What Used Pontoon Boats Sell For, by Brand

A used Bennington pontoon sells for about $9,999. A used Lowe sells for about $3,500. Both are twenty-foot family pontoons and both will do the same Saturday on the same lake. The gap is brand, build and how the market values each one, and it is worth understanding before you spend either number.

Pontoons are one of the harder things to buy and sell privately. They are too big to meet anyone with, the trailer is half the logistics, and most listings give you a price with no way to know whether it is fair. Below is what each brand actually goes for on the used market.

What used pontoons sell for by brand

Brand	Typical price	Most sell between
Bennington	$9,999	$7,975 to $12,250
Crest	$8,942	$3,150 to $11,850
Sylvan	$8,000	$2,000 to $17,500
Sweetwater	$7,900	$3,350 to $12,250
Sun Tracker	$7,750	$4,624 to $12,875
Starcraft	$6,000	$3,900 to $18,400
Harris	$5,200	$3,750 to $6,850
Godfrey	$4,200	$2,750 to $5,350
Lowe	$3,500	$2,250 to $10,000

The ranges are wide on purpose. A pontoon's price is driven as much by engine hours and tube condition as by the badge, so treat the middle column as where to start and the third as the spread you should expect to see.

Why Bennington sits at the top

Bennington builds toward the premium end, with heavier tubes, better upholstery and more powerful engine packages as standard. They also hold value unusually well, which is a double-edged thing: you pay more used, and you lose less when you sell.

Sun Tracker, owned by the same group as Bass Pro, is the volume brand and the one you will see most often. At around $7,750 it is the honest middle of this market and usually the easiest to resell because there is always a buyer.

Lowe and Godfrey occupy the value end. A Lowe at $3,500 is a genuine boat that will do everything a family needs; you are giving up fit and finish rather than function.

The engine matters more than the brand

This is the mistake most first-time buyers make. A ten-year-old pontoon with a recently replaced outboard is a better buy than a five-year-old one with a tired engine, and the listings will not tell you which is which.

Ask for engine hours and the year of the outboard, which is often different from the year of the boat. Under 300 hours is low, 300 to 800 is normal, and above 1,500 you should be pricing in a repower. A new outboard on a pontoon this size is a five-figure job, so it can exceed the value of the hull.

Check the tubes before anything else

The aluminium tubes are the boat. Look for dents, particularly on the leading edges where a bad docking leaves a mark, and for any sign of a repair weld. Pitting and corrosion matter far more on a boat that has lived in saltwater or brackish water, so ask where it has been kept.

A two-tube pontoon and a three-tube "tritoon" handle very differently. The third tube adds speed, stability and the ability to take a bigger engine, and it adds real money to the price. If a listing does not say, ask, because it changes what the boat is worth.

Does it come with a trailer

A tandem-axle pontoon trailer is worth a few thousand dollars on its own and it decides whether you can move the boat at all. "Boat only" listings look cheaper and frequently are not, once you have bought a trailer and arranged transport.

If you are buying without a trailer, sort out how the boat gets to your water before you agree a price. This is the single most common way a pontoon purchase goes wrong.

A buying checklist

1. Engine hours and outboard year, both, and in writing.
2. Tube condition: dents, weld repairs, corrosion, and whether it sat in salt or fresh water.
3. Two tubes or three. A tritoon is a different boat at a different price.
4. Trailer included or not, and its axle count and tire condition.
5. Upholstery and flooring. Both are expensive to redo and both tell you how it was stored.
6. Bimini top and cover. Missing ones are a real cost and a sign of how it was looked after.
7. Run it on the water if the season allows. A pontoon that will not plane properly has a problem you cannot see on a trailer.

Selling a pontoon

Start from your brand in the table above, then adjust hard for engine hours, tube condition and whether a trailer is included. Those three move the number more than the year does.

The reason pontoons sit unsold for months privately is logistics, not price. Commonplace handles that end: we list it, find the buyer, and arrange collection with the trailer. You are paid at pickup, and you do not spend a summer showing your boat to people who were never going to buy it.

Common questions

How much does a used pontoon boat cost?

Most sell between about $3,500 and $10,000 depending on brand, engine hours and whether a trailer is included. Lowe anchors the value end near $3,500 and Bennington the premium end near $9,999.

What is the best used pontoon brand?

Sun Tracker at around $7,750 is the sensible default: common, well supported and easy to resell. Bennington is the premium choice if the budget is there. Lowe and Godfrey are the value picks and give up finish rather than capability.

How many engine hours is too many on a pontoon?

Under 300 is low and 300 to 800 is normal for a used family boat. Above 1,500 you should assume a repower is coming and price accordingly, because a new outboard can cost more than the hull is worth.

Is a tritoon worth the extra money?

If you want to pull a tube or a skier, or you boat on rougher water, yes. The third tube adds stability and lets the boat carry a larger engine. For calm-lake cruising, a two-tube boat is plenty and noticeably cheaper.

Do pontoons hold their value?

Better than most boats, and Bennington better than most pontoons. The engine and the tubes drive depreciation far more than the age of the deck.

Pontoon prices here are drawn from used listings across the United States and updated as new ones come in. If you have one to move, sell your pontoon and we will handle the trailer.