Boats for Sale in North Carolina - By Owner

573 boats and yachts for sale by owner in North Carolina, priced $5,000 to $1,300,000 for 10 to 46 ft lengths, with the most listings in Wilmington (69), Mooresville (32), Charlotte (22), Hickory (20), Clayton (18). Popular makes: Chaparral, Starcraft, Carolina Skiff, Yamaha. Newest added 2026-10-31. No commission — every listing badged FSBO, Broker or Dealer.

Boating in North Carolina: Lake Norman and the Coast

Of the 573 boats and yachts for sale in North Carolina on YachtBazar today, the median asking price is $36,500. By type, the most-listed here are powerboats (318), wake & ski boats (53) and fishing boats (42). Makes like Chaparral, Carolina Skiff, Boston Whaler and Tracker point the same way: they build runabouts, skiffs, center consoles and aluminum fishing boats, not motor yachts.

The listing towns tell you where those boats actually live — and many of them aren't on the ocean. Mooresville, Sherrills Ford and Cornelius all sit on Lake Norman, the reservoir north of Charlotte, and Charlotte itself is just south of it — runabout, wake-boat and pontoon water. Wilmington is the coastal counterweight: it sits on the Cape Fear River with Wrightsville Beach and the Intracoastal Waterway a few miles east, where the ICW runs behind the barrier beaches on its way down the coast. North and east of there the Outer Banks change the boating entirely — the broad, shallow Pamlico and Albemarle sounds behind the islands are skiff and center-console water, while offshore crews run out of inlets like Oregon Inlet and Hatteras to fish the Gulf Stream.

Wilmington, Mooresville, Charlotte and Hickory carry the most listings statewide. See the by-owner fishing boats for sale in North Carolina, boats priced $25,000 to $50,000 in North Carolina — the band the state's median asking price falls into — or North Carolina boat slips & docks if you need somewhere to keep what you buy.

The North Carolina market right now

573 boats are listed for sale in North Carolina — 209 added in the last 30 days — at a median asking price of $36,500, and 91% are offered directly by their owners. Wilmington carries the most (69), then Mooresville (32) and Charlotte (22).

573for sale$36,500median asking209added in 30 days91%by owner
Median asking by length<20 ft20–2526–3031–35
Boats172855
Median$13,999$18,495$22,000$24,500

Most-listed makes

Chaparral22Starcraft21Carolina Skiff18Yamaha18Tracker14Bennington12

By city

Wilmington69Mooresville32Charlotte22Hickory20Clayton18Raleigh18

Figures come from the listings on this page today. A length band appears only when at least 5 listings state a length and a price.

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Frequently asked questions

Are these North Carolina boats for sale by owner?
Most North Carolina 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 North Carolina?
There are currently 573 boats and yachts for sale in North Carolina on YachtBazar.