Buyer questions
Eight questions buyers ask about the Sportsman Masters 247 Bay Boat, answered from the boats listed on US Marine Connection right now.
Right now US Marine Connection has 7 approved, priced Masters 247 listings, and asking prices run from $154,629 to $155,728, with a median asking price of $155,728. Those are asking prices, not recorded sale prices. Worth noting that every one of these is described as a new unit rather than a used boat, so there is no used-market asking range to quote from the current listings.
All 7 Masters 247 listings currently on US Marine Connection are 2027 model year boats. There are no older model years in the group at the moment, so if you are comparing across years on this exact model you will not find that spread here. Each of the seven carries photos, and each is described as a new unit at a Houston, Texas location.
None of the 7 Masters 247 listings states an engine hour figure, so there is no typical number to give you from this data. That is consistent with what the descriptions do say: these are 2027 new units, so meaningful running hours would not be expected. If hours matter to you, ask the seller directly and confirm the reading on the engine gauge before you commit.
The current listings are 2027 new units, so the checks skew toward delivery inspection rather than wear. Confirm the engine actually matches what is listed, either the Yamaha F350XSA2 or the F300XSA2, since both appear across these boats. Verify the stock number on the hull paperwork, check rigging, steering and gauges at the console, and sea trial it. The descriptions list little beyond length, engine and stock number, so get the full option sheet in writing.
The descriptions on US Marine Connection are short and stick to the basics: center console layout, LOA of 24 feet, and a Yamaha outboard. Six of the sample listings show the Yamaha F350XSA2 in white, and one shows the Yamaha F300XSA2. Each also carries a stock number. No other equipment, electronics or upholstery details appear in the listing text, so ask the seller for the build sheet rather than assuming anything extra.
The listings support it as a fishing platform in the general sense: it is a 24-foot center console bay boat, a layout built around walkaround deck space and casting room. Beyond that, the descriptions do not name livewells, rod holders, leaning posts or electronics, so anything specific to fishing rigging needs to be confirmed with the seller. Judge the individual boat on its actual build sheet rather than the listing text.
All 7 Masters 247 listings on US Marine Connection are in Houston, Texas, and all 7 include photos. There are no listings in other cities for this model at the moment, so if you are shopping from outside Texas, plan on either traveling to see one or arranging a look through the seller. Each listing shows its own stock number, which makes it easy to keep the seven straight.
On asking price, the Masters 247 sits between them. The 247 runs $154,629 to $155,728 with a $155,728 median across 7 boats, all 2027. The Open 252 Center Console is higher at $161,360 to $176,208, median $176,208, over 6 listings, also 2027. The 232 Open is well below both, $112,900 to $126,010, median $125,110, across 7 boats from 2025 to 2026. Layout differences beyond price are not detailed in these descriptions.
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.
Sportsman Masters 247 Bay Boat listed now
DealerFair DealHouston, TX
Center console
LMC Marine Center
Nationwide Delivery Available
$154,635
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DealerFair DealHouston, TX
Center console
LMC Marine Center
Nationwide Delivery Available
$155,728
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DealerFair DealHouston, TX
Center console
LMC Marine Center
Nationwide Delivery Available
$155,728
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DealerFair DealHouston, TX
Center console
LMC Marine Center
Nationwide Delivery Available
$155,728
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DealerFair DealHouston, TX
Center console
LMC Marine Center
Nationwide Delivery Available
$155,728
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DealerFair DealHouston, TX
Center console
LMC Marine Center
Nationwide Delivery Available
$154,629
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