Contender boats on Boat Trader
Contender is a boat builder in the marine industry that offers boats for sale in differing sizes on Boat Trader, with the smallest current boat listed at 21 feet in length, to the longest vessel measuring in at 44 feet, and an average length of 31.98 feet. Boat Trader currently has 389 Contender boats for sale, including 105 new vessels and 284 used boats listed by both private sellers and professional dealers mainly in United States. The oldest model listed is a late classic boat built in 1988 and the newest model year of 2025.
How much do Contender boats cost?
Contender boats for sale on Boat Trader are listed for a range of prices, valued from $34,135 on the more affordable end all the way up to $1,204,244 for the most luxury model vessels. Higher performance models now listed come rigged with motors up to 1,800 horsepower, while lighter-weight more functional models may have as little as 192 horsepower engines (although the average engine size is 600 HP).
What kind of boats does Contender build?
Of the boats listed, Contender offers familiar boat hull types and designs including deep vee, modified vee, monohull, planing and other. These vessels are generally used for conventional boating boating pursuits like day cruising, saltwater fishing, freshwater fishing and overnight cruising. The boats available here currently from this builder come with outboard, outboard-4S and inboard/outboard propulsion systems, available in gas and other fuel systems.
Why are Contender boats popular?
Among other classes and models, Contender is well known for its Center Console, Saltwater Fishing, Bay, Sport Fishing and Walkaround. Overall these available boats have a shallow draft and generally wider beam, characteristics that make them appropriate for day cruising, saltwater fishing, freshwater fishing and overnight cruising. Given their classic, crowd-pleasing status as a popular, established boat brand, used Contender boats in good condition often make great candidates for boat repowering projects.
What is the best Contender model?
Some of the best-known Contender models as of today include: 39 ST, 35 ST, 26 Bay, 32 ST and 25 Tournament.
