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Columbia: 24 hulls in the US registry, 1 USCG recall on file. Used values, reliability, and what to check before you buy.

Registered hulls24US registry
For sale now323$1K to $25K
Recalls1USCG / CPSC
Median length26 ftmostly gasoline

Columbia used prices from our data

Median ask$5,00040 distinct boats
Middle half$3k to $17khalf of asks fall here
Listed now915 states in the sample
Value change-3.5%per year of age
Ad down in 14 days20%of 10 we watched end
Newest dataNov 14, 2026last listing seen
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k1964: median $25k, 3 boats19641968: median $4k, 4 boats19681970: median $5k, 3 boats19701973: median $5k, 4 boats19731975: median $4k, 3 boats19751978: median $10k, 4 boats1978middle half of asksmedian ask
Show the numbers by model year
Model yearBoatsMiddle half of asksMedian ask
20081too few to show-
20071too few to show-
19981too few to show-
19881too few to show-
19871too few to show-
19822too few to show-
19784$5,000 to $14,000$9,500
19771too few to show-
19753$3,000 to $4,500$3,500
19742too few to show-
19734$2,000 to $11,000$5,000
19722too few to show-
19712too few to show-
19703$3,000 to $6,500$5,000
19692too few to show-
19684$2,500 to $4,500$3,500
19661too few to show-
19652too few to show-
19643$15,000 to $80,500$25,000

40 distinct Columbia boats, listed now or since taken down, newest seen 2026-11-14. Asking prices, not sale prices. Value change per year of age is fitted on 28 boats with a known length, holding length constant. Columbia values by model year.

Columbia recalls and USCG accident records

USCG / TC recalls0builder-level
Accident records71USCG BARD, 1995-2021
Machinery failure7%of accident records

Of 71Columbia boats in USCG accident records: fire or explosion 9%, flooding or swamping 11%, capsizing 4%, total loss 13%, at least one death 4%. Accident records reflect how and how much boats are used, not only how they are built. Only accidents above the USCG reporting threshold are recorded. Personal watercraft are left out.

Registry footprint

Registered hulls (US sample) 24
Median length 25.6 ft
Most-registered model years 1970 (4), 1971 (3), 1972 (3), 1974 (2), 1978 (2), 1979 (2)
Fuel mix Gasoline 15 · Diesel 5 · None / NA 2 · Electric 1

Sample = US state open-data vessel registries (currently Texas + New York, ~875k vessels). Treat as a representative slice of recreational US inventory.

Recalls (1)

USCG MIC entries (5)

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