Just curious...never seen a 280 Silencer around here. Is there a big difference in size between the Laser and the Silencer??....

The 270 is going to "feel" larger dispite the foot difference... Its based more on the 290 layout

I love my 270
To death. I won't give it up for anything. With it having twin 350mags it runs 65 all day at 4600 and burns no fuel at all.

ive never even seen a 270 so i have no opinion.
wish i could help

kinda funny....I've never seen a 280 !

I had a 260 and a 280, I think the 280 had about a foot in the cabin and a foot on the sunpad/swimplatform. The cockpit was pretty much the same, the 280 will have a looser riding on the top feel, the 260 (pretty sure it's the same hull as a 270) rode real well in the chop it was just slower without the step