Motor Cruisers for Sale in South Florida

Aspire Yacht Sales lists 214 motor cruisers for sale in Florida. This is the broad middle of the market, roughly thirty to sixty feet, built to cruise and sleep aboard without the scale or crew requirements of a full motor yacht.

Everything below is fifteen years old or newer and power only. Prices are as listed by the selling broker and change frequently.

Motor cruisers from $200,000 to $500,000

Motor cruisers from $500,000 to $1 million

Motor cruisers $1 million and above

Where a cruiser sits

A cruiser is the boat most people actually want and few people shop for by name, because the category is broad enough to be unhelpful. In practice it is smaller and simpler than a motor yacht, which brings separate staterooms, crew space and usually a second helm. It carries more accommodation than an express cruiser, which trades interior volume for a single-level helm and open cockpit. And it is not built around fishing, unlike a sportfish.

If you are cruising a couple or a family for a week at a time and running the boat yourself, this is the category to search.

One thing worth knowing: the MLS Cruisers category is forty-one percent sail. Everything on this page is filtered to power only, which is why the heading says motor cruiser. Without that filter the page would be promising boats we do not broker.

Pods or shafts

Joystick control and pod drives have made boats in this size range accessible to owners who would previously have needed help, and pods have improved a great deal. They are meaningfully better on fuel and noticeably easier to handle in a tight slip.

Our own preference is still shaft drive. There is less to maintain, and if you touch bottom and ding a prop, both the downtime and the bill are smaller. Neither choice is wrong. It comes down to whether you value the economy and docking manners of pods, or the simplicity and cheaper repairs of shafts. Ask us and we will tell you which we would buy for the way you intend to use the boat.

What else to look at

Whether you will run it yourself. Under fifty feet, owner operation is the norm, and it changes the economics entirely. No captain salary is the single largest saving available in yacht ownership. Above fifty feet a captain-only arrangement becomes typical.

Hours for the age. Smaller vessels average roughly a hundred and fifty to two hundred hours a year. Lower hours for the age are better, and the market pays for them.

How we compare boats

When we shortlist vessels for a client, three things drive the comparison before anything else: the newest year available within the budget, the highest horsepower offered for that model, and the lowest engine hours for the age. Condition, service history and where the boat is lying come next.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a cruiser and a motor yacht? Size and accommodation, mainly. A motor yacht has separate staterooms, generally a flybridge, and above seventy feet needs a captain and a mate. A cruiser is smaller, usually owner-operated, and built around one or two cabins rather than a full guest layout.

Can I run a cruiser myself? Under fifty feet, most owners do. Insurers may still set requirements, so confirm with yours before closing.

What does a cruiser cost to keep? Dockage runs twenty-five to seventy-five dollars per linear foot per month, bottom cleaning four dollars eighty to six dollars fifty per foot, and insurance one to three percent of insured value annually. Without a captain, a forty-five footer is one of the more manageable boats to own in this market.