Miami Boat Show 2009 - Contender 37 T

Does anyone have any pictures?

dont have any pictures, but i just went on a ride. (trip 350 yams) the ride is pretty incredible. it hit 66 mph, with 5 people on board and 300 gals of fuel (per our driver). the boat was very fast and cruised along effertlessly. the seas were very calm, but any wake that we could find, it handled very well. the inside is setup just like a 33t, just much bigger. to me the inside felt as big as the 39 venture. i think they have a great new boat for the line up.

i saw a photogragher with a "hulltruth" badge on down at the contender wet slips, so i am sure that there will be pics soon.

I can't wait to ride the boat! I just bought the new Contender 33T-Stepped with Trips, however the 37T is on my wishlist! I'll be in Miami