Sportsman 282 Center Console Boats For Sale

The Sportsman 282 is a 28-foot-5-inch center console, also sold as the 282 Open, built for families who fish and cruise the same day. It carries a 9-foot-10-inch beam, a 23-inch hull draft that lets it work skinny water, a 22-degree deadrise hull, and a dry weight of 7,224 pounds light enough to tow behind a full-size half-ton truck with an aluminum trailer. The boat is yacht certified, meaning deck capacity is governed by physical space rather than a fixed headcount. Pricing on the 282 Sportsman boat has run from around $267,000 at recent boat shows to a 2026 listing of $299,865 depending on rigging and power.

Power comes from twin outboards rated to a 600-horsepower maximum, most often set up as twin 300-horsepower Yamaha V6 engines, with Mercury also offered. Real-world numbers from the integrated Garmin displays showed a top speed of 56.2 mph and a fuel burn of 34.5 gallons over 53 miles, or about 1.55 miles per gallon across mixed running. Against the 230-gallon fuel capacity, that supports long offshore runs with reserve left for a round trip. Every Sportsman 282 carries the SeaKeeper Ride system, trim-style controllers that adjust up to a hundred times per second to cut roll and pitch and set the running angle, with a built-in SeaKeeper gyro available in a dedicated console bay.

The helm runs flush-mounted Garmin multifunction displays, up to 16-inch units with built-in Wi-Fi, sonar, autopilot and SeaKeeper monitoring, paired with a Fusion radio, JL Audio speakers and a Garmin VHF mounted up under the T-top. Switching is fully electronic, and a Mercury package includes the joystick where the Yamaha joystick is a paid option. Captain's chairs adjust fore and aft with flip bolsters, a wireless phone charger and USB ports sit out of the spray, and trim-tab controls are plainly labeled bow up and bow down. The T-top is the largest in its class and terminates cleanly into the console; bridge clearance is 10 feet without a second station.

Fishing layout is the core of the boat. Dual dive doors on port and starboard plus a rear entry mean any dock works, and the transom swim platform sits ahead of the twin outboards. Twin pressurized 30-gallon live wells include a see-through aquarium-style transom window, and twin in-deck fish boxes hold roughly 140 quarts each behind full-length, end-to-end lids. The aft prep station adds a sink, cutting board, knife and pliers holders, Plano drawers and vertical and horizontal rod storage, with a center rigging seat over the center of gravity. Batteries and switches sit accessible at the leaning post.

Forward, the bow seating hides a recessed platform that powers up into a sun lounge or table, served by a windless and through-stem anchor; the lounger conceals a large cooler, and two-piece hull dead space is used for added tackle storage. The head compartment holds a portable toilet and 20 gallons of fresh water, with enough room to stretch out overnight in a pinch. Buyers comparing rigging should weigh the canvas and cover details: the standard T-top provides the shade, while the SeaKeeper bay cover is molded plastic that can dislodge the keypad when lifted, so a Sportsman 282 boat cover upgrade and quality boat canvas are worth pricing. Also confirm anchor-locker hinge strength, a bow freshwater wash-down, crank-style outrigger options and Mercury VesselView placement before you buy.