MasterCraft X26
The MasterCraft X26 is a 26-foot boat, with model years from 2016 to 2024 in the listings we track. Across 18 listings we have observed (model years 2016–2024), the median asking price is $169,500, with most boats asking $110,000 to $185,000. The engine we see most often on this model is PCM / Indmar ski-wake inboard (GM-based) and MerCruiser sterndrive (gas, 4.5L–6.2L).
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 18 sellers are asking, which is the number you are actually negotiating against.
17 priced listings across 7 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 (47 raw listings collapsed to 18 distinct boats). Quartiles, not averages, so one outlier cannot move the band. Rounded to $500.
Coverage: Model years 2016–2024, 7 states, 11 metro areas. New-boat listings excluded.
Sources: BoatVerdict market observations (craigslist + rightboat + marinemax + boatcrazy) · US state vessel registries (5,314 registered MasterCraft hulls)
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The BoatVerdict take
- BoatVerdict listing data
Supply is concentrated: our 18 listings came from only 7 states, led by MO. Expect a smaller buyer pool at resale, and budget for transport if the right boat is not local.
- Recall (USCG/CPSC)
12 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.
MasterCraft X26 prices by model year
Show the numbers by model year
| Model year | Boats | Middle half of asks | Median ask |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | too few to show | - |
| 2023 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 2022 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 2021 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 2020 | 1 | too few to show | - |
| 2019 | 1 | too few to show | - |
| 2018 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 2017 | 2 | too few to show | - |
| 2016 | 2 | too few to show | - |
15 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 MasterCraft X26 is worth
We have seen 15 distinct MasterCraft X26 boats for sale between Jun 14, 2026 and Nov 14, 2026, model years 2016 to 2024, in 8 states. The median ask is $170,000 and half of all asks sit between $117,500 and $190,000. Asking prices fall about 11% for each year of age (44% over five years), measured on these 15 boats and steadied with the 10.2% rate we measure for the class.
Of the 13 listed now, 15% have been for sale for 60 days or more, counting re-posts as one boat. A boat that has sat that long usually has room to negotiate.
Engine brands named: Ilmor 6. Median engine hours on the 4 boats that stated them: 199.
What moves the price of a X26
- Horsepower. Doubling the power for the same class and length adds about 16% to the ask.
- Engine hours.Higher hours than typical for the age lower the ask.
- Region.West +12%, Midwest +5%, South +2%, Northeast -1% against the national level.
- Brand.MasterCraft boats in this class ask about 18% more than the class average for the same age and length.
Fitted on 1,042 distinct boats in this class (log asking price on age, length and brand; refit nightly, last on 2026-11-14). These are effects on asking prices.
Recent MasterCraft X26 asking prices
| Year | Model | Length | HP | Hours | State | Asking | Seen | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | X26 | - | - | 28 | MO | $259,950 | Nov 13, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026 | listed BoatCrazy |
| 2018 | X26 | - | 430 | 210 | MO | $169,500 | Nov 14, 2026 | listed BoatCrazy |
| 2016 | X26 | 26 ft | - | - | MI | $94,600 | Nov 14, 2026 | listed BoatCrazy |
| 2020 | X26 | 26 ft | - | - | MO | $169,990 | Nov 14, 2026 | listed BoatCrazy |
| 2021 | X26 | 27 ft | - | - | MO | $169,997 | Nov 14, 2026 | listed BoatCrazy |
| 2022 | X26 | 26 ft | - | - | MO | $184,900 | Nov 14, 2026 | listed BoatCrazy |
| 2017 | X26 | - | - | 188 | WA | $124,900 | Jul 30, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026 | listed (2 posts) Craigslist |
| 2021 | X26 | 26 ft | - | 353 | TX | $179,900 | Nov 14, 2026 | listed BoatCrazy |
| 2022 | X26 | - | - | - | AL | $195,000 | Nov 14, 2026 | listed BoatCrazy |
| 2023 | X26 | - | - | - | AL | $230,389 | Nov 14, 2026 | listed BoatCrazy |
| 2018 | X26 | - | - | - | AL | $94,995 | Nov 14, 2026 | listed BoatCrazy |
| 2024 | X26 | - | - | - | AL | $224,900 | Nov 14, 2026 | listed BoatCrazy |
| 2019 | X26 | 26 ft | - | - | MN | $129,324 | Jul 26, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026 | listed (2 posts) MarineMax |
| 2017 | X26 | 26 ft | - | - | CA | $70,000 | Jun 14, 2026 to Jul 31, 2026 | taken down (25 posts) Craigslist |
| 2016 | X26 | - | - | - | NV | $110,000 | Jun 14, 2026 to Jul 22, 2026 | taken down (5 posts) Craigslist |
The 15 most recently seen of 15 distinct boats. These are asking prices, not sale prices: no free source publishes US used-boat sale prices. A boat re-posted several times counts once, at its latest ask. "Taken down" means the ad disappeared; that can be a sale, a seller who gave up, or an expired post.
