FEATURED 2026 Boston Whaler 280 Outrage - 2602

2026 Boston Whaler 280 Outrage

280 Outrage
When it comes to fishability, comfort, and performance, nothing compares to the 280 Outrage. The dominant boat in the 28-ft. center console boat class, the 280 is the choice of serious offshore anglers and guides around the world. Generous bow lounges provide relaxation and storage beneath, while the smartly appointed aft fishing deck gives you the tools to succeed in your quest for a trophy. Add in integrated Simrad® technology and smooth, powerful Mercury® engines, and you’ve got a boat that does it all from the coast to the horizon.

Features may include:

• Seamlessly integrated Simrad technology for precise navigation and enhanced onboard control
• Portside dive door, seamlessly integrated into the hull design, providing effortless access to the water 
• Optional deluxe helm seating includes an adjustable captain’s chair and stationary companion seat
• A comfortable aft bench folds cleanly away to maximize fish-fighting room
• Large open bow includes a generous lounge with armrests and social-forward seating
• Deluxe leaning post with bait-prep area, 30-gallon livewell, 2 large fish boxes and more
• Featuring an optional hardtop with full-glass windshield and optional heavy-duty integrated hardtop system with floodlights and life-jacket storage available
• Available with Seakeeper gyro-stabilizing system

Console/Head

• 12-V receptacle
• Access panels to electronics
• Acrylic entry door with lock
• Bi-level molded console footrests
• Compass
• Dash visor
• Drink holders (2)
• Easy access storage space for personal items
• Nav Package, Simrad 12" NSX
• Enclosed head/storage area in console with easy clean liner
• Fold-down step inside console
• Glove box - lockable dry storage
• Instrumentation and electrical switch panel with circuit breaker protection and illuminated text
• Interior courtesy light
• Port light with screen -stainless steel
• Portable head with pump-out
• Remote ignition key switches with pushbutton start at helm
• Steering wheel with knob - cast stainless steel

Deck/Cockpit

• 28” interior freeboard
• 8" stainless steel cleats; bow (2), spring line (2), stern with hawse pipes (2), anchor locker (1)
• Acrylic transom door with stainless steel latch
• Aft coaming bolsters
• Aft tackle storage center (port side) (2 drawers)
• Bow and stern eyes
• Cockpit and bow courtesy lights
• Drink holders; (2) in bow, (2) in hawse pipes, (2) in leaning post, (2) in console)
• Heavy-duty rub rail
• Welded low profile rail - stainless steel
• Motorwell drains
• Port aft storage (2)
• Rod holders - gunnel mounted stainless steel (6)
• Rod holders - transom mounted stainless steel (3)
• Rod racks - under gunnel
• Self-bailing cockpit sole
• Toe rails - stainless steel
• Swim platform with covered telescoping swim ladder with stainless steel grab rail
• Thru hull anchor roller davit - stainless steel
• Molded fiberglass portside dive/boarding door with removable stainless steel dive ladder

Deluxe Leaning Post with Livewell

• Bait prep area
• Drink holders (2)
• Grab rail - welded stainless steel
• Livewell lights - red
• Pressurized livewell with clear lid and blue interior (30 gallons)
• Rod holders (2)
• Sink with freshwater and pullout sprayer
• Tackle storage drawers (3) port side (deleted with Optional Deluxe Leaning Post with Cooler)
• Tip-out trashcan (deleted with Optional Deluxe Leaning Post with Cooler)
• Upholstered leaning post with flip-up bolster and backrest

Hard-Top/Windshield System

• T-top

Mechanical

• 186-gallon fuel tank
• 250 V8 DTS Black Dual Mercury Verado engines with hydraulic power steering
• Automatic bilge pumps (750 GPH fwd and 1100 GPH aft)
• Battery trays (3) with switches
• Electric horn
• Electrical distribution/breaker panel with key switches (inside console)
• Engine fuel/water separators
• Fishbox pump-out (54 gallons each)
• Freshwater system with 26-gallon tank, sink at leaning post, transom shower, and anchor washdown
• LED navigation lights
• Propellers stainless steel
• Raw-water washdown
• Recessed electric trim tabs with indicators
• SmartCraft deluxe gauge package
• Tilt steering

Seating

• Foldaway stern seat
• Forward console seat with integrated storage

Standard Equipment

• All Hardware 316-L Stainless Steel
• All Rails Welded 316-L Stainless Steel

Storage

• Aft tackle storage center (port side)
• Bow anchor locker with drain
• Dry storage areas in console (3)
• Forward deck storage / seats (port and starboard) with drains, gaskets, garage storage, lockable rod storage
• Forward in floor storage and (2) 5-gallon buckets
• Leaning post tackle storage
• Lockable console storage
• Port and starboard aft fishboxes with pump-out and drains
• Under gunnel rod racks (2 per side)

T-Top

• Bow area floodlight
• Cockpit floodlights (3)
• Dome light (red and white)
• Life jacket storage
• Rod holders (5) (white or black depending on frame color selection)
• (white or black depending on frame color selection)

Vessel View Mobile

• Bluetooth connection via Vessel View Mobile app (compatible while connected to stereo)
• Display key engine data on your smartphone (Android or Apple iPhone)