Hewescraft 180 Sportsman

Name: Hewescraft 180 Sportsman
Brand: Hewescraft

The Hewescraft 180 Sportsman, with model years from 2004 to 2026 in the listings we track. Across 28 listings we have observed (model years 2004–2026), the median asking price is $27,500, with most boats asking $24,500 to $36,500. The engine we see most often on this model is Honda 4-stroke outboard.

BoatVerdict market snapshot

Median asking $27,500 28 priced listings

Typical range $25k–$37k middle half of the market

Observed range $15k–$48k lowest to highest ask

Listings analyzed 28 8 states · 2004–2026

Listed right now 4 1 we watched come off the market

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

28 distinct boats observed medium confidence Updated September 12, 2026

28 priced listings across 8 states. Enough for a range, not enough to be precise about any single year.

Method: Asking prices from active listings, de-duplicated so a re-posted boat counts once (67 raw listings collapsed to 28 distinct boats). Quartiles, not averages, so one outlier cannot move the band. Rounded to $500.

Coverage: Model years 2004–2026, 8 states, 11 metro areas. New-boat listings excluded.

Sources: BoatVerdict market observations (craigslist) · US state vessel registries (14 registered Hewescraft hulls)

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The BoatVerdict take

BoatVerdict listing data
Pricing is tight: the middle half of listings sits between $24,500 and $36,500, only a 1.5x spread. A boat asking well outside that band needs a reason, and "it is loaded" is usually not enough of one.
BoatVerdict listing data
Supply is concentrated: our 28 listings came from only 8 states, led by OR. Expect a smaller buyer pool at resale, and budget for transport if the right boat is not local.
Recall (USCG/CPSC)
1 federal recall campaign 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.

Hewescraft 180 Sportsman prices by model year

Model year	Listings	Typical asking range	Median asking
2021	2	2 priced — too few to publish a range	—
2016	4	$34,000 – $38,000	$36,500
2011	2	2 priced — too few to publish a range	—
2007	4	$27,000 – $31,500	$27,500
2005	5	$21,000 – $22,000	$21,500
2004	2	2 priced — too few to publish a range	—

Asking prices from active listings we observed, not sold prices. No public source publishes US used-boat transaction prices; anyone showing you "sold" data for this market is estimating it. Years with fewer than 3 priced listings show the count only.

19 listings across all model years shown Updated September 12, 2026

Method: Median and quartiles per model year, computed only where at least 3 priced listings exist for that year.

Sources: BoatVerdict market observations

Recalls affecting Hewescraft

1 federal recall campaign 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.

⚠ Recall810099S7/9/1981
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Model:18 FT RIVER RUNNYear:1981Units:92

1 recall campaigns

Method: Matched to the builder by normalized company name and MIC. A campaign is shown when it touches this builder; the model and year columns say how narrowly it applies.

Sources: US Coast Guard recall database · CPSC recalls

Engines we actually see on the 180 Sportsman

Honda 4-stroke outboard 1 listing · 4% of our sample

Among the most reliable outboards made — automotive-grade Honda 4-stroke engineering. Heavier than rivals and a smaller marine dealer network, but mechanically a top-tier, long-life choice.

Service reality: Timing-belt models: verify replacement interval was honored. 100-hour service; confirm dealer access for the buyer's region.

Full Honda 4-stroke outboard reliability profile →

1 listings where we could identify the engine Updated September 12, 2026

Method: Engine family matched from the listing's engine fields and title text against BoatVerdict's engine-family profiles. Prevalence is share of our sample, not factory fitment rates.

Sources: BoatVerdict market observations · BoatVerdict engine-family profiles

What to inspect on a used Hewescraft 180 Sportsman

Honda 4-stroke outboard: Timing-belt models: verify replacement interval was honored. 100-hour service; confirm dealer access for the buyer's region. Seen on 1 of the 28 180 Sportsman listings we track.
Get the hour meter reading and divide by the boat's age. Above 150 hours a year is heavy use for a Honda 4-stroke outboard. Threshold from BoatVerdict's engine-family profile for Honda 4-stroke outboard.
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. 89% of the listings we observed for this model are in coastal states.
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 2004, so boats over 22 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 180 Sportsman listings. It is not a generic pre-purchase checklist, and it does not replace a surveyor.

Where 180 Sportsmans are for sale

OR 12
WA 10
AK 1
ID 1
MT 1
CA 1
ME 1
MI 1

Counts of distinct boats we observed per state, from 28 listings in 11 metro areas. We publish the distribution, not the listings themselves.

Hewescraft 180 Sportsman FAQ

How much does a used Hewescraft 180 Sportsman cost?

Across 28 listings BoatVerdict has observed for model years 2004 to 2026, the median asking price is $27,500. The middle half of the market asks between $24,500 and $36,500, and the full observed range runs $15,000 to $48,000. These are asking prices, not sold prices.

Which model year of the Hewescraft 180 Sportsman is the best value?

On asking price alone the 2005 is the cheapest year we track with a usable sample (5 priced listings, median $21,500). "Best value" also depends on what changed between years, so read the year table above rather than buying on price alone — and note we do not claim a "best year" we cannot evidence.

Are there recalls on the Hewescraft 180 Sportsman?

1 federal recall campaign is on file for this builder in the USCG and CPSC data we ingest. Recalls are issued per hull-identification range, so check the specific HIN — the recall list on this page links to each campaign and what it covers.

What engine does the Hewescraft 180 Sportsman come with?

In our listing sample the most common configurations are Honda 4-stroke outboard (1 listings). That is what the used market actually holds, which is not always the same as what the factory offered.

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How this page was built

BoatVerdict tracks used-boat listings across the US and folds them onto canonical models, so "180 sportsman" all resolve to this one page rather than three thin ones. For the Hewescraft 180 Sportsman that gives us 28 distinct boats (from 67 raw listings, before we collapsed re-posts). Publication decision: 28 distinct observations, 28 priced, 8 states, 3 model years.

We separate what we counted from what we concluded. Asking prices, listing counts, state spread and engine mix are counted. Severity ratings, ownership cost and the take are BoatVerdict analysis, labelled as such. Recalls and registry counts are primary records from federal and state sources.

Market data current through September 12, 2026.