Buyer questions
Eight questions buyers ask about the G3 1860 VBW, answered from the boats listed on US Marine Connection right now.
Right now US Marine Connection shows 11 approved, priced 1860 VBW listings running from $18,190 to $25,548, with a median asking price of $24,595. Those are asking prices, not what anyone actually paid. The spread mostly tracks how each unit is rigged, since the descriptions list different Yamaha outboards, and every listing includes a trailer. All 11 have photos.
Every 1860 VBW currently listed is a 2026 model, and the descriptions all describe them as new units rather than used trade-ins. So there is no older-year inventory on the site at the moment to compare against. If you are hoping for an earlier hull, there simply is not one in the current 11 listings, and the site shows no other years for this model.
None of the 11 listings states an engine hour figure, so there is no typical number to quote here. That is consistent with what else the descriptions say: these are 2026 units described as new at the dealer level, which is why hours are not listed. If hours matter to you, ask the seller directly and confirm the reading on the gauge before you commit.
Start with the engine, since the listings name either a Yamaha F40LEHA or an F70LB. Confirm which one is on the boat you are looking at, and get the hour reading, since no listing states one. Each description includes a BEAR STD trailer, so inspect the tires, bearings, lights and coupler. On an aluminum hull, look over rivets, welds and the transom, and check that the stock number matches the unit.
The descriptions are short and stick to the basics. Each lists a length overall of 17 feet 1 inch, a Yamaha outboard that is either an F40LEHA or an F70LB, and an included BEAR STD trailer. Each also carries its own stock number. Nothing else is spelled out, so do not assume electronics, seating packages or accessories are on board without confirming with the seller.
That is what the listings point to. All 11 are categorized as fishing boats and each description calls the unit a duck boat, with a 17 foot 1 inch aluminum hull and a modest Yamaha F40 or F70 outboard. That combination suits marsh, backwater and shallow fishing work rather than big open water. The descriptions say nothing about offshore use, so do not plan around it.
All 11 priced 1860 VBW listings on US Marine Connection are in Houston, Texas, so the inventory is concentrated in one market. There is no other city showing this model at the moment. Every one of the 11 has photos, which helps if you are shopping from a distance, and each carries its own stock number so you can be sure which unit you are asking about.
On price, the 1860 VBW asks $18,190 to $25,548 with a $24,595 median. The 16 DK has 3 listings, all 2026, all asking $21,125. The Sportsman 1710 shows 4 listings from $22,999 to $32,600, median $32,600, spanning 2019 to 2026, so it is the only one of the three with older-year units available. Beyond price and year, the descriptions do not give enough detail for a feature-by-feature comparison.
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.
G3 1860 VBW listed now
DealerGreat DealHouston, TX
Fishing boat
LMC Marine Center
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$17,726
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DealerGreat DealHouston, TX
Fishing boat
LMC Marine Center
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$18,190
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DealerGreat DealHouston, TX
Fishing boat
LMC Marine Center
Nationwide Delivery Available
$18,190
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DealerGreat DealHouston, TX
Fishing boat
LMC Marine Center
Nationwide Delivery Available
$18,190
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DealerFair DealHouston, TX
Fishing boat
LMC Marine Center
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$25,548
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DealerFair DealHouston, TX
Fishing boat
LMC Marine Center
Nationwide Delivery Available
$24,685
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