Boats for Sale in Louisiana - By Owner

476 boats and yachts for sale by owner in Louisiana, priced $5,000 to $1,599,000 for 14 to 172 ft lengths, with the most listings in Marrero (71), Metairie (57), New Orleans (53), Madisonville (31), Kenner (30). Popular makes: Yamaha, Scarab, Sea Ray, Chaparral. Newest added 2026-09-05. No commission — every listing badged FSBO, Broker or Dealer.

Boating in Louisiana: Sportsman's Paradise, From Pontchartrain to the Gulf

Of the roughly 225 boats and yachts for sale by owner in Louisiana on YachtBazar today, the median asking price is $46,500. Fishing boats are the second-largest type behind general powerboats — 19 of the by-owner listings we classified by title keyword, with another five center consoles counted as their own category — ahead of sailboats (11) and cruisers & motor yachts (7). That mix fits a state that has put "Sportsman's Paradise" on its license plates for generations: the marsh between the Mississippi delta and the Texas line is inshore redfish and speckled-trout water, and ports like Venice and Grand Isle put the offshore Gulf within reach of a day's run.

The listings cluster around greater New Orleans, and the top five cities tell you exactly where. Marrero and Metairie are Jefferson Parish — the west bank of the Mississippi and the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, respectively — while Madisonville and Mandeville sit directly across the lake on the north shore, where the Tchefuncte River meets Pontchartrain. The lake itself is broad, brackish and protected — closer to bay boating than open Gulf — which is why so much of the state's family powerboat inventory lives within an hour of New Orleans. South and west of the city the water changes character: the Barataria and Terrebonne marshes below Houma, the Atchafalaya Basin, and the Calcasieu estuary at Lake Charles are shallow-draft country where bay boats, skiffs and aluminum hulls earn their keep, with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway threading the whole coast together.

Marrero, New Orleans, Metairie, Madisonville and Mandeville carry the most listings statewide, and Yamaha, Chaparral, Boston Whaler and Sea Ray are the most-listed makes. See the by-owner fishing boats for sale in Louisiana, boats priced $25,000 to $50,000 in Louisiana — the band the state's median asking price falls into — or Louisiana boat slips & docks if you need somewhere to keep what you buy.

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Frequently asked questions

Are these Louisiana boats for sale by owner?
Most Louisiana boats here are for sale by owner — free to list, no broker, no commission. Brokers and dealers are welcome too, and every listing is clearly badged FSBO, Broker or Dealer so you always know who you're dealing with.
How many boats are for sale in Louisiana?
There are currently 476 by-owner boats and yachts listed in Louisiana on YachtBazar.