Chris Meli
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I am looking to purchase a 270SDX, OB-mercury 300, vd0 v8. I am a family of 4, can this boat be used to water-ski or wake board off of?
270SDX - can i really ski off of it?
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Chris Meli
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Thanks! i just wasnt sure if the engine size and then the weight of that boat would be sufficient to pull someone. We are a family of 4, the 300hp seems like it might not be able to pull me out (200lbs)
Stee6043
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I have watched video of a dock neighbor of mine slalom skiing behind a 99 400 Sundancer. It was hilarious, awesome and terrifying 
Put some passengers up front, run a long line and enjoy!
Put some passengers up front, run a long line and enjoy!
paulswagelock
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I have that boat with the 300 hp Verado. It easily pulls multiple skiers or wake boarders, pops on to plane very quickly. Can pull a skier etc. with eight or nine people on board with no problem. I have done it.
I have used this boat for five seasons now. There is nothing you can ask about this boat that I don’t know the answer to… I guarantee it….
I have used this boat for five seasons now. There is nothing you can ask about this boat that I don’t know the answer to… I guarantee it….
Chris-380
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Not that I would want to do that, curious how/where they put an attachment point. Damn, I bet that put off a hell of a wake!
I have watched video of a dock neighbor of mine slalom skiing behind a 99 400 Sundancer. It was hilarious, awesome and terrifying
Put some passengers up front, run a long line and enjoy!
Stee6043
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They fashioned up a bridle from the transom hooks. Their first try was with a standard ski rope, 50' or 75' long. The prop wash was so strong he couldn't keep the ski straight or even attempt to get up out of the water. I think they ended up with 3 lines together, 200'+ behind the boat before he could stand up.
You can imagine how many beers were involved in this whole process
Chris Meli
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Amazing to hear, thank you!
Chris-380
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Sounds like a great day on the water!
They fashioned up a bridle from the transom hooks. Their first try was with a standard ski rope, 50' or 75' long. The prop wash was so strong he couldn't keep the ski straight or even attempt to get up out of the water. I think they ended up with 3 lines together, 200'+ behind the boat before he could stand up.
You can imagine how many beers were involved in this whole process
Are you sure about that?…. My 350hp 260 sundeck was on the edge…. It was fine but bigger with less hp would concern me a bit
paulswagelock
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As I mentioned above, I have had this boat for 5 seasons. That combination comes on plane with no bow rise, tops out right near 50 mph, does 2.8 mpg cruise at 27 mph, can easily handle 10 passengers and still perform well, and can pull up a 210 lb slathom skier with 9 on board.
Chris Meli
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i am a 210 slalom skier!! are you the sales person?!?
I’m not saying there is a problem…. I have had multiple 240 sun decks. When I went to the 260 that was pushing the MAG 350…. It still performed well but not like the 240 with the same engine. You can ski with a 70hp…. I’m just saying we all have different performance expectations….. for example a buddy of mine with a bigger faster boat than my current boat…. Thinks mine is just a fast sailboat
Actually, that 350MAG was 300HP (the cubic inches was 350)
Yes.. I'm sure about that
The 270SD performs better (for what we're talking about) than the 260SD. 300HP from an outboard is "more power to the water" than a 300HP sterndrive, too (due to the weight difference and also because the prop of an OB is a little further back... more leverage). I just noticed your next post about this - comparing the older 240SD (which, as you know, is the same size as the 260SD you had) to the 260SD. Yes, I agree - the older 240SD actually had better performance than the 260SD. A lot of this all comes down to hull design, as well. The hull design on the 270SD is great.
I miss those 240SD's - hands down, one of the best boats Sea Ray ever produced. I always thought of it as the SUV of boats... it just seemed to do everything!
I knew that the 350 was 300hp after I typed it….. but I have to work for a living still…
I bought two new 240 Sundecks from you guys at the boat show in Allentown…. Boat shows are my weakness
How is ownership going ?
highslice
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This I agree with whole heartedly, I loved my 240SD. And it jumped out of the hole, with or without a skier. My concerns when moving up to the 270 SLX were fuel burn and power for water sports. Neither turned out to be a problem and the answer to both was torque and lots of it. Where I had to almost firewall the 240 to get a slalom skier up, I barely get to 1/4 throttle on the 270 and bang they're up. I planes faster even with 8 or 10 on board. Now at WOT, fuel burn is a concern. But I don't worry about that. That's the cheapest part of boating. As it turns out if the 240 was an SUV the 270 is a sports car.
paulswagelock
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Understood, valid point.
I tried to provide enough actual data so it wasn’t as subjective.
Busy busy. But that's a good thing!