Boston Whaler 280 Outrage Boats For Sale

The Boston Whaler 280 Outrage is a 28-foot center console with a 9-foot-4-inch beam and a 22-inch draft, built around the company's unsinkable foam-cored hull. This generation was redesigned from the keel up, and the changes show in a boat that runs light and agile while keeping serious fishability intact. It suits the angler who wants to keep chasing fish but has started thinking about comfort, with a forward lounge, a sun shade, and a console large enough to walk into. Shoppers searching for Boston Whaler Outrage boats for sale will find the 280 sits in the middle of the Outrage line, between the 250 and the larger 330 and 360.

Standard power is a pair of 225-horsepower Mercury Verados, with options running up to 350. With twin 300-horsepower Mercury Verado V8s turning 20-inch-pitch Rev 4 props, top speed reached 49.6 knots at 6,300 RPM while burning 60 gallons per hour for a range of 138.3 nautical miles. Best economy came at 3,500 RPM and 25.5 knots, dropping fuel burn to 17.4 gallons per hour and stretching range to 245.1 nautical miles with a 10 percent reserve held back. A new running pad in the hull brings quick times to plane, measured at an average of 4.1 seconds, with 20 mph at 5.3 seconds and 30 mph at 8.5 seconds. High freeboard of 2 feet 11 inches at the stern and 3 feet 9 inches at the bow backs the brand's safety reputation.

The helm is laid out with lighted rocker switches across the top of the panel and room for twin multifunction displays, configured with either a pair of 12-inch Raymarine or 12-inch Simrad screens, plus a Mercury VesselView engine display. Joystick piloting with Skyhook virtual anchor and heading hold makes docking and trolling straightforward, and Mercury active trim adjusts the outboards automatically based on speed and load. A JL Audio stereo ties into the display system with a quick volume knob at the helm. The tilt steering wheel carries a steering knob, the Lenco trim tabs have LED indicators, and a powered vent at the top of the full glass windshield moves air through the helm. The angled, reflective glove storage doubles as a rear-view mirror.

The cockpit centers on a deluxe leaning post with a slide-out 35-quart Yeti cooler, flip-up bolsters, and three armrests. A 17-gallon live well sits at the transom with a freshwater sprayer and sink, plus a second live well option and a raw-water washdown. A port-side dive door with a pop-in ladder and flip-out grab rail makes boarding from the water easy, with a transom door on the opposite side. Two large in-deck fish boxes are macerated overboard. A central mechanical compartment in the deck keeps pumps, through-hull fittings, filters, and labeled batteries within reach, and a platform ahead of the engine well lets you walk across the stern. Six 8-inch cleats, midship cleats, and cross-tie pull-up cleats handle docking.

Forward, squared-up bow seating spreads three people across without bumping knees, with a sun pad over deep lockable storage and a rod-storage system whose tips flush through into the console head. The mesh sun shade lets rain pass through rather than pooling, and zip-in spray wings, gull-wing canvas panels, and the track-mounted spray curtains under the hard top keep passengers dry in weather. Buyers shopping Boston Whaler 280 Outrage T-top boat canvas and T-top boat cover options should note the hard top is engineered with finite element analysis and stays rigid underfoot. Inside the console is a VacuFlush head with pump-out and a cold-water handheld shower.

Build quality is consistent throughout, from glass-foam-glass sandwich construction to gel-coated bilge surfaces, gas-assist struts on gasketed fish box hatches finished on both sides, and phenolic backing rated to 700 pounds of tensile strength behind hardware. Standard 225-horsepower engines move the boat well, but the twin 300s deliver top speeds near 53 to 60 mph and cruise in the 30s at roughly a mile per gallon, which is worth weighing against fuel cost when configuring a boat. Whether buying new or looking at used Boston Whaler Outrage boats for sale, a Boston Whaler Outrage boat dealer can confirm whether joystick piloting, the live well upgrade, radar, and the canvas package are fitted, since those options shape both price and capability on listings found through a dealership or on Boat Trader.



Currently, there are 1,336 boats available for sale for Boston Whaler boats. Prices range from $2,497 to $2,007,420, with an average listing price of $268,475. The inventory includes 536 new boats and 800 used boats. The fleet is comprised of 1,336 powerboats. 1 boat has been added to the marketplace in the past month. Popular boat types include Center Console, Dual Console, Saltwater Fishing, Runabout, and Walkaround. boats are most popular in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Naples, Sandusky, and Pompano Beach. There have been 5,991 boats listed on MarineSource that have sold in the past year. May is the most common month for new and used boats to be added to MarineSource, so be sure to check back regularly. May is the most common month for boats to sell, so be sure to beat the rush! The most common activities for boats are family fun, day cruising, saltwater fishing, offshore fishing, and freshwater fishing. Most boats contain joystick, radio, with heads, gps, and bow rail. boats tend to have an average of 2 engines. It is common for boats to have Mercury engines or MERCURY engines or Yamaha engines.