There is a 2006 Sea Ray 48 Sundancer sitting in Fort Lauderdale right now, listed at $299,000, and she is the most honest way to explain where this market actually is.
The 48 Sundancer is one of the boats that made the express-cruiser category the default South Florida ride — Cummins diesel power, two staterooms, and a cockpit built for the way people actually use a boat down here: friends, water, sunset, repeat. Two decades on, that platform now sits under $300K.
Here is the market context. 2026 is the most balanced brokerage market since 2020 — inventory is back, pricing has settled, and the premium goes to one thing: proof. Boats with clean service records and tight surveys command real money. Boats without them become negotiations. Average sold prices in North America still rose about 4.9% last year, which tells you the money never left the water — it just got more selective.
That cuts both ways, and it is exactly why a boat like this rewards a serious buyer. At this price you are not paying new-boat depreciation — somebody else already absorbed it. You are paying for condition, so the job is to verify condition like a professional: engine hours and service history first, survey always, sea trial before any final number. Ask about the 48 and you will get the records conversation before the closing conversation. That is how we work.
If your water time looks more like sandbar afternoons than overnight runs, the Formula 430 Super Sport Crossover at $690,000 in Boca Raton covers both jobs in one hull. Stepping up instead? The 2017 Azimut 72 Flybridge at $1,599,000 is the strongest big-boat value on our board.
Doing your own homework first? The 47-Point Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist in the ship’s store — bbmarinepartners.com/shop/guides — is the same walkthrough discipline we run before we ever talk numbers. $19, yours forever, works on any boat.
Come see the 48. Bring your questions — that is what the captain is for: bbmarinepartners.com/brokerage
Listings shown are offered through Yacht Hampton Yacht Sales.