Sun Tracker Party Barge 22 DLX

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 19 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 $11,000 to $39,000, a 3.5x 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 analyst

  Bass Pro / Tracker Marine value pontoon; enormous production volume and a price-sensitive buyer pool move these fast.

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.

Sun Tracker Party Barge 22 DLX prices by model year

Known problems on the Sun Tracker Party Barge 22 DLX

• Low Budget furniture and flooring; expect vinyl and carpet wear. Mercury power is reliable but often minimally maintained.
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• Low Underpowered with the base 60–90 hp motor for watersports — set expectations.
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Severity is BoatVerdict's rating of what the fault costs to put right and how likely it is to end a deal, not a manufacturer classification. Recalls are listed separately below because a recall is a federal record and a known issue is not.

Engines we actually see on the Party Barge 22 DLX

• Mercury Verado / V8 FourStroke (250–400) 4 listings · 21% 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 →

Sun Tracker Party Barge 22 DLX 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 Sun Tracker Party Barge 22 DLX

1. Run the Mercury through its hours; check water pump impeller service date. Model-specific item from BoatVerdict's Sun Tracker Party Barge 22 DLX profile.
2. Inspect deck flooring under the carpet for soft spots / rot. Model-specific item from BoatVerdict's Sun Tracker Party Barge 22 DLX profile.
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 4 of the 19 Party Barge 22 DLX 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. 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 2003, so boats over 23 years old are actively traded in this model.
6. Work the 2 known issues listed above into the sea trial, not the walkaround. Most of them only show up under load. BoatVerdict analyst profile for 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 Party Barge 22 DLX listings. It is not a generic pre-purchase checklist, and it does not replace a surveyor.

What a Party Barge 22 DLX costs to own

$3,750 – $10k per year

• 24 ft pontoon, the published length for this model
• Saltwater berth, based on where most listings we see are located (MS)
• 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 Party Barge 22 DLXs are for sale

• MS 2
• AZ 2
• TX 2
• TN 2
• IL 2
• OR 1
• NE 1
• VA 1
• AL 1
• IN 1

Counts of distinct boats we observed per state, from 19 listings in 16 metro areas. We publish the distribution, not the listings themselves.

What else buyers cross-shop

• Bennington 22 SSBX median ask $24,000 · 22 ft · 41 listings
• MasterCraft X-Star median ask $29,000 · 22 ft · 34 listings
• Sea Ray 220 Sundeck median ask $21,500 · 22 ft · 26 listings
• Cobalt 226 median ask $19,000 · 22 ft · 22 listings
• Bayliner VR6 median ask $33,500 · 22 ft · 52 listings
• Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV median ask $62,500 · 23 ft · 62 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.