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Contender prices and resale values
A used Contender asks a median of £151,000 across 202 boats observed. The range loses value a little more slowly than comparable boats from other builders.
Median asking price of 202 boats listed since Sep 2020, in today's prices · Firm · asking, not sold
- Loses a year, across the range
- 4.6%
- of asking price for each year of age · 1.3 points better than other builders (same mix of types: 5.9%) · from 194 boats in 19 models
- Published models
- 19 + 14 awaiting data
- Boats observed
- 202
The range
Every model by the build years of the boats we have seen, grouped by range. The figure is the median asking price. Dashed models have too few boats to publish yet.
ST Motor boats · 1 model
Tournament Motor boats · 3 models
- Contender 28 Tournament£145,500
- Contender 32 Tournament, 3 boats observed, built 2008–2013, not yet published
- Contender 39 Tournament, 2 boats observed, built 2009–2010, not yet published
Fisharound Motor boats · 2 models
- Contender 39 Fisharound£298,000
- Contender 44 Fisharound, 4 boats observed, built 2020–2024, not yet published
Open Motor boats · 2 models
- Contender 21 Open, 2 boats observed, built 1998–2003, not yet published
- Contender 27 Open£87,500
Bay Motor boats · 2 models
- Contender 25 Bay£107,500
- Contender 29 Bay, 1 boat observed, built 2026, not yet published
Express Motor boats · 1 model
- Contender 40 Express, 2 boats observed, built 2011–2012, not yet published
Sport Motor boats · 1 model
- Contender 22 Sport, 1 boat observed, not yet published
Other models Motor boats · 21 models
- Contender 35 Express Sportfish, 4 boats observed, built 1990–2005, not yet published
- Contender 35 Side Console£84,500
- Contender 23 Open£45,500
- Contender 25 Open, 3 boats observed, built 1995–2002, not yet published
- Contender 31 Open£89,500
- Contender 36 Open£121,000
- Contender 25 Tournament£119,500
- Contender 25T, 3 boats observed, built 2004–2023, not yet published
- Contender 31 Cuddy, 4 boats observed, built 2004–2008, not yet published
- Contender 36 Fish Around£82,000
- Contender 28 Sport£104,500
- Contender 33 Tournament£119,500
- Contender 38 Express, 3 boats observed, built 2008, not yet published
- Contender 39 ST£305,500
- Contender 35 ST£233,000
- Contender 35 LS, 2 boats observed, built 2012–2013, not yet published
- Contender 30 ST£178,500
- Contender 44 ST£535,500
- Contender 44 CB£419,500
- Contender 24 Sport, 4 boats observed, built 2023–2025, not yet published
- Contender 26 Bay£131,000
Which hold value best
Share of asking price lost for each year of age. Shorter is better. The tick marks the same type of boat from other builders. Models need 20 boats across six build years, and a consistent fit, to be ranked.
The Contender 35 ST is the only Contender model with enough boats to rank: it loses 5.9% a year of age.
Against other builders
The five builders whose boats most overlap with Contender's by type and length, on the same basis.
| Builder | Models | Boats | Median asking | Loses a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contender | 19 | 202 | £151,000 Firm | 4.6% |
| Everglades | 16 | 181 | £170,000 Firm | 6.5% |
| Jupiter | 10 | 113 | £157,000 Firm | 6.7% |
| Regal | 60 | 611 | £96,500 Firm | 6.9% |
| Pursuit | 39 | 450 | £192,000 Firm | 6.9% |
| Axopar | 12 | 202 | £135,000 Firm | 7.3% |
Every model
Sort by any column. Medians are asking prices, not sold prices. Models with fewer than five boats are listed with their count but no figure yet. Built is the span of build years among the boats we have seen.
