The Sea Ray SLX 280 is a testament to the brand’s commitment to quality, innovation, and luxury. With an overall length of 8.69 meters (28.5 feet), this sleek and stylish boat is designed to deliver an exceptional on-water experience. The SLX 280 features a spacious cockpit that can accommodate up to 15 people, making it perfect for entertaining family and friends. The boat’s plush seating, premium audio system, and customizable LED lighting enhance the ambiance, ensuring every trip is enjoyable. Powering the SLX 280 is a robust MerCruiser 6.2L MPI ECT engine with a Bravo Three drive, providing a thrilling top speed of around 46 knots and a comfortable cruising speed of 30 knots. The boat’s planning hull configuration ensures a smooth and stable ride, even in choppy waters. With a fuel capacity of 340 liters, the SLX 280 offers an impressive range, allowing for extended outings on the water. Sea Ray’s attention to detail is evident in the boat’s meticulously crafted interior, featuring high-quality materials and finishes. The SLX 280 also includes a well-appointed head compartment, providing convenience and comfort for all-day excursions. Designed by Sea Ray’s in-house team, the SLX 280 showcases the brand’s signature style, combining modern aesthetics with practical functionality. Whether you’re seeking adventure or relaxation, this model delivers on all fronts, making it a versatile choice for discerning boaters. The Sea Ray SLX 280 is not just a boat; it’s a lifestyle statement, offering the perfect balance of luxury, performance, and innovation.
Length
8.7M
Beam
2.7M
Draft
1M
Day Guests
15
Sleeping
0
Cabin
0
Cruise Speed
30KT
Max Speed
46KT
Fuel
340L
Range
150NM
Engine
MerCruiser 6.2L MPI ECT
Option 1
MerCruiser 8.2L MAG ECT
Option 2
Not specified
Naval
Sea Ray Design Team
Exterior
Sea Ray Design Team
Interior
Sea Ray Design Team
New Starting From
€155,000
High Price Brokerage
€115,000
Low Price Brokerage
€85,000
Forty six knots from a 28 foot hull is not a typo.
The standard MerCruiser 6.2 litre engine, paired with a Bravo Three sterndrive, carries the SLX 280 to a 30 knot cruise and a 46 knot top speed, figures that put her ahead of most boats in her size bracket. The optional 8.2 litre MAG engine adds further headroom for owners who want more in reserve. A sterndrive setup, rather than an outboard on the transom, frees the stern for a proper swim platform and tucks the engine beneath the aft bench seat, out of sight and out of the way of guests. At a 1 metre draught, she reaches shallow anchorages that a deeper hull would have to avoid altogether.
Her lines read as sport first, a low windscreen and sculpted hull sides built around Sea Ray’s deep V platform.
The cockpit sits low and deep for a boat of 8.7 metres, keeping guests secure rather than perched above the waterline at speed. A broad sun pad spans the transom with storage underneath and cup holders either side, and the swim platform hides a four step ladder that drops around 18 inches into the water for easy boarding. A swinging gate, a transom shower and a shore power connection round out a stern built for swimming and anchoring rather than posing at the dock. The engine itself sits beneath the aft bench seat, which lifts for access and keeps the whole run of deck uninterrupted.
Fifteen guests, and not one of them crowded.
Forward, twin lounges face aft through a hinged windscreen, each with storage underneath for gear that would otherwise clutter the cockpit. Aft, the captain’s and companion’s chairs swivel to join the bench seating, turning the helm into part of the social deck rather than a separate station. A 12 volt refrigerator sits tucked under the captain’s seat, a two person bench doubles as storage, and a dedicated slot keeps soft sided coolers out from underfoot. The port console can be specified with a private head, a useful option on a boat built for full days on the water rather than short hops.
The helm feels like it belongs on a boat twice her size.
Dual 9 inch multi function displays, upgradable to 12 inch, put navigation, engine data and systems control within easy reach of the wide captain’s chair, and Active Trim adjusts running attitude automatically as speed and conditions change, a feature that normally appears on larger, costlier boats. An optional power tower folds down for bridges and trailering, and when raised it shades the whole cockpit without the bulk of a fixed hardtop. Add the optional lighting package, entertainment system and water system, and the SLX 280 moves from a weekend runabout to a genuinely well equipped day boat, backed by a five year factory warranty from Sea Ray.
Everything about the SLX 280 is built to be driven hard and used often, not admired from the dock.
Built in GRP with a 21 degree deadrise and a 2.7 metre beam, she carries 340 litres of fuel for a 150 nautical mile range at cruise, enough for a full day on the water with margin to spare. The standard 6.2 litre MerCruiser engine and Bravo Three sterndrive come backed by Sea Ray’s five year factory warranty, and the 8.2 litre MAG option exists for owners who want more speed in reserve rather than more boat. For a first step into performance day boating, or a tender to a larger yacht that still needs to entertain fifteen people on its own terms, the SLX 280 earns her place in the fleet.
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