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.



Currently, there are 449 boats available for sale for Sportsman boats. Prices range from $29,987 to $976,580, with an average listing price of $170,164. The inventory includes 283 new boats and 166 used boats. boats are most popular in Saint Petersburg, Essex, New Gretna, Charleston, and West Palm Beach. There have been 1,290 boats listed on MarineSource that have sold in the past year. April is the most common month for new and used boats to be added to MarineSource, so be sure to check back regularly. March 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, saltwater fishing, day cruising, offshore fishing, and freshwater fishing. Most boats contain gps, sea keeper, radio, with heads, and depth sounder. boats tend to have an average of 1 engine. It is common for boats to have Yamaha engines or Mercury engines or YAMAHA engines.