2014 Crownline 275 SS

This 2014 Crownline 275 SS, stock #4965, is a 28-foot 3-inch bowrider in blue and white with a 350 hp MerCruiser, and it is one of the better-value boats in our inventory. Fourteen-person capacity, 5,500 lbs dry, 55 gallons of fuel.

Crownline built its reputation on two things: hull quality and finish detail. The 275 SS has the deep, well-flared bow that makes a 28-footer stay dry when you are heading into afternoon chop, and the running surface is quick to plane and settles into a comfortable cruise. It is a genuinely capable big-water hull rather than a lake-only boat.

Fourteen-person capacity on a 28-footer is worth pausing on, because it is generous for the class. The layout gives you a proper wraparound bow section rather than two narrow seats, and a cockpit that works for a real group. This is a boat you can bring eight or ten people aboard without anyone sitting on the engine cover.

The 350 MerCruiser is a well-proven, straightforward powerplant. Parts are inexpensive and universally available, any competent marine technician knows it inside out, and it produces plenty of thrust to pull tubes and skiers behind a 5,500 lb hull. On a used boat, that predictability has real value.

Why this is the right boat: if you want a big, comfortable, capable bowrider without spending six figures, a well-kept 275 SS is a genuinely smart buy. You get length, beam, capacity, and a good hull for the price of a much smaller new boat, and the running gear is simple enough that maintenance does not become an ongoing project. It is also a sensible way for a family to find out whether they really want a 28-footer before committing to a new one.

It is here at Kelly's Port in Osage Beach. We have been a family-owned marina on the Lake of the Ozarks since 1977, and our service department has worked on MerCruiser sterndrives for decades, so we can tell you honestly what condition this one is in and what it will need. Slips, dry storage, a gas dock, a ship store, and our same-day service guarantee are all on site. Call 573.348.3888 to check that stock #4965 is still available and to come look it over.