished in a striking red and blue hull, and it is the flagship of Regal's day boat lineup at 29 feet with a full 9-foot beam.

That beam is the whole story. Nine feet of width on a 29-foot hull is what gives the LS9 its edge-to-edge cockpit seating, its ComfortCurve bow lounges, and the twin multi-position UltraLounges at the transom that convert from forward-facing seats to aft-facing sun pads. There is a private enclosed head below, which is the feature that quietly decides whether a family stays out for six hours or eight. Storage is genuinely thought through, with dedicated space under nearly every seat and deep lockers that swallow a stack of boards.

The helm is where this boat separates itself from anything a decade older. Dual 12-inch Glass Cockpit touchscreens run integrated Garmin navigation and full digital engine and vessel monitoring, with digital switching for lighting and pumps and a wireless phone charger built in. A single Volvo Penta V8 delivering 380 hp turns a DuoProp sterndrive, and there is a bow thruster paired with SeaStar electric steering. Anyone who has tried to back a 29-footer into a tight Lake of the Ozarks slip on a windy afternoon will understand exactly what that thruster is worth.

Underneath is Regal's FasTrac running surface, a stepped hull with a 19-degree transom deadrise that introduces air along the bottom to reduce drag. In practice it means the LS9 gets on plane quickly and cruises efficiently, and the 108-gallon tank turns that efficiency into range. The reFLEX swim platform is large enough to be a proper gathering spot rather than a step, and a pop-up stainless ski tow is there when someone wants a pull.

Why it is the right boat: at 7,600 lbs dry with a 9-foot beam, the LS9 has the mass and width to stay settled when the Lake gets churned up by afternoon traffic, which is precisely when smaller bowriders stop being fun. You get big-boat composure and a real head without stepping up to a cruiser.

You will find this one at the Kelly's Port showroom at 3545 Osage Beach Pkwy. in Osage Beach. We have been a family-owned marina on the Lake of the Ozarks since 1977, and as Regal's oldest dealer we know these boats about as well as anyone. Call 573.348.3888 to confirm it is still available or to line up a look at it, indoors and out of the weather, any time of year.