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Recomputed 5 Nov 2026, 03:30 UTC

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Carolina prices and resale values

A used Carolina asks a median of £35,000 across 13 boats observed. We need 20 boats across six build years of the same models before we say how fast the range loses value.

Median asking price of 13 boats listed since Sep 2020, in today's prices · Indicative · asking, not sold

Loses a year, across the range

Not enough boats yet

We rate a range once 20 boats across six build years of the same models have been seen. We have 13 Carolina motor boats across 12 build years so far.

Nearest figure: motor boats from other builders lose 5.9% a year of age.** A stand-in for the type, not Carolina's own figure.

Published models
2 + 2 awaiting data
Boats observed
13
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The range

Every model by the build years of the boats we have seen, grouped by range. The figure is the median asking price. Dashed models have too few boats to publish yet.

DLV Motor boats · 1 model

JVX Motor boats · 1 model

  • JVX 18, 2 boats observed, built 2008–2017, not yet published

Other models Motor boats · 2 models

  • Carolina 28£35,500
  • Carolina 35 Express, 3 boats observed, built 2001–2007, not yet published

Bars: build years of the boats we have seen (the middle 90%), not production runspublished · median asking pricefewer than five boats, not publishedno recorded end (or start) year: the bar stops at the newest (or oldest) boat seen
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Which hold value best

Share of asking price lost for each year of age. Shorter is better. The tick marks the same type of boat from other builders. Models need 20 boats across six build years, and a consistent fit, to be ranked.

No Carolina model has 20 boats across six build years yet, so none can be ranked. None has 10 boats yet.

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Against other builders

The five builders whose boats most overlap with Carolina's by type and length, on the same basis.

BuilderModelsBoatsMedian askingLoses a year
Sailfish13118£107,500 Firm5.3%
Robalo15103£74,000 Firm6.0%
Sea Hunt12121£105,000 Firm6.2%
Chaparral38349£35,500 Firm7.2%
Sportsman14110£119,500 Firm7.8%
Carolina213£35,000 Indicative— not enough boats across six build years to rate
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Every model

Sort by any column. Medians are asking prices, not sold prices. Models with fewer than five boats are listed with their count but no figure yet. Built is the span of build years among the boats we have seen.

Every Carolina model we have observed
Carolina 28Power8.5 m1999–20097£35,500 Provisional—
Carolina 218 DLVPower6.4 m2013–20196£21,500 Provisional—
Carolina 35 ExpressPower10.7 m2001–20073awaiting data—
JVX 18Power5.5 m2008–20172awaiting data—
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Questions about Carolina prices

How much does a used Carolina cost?

A used Carolina asks a median of £35,000 across 13 boats listed since Sep 2020, in today's prices. The middle half ask between £24,000 and £35,500. These are asking prices, not sold prices.

Does a Carolina hold its value?

We don't publish a rate for Carolina yet. We rate a range once 20 boats across six build years of the same models have been seen. We have 13 Carolina motor boats across 12 build years so far. Motor boats from other builders lose about 5.9% a year of age; that is the nearest figure we publish, not Carolina's own.

Why is a Carolina model missing a price?

We publish a model once five boats have been listed. 2 models are listed above with their count so far, including the Carolina 35 Express and the JVX 18, and will get a published figure when they reach five.