Buyer questions
Eight questions buyers ask about the G3 Bay 17, answered from the boats listed on US Marine Connection right now.
Right now US Marine Connection has no used Bay 17 listings to price. All three approved Bay 17s on the site are new 2026 units, and each is asking $31,293, so the range and the median are the same number. That gives you a current asking-price benchmark for a new boat, but keep in mind those are asking prices, not recorded sale prices, and a used example would be its own conversation.
Just one model year at the moment: 2026. All three Bay 17 listings on US Marine Connection are 2026 units, and all three are described as new. There are no older model years posted for this boat today. If you want an earlier hull, nothing on the site currently matches, so the 2026 listings are the only Bay 17s you can compare against each other right now.
No Bay 17 listing on US Marine Connection states an engine hour figure, so there is no honest average to quote. That is partly because all three listed boats are described as new 2026 units, which would not carry meaningful hours anyway. If you are shopping a used one elsewhere, ask the seller directly for hours and for whatever service records exist rather than relying on a listed number.
The listings here describe an aluminum center console, 17 ft 2 in LOA, with a Yamaha F70 outboard and an EZ Loader trailer included. On a used example, look closely at the aluminum hull for dents, repaired seams and corrosion, especially around the transom and any welds. Check the outboard's compression, lower unit oil and hours, and inspect the trailer separately: bearings, tires, lights and frame rust are common trouble spots.
Going only by what the dealer descriptions actually list: aluminum center console construction, an overall length of 17 ft 2 in, a Yamaha F70LB2 outboard, and an EZ Loader trailer included with the boat. Each unit also carries its own stock number. The descriptions do not break out seating, electronics, livewells or other equipment, so anything beyond that list is worth confirming with the seller before you commit.
The listed facts support it as a straightforward small-water boat: a 17 ft 2 in aluminum center console with a Yamaha F70 and a trailer included. That size and layout make it easy to tow and launch for a day out with a couple of people. The descriptions say nothing about seating capacity, offshore capability or fishing equipment, so ask the seller how a specific boat is rigged before assuming it fits your plans.
Every Bay 17 listed on US Marine Connection right now is in Houston, Texas. All three are there, all three are 2026 units, and all three have photos posted. If you are outside Texas, there is currently nothing closer on the site for this model. The photos and the stock numbers let you tell the three boats apart, since the written descriptions are otherwise nearly identical.
On price, the Bay 17 sits between them. It is asking $31,293. The 1860 VBW has 11 listings from $18,190 to $25,548, median $24,595, all 2026. The Sportsman 1710 shows 4 listings from $22,999 to $32,600, median $32,600, and is the only one of the three with older years, spanning 2019 to 2026. The site does not give comparable spec detail across those models, so compare individual listings directly.
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 Bay 17 listed now
DealerFair DealHouston, TX
Center console
LMC Marine Center
Nationwide Delivery Available
$29,525
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DealerFair DealHouston, TX
Center console
LMC Marine Center
Nationwide Delivery Available
$29,525
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DealerFair DealHouston, TX
Center console
LMC Marine Center
Nationwide Delivery Available
$29,525
View details