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Used jet boats: what they are worth

We have tracked 678 distinct used jet boats for sale in 49 states. The median ask is $20,000; half fall between $9,500 and $35,000. Length and age explain most of the spread, so start with the length band that fits.

Data through Nov 14, 2026. Asking prices, not sale prices.

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Jet boats by length

LengthBoatsMiddle halfMedian ask
Under 17 ft32$5,000 to $13,500$8,000
17 to 20 ft178$14,000 to $31,500$22,500
21 to 24 ft215$16,500 to $39,500$26,000
25 to 29 ft38$66,000 to $84,500$75,000

Boats with a stated length. Bands with enough boats link to their own page with prices by model year.

Jet boats: asking price by model year

Median ask$20,000678 distinct boats
Middle half$10k to $35khalf of asks fall here
Listed now18249 states in the sample
Ad down in 14 days28%of 197 we watched end
Newest dataNov 14, 2026last listing seen
$0$20k$40k$60k$80k1971: median $6k, 3 boats19711973: median $2k, 8 boats1974: median $10k, 9 boats1976: median $5k, 8 boats1977: median $8k, 5 boats19771978: median $7k, 10 boats1979: median $7k, 9 boats1980: median $7k, 4 boats1981: median $20k, 3 boats19811984: median $17k, 4 boats1988: median $6k, 3 boats1989: median $13k, 7 boats1990: median $12k, 5 boats19901991: median $18k, 5 boats1993: median $25k, 4 boats1994: median $6k, 10 boats1995: median $20k, 10 boats19951996: median $5k, 10 boats1997: median $4k, 7 boats1998: median $8k, 12 boats1999: median $8k, 10 boats19992000: median $10k, 17 boats2001: median $7k, 16 boats2002: median $8k, 8 boats2003: median $6k, 8 boats20032004: median $17k, 17 boats2005: median $13k, 20 boats2006: median $16k, 22 boats2007: median $18k, 33 boats20072008: median $19k, 15 boats2009: median $15k, 7 boats2010: median $18k, 16 boats2011: median $18k, 7 boats20112012: median $22k, 20 boats2013: median $21k, 12 boats2014: median $22k, 23 boats2015: median $30k, 16 boats20152016: median $23k, 25 boats2017: median $24k, 22 boats2018: median $34k, 25 boats2019: median $37k, 18 boats20192020: median $32k, 21 boats2021: median $33k, 34 boats2022: median $40k, 31 boats2023: median $40k, 41 boats20232024: median $39k, 22 boats2025: median $50k, 19 boats2026: median $28k, 4 boats2026middle half of asksmedian ask
Show the numbers by model year
Model yearBoatsMiddle half of asksMedian ask
20264$10,500 to $54,500$27,500
202519$33,000 to $71,500$50,000
202422$24,000 to $65,500$38,500
202341$30,500 to $50,000$39,500
202231$26,500 to $78,000$40,000
202134$26,000 to $59,000$33,000
202021$22,000 to $36,000$32,000
201918$21,000 to $45,000$36,500
201825$23,500 to $41,500$34,000
201722$18,500 to $34,000$24,000
201625$18,000 to $41,500$22,500
201516$19,500 to $36,500$29,500
201423$18,000 to $31,500$22,000
201312$17,500 to $27,000$21,000
201220$14,500 to $29,500$22,000
20117$11,500 to $24,500$18,000
201016$14,500 to $24,000$17,500
20097$8,500 to $17,000$14,500
200815$7,500 to $26,000$18,500
200733$13,000 to $25,000$17,500
200622$10,000 to $22,000$16,000
200520$9,000 to $18,000$13,000
200417$7,000 to $25,500$17,000
20038$3,500 to $7,500$6,000
20028$5,500 to $22,500$7,500
200116$4,500 to $17,000$6,500
200017$7,500 to $32,000$10,000
199910$5,500 to $16,500$7,500
199812$5,500 to $23,000$7,500
19977$2,500 to $11,000$4,000

What moves the price of a used jet boat

  • Age. Around 8 years old, a jet boat asks about 6.5% less for each extra year of age, all else equal. The drop is steeper when new and slows with age.
  • Length. A jet boat 10% longer asks about 23.3% more.
  • 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.

Fitted on 452 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.

Jet boats by brand

BrandBoatsMedian ask
Yamaha434$23,000
Scarab19$22,000
Alumaweld8$19,500
Sugar Sand8$6,500

Brands differ in the lengths and ages they sell, so compare within a length band before you compare brands.

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