| Contender 35 ST | Power | 10.7 m | 2011–2025 | 26 | £233,000 Firm | 5.9% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contender 39 ST | Power | 11.9 m | 2010–2026 | 19 | £305,500 Indicative | — |
| Contender 31 Open | Power | 9.5 m | 1998–2011 | 18 | £89,500 Indicative | — |
| Contender 32 ST | Power | 9.8 m | 2011–2026 | 18 | £216,000 Indicative | — |
| Contender 28 Sport | Power | 8.5 m | 2006–2023 | 12 | £104,500 Indicative | — |
| Contender 35 Side Console | Power | 10.7 m | 1990–2008 | 12 | £84,500 Indicative | — |
| Contender 44 ST | Power | 13.4 m | 2020–2026 | 12 | £535,500 Indicative | — |
| Contender 25 Tournament | Power | 7.6 m | 2004–2026 | 11 | £119,500 Indicative | — |
| Contender 28 Tournament | Power | 8.5 m | 2004–2026 | 9 | £145,500 Indicative | — |
| Contender 30 ST | Power | 9.1 m | 2013–2024 | 9 | £178,500 Indicative | — |
| Contender 33 Tournament | Power | 10.1 m | 2006–2012 | 9 | £119,500 Indicative | — |
| Contender 23 Open | Power | 7.1 m | 1995–2014 | 7 | £45,500 Provisional | — |
| Contender 27 Open | Power | 8.2 m | 1999–2006 | 7 | £87,500 Provisional | — |
| Contender 39 Fisharound | Power | 11.9 m | 2017–2024 | 7 | £298,000 Provisional | — |
| Contender 36 Open | Power | 11.0 m | 2000–2008 | 6 | £121,000 Provisional | — |
| Contender 25 Bay | Power | — | 2013–2024 | 5 | £107,500 Provisional | — |
| Contender 26 Bay | Power | 7.9 m | 2023–2026 | 5 | £131,000 Provisional | — |
| Contender 36 Fish Around | Power | 11.0 m | 2005–2009 | 5 | £82,000 Provisional | — |
| Contender 44 CB | Power | 13.4 m | 2021–2024 | 5 | £419,500 Provisional | — |
| Contender 24 Sport | Power | 7.5 m | 2023–2025 | 4 | awaiting data | — |
| Contender 31 Cuddy | Power | 9.4 m | 2004–2008 | 4 | awaiting data | — |
| Contender 35 Express Sportfish | Power | 10.7 m | 1990–2005 | 4 | awaiting data | — |
| Contender 44 Fisharound | Power | 13.4 m | 2020–2024 | 4 | awaiting data | — |
| Contender 25 Open | Power | 7.8 m | 1995–2002 | 3 | awaiting data | — |
| Contender 25T | Power | 7.6 m | 2004–2023 | 3 | awaiting data | — |
| Contender 32 Tournament | Power | 9.8 m | 2008–2013 | 3 | awaiting data | — |
| Contender 38 Express | Power | 11.6 m | 2008 | 3 | awaiting data | — |
| Contender 21 Open | Power | 7.2 m | 1998–2003 | 2 | awaiting data | — |
| Contender 35 LS | Power | 10.7 m | 2012–2013 | 2 | awaiting data | — |
| Contender 39 Tournament | Power | 11.9 m | 2009–2010 | 2 | awaiting data | — |
| Contender 40 Express | Power | 12.2 m | 2011–2012 | 2 | awaiting data | — |
| Contender 22 Sport | Power | 6.9 m | — | 1 | awaiting data | — |
| Contender 29 Bay | Power | 8.8 m | 2026 | 1 | awaiting data | — |
Questions about Contender prices
How much does a used Contender cost?
A used Contender asks a median of £151,000 across 202 boats listed since Sep 2020, in today's prices. The middle half ask between £97,500 and £249,000. These are asking prices, not sold prices.
Does a Contender hold its value?
Across the range, a used Contender loses about 4.6% of its asking price for each year of age, against 5.9% for the same types of boat from other builders. The Contender 35 ST holds value best, at 5.9% a year.
Why is a Contender model missing a price?
We publish a model once five boats have been listed. 14 models are listed above with their count so far, including the Contender 24 Sport, the Contender 31 Cuddy and the Contender 35 Express Sportfish, and will get a published figure when they reach five.