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 32.57 feet. Boat Trader currently has 317 Contender boats for sale, including 81 new vessels and 236 used boats listed by both private sellers and professional boat and yacht dealers mainly in United States. The oldest model listed is a late classic boat built in 1985 and the newest model year of 2026.
How much do Contender boats cost?
Contender boats for sale on Boat Trader are offered at a variety of prices, valued from $32,098 on the most reasonably-priced watercraft all the way up to $1,200,000 for the bigger-ticket boats. Higher performance models now listed have motors up to 1,800 horsepower, while the most compact more functional models may have as little as 203 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 commonly considered ideal for popular boating endeavors such as day cruising, saltwater fishing, freshwater fishing, overnight cruising and watersports. The boats available here currently from this builder come with outboard, outboard-4S, outboard-2S, inboard and inboard/outboard propulsion systems, available in gas, diesel and other fuel systems.
Why are Contender boats popular?
Contender is popular for their Center Console, Saltwater Fishing, Bay, Sport Fishing and Walkaround among other classes and models. Overall these available boats have a shallow draft and generally wider beam, features that make them perfect for day cruising, saltwater fishing, freshwater fishing, overnight cruising and watersports. Given their classic, crowd-pleasing status as a popular, established boat brand, used Contender boats in good condition often make sensible candidates for boat repowering projects.
What is the best Contender model?
39 ST, 32 ST, 35 ST, 25 Tournament and 44 ST are among the most widely-known Contender models presently available.