Jet boats for sale

What are jet boats?

Jet boats are medium-sized, trailerable vessels usually used for boating pursuits such as day cruising and watersports. Usually averaging at 21 feet, these vessels can come as big as 28 feet and as small as 2 feet in length. They are built by a wide variety of boat building companies with hull types including modified vee, deep vee, pontoon, RIB and other designs. Boat Trader currently has 2,319 jet boats for sale, including 1,339 new vessels and 980 used boats, listed by private sellers and professional dealerships nationwide.

What are the best jet boats?

Some of the most widely-known designers of jet boats presently include: Yamaha Boats, Scarab, Chaparral, Sea-Doo and Yamaha WaveRunner. Jet boats models are designed with inboard, inboard/outboard, outboard, outboard-4S and other propulsion systems, available in gas, diesel, electric and other fuel systems. The top two jet boats brands on Boat Trader over the previous 30 days were Chaparral, Jetcraft, Scarab, Sea-Doo and Yamaha Boats.

How much do jet boats cost?

Prices for jet boats on Boat Trader range from a reasonable $9,997 at the modest side to $187,000 for the bigger-ticket variety. While shorter, more affordable utility models may have engines with as low as 73 horsepower on them, models with the greatest power can have motors up to 804 horsepower (although the average engine size is 300HP).

Why are jet boats popular?

Jet boats are popular for their shallow draft and average beam, traits that make these boats well-suited for day cruising and watersports. Jet boats are also popular boats for rivers and lakes and other shallow fresh bodies of water. Jet boats can usually hold an average of 10 people but can carry at most 20. Boat Trader is confident you'll find the boat you're searching for because there are presently 2,319 jet boats posted for sale, with 595 even more boat listings being added in the last month.