MasterCraft recalls and accident record
Of 1,185MasterCraft boats in USCG accident records: fire or explosion 3%, flooding or swamping 5%, capsizing 2%, total loss 5%, at least one death 5%. The rate counts accidents in Texas and New York waters from 2014 to 2023 (47) against 5,302 MasterCraft boats registered in those two states, the only states that publish boat-level registrations. 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.
These numbers are for the builder, not this model. Check the specific hull with a HIN lookup for recalls and reported accidents.
Recalls affecting MasterCraft
12 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.
- ⚠ Recall
950282T9/21/1995FUEL TANK CHAFING
- ⚠ Recall
030148T9/18/2003STEERING
- ⚠ Recall
990151T8/26/1999FUEL TANK CHAFING
- ⚠ Recall
21SD00088/16/2021 - ⚠ Recall
110035T8/16/2011FUEL SYSTEM
- ⚠ Recall
050037T8/12/2005FUEL TANK ABRASION
- ⚠ Recall
040088T7/6/2004FUEL HOSE MAY CHAFE
- ⚠ Recall
090012T6/29/2009FUEL SYSTEM
- ⚠ Recall
100009T4/29/2010FUEL SYSTEM
- ⚠ Recall
080001T2/1/2008STEERING WEAR
- ⚠ Recall
20SD002612/8/2020[RESERVED]
- ⚠ Recall
080036T10/29/2008FUEL SYSTEM
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 X26
- PCM / Indmar ski-wake inboard (GM-based)
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 →
- MerCruiser sterndrive (gas, 4.5L–6.2L)
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 →
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
MasterCraft X26 specifications
| Length (median listed) | 26.0 ft | Our listing data |
|---|---|---|
| Model years traded | 2016–2024 | Our listing data |
| MasterCraft hulls in US registries | 5,314 | TX + NY open data |
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 MasterCraft X26
- 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 4 of the 18 X26 listings we track.
- 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).
- 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 18 X26 listings we track (typically 430 hp on this model).
- 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).
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 X26 listings. It is not a generic pre-purchase checklist, and it does not replace a surveyor.
What a X26 costs to own
$3,500 – $9,000 per year
- 26 ft hull, the median observed length for this model
- Freshwater berth, based on where most listings we see are located (MO)
- 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
This is a modelled band, not observed spend. Real cost swings hard on where you keep the boat and how much you use it.
Method: The same ownership-cost model BoatVerdict's paid Deal Report uses: boat class and length set the base band, then saltwater berth and size adjust it.
Sources: BoatVerdict ownership-cost model
Where X26s are for sale
- MO 5
- AL 4
- MN 3
- TX 2
- NV 1
- WA 1
- MI 1
Counts of distinct boats we observed per state, from 18 listings in 11 metro areas. We publish the distribution, not the listings themselves.
What else buyers cross-shop
- MasterCraft X45
- MasterCraft X-Star
- MasterCraft X30
- MasterCraft XT23
- MasterCraft X22
- MasterCraft 190 Prostar
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.
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Paste the listing and we will score that specific boat against everything on this page: asking price versus our observed range, engine and hours risk, the known issues for its model year, and a negotiation position. The verdict is free.
Get the free verdict →No account needed. The paid Deal Report is optional and comes after.