Price Bracket · Live Inventory
Every 40-foot-plus yacht asking $500,000 or less in the United States right now, drawn live from the YATCO MLS. Real brokerage boats, not auction wrecks.
Half a million dollars is the most interesting bracket on the brokerage market: proven 40-to-60-foot motor yachts, sportfish and trawlers from strong builders, priced where a first serious yacht becomes realistic. The trade-off is age and hours - which is why condition, not the listing photos, decides whether a boat in this bracket is a bargain or a project.
That is what a captain's eye is for. Greg Gaus ran boats for 20+ years before selling them and walks every candidate the way a surveyor does: engines, systems, structure first. On any boat below he acts as your buyer's broker - the seller pays the commission, so his representation costs you nothing.
25 yachts 40 feet and up asking $500,000 or less in the United States, drawn live from the YATCO MLS and updated August 20, 2026. Every card opens a full detail page. Greg Gaus represents you as buyer's broker at no cost to you.
41' Motor Yacht • 2023 • Annapolis, Maryland
$399,50040' Motor Yacht • 2022 • Hollywood, Florida
$400,00042' Motor Yacht • 2022 • Coconut Grove, Florida
$320,00050' Motor Yacht • 2021 • Long Beach, California
$490,00040' Motor Yacht • 2020 • Fort Lauderdale, Florida
$499,00040' Motor Yacht • 2020 • Orange Beach, Alabama
$490,00040' Motor Yacht • 2020 • Miami, Florida
$469,00051' Motor Yacht • 2020 • Portland, Maine
$450,00043' Motor Yacht • 2019 • Riviera Beach, Florida
$495,00042' Motor Yacht • 2019 • San Pedro, California
$485,00047' Motor Yacht • 2019 • Longboat Key, Florida
$469,00040' Motor Yacht • 2019 • Miami, Florida
$349,00043' Motor Yacht • 2019 • New Bern, North Carolina
$299,00041' Center Console • 2017 • Riviera Beach, Florida
$495,00042' Motor Yacht • 2017 • Deerfield Beach, Florida
$449,00041' Motor Yacht • 2017 • Florida
$440,00042' Sportfish • 2017 • Boca Raton, Florida
$420,00040' Motor Yacht • 2016 • Fort Lauderdale, Florida
$499,50042' Center Console • 2016 • Fort Lauderdale, Florida
$498,00041' Motor Yacht • 2016 • Pompano Beach, Florida
$429,00048' Motor Yacht • 2016 • Delray Beach, Florida
$415,00045' Motor Yacht • 2016 • Deltaville, Virginia
$280,00047' Motor Yacht • 2016 • Gloucester County, Virginia
$209,00046' Motor Yacht • 2015 • Brunswick, Georgia
$498,00054' Motor Yacht • 2015 • Miami Beach, Florida
$489,500Live selection from the YATCO MLS - a subset of the full market. Listings shown are offered by their listing brokerages; Double G Yacht Sales acts as buyer's representative at no cost to the buyer. Don't see the boat you want? Greg can source it, on or off market.
What is the cheapest yacht worth buying? The cheapest good yacht, not the cheapest yacht. In the under-$500K bracket the difference between a well-maintained older hull and a neglected one is the entire value of the boat. Survey, engine hours and service records matter more here than in any other bracket - a $300K boat needing $200K of deferred maintenance is not a $300K boat.
Can you get a real yacht for under $500K? Yes. As of August 2026 the live listings above include 40-to-60-foot motor yachts, sportfish and trawlers from established builders asking under $500,000. They are older hulls, and the good ones sell fast.
What does it cost to own a yacht in this bracket? Budget meaningfully beyond the purchase price: dockage, insurance, engine service and a maintenance reserve that grows with the age of the boat. See the full ownership cost guide on this site - and ask Greg for a realistic annual number on any specific boat before you offer.
Does using a buyer's broker cost me anything? No. The seller pays the brokerage commission at closing. Greg's representation - comps, negotiation, survey, sea trial, closing - costs the buyer nothing.
Found a Candidate?
In this bracket the survey is everything. Greg runs the full purchase with a captain's eye - and the seller pays the fee.
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