Tippy Canoe
Member
- Jan 29, 2007
- 72
- Boat Info
- 280 Sundancer 2004, Raymarine C80
- Engines
- Twin 4.3/ Alpha 1
Over the winter I purchased an '05 270AJ with 30 hours on it that was a bank repo. Due to the time of year I was not able to sea trial the boat but the deal that I got was incredible and after all, it is a Sea Ray so I had confidence that it would perform.
Well yesterday was D day and I was taking the boat from Onset bay in Cape Cod Ma. to Jamestown R.I. in Narragansset Bay. When I arrived it was blowing pretty good but I had the logistics set up to do it and I had a friend of mine with me who is a certified captain so we went for it. There was a heavy chop in Buzzards Bay which was picking up steam and before long we were in steady 3-4 footers with a few larger waves for color and the boat handled it all with ease in solid fasion.
There was no pounding that many pocket cruisers are noted for and we encountered one other similar size boat that was a large walk around and there is no doubt that the 270 AJ handled the conditions far better than the other boat was. My boat has the 6.2 liter Horizon and I never felt that I needed more power. I was able to run at 3,500 RPM comfortably but when I needed to slow down the boat stayed on plane nicely and I had a great sense of control. We took one heck of a salt bath but a 50 footer would have done the same in these conditions. The boat ran flawlessly in every respect and I could not have asked for better conditions to gain confidence in a new vessel right out of the gate.
So if you own or are considering owning a 270 Amberjack or it's sister the 260 DA I would give at a very high rating for handling in rough conditions.
Well yesterday was D day and I was taking the boat from Onset bay in Cape Cod Ma. to Jamestown R.I. in Narragansset Bay. When I arrived it was blowing pretty good but I had the logistics set up to do it and I had a friend of mine with me who is a certified captain so we went for it. There was a heavy chop in Buzzards Bay which was picking up steam and before long we were in steady 3-4 footers with a few larger waves for color and the boat handled it all with ease in solid fasion.
There was no pounding that many pocket cruisers are noted for and we encountered one other similar size boat that was a large walk around and there is no doubt that the 270 AJ handled the conditions far better than the other boat was. My boat has the 6.2 liter Horizon and I never felt that I needed more power. I was able to run at 3,500 RPM comfortably but when I needed to slow down the boat stayed on plane nicely and I had a great sense of control. We took one heck of a salt bath but a 50 footer would have done the same in these conditions. The boat ran flawlessly in every respect and I could not have asked for better conditions to gain confidence in a new vessel right out of the gate.
So if you own or are considering owning a 270 Amberjack or it's sister the 260 DA I would give at a very high rating for handling in rough conditions.