Buyer questions
Eight questions buyers ask about the Scout 188 Sportfish, answered from the boats listed on US Marine Connection right now.
Right now US Marine Connection shows four approved, priced 188 Sportfish listings asking between $51,744 and $56,351, with a median asking price of $54,884. All four carry photos. Keep in mind those are asking prices, not what anyone paid. Worth noting: every one of the four is listed as a 2026 model, so there is no used pricing on the site to compare against at the moment.
Just one year at the moment: 2026. All four priced 188 Sportfish listings on US Marine Connection are 2026 models, described as new. There are no older model years showing for this boat right now, so if you want an earlier hull you would be looking outside the current listings. Each of the four has photos, and asking prices run $51,744 to $56,351.
No hour figure is stated on any of the four 188 Sportfish listings, so there is nothing to average. That tracks with what else the listings show: all four are 2026 models presented as new boats, one with options such as a Yamaha 90 HP, Bay Star hydraulic steering and a dual battery select switch. If hours matter to you, ask the seller directly rather than assuming.
Since the four listings here are all 2026 center consoles, you are mostly verifying delivery condition rather than wear. Confirm what the rigging actually includes, because one description lists items like the Yamaha 90 HP, Sport Package, bimini, bow and bolster cushions, Fusion stereo, reversible pilot seat with underseat cooler and starboard swim platform. Check that the trailer is included, as one listing prices a Magic Tilt trailer separately at $4,497. Then do the usual sea trial, steering, and battery switch checks.
From the descriptions on site: Scout's Air Assist hull design, a console lounge seat with a large storage and fish box underneath, and seating for six. One optioned boat lists a Yamaha 90 HP, Alpine Grey hull, Sport Package, bimini, bow cushion and bolster cushions, Fusion stereo, Bay Star hydraulic steering, a reversible pilot seat with underseat cooler, a starboard side swim platform and a dual battery select switch. All four are center consoles.
The listed features line up well with that. Seating for six, a console lounge seat, bow and bolster cushions, a bimini for shade, a Fusion stereo and a starboard side swim platform all point toward comfortable day use. The descriptions also mention a large storage and fish box under the console seat, so fishing gear has a home. The listings do not make any claims about offshore capability, so do not read that in.
All four priced listings on US Marine Connection are in Florida. Sarasota has two, with one each in Naples and St. Petersburg, so the Gulf coast is where this model is concentrated right now. Every listing includes photos, and all are 2026 center consoles asking $51,744 to $56,351. If you are outside Florida, expect to travel or arrange transport on your own.
On asking price, the 188 sits in the middle. Its four listings ask $51,744 to $56,351, median $54,884, all 2026 models. The 195 Sportfish shows five listings from $36,390 to $59,717, median $49,850, spanning 2020 to 2026, so it offers older-year options. The 175 Sport Dorado has three listings from $31,000 to $41,900, median $34,999, years 2018 to 2024. The site does not provide feature-by-feature comparisons between them.
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.
Scout 188 Sportfish listed now
DealerGreat DealSarasota, FL
Center console
Viage Group
Nationwide Delivery Available
$55,434
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DealerGreat DealNaples, FL
Center console
Viage Group
Nationwide Delivery Available
$54,334
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DealerGreat DealSarasota, FL
Center console
Viage Group
Nationwide Delivery Available
$51,744
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DealerGreat DealSt. Petersburg, FL
Center console
Viage Group
Nationwide Delivery Available
$56,351
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