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Recomputed 5 Nov 2026, 03:30 UTC

One year of the Boston Whaler 17 Montauk run, 1966–2022

1986
Boston Whaler 17 Montauk value

A 1986 Boston Whaler 17 Montauk is worth about £10,500€12,500$14,000 in today's asking prices, most likely between £9,500€10,500$12,500 and £13,000€14,500$16,500. Based on 9 comparable boats built between 1983 and 1989, 5 of them in 1986.

Gauge Estimate · 1986
Indicative · 9 comparable boats
£10,500€12,500$14,000

Likely range £9,500€10,500$12,500 – £13,000€14,500$16,500

5 boats built 1986 · 9 built 1983–1989 · listed since Sep 2020, in today's prices · any hours · every market alike · asking, not sold

in pounds

VAT is not measured for this model yet (0 of 9 boats state it paid, 1 not paid), so it does not move the estimate.

Enter the asking price from a listing to see where it sits against the 1986 boats and the likely range.

likely rangeestimateyour price, off the scale£, today's prices
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The 1986 boats

Every Boston Whaler 17 Montauk built in 1986 that we have observed since Dec 2020, cheapest first in today's prices. Derived facts only: no seller, no listing, month not day.

asked £9,950listed in the UK market · seen Dec 2020, below the likely range
asked $14,995 ≈ £11,000 listed 6 monthslisted in the US market · VAT not paid · seen Mar 2021, inside the likely range
asked $14,995 ≈ £11,000lying in the US · 600 h · seen Jul 2021, inside the likely range
asked $17,500 ≈ £13,000lying in the US · 250 h · seen Jan 2022, inside the likely range
asked $16,500 ≈ £13,000 listed 5 weekslying in the US · 385 h · seen May 2022, inside the likely range

4 of 5 sit inside the likely range (hollow diamonds). Each boat is placed at its ask in today's prices and labelled with the price as asked and the month we saw it; a cut shows its size, and how long we have seen the boat listed so far. How we measure.

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Either side of 1986

The rest of the run on the same scale, in today's asking prices. The bar is each year's middle half (from ten boats), the tick its median (from five). Years with a page of their own are linked.

1966–1985—9 boats · fewer than five a year
1986£10,0005 boats
1987–2022—8 boats · fewer than five a year
Today£10,500Gauge Estimate
2027£10,500about the same as today
2028£10,500about the same as today
2029£10,000−£500 on today

On this model's age curve one more year moves its asking price by less than £500, before berth, insurance and maintenance.

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Specification

What the listings say about the Boston Whaler 17 Montauk: each figure is the median, or the most common value, of the boats that state it, unless a source is cited.

Length overall
5.18 mfrom listings: median of 21
Beam
1.88 mfrom listings: median of 15
Draft
0.23 mfrom listings: median of 5
Engines
Singlefrom listings: 13 of 13
Engine power
90 hpfrom listings: median of 9
Fuel
Petrolfrom listings: 15 of 16
Build years seen
1966–2022from listings: 22 boats
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Questions about the 1986 Boston Whaler 17 Montauk

How much is a 1986 Boston Whaler 17 Montauk worth?

A 1986 Boston Whaler 17 Montauk is worth about £10,500 in today's asking prices, most likely between £9,500 and £13,000. Based on 9 comparable boats built between 1983 and 1989, 5 of them in 1986.

What do 1986 Boston Whaler 17 Montauks ask?

The 5 boats built in 1986 that we observed asked a median of £10,000 in today's prices. Each boat is counted once, at its latest asking price; these are asking prices, not sale prices.

Is a 1986 Boston Whaler 17 Montauk cheaper than a 1987?

Yes, usually by about 1.4%: each newer build year of this model asks that much more, all else equal. The gap between individual boats is often larger, because hours, VAT status and where the boat lies move the price too.

How much will it lose next year?

Very little: about 1.4% a year, too small to change the rounded estimate at this price, if the market holds where it is. That rate is fitted on 22 boats across the whole run, not a forecast of the market.

Are these sold prices?

No. Every figure here is built from asking prices seen on public listings. Boats usually sell for less than they ask; we do not yet measure by how much, so we never print a sold price as ours.