280 Dauntless

Summary

Best Suited For

• Coastal Cruising

  From the published figures: center console · LOA 8.74 m

Tags are derived from certified class, length, sail area, accommodation and tankage using the criteria described on the Sources page; an editor may add or remove one.

Speed, Power & Tanks

What the builder publishes about how fast, how strong and how much the boat carries.

Dimensions

LOA

28.7 ft (8.74 m)

Hull length

27.8 ft (8.46 m)

LWL

—

Beam

9 ft (2.74 m)

Draft (min)

1.5 ft (0.46 m)

Draft (max)

—

Air draft

—

Displacement

7,410 lb (3,361 kg)

Ballast

—

Cabins

—

Heads

—

Berths

—

Performance

Maximum speed

—

Cruising speed

—

Range

—

Guests

—

Crew

—

Engine and Tanks

Engine

—

Engine count

—

Engine manufacturer

—

Propulsion type

outboard

Fuel capacity

160 gal (606 L)

Fresh water capacity

18 gal (68 L)

Black water capacity

—

Construction

Hull material

—

Deck material

—

Rudder type

—

Steering wheels

—

Builder's Own Figures

Minimum horsepower (total)

350 hp (261 kW)

Maximum horsepower (total)

600 hp (447 kW) (spec sheet) / 600 HP (model page)

Dry weight (no engine)

5495 lbs (2492 kg)

Deadrise at transom

18°

Persons capacity

12

Displacement basis

Weight (w/engine, fuel & water) as printed

Draft basis

hull draft as printed (engines up)

Layouts & Drawings

1 drawing from the builder's page: general arrangement, sail plan, profile.

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  BW-280-DNT-Floorplan — Boston Whaler

About Boston Whaler

Premium production

American builder of foam-filled, 'unsinkable' outboard boats from Edgewater, Florida, part of Brunswick Corporation — twenty-one models from 6.5 m entered here, from the 210 Montauk to the 13-metre 420 Outrage, in the Montauk, Dauntless, Vantage, Conquest, Realm and Outrage series.

Boston Whaler says that since its founding more than sixty years ago it has set out to build the safest, easiest-to-own and most exciting boats on the water. Its founder, Richard Fisher, was so confident in his fail-safe boat that he tested it publicly, and LIFE magazine documented the whole thing; the company still says you can cut a Whaler in two and drive away in the half with the engine. That promise rests on its proprietary foam-filled Unibond hull construction, which gives the flotation and strength behind the 'Unsinkable Legend', and government agencies and military forces around the world rely on the boats. Whalers are built at the factory in Edgewater, Florida, where the company's designers, engineers and naval architects hold a long list of patents; improved facilities and technology have let it build more and larger boats, up to the flagship 420 Outrage. Boston Whaler is part of the Brunswick family.

The Boston Whaler Range

Every model Boston Whaler publishes, by length — where this one sits in the range.

1. 330 Outrage33.8 ft
2. 325 Conquest32.3 ft
3. 290 Outrage30.5 ft
4. 280 Vantage29.1 ft
5. 280 Dauntless· this model28.7 ft
6. 280 Outrage28 ft
7. 285 Conquest27.9 ft
8. 250 Dauntless25.7 ft
9. 240 Vantage25.5 ft

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