Rinker Yachts for Sale

Lossie Rinker and his sons started Rinkerbuilt in 1945 at Syracuse, Indiana, began building in fiberglass in 1958, and by the 1970s were selling across the United States, Canada and overseas. The model names on brokerage listings come from that long run: Captiva runabouts, Festiva cuddy cabins, Flotilla deck boats and Fiesta Vee express cruisers. Ownership changed several times toward the end, from the Nautic Global Group in 2005 to Bennington Marine in 2015 and finally to Polaris.

Polaris announced in spring 2020 that it would stop building Rinker, Striper and Larson FX at the Syracuse plant that June and concentrate on its pontoon brands, so every Rinker on the market is a used boat. It did commit to continued parts and customer service support and to honoring its warranties, which is more than most closed brands leave behind. Rinker was a value builder rather than a premium one, and prices reflect that, so buy on condition: gelcoat and stringers on the older hulls, canvas and upholstery, and on the cruisers the age of the sterndrives, bellows and risers.