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Boat depreciation by brand

Across 6,180 used boats from 23 brands, asking prices fall between 3% (Mako) and 9.2% (Nautique) for each year of age, holding length and boat type constant. The middle brand loses about 6.4% a year.

Listing data Jun 14, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026. Recomputed nightly.

MakoMako: 3.0%, 170 boats3.0%StarcraftStarcraft: 3.3%, 122 boats3.3%Bass TrackerBass Tracker: 4.3%, 219 boats4.3%AlumacraftAlumacraft: 4.6%, 260 boats4.6%TrackerTracker: 4.7%, 179 boats4.7%LundLund: 4.9%, 467 boats4.9%LoweLowe: 4.9%, 149 boats4.9%BaylinerBayliner: 6.0%, 437 boats6.0%CatalinaCatalina: 6.1%, 376 boats6.1%Sun TrackerSun Tracker: 6.1%, 310 boats6.1%Key WestKey West: 6.2%, 166 boats6.2%RobaloRobalo: 6.4%, 151 boats6.4%BenningtonBennington: 6.7%, 254 boats6.7%SkeeterSkeeter: 7.1%, 210 boats7.1%CarverCarver: 7.1%, 125 boats7.1%YamahaYamaha: 7.3%, 407 boats7.3%Sea RaySea Ray: 7.4%, 1102 boats7.4%CrestlinerCrestliner: 7.4%, 175 boats7.4%HunterHunter: 7.5%, 180 boats7.5%Sea HuntSea Hunt: 7.6%, 171 boats7.6%MastercraftMastercraft: 8.1%, 204 boats8.1%MalibuMalibu: 9.0%, 208 boats9.0%NautiqueNautique: 9.2%, 138 boats9.2%

All brands

BrandMostlyBoatsDrop a year90% intervalAsk at 10 years
MakoCenter consoles1703%2.5% to 3.4%74%
StarcraftAluminum fishing boats1223.3%2.8% to 3.9%71%
Bass TrackerBass boats2194.3%4.1% to 4.6%64%
AlumacraftAluminum fishing boats2604.6%4.2% to 5%63%
TrackerAluminum fishing boats1794.7%3.9% to 5.5%62%
LundAluminum fishing boats4674.9%4.6% to 5.1%61%
LowePontoon boats1494.9%4.4% to 5.4%61%
BaylinerBowriders and runabouts4376%5.5% to 6.4%54%
CatalinaSailboats3766.1%5.7% to 6.5%53%
Sun TrackerPontoon boats3106.1%5.6% to 6.6%53%
Key WestCenter consoles1666.2%5.7% to 6.6%53%
RobaloCenter consoles1516.4%6.1% to 6.8%51%
BenningtonPontoon boats2546.7%6.1% to 7.3%50%
SkeeterBass boats2107.1%6.6% to 7.6%48%
CarverCruisers1257.1%5.8% to 8.3%48%
YamahaJet boats4077.3%6.9% to 7.7%47%
Sea RayCruisers11027.4%7.2% to 7.7%46%
CrestlinerPontoon boats1757.4%6.8% to 7.9%47%
HunterSailboats1807.5%6.8% to 8.3%46%
Sea HuntCenter consoles1717.6%7.1% to 8.2%45%
MastercraftSki and wake boats2048.1%7.5% to 8.7%43%
MalibuSki and wake boats2089%8.7% to 9.4%39%
NautiqueSki and wake boats1389.2%8.7% to 9.8%38%

"Ask at 10 years" is the ask of a 10-year-old boat as a share of an otherwise identical boat in its first year, from the same fit.

Method

  • For each brand with at least 150 distinct boats, we fit the log of the asking price on boat age, the log of length and boat type, using boats with a stated length and a known type. The age coefficient gives the yearly drop. The interval is a 90% interval from the fit.
  • This compares boats of different ages listed at the same time. It is not one boat followed over time, and a brand's model mix can change across years.
  • Prices are asking prices, not sale prices. No free source publishes US used-boat sale prices.
  • Listing sources: Craigslist, Rightboat, BoatCrazy and MarineMax. A boat posted many times or in several cities is counted once.

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