Buyer questions
Eight questions buyers ask about the Chris-Craft Sportster 28, answered from the boats listed on US Marine Connection right now.
Right now US Marine Connection shows three approved, priced Sportster 28 listings asking between $243,587 and $249,639, with a median asking price of $248,908. Those are asking prices set by sellers, not recorded sale prices. The spread across the three boats is only about $6,000, so the current group sits in a fairly tight band. All three listings include photos, so you can see each boat before reaching out.
Every Sportster 28 listed on the site at the moment is a 2026 model. There are three of them, and no older years appear in the current inventory. The descriptions call it a brand new model listed as pre-owned, so the boats are essentially current-year stock rather than older used examples. If you want an earlier year, nothing like that is showing on US Marine Connection today.
None of the three Sportster 28 listings states an engine hour figure, so there is no typical number to quote from this site. What the listings do show is the 2026 model year, the asking price, photos, and a Sarasota, Florida location. Since hours are not published, ask the seller directly for a current hour reading and confirm it against the engine display and any service records.
Because hours are not listed, start there: ask for the engine hour reading and any service history. On a 2026 boat still under early ownership, confirm the original warranty status and whether it transfers. Beyond that, the usual bowrider checks apply: gelcoat and hull condition, upholstery and canvas, bilge, steering and throttle feel, electronics power-up, and a sea trial. Photos accompany all three listings, but see the boat in person before committing.
The dealer descriptions stay general rather than listing equipment. They describe the Sportster 28 as a new 2026 model built around luxury and adventure, with what they call meticulous craftsmanship, cutting-edge features and versatility. No specific options, engines, electronics or upholstery packages are named in the text. Since each boat may be optioned differently, ask the seller for a build sheet or spec list and compare it against the photos in the listing.
The listings categorize it as a bowrider or deck boat, which is the layout built around open seating and day use with family and friends. The descriptions emphasize versatility and time on the water rather than fishing or offshore work, and nothing in them mentions rod holders, livewells or offshore equipment. For day cruising and swim stops, that bowrider format lines up well with what these three listings describe.
All three Sportster 28 listings on US Marine Connection are in Sarasota, Florida. There are no other cities represented in the current inventory, so buyers outside Florida would be looking at a trip or arranging their own way to move the boat. Each of the three listings includes photos, and all are 2026 models, so you can compare them directly before contacting a seller.
Not much. The lowest asking price is $243,587 and the highest is $249,639, a spread of roughly $6,000 across three boats, with a median of $248,908. All three are 2026 models in Sarasota, so year and location are not driving the difference. Since the descriptions do not name specific options, ask each seller what equipment is on the boat to understand what separates one asking price from another.
Answers are written from approved, priced listings on US Marine Connection— asking prices, not sale prices — and from what the dealers' own descriptions say. Figures in the strip above are live; the answers refresh as inventory changes.
Chris-Craft Sportster 28 listed now
DealerFair DealSarasota, FL
Bowrider / deck boat
Viage Group
Nationwide Delivery Available
$249,639
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DealerFair DealSarasota, FL
Bowrider / deck boat
Viage Group
Nationwide Delivery Available
$243,587
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DealerFair DealSarasota, FL
Bowrider / deck boat
Viage Group
Nationwide Delivery Available
$248,908
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