Every category, with the buyer's guide it deserves.
What each type actually is on the used market, the specific failure points to inspect before money moves, and how it holds value — written by analysts, grounded in our model corpus and public-records data.
Center consoles
The default saltwater fishing platform in America — and the deepest, most liquid used segment on the coast.
Dual consoles
The family-plus-fishing crossover: a windshield and bow seating on a saltwater-capable hull.
Bowriders
America's default first boat: open bow seating, sterndrive or outboard, and the broadest used supply in freshwater.
Deck boats
Maximum cockpit per foot: the family hauler that trades a bowrider's lines for pontoon-grade space at planing speed.
Walkarounds
The cuddy-forward fishing format: overnight-capable shelter on a saltwater hull you can still walk the bow on.
Cuddy cabins
A bowrider with a berth under the foredeck — weekend shelter at runabout money.
Express cruisers
The floating weekend condo: galley, berth, and head on a planing hull — bought for the lifestyle, priced by the engine room.
Pontoons
The fastest-growing format in US boating — the lake family's living room, from $12K barges to triple-tube surf rigs.
Ski & wake boats
Inboard tow sports: six-figure surf machines whose used prices move on ballast tech generation, not just age.
Bass boats
Tournament machines where the rigging is half the price: hull, outboard, trolling motor, and electronics each priced on their own.
Jet boats
No prop, shallow draft, big swim platform: Yamaha's playground, with Sea-Doo's Switch pontoons rewriting the entry tier.
Sailboats
The slowest-depreciating hulls on the water — and the segment where survey, rigging, and sails matter more than the brand.