Oregon men bought $250 speedboat from Facebook Marketplace only to get big shock when it got in water
Published on Nov 01, 2025 at 5:51 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Oct 30, 2025 at 4:32 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
These guys from Oregon found a speedboat on Facebook Marketplace for just $250.
It wasn’t exactly a superyacht, but $250 is a tempting price.
So they bought it, and then they took it to the nearest lake to test it out.
It went even better than expected.
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This $250 speedboat was a surprise
As they explained in the video, the guys from 541 fisherman YouTube channel managed to find a speedboat from Facebook Marketplace listed in Oregon for $250.
The previous owner told them part of the reason why the boat was so cheap was an ‘electrical problem’ he couldn’t fix, and the boat didn’t have a battery.
The vessel looks relatively good for a $250 item, even though that’s probably not the sort of thing you’d advertise at Monaco Yacht Show alongside superyachts.
When they got to the lake to test it, they had two pleasant surprises.
First, the boat floated just fine.
And second, it did come with a battery.
Maybe the previous owner had simply completely forgotten about it.
Boats can be money pits
With exceptions, which this $250 speedboat clearly is, boats can be money pits.
They cost a fortune to buy, even more to maintain, and even more to dock.
That obviously depends on a few factors, but even smaller boats are quite expensive.
Then there’s maintenance and, in some cases and depending on how big the boat is, crew costs.
But docking fees are the real deal-breaker here.
It varies a lot depending on a variety of factors and exact locations, but docking fees represent a significant cost.
Even a 10-foot or 20-foot boat can end up costing you a few hundred bucks every month, and that’s just for mom-and-pop boats.
That’s why even some rich celebrities like Magic Johnson, Jay-Z, and Joe Rogan don’t own boats and generally prefer to charter them.
It’s not that they can’t afford it – it’s just that owning a boat can sometimes be an excellent way to unnecessarily bleed cash.
