Four Winns 230 Horizon

BoatVerdict market snapshot

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 17 sellers are asking, which is the number you are actually negotiating against.

The BoatVerdict take

• Recall (USCG/CPSC)

  8 federal recall campaigns on file touch this builder. Check the specific hull against the recall list below before you put money down; remedies are free but only if the work was actually done.

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.

Four Winns 230 Horizon prices by model year

10 distinct boats, listed now or since taken down, re-posts counted once. Years with fewer than 3 boats show a count only. Asking prices, not sale prices.

What a used Four Winns 230 Horizon is worth

We have seen 10 distinct Four Winns 230 Horizon boats for sale between Jun 14, 2026 and Nov 14, 2026, model years 1993 to 2005, in 9 states. The median ask is $10,000 and half of all asks sit between $8,500 and $13,500. Asking prices fall about 5.1% for each year of age (23% over five years), measured on these 10 boats and steadied with the 6.5% rate we measure for the class.

What moves the price of a 230 Horizon

Recent Four Winns 230 Horizon asking prices

Four Winns recalls and accident record

These numbers are for the builder, not this model. Check the specific hull with a HIN lookup for recalls and reported accidents.

Recalls affecting Four Winns

8 federal recall campaigns on file. Recalls are issued against hull-identification ranges, so a campaign listed here may or may not cover the specific boat you are looking at — check the HIN. Remedies are free from the builder, but only if the work was actually performed, and there is no central database that proves it was.

• ⚠ Recall920422S9/23/1992

  FLOTATION NOT SUFFICIENT

  Model:207 QUEST FISHING BOATSUnits:136
• ⚠ Recall030133S8/19/2003

  FUEL FILL LINE

  Model:37 AND 47 EXCALIBURUnits:22
• ⚠ Recall970092T8/11/1997

  ENGINE COMP. VENTILATION

  Model:238/258 VISTAUnits:45
• ⚠ Recall940134T5/26/1994

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:

  Model:278 VISTAYear:1994Units:5,002
• ⚠ Recall940120T5/2/1994

  FUEL TANK PSSIBLE LEAK

  Model:180FREEDOM/190HORIZONUnits:2,397
• ⚠ Recall940122T5/10/1994

  NON IGN PROTECT BATT TERM

  Model:FOUR WINNS FLINGYear:1994Units:212
• ⚠ Recall920420T11/5/1992

  CO INTRUSION; CO IN HEAD VIA VENT

  Model:"315 VISTA, 325 EXPRESS"Year:1992Units:82
• ⚠ Recall950226T11/1/1995

  FUEL FILL FITTING CRACKS; FUEL FILL FITTING CRACKS

  Model:"170H, 190H, 192, 200H"Units:8,550

Engines we actually see on the 230 Horizon

• MerCruiser sterndrive (gas, 4.5L–6.2L) 3 listings · 18% of our sample

  The most common inboard/outboard in US bowriders and cruisers. The engine itself (GM-based) is reliable; the maintenance burden is the drive and exhaust. Bellows, gimbal bearing, U-joints, and — in any saltwater service — exhaust manifolds and risers are the recurring costs.

  Service reality: Bellows/gimbal every ~5 years; manifolds/risers every ~6–8 years (or 3–4 in salt) at $2.5–4K. Pull the drive on inspection — deferred drive service is the classic hidden cost.

  Full MerCruiser sterndrive (gas, 4.5L–6.2L) reliability profile →

Four Winns 230 Horizon 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 Four Winns 230 Horizon

1. MerCruiser sterndrive (gas, 4.5L–6.2L): Bellows/gimbal every ~5 years; manifolds/risers every ~6–8 years (or 3–4 in salt) at $2.5–4K. Pull the drive on inspection — deferred drive service is the classic hidden cost. Seen on 3 of the 17 230 Horizon listings we track.
2. Get the hour meter reading and divide by the boat's age. Above 100 hours a year is heavy use for a MerCruiser sterndrive (gas, 4.5L–6.2L). Threshold from BoatVerdict's engine-family profile for MerCruiser sterndrive (gas, 4.5L–6.2L).
3. 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 1994, so boats over 32 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 230 Horizon listings. It is not a generic pre-purchase checklist, and it does not replace a surveyor.

What a 230 Horizon costs to own

$3,500 – $9,000 per year

• 23 ft hull, the median observed length for this model
• Freshwater berth, based on where most listings we see are located (NV)
• 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 230 Horizons are for sale

• NV 3
• TX 2
• MI 2
• MO 2
• NM 1
• WA 1
• MN 1
• IA 1
• MD 1
• IL 1

Counts of distinct boats we observed per state, from 17 listings in 14 metro areas. We publish the distribution, not the listings themselves.

What else buyers cross-shop

• Four Winns 210 Horizon median ask $15,500 · 21 ft · 26 listings
• Four Winns 258 Vista median ask $14,500 · 25 ft · 24 listings
• Four Winns 200 Horizon median ask $9,000 · 20 ft · 51 listings
• Four Winns 268 Vista median ask $23,000 · 26 ft · 41 listings
• Four Winns 190 Horizon median ask $6,500 · 19 ft · 72 listings
• Four Winns 180 Horizon median ask $8,000 · 18 ft · 58 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.