Shopping for an airboat usually starts with one question: who builds the best ones? The honest answer is that ‘best’ depends on what you’re doing with the boat — frogging the marsh at night, running dry ground, fishing the flats, or bowfishing with six buddies. But a short list of builders comes up in every […]
Short answer: a new custom airboat costs $60,000–$120,000+, and a good used airboat costs $25,000–$60,000. Here’s what drives the price. NEW AIRBOAT PRICES Small single/two-seat hunting boat: $45,000–$65,000. Mid-size 4–6 passenger: $65,000–$95,000. Large 6+ passenger / tour boat: $95,000–$140,000+. These are complete, water-ready boats — hull, engine, prop, rigging, usually a trailer. WHAT DRIVES THE […]
Most airboats on the market are used — and that’s fine. Airboats are about as mechanically simple as boats get: no lower unit, no outdrive, no through-hull fittings below the waterline. A well-maintained used airboat is often 90% of a new one for half the money. Here’s the full checklist. HULL Look for cracks, especially […]