Tracker 1436 Jon Boats For Sale

The Tracker 1436 is a 14-foot welded aluminum jon boat built for anglers who want to get off the bank without taking out a loan. The "1436" designation refers to its dimensions: 14 feet long with a 36-inch floor, though the gunwales flare wider to roughly 45 to 46 inches, giving more usable room than the floor number suggests. The beam measures 4 feet 5 inches, the gunwale stands 20 inches high, and interior depth is 15 inches. It is rated for three persons or 345 pounds, or 580 pounds with persons, motor and gear combined. At around $2,100 for a current model from Bass Pro Shops, it is one of the lower-cost ways onto the water, with the newest model year running about $300 more than the 2024 boats. This boat suits crappie, bass, catfish and musky fishing on smaller and shallower lakes.

The current generation is all-welded rather than riveted, which eliminates the leak points common on older riveted jon boats. The hull is 5052 aluminum alloy at 0.050 thickness. The 2024 and later boats removed wood from the transom entirely, replacing it with double-walled aluminum panels roughly a quarter-inch thick on each side, stout enough to support an added jack plate. Flotation foam fills the rectangular sections of the hull, and the corners are reinforced. The boat carries a three-year structural warranty.

Empty hull weight is about 165 pounds, light enough to ratchet-strap into a pickup bed and skip the trailer, with carry handles at both sides and two more on the bow. A dedicated trailer runs about $2,500 separately. The boat drafts only 5 inches of water, and a recess holds a 6-gallon fuel tank. It accepts up to a 15-horsepower outboard, and a 15hp Mercury EFI runs about $3,100; an outboard, a mud motor or a trolling motor with deep-cycle batteries are all common power choices.

Top speed depends heavily on power. With a 15-horsepower Mercury EFI and two grown adults aboard, the boat runs 26 to 27 mph. A small 2.5 to 2.6-horsepower outboard pushes it to roughly 7 to 8 mph with two people. Owners targeting a fast jon boat have paired a Suzuki outboard with an on-the-fly jack plate aiming for over 30 mph, and one tiller-steered setup hit 26 mph at a little over half throttle. The EFI option is worth the cost over a pull-start carbureted 9.9 for push-button, no-flood starting.

The layout is simple and open: a center bench seat, a small front deck, and a rear seat, supporting two to three anglers by weight. Quick-connect pedestal seats let you reposition to keep the boat trimmed flat when fishing solo. The hull is stable enough to stand and cast from, far steadier than a canoe, and owners have run it on big water like Lake of the Woods. Popular additions include foam flooring, waterproof in-floor storage hatches, a Minn Kota trolling motor in 40 or 55-pound thrust, a fish finder on a RAM mount, and a transom saver. The main limitation is the low freeboard, which restricts the boat in heavy wind and chop, so plan calmer days on open lakes.

When shopping for a Tracker 1436 for sale, weigh the welded 2024-and-later construction against cheaper older riveted stock, budget separately for trailer and motor, and keep modifications light, since added decks and weight raise the center of gravity and reduce stability.



Currently, there are 2,079 boats available for sale for Tracker boats. Prices range from $1,095 to $56,940, with an average listing price of $14,338. The inventory includes 2,057 new boats and 22 used boats. boats are most popular in Gainesville, Memphis, Springfield, Oklahoma City, and Smithfield. There have been 5,758 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, family fun, watersports, and saltwater fishing. Most boats contain gps, sonar, joystick, and depth sounder. boats tend to have an average of 1 engine. It is common for boats to have MERCURY MARINE engines or Mercury engines or MERCURY engines.