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Commercial boats
Commercial vessels are most often custom-made and designed for professional fishermen, divers, or for use in the cruise industry.
What are commercial boats?
Commercial boats are larger size vessels generally used for on-the-water activities such as a variety of commercial and recreational boating activities. This type of vessel can range in size, with the smallest current boat listed at 19 feet in length, to the longest vessel measuring in at 182 feet, and an average length of 41 feet. These boats are built by a wide variety of boat building companies with hull types including displacement, deep vee, semi-displacement, modified vee and other designs. Boat Trader currently has 118 commercial boats for sale, including 7 new vessels and 111 used boats, listed by both private sellers and professional boat and yacht dealers across the country.
What are the best commercial boats?
Some of the most popular designers of commercial boats presently include: Custom, Custom-Craft, Commercial, Munson and Cascade Yachts Inc. These builders produce commercial boats models with inboard, outboard, outboard-4S, inboard/outboard and other propulsion systems, available in diesel, gas and other fuel systems. In the past 30 days, the top, most-viewed commercial boats brands on Boat Trader were Chesapeake, Commercial, Custom, Ferry and Seaark.
How much do commercial boats cost?
Commercial boats for sale on Boat Trader are available for a range of prices from a sensible $16,625 on the more accessible end all the way up to $4,917,500 for the most luxury model vessels. Models with more power can accommodate motors up to a massive 7,560 horsepower, while smaller, more efficient utility models may have as little as 90 horsepower engines on them (although the average engine size is 600 HP).
Why are commercial boats popular?
Commercial boats are popular for their deeper draft and exceptionally wide beam, traits that make these boats an ideal choice for a variety of commercial and recreational boating activities. From our current listings, the average number of passengers that commercial boats can hold onboard is 35 people with a maximum of 2,000. Also, with 118 commercial boats now listed for sale and 11 boats added in the past 30 days, Boat Trader is confident you’ll find the boat you are looking for.