Cruisers Yachts

BoatVerdict market snapshot

What "time listed" is and is not. We count from the day the seller posted the ad to the sweep that found it gone. An ad can end because the boat sold, because the seller gave up, or because the classifieds site expired the post on its own schedule. So read 6 days as how long a Yachts sits for sale, not as a time-to-sale. Nobody in this market can give you a real one: US used-boat sales are not publicly recorded. Ads that were already gone the first time we could see a whole regional board are left out of this figure, because we know they left but not when.

These are asking prices. No free or public source publishes US used-boat transaction prices, so nobody — us included — can honestly show you what these boats sold for. What we can show you is what 41 sellers are asking, which is the number you are actually negotiating against.

The BoatVerdict take

• BoatVerdict listing data

  Asking prices vary widely: the middle half of listings runs $13,500 to $57,500, a 4.3x spread. On this model the year and the condition matter far more than the badge, so a headline price tells you very little until you place the specific boat on the year table below.

• BoatVerdict listing data

  Between the 1992 ($13,500 median) and the 2005 ($165,000 median) asking prices fall about 18% a year. The steepest part of that curve is behind any boat more than five years old, which is where the value sits.

Each point is tagged with the evidence behind it. Nothing here is a claim we cannot trace back to a counted listing, a federal record, or a named analyst judgement.

Cruisers Yachts prices by model year

Engines we actually see on the Yachts

• PCM / Indmar ski-wake inboard (GM-based) 2 listings · 5% of our sample

  Direct-drive / V-drive GM-based inboards in MasterCraft, Malibu, Nautique, and Tige. Reliable powerplants; the risk in a wake boat is the ballast/surf system and hard wakesurf-RPM use, not the engine block. A documented, regularly-serviced wake boat is a safe engine bet.

  Service reality: Impeller, transmission fluid, and V-drive oil on schedule. The engine usually outlives the boat's electronics — focus the inspection on ballast pumps and surf actuators.

  Full PCM / Indmar ski-wake inboard (GM-based) reliability profile →

• Mercury Verado / V8 FourStroke (250–400) 1 listing · 2% of our sample

  Modern Mercury V8/V10 FourStroke and supercharged Verado are strong, smooth, and well-supported, a clear step up from the OptiMax era. Slightly behind Yamaha on resale trust but closing fast, and often better integrated (joystick, digital throttle).

  Service reality: 100-hour service; supercharged Verado adds the supercharger oil interval. Check for corroded battery cables and the SmartCraft harness on saltwater boats.

  Full Mercury Verado / V8 FourStroke (250–400) reliability profile →

Cruisers Yachts specifications

Rows marked "our listing data" are measured from listings, not published by the builder, and will differ from a brochure. Rows without a source we can name are not shown at all.

What to inspect on a used Cruisers Yachts

1. PCM / Indmar ski-wake inboard (GM-based): Impeller, transmission fluid, and V-drive oil on schedule. The engine usually outlives the boat's electronics — focus the inspection on ballast pumps and surf actuators. Seen on 2 of the 41 Yachts listings we track.
2. Get the hour meter reading and divide by the boat's age. Above 120 hours a year is heavy use for a PCM / Indmar ski-wake inboard (GM-based). Threshold from BoatVerdict's engine-family profile for PCM / Indmar ski-wake inboard (GM-based).
3. Mercury Verado / V8 FourStroke (250–400): 100-hour service; supercharged Verado adds the supercharger oil interval. Check for corroded battery cables and the SmartCraft harness on saltwater boats. Seen on 1 of the 41 Yachts listings we track.
4. Get the hour meter reading and divide by the boat's age. Above 150 hours a year is heavy use for a Mercury Verado / V8 FourStroke (250–400). Threshold from BoatVerdict's engine-family profile for Mercury Verado / V8 FourStroke (250–400).
5. Assume saltwater service unless the seller can prove otherwise: pull the engine cowling and look at the powerhead, check trim-cylinder rams for pitting, and open the battery and fuse boxes for green corrosion. 83% of the listings we observed for this model are in coastal states.
6. On the older hulls, core moisture is the deal-breaker: sound the transom and the deck with a plastic mallet, and treat any soft or dull-sounding area as a survey-stopper rather than a bargaining chip. We observe listings back to 1984, so boats over 42 years old are actively traded in this model.

This list is specific to this model: analyst items for the hull, plus items driven by the engines and the regions we actually observe on Yachts listings. It is not a generic pre-purchase checklist, and it does not replace a surveyor.

What a Yachts costs to own

$14k – $46k per year

• 38 ft hull, the median observed length for this model
• Saltwater berth, based on where most listings we see are located (WA)
• Includes insurance, storage, routine service, fuel at moderate seasonal use, and a reserve for wear items
• Excludes loan payments, major engine replacement, and refit work

Where Yachtss are for sale

• WA 6
• CA 5
• NY 5
• OR 4
• OH 3
• IL 3
• MA 3
• TX 2
• MD 2
• RI 2

Counts of distinct boats we observed per state, from 41 listings in 20 metro areas. We publish the distribution, not the listings themselves.

What else buyers cross-shop

• Sea Ray 380 Sundancer median ask $155,000 · 38 ft · 20 listings
• Sea Ray 370 Sundancer median ask $75,000 · 37 ft · 27 listings
• Catalina 36 Mkii median ask $49,500 · 36 ft · 29 listings
• Sea Ray 340 Sundancer median ask $65,000 · 34 ft · 56 listings
• Sea Ray 340 median ask $20,000 · 34 ft · 26 listings
• Sea Ray 330 Sundancer median ask $30,000 · 33 ft · 63 listings

Chosen by measured similarity — same builder first, then comparable length — and limited to models whose own page meets our evidence bar. No paid placements, no filler links.