Boat Show Friday - Sheaffer S280

Ben Sheaffer has long been known for bringing the popular “Bay/Hybrid” style boat into the spotlight with his S240 model. A boat widely acclaimed for its functionality as a west coast “pass” style platform, offering a shallow draft and choppy water stability simultaneously.

Current owners of the S240 who appreciated its style and construction standard but wanted to venture offshore further more comfortably demanded a new model and Sheaffer Marine was listening. After years of thoughtful design and planning, a new member of the family, the S280 was created. The S280 offers specifications very similar to her sister, only scaled up into a 28-foot platform. An additional 12-inches (9’-6”) of beam and 4-feet of length combined with a touch more deadrise (16-degrees) will take you farther from home more comfortably while only adding a single inch of draft with single power.