Skeeter ZX20 Bass Boats For Sale

The Skeeter ZX20 is a 20-foot fiberglass bass boat built for tournament anglers and serious fishermen, typically rigged with a 250-hp Yamaha SHO (VMAX SHO) outboard on the transom. It shares the same hull family as the later ZXR and FXR models, and across model years it carries an aircraft-carrier-style front deck, deep center storage and large rod lockers. The hull slides into thin water well, which makes it a practical choice for anglers who fish shallow. Compared to an 18-foot boat, the extra two feet and added width give it more stability underway and at rest.

With the 250 Yamaha SHO, the ZX20 runs about 70 mph all day. On a 20-footer set up with a manual jack plate and a 25-pitch Yamaha T3 prop, it reached 70 mph with two people aboard and 72 mph with one. As with any bass boat, speed is weight-sensitive: a full tournament load of tackle and filled livewells will pull the top end down. Cornering is secure, with the hull biting and tracking through turns rather than sliding out. The ride has the firm "skeeter slap" feel in chop that the platform has long been known for.

The helm is a single-console layout with a hot-foot throttle, push-button fuses and a tray that handles the trolling motor foot pedal. Electronics packages vary widely by boat: setups have included Garmin LiveScope, Humminbird Helix 12 and Helix 10 units, twin 12-inch Humminbird graphs, and Lowrance HDS Pro 10, Elite FS9 and Ghost trolling-motor combinations. The trolling motor up front is commonly a Minn Kota Ultrex, though some boats run a Minn Kota Ulterra or a Lowrance Ghost. The trim and RPM gauges sit in a spot that can be hard to see while driving. The console hatches pull out for wiring access without removing a full set of screws.

Storage is a strength. The front deck has a large rod locker with no individual tubes, a giant center compartment sized for 3700 Plano boxes, and several smaller day boxes for baits, tools and personal gear. Decking is aluminum and metal throughout rather than wood under fiberglass, and the front deck is padded where you stand. The back deck holds a center livewell with a divider and oxygenator, plus identical port and starboard compartments. The 36-volt trolling system uses three batteries with a separate starting battery, served by a Minn Kota four-bank charger, and the battery compartment is accessed from outside the boat. A Dry Dock fan system circulates air through the compartments to dry them out, and boats are frequently fitted with single or dual Power-Pole shallow-water anchors. The package usually sits on a tandem-axle trailer with a breakaway tongue.

Skeeter build quality is solid, but the one area to inspect closely is where the cap and hull meet at the transom: these can separate over time. Check it by standing on the cavitation plate, trimming the motor down and rocking it while watching for movement at the cap-to-hull joint, and look for screws backing out behind the rub rail. Verify motor hours and compression on the engine, since those are not always documented.

On pricing, a clean 2012 ZX20 with the 2012 250 SHO has been listed around $36,900, with roughly $3,000 in goodies bringing a well-equipped older example to about $39,000-$40,000. A comparable boat in current model years runs closer to $72,000-$75,000, and a near-new 2023 ZX20 retails just over $80,000 before electronics, with a loaded graph package adding around $20,000 more. For anglers shopping the used market, a structurally sound ZX20 under $40,000 with electronics already installed is strong value, with a Power-Pole the most common addition needed to finish it out.



Currently, there are 360 boats available for sale for Skeeter boats. Prices range from $9,995 to $133,465, with an average listing price of $69,504. The inventory includes 230 new boats and 130 used boats. 123 boats have been added to the marketplace in the past month. boats are most popular in Houston, Bloomsburg, Mooresville, Gadsden, and Morganton. There have been 1,423 boats listed on MarineSource that have sold in the past year. August is the most common month for new and used boats to be added to MarineSource, so be sure to check back regularly. March is the most common month for boats to sell, so be sure to beat the rush! The most common activities for boats are freshwater fishing, day cruising, family fun, and saltwater fishing. Most boats contain gps, sonar, depth sounder, heated interior, and radio. boats tend to have an average of 1 engine. It is common for boats to have Yamaha engines or YAMAHA engines or yamaha engines.