CJgipper
New Member
- Nov 5, 2019
- 20
- Boat Info
- 1995 Pro-Line 240 sportsman
2000 Sea Ray 270 sundancer twin 4.3
- Engines
- Twin 4.3
I'm torn between which boat I should be looking at and would really appreciate your opinions.
The 98-01 270 is the 9'2" wide model, and the 01-05 280 would be the 9'5" wide model that essentially replaced the 270.
We will be trailering this boat. The 280 is 15" longer, 500 lbs heavier, and 3" wider. That's essentially the same for trailering in my book when the 270 starts at 9500 pounds dry on the trailer at 9'2" wide. I'm already trailering a 30' center console, and we're switching to a cruiser for long weekends. Our boys are 8, 10, and 12. Twin engines are a given.
The 280 has 10" more interior length and 3" more width. Honestly, I'm not sure where it went except maybe that entertainment cabinet? Is the bath bigger?
The deck layout seems to me to be the biggest difference. Where do you put a cooler on the 280? On the 270, it clearly goes to extend the port lounger. The 280 seems to lose a LOT of storage to the captains chair (instead of storage bench) and the wet bar. Is there any point to the wetbar? I'm just not sure how you'd use it. The 280 seems VASTLY more popular, but why is that?
The other difference seems to be power options. The 270's top out with the 210hp throttle body injected 4.3 twins while the 280's come with that and in 2002 get the 4.3 MPI and 5.0MPI models, the 5.0 available with bravoIII drives (although pretty rare and I really haven't seen many for sale).
So what's the better boat? Will there be a significant resale difference?
The 98-01 270 is the 9'2" wide model, and the 01-05 280 would be the 9'5" wide model that essentially replaced the 270.
We will be trailering this boat. The 280 is 15" longer, 500 lbs heavier, and 3" wider. That's essentially the same for trailering in my book when the 270 starts at 9500 pounds dry on the trailer at 9'2" wide. I'm already trailering a 30' center console, and we're switching to a cruiser for long weekends. Our boys are 8, 10, and 12. Twin engines are a given.
The 280 has 10" more interior length and 3" more width. Honestly, I'm not sure where it went except maybe that entertainment cabinet? Is the bath bigger?
The deck layout seems to me to be the biggest difference. Where do you put a cooler on the 280? On the 270, it clearly goes to extend the port lounger. The 280 seems to lose a LOT of storage to the captains chair (instead of storage bench) and the wet bar. Is there any point to the wetbar? I'm just not sure how you'd use it. The 280 seems VASTLY more popular, but why is that?
The other difference seems to be power options. The 270's top out with the 210hp throttle body injected 4.3 twins while the 280's come with that and in 2002 get the 4.3 MPI and 5.0MPI models, the 5.0 available with bravoIII drives (although pretty rare and I really haven't seen many for sale).
So what's the better boat? Will there be a significant resale difference?