Mainship boats
Mainship: 50 hulls in the US registry, 3 USCG recalls on file. Used values, reliability, and what to check before you buy.
Mainship used prices from our data
Show the numbers by model year
| Model year | Boats | Middle half of asks | Median ask |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | too few to show | - |
| 2010 | 1 | too few to show | - |
| 2006 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 2005 | 1 | too few to show | - |
| 2002 | 3 | $125,500 to $193,000 | $151,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 2000 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 1999 | 1 | too few to show | - |
| 1998 | 1 | too few to show | - |
| 1997 | 1 | too few to show | - |
| 1996 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 1995 | 4 | $40,500 to $58,500 | $49,000 |
| 1994 | 3 | $32,500 to $51,500 | $35,000 |
| 1993 | 1 | too few to show | - |
| 1991 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 1990 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 1989 | 3 | $24,500 to $40,500 | $25,500 |
| 1988 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 1987 | 1 | too few to show | - |
| 1986 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 1985 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 1982 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 1981 | 4 | $23,500 to $39,500 | $32,000 |
| 1980 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 1979 | 3 | $15,500 to $28,000 | $16,000 |
| 1978 | 1 | too few to show | - |
51 distinct Mainship 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 20 boats with a known length, holding length constant. Mainship values by model year.
Mainship recalls and USCG accident records
Of 118Mainship boats in USCG accident records: fire or explosion 11%, flooding or swamping 4%, capsizing 0%, total loss 5%, at least one death 1%. 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
Sample = US state open-data vessel registries (currently Texas + New York, ~875k vessels). Treat as a representative slice of recreational US inventory.
Recalls (3)
- ⚠ Recall
980049T7/17/1998FUEL SYSTEMS
What this means before you buy → - ⚠ Recall
020094S6/12/2002ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
What this means before you buy → - ⚠ Recall
980223T10/9/1998ELECTRICAL
What this means before you buy →
USCG MIC entries (2)
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