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Thunder Jet boats

Thunder Jet: 7 hulls in the US registry, 5 USCG recalls on file. Used values, reliability, and what to check before you buy.

Registered hulls7US registry
For sale now231$31K to $105K
Recalls5USCG / CPSC
Median length18 ftmostly gasoline

Thunder Jet used prices from our data

Median ask$40,50040 distinct boats
Middle half$32k to $53khalf of asks fall here
Listed now118 states in the sample
Value change-2.7%per year of age
Ad down in 14 days36%of 11 we watched end
Newest dataNov 14, 2026last listing seen
$0$10k$20k$30k$40k2002: median $33k, 6 boats20022004: median $29k, 4 boats20042016: median $36k, 5 boats2016middle half of asksmedian ask
Show the numbers by model year
Model yearBoatsMiddle half of asksMedian ask
20262too few to show-
20252too few to show-
20241too few to show-
20232too few to show-
20221too few to show-
20201too few to show-
20192too few to show-
20165$31,500 to $40,000$36,000
20151too few to show-
20142too few to show-
20131too few to show-
20102too few to show-
20092too few to show-
20081too few to show-
20062too few to show-
20051too few to show-
20044$26,000 to $32,500$29,000
20026$30,000 to $37,000$33,000
19941too few to show-
19931too few to show-

40 distinct Thunder Jet 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 22 boats with a known length, holding length constant. Thunder Jet values by model year.

Thunder Jet models we have the most data on

ModelBoats seenMedian askValue change a year
Thunder Jet Luxor 12 $37,000 -3.3%

Thunder Jet recalls and USCG accident records

USCG / TC recalls5see the list
Accident records23USCG BARD, 1996-2023
Machinery failure13%of accident records

Of 23Thunder Jet boats in USCG accident records: fire or explosion 0%, flooding or swamping 22%, capsizing 4%, total loss 22%, at least one death 9%. 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

Registered hulls (US sample) 7
Median length 18.0 ft
Most-registered model years 2015 (2), 2023 (1), 2002 (1), 1990 (1), 1989 (1), 1986 (1)
Fuel mix Gasoline 7

Sample = US state open-data vessel registries (currently Texas + New York, ~875k vessels). Treat as a representative slice of recreational US inventory.

Recalls (5)

USCG MIC entries (4)

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