Sea Ray SLX 260 Boats For Sale

The Sea Ray SLX 260 is a 26-foot bowrider built in the brand's premium SLX series, offered in outboard, stern drive, and dedicated surf configurations so buyers can match propulsion to how they boat. The outboard model carries a length overall of 30 feet, a beam of 8 feet 6 inches, a draft of 19.1 inches, and an empty weight of 5,564 pounds with a 75-gallon fuel capacity. It seats six, with a forward bow cockpit large enough for two adults to stretch out under folding armrests and a center cockpit that holds four. Anyone shopping a Sea Ray SLX 260 outboard for sale will find it powered by Mercury, either the 300-horsepower Verado or the newer V10 350.

Performance numbers for the 300-horsepower Verado outboard, turning a 14.6 by 19 four-blade propeller, show a top speed of 48.2 mph at 6,000 rpm. Best cruise comes at 4,000 rpm and 26.8 mph, where the 11-gallon-per-hour fuel burn works out to 2.4 mpg and a range of 165 statute miles with a 10 percent reserve. The hull planes in 3.9 seconds, reaches 20 mph in 7.5 seconds and 30 mph in 12.3, and stays on plane down to 17.6 mph. It comes up nearly level so the horizon stays in view, takes a brief list to port before auto trim corrects it, and stays docile through hard turns by sliding to take the edge off.

The helm uses twin Simrad displays integrated with the boat's switching, plus digital throttle and shift, Lenco automatic trim tabs with both physical and digital switches, and an inductive charging pad with molded recesses for phones and an iPad. The high-rise bucket seats have flip-up bolsters and slide and swivel on side controls. A removable storage caddy under the seat gives access to the house and engine-start batteries, battery chargers, steering pump, fuel and water tanks, and bilge pump. C-Zone digital switching, illuminated weatherproof chrome switches, and Fusion audio with a USB-A and USB-C cockpit station round out the systems.

On deck, the bow holds a Lumar stainless anchor on a hidden roller with a Quick windlass, rope and chain, fresh water washdown, and eight-inch cleats, three to a side including a midship cleat, with nav and docking lights molded in. An optional bow thruster, power tower that lowers for bridges and storage, submersible swim platform, and stern shower are available. Adjustable four-zone LED lighting, a gelcoated insulated cooler in the cockpit, gas-strut storage compartments, and SeaDek decking in dune, gray, stone, or white tie the layout together. A large port-side compartment and a deep stern hold handle water-sports gear and double as ice storage.

The cockpit has U-shaped port seating and starboard seating behind the captain's chair, both with flip-up bolsters, plus varnished wood tables and branded SLX embroidery. The console below opens to a head compartment with a magnetic-catch door, available as a vacuum-flush head, with an optional sink and storage. The bow filler cushion converts the seating to a sun lounge, and storage there swallows wakeboards, water skis, and fenders. The engine bay is fully gelcoated with double clamps, an automatic fire extinguisher, and tidy routed wiring.

The SLX 260 Surf focuses on wake sports, the third 26-foot SLX variant. It runs a single 350-horsepower MerCruiser 6.2-liter engine with a forward-facing Bravo 4S drive that moves the contra-rotating dual props 26 inches forward and away from the rider. Length overall is 25 feet 9 inches, beam 8 feet 6 inches, and draft 48 inches with the drive down; dry weight is 6,198 pounds, rising to 7,600 fully optioned, with 75 gallons of fuel and a 14-gallon fresh water tank. Sea Ray rates it for a 28-to-32 mph cruise and a 44-to-46 mph top speed. Dual 9-inch Simrad touchscreens run a Smart Tow interface controlling surf tabs, launch acceleration, towing speed, wave height, pocket length, and ride side, and the electric water-sports tower adds surf tow points, an integrated Bimini, optional swiveling board racks, and Fusion tower speakers, making a Sea Ray SLX 260 Surf for sale a capable cruiser and wake boat in one hull.