Quintrex does not build one 420 Renegade. It builds four, and a listing that says only "420 Renegade" does not tell you which one is on the trailer.
That matters when you are reading prices. On Boattrader on 9 September 2026, the 420 Renegades showing a price ranged from $11,800 to $38,360. Some of that spread is age, because Quintrex announced the model in November 2012 and the oldest are now well over a decade old. The rest is that these are four different boats with four different levels of fit-out.
What the 420 Renegade is
It is the smallest boat in the Renegade range. When Quintrex announced it in November 2012, the range was being expanded to take in 440, 460, 490 and 520 models, and the 420 was offered as a tiller steer or a side console.
Quintrex described it then as a no-fuss fishing boat built to handle reefs, estuaries, rivers and impoundments. The current boat sits on the company's Blade hull with a casting platform at each end, the rear one carrying a live bait tank. Topsides, bottom sides and transom are all 3mm plate.
The four versions
TS is tiller steer, SC is side console, and Quintrex builds a Pro version of each carrying more equipment from the factory. Quintrex lists the Pro TS as including items such as a bimini, an envelope and an ice box.
The published boat weights, which exclude the outboard, are:
- 420 Renegade TS 341kg
- 420 Renegade Pro TS 347kg
- 420 Renegade SC 374kg
- 420 Renegade Pro SC 378kg
That is 37kg between the lightest and the heaviest, on figures Quintrex publishes as boat weight rather than bare hull weight. Quintrex lists motor weight separately at 130kg.
The tiller and console decision changes the boat more than the Pro badge does. A tiller steer has no console, so the floor is clear and you steer from the transom. A side console gives you a helm position and somewhere to mount a sounder, and the published weight difference between the TS and the SC is 33kg. Which of those suits you is a question about how you fish, not about which is better.
The numbers Quintrex publishes
- Hull length 4.42m
- Beam 2.09m
- Maximum power 50hp
- Capacity four people
- Boat weight 341kg to 378kg depending on version, excluding the motor
- Motor weight 130kg
- Topsides, bottom sides and transom 3mm
- Transom shaft length listed as LS
Quintrex does not publish a fuel capacity or a minimum recommended horsepower on the current model pages. At the 2012 launch the boat was described as rated 30 to 50hp, and a 50 litre underfloor tank was listed as an option rather than standard. Confirm both on the individual boat instead of assuming them.
The beam has moved as well. Quintrex quoted 2.06m at the 2012 launch and lists 2.09m today, so an older hull is not dimensionally identical to a new one.
What they are asking on Boattrader
This is where a model profile usually earns its keep, and on the 420 Renegade the honest answer today is that the market is thin.
On 9 September 2026, three Quintrex 420 Renegades were listed for sale. Two of them show a price:
- 2024 420 Renegade Side Console $29,151
- 2023 420 Renegade Side Console $38,360
The third, another 2024 side console, is price on application.
All three are late model side consoles. If you want a tiller steer, or anything built before 2023, nothing is listed for sale right now. That is worth knowing before you decide the model is easy to find.
A further 13 Renegade 420 listings have ended, and their pages stay up. Seven of those carried a price, ranging from $11,800 to $28,865 with the middle at $24,279. Read those as what sellers were asking before the listing came down, not as sale prices. An ended listing may have sold, expired or been withdrawn, and the site does not say which.
As a historical marker rather than a guide to current value, Trailerboat Fisherman tested a 420 Renegade SC in Volume 29 in 2013 and reported it opening at about $17,439 with a Yamaha two stroke through a Sydney dealer. The boat they tested came to $22,603 with an Evinrude 40hp E-TEC, a bow mount, an extra live bait tank and a stainless propeller.
What to check on a used one
Which version it is. The photographs settle this faster than the ad text does. A tiller steer has no console and the steering is on the motor. Ads on this model are frequently written as just "420 Renegade", so match the boat in the pictures to the weights above before you decide a price is fair.
The compliance plate. In its 2013 test of the SC, Trailerboat Fisherman reported the hull carried foam buoyancy "only to the Basic flotation level under the ABP standard". Quintrex does not publish a flotation level on the current model pages, so read the plate on the boat in front of you rather than assuming what any particular year carries. The plate is also where the capacity and maximum power ratings for that hull are recorded.
Whether the underfloor tank is fitted. It was an option at launch rather than standard equipment, and it changes both the range and what the floor looks like.
The bottom and the keelson. That same test noted the hull has an unpainted bottom and a small keelson to protect it on the trailer or the beach. On a boat that has spent a decade being run up sand, both are worth getting your head under the hull to look at.
The usual alloy trailer-boat checks. None of these are specific to the Renegade, and all of them cost money to put right: welds and the keel line for signs of grounding, corrosion around fittings and under the carpet, the transom where the engine mounts, outboard hours and service history, and the trailer frame, bearings, brakes and lights. Run an encumbrance check on the boat, motor and trailer before any money changes hands.
Who it suits
James Hill's assessment in that 2013 test was that the 420 "handles well for a 4.2 metre (14 foot) craft" and "delivers quite good stability for a small craft due to its generous 2.06m beam", enough that "you can stand-up cast with some confidence". He put it "right at home in coastal waterways like Port Stephens" and judged it "not out of the question to take it near reefs on good days with the right PFDs and safety gear".
A 420 Renegade Side Console in chop. Video: Streaker Marine via YouTube.
Read on our side of the ledger, that is a protected-water boat that a careful skipper can take a little further on the right day. Where the line sits on any given morning is a judgement about conditions, load and the person driving, not something a specification sheet settles.
Towing is part of the appeal. The rig in that 2013 test weighed roughly 700kg on the trailer with its options fitted, which the reviewer noted sat inside the towing capacity of several small cars sold at the time. Confirm the actual figure for the boat, motor and trailer you are buying against your own vehicle's rating rather than working from that number.
The 420 Renegades currently for sale are linked above, and every one on the site sits on the Quintrex 420 Renegade listings page.
