What are bay boats?
Bay boats are medium-sized, trailerable vessels usually used for boating pursuits such as freshwater and saltwater fishing. Usually averaging at 22 feet, these types of vessels can come as big as 31 feet and as small as 15 feet in length. Several boat builders produce these vessels, using hull types such as modified vee, deep vee, flat, pontoon and other. Boat Trader currently has 5,710 bay boats for sale, including 3,765 new vessels and 1,945 used boats, listed by both individual owners and professional yacht brokers and boat dealerships across the country.
What are the best bay boats?
Some of the most widely-known designers of bay boats presently include: Tidewater, Xpress, Robalo, Shoalwater and Excel. Bay boats models are produced with outboard, outboard-4S, inboard, outboard-2S and inboard/outboard propulsion systems, available in gas, electric, diesel and other fuel systems. The top, most popular bay boats brands on Boat Trader during the previous 30 days were Pathfinder, Robalo, Sea Hunt, Sportsman and Tidewater.
How much do bay boats cost?
Prices for bay boats on Boat Trader range from a reasonable $10,500 at the more economical boat models to $400,000 for the more lavish boat variety. Models with the most power can hold motors up to 715 horsepower, while the most modest utility models may have as low as 40 horsepower engines on them (although the average engine size is 250 HP).
Why are bay boats popular?
The shallow draft and average beam of bay boats are well-known features that make these boats perfect for freshwater and saltwater fishing. Bay boats are also popular boats for rivers and lakes and other shallow fresh bodies of water. Within our current availability, these bay boats can hold up to 14 people, but usually averages 8. Boat Trader is positive you'll find the boat you're searching for with 5,710 bay boats now posted for sale and 977 boats uploaded in the last 30 days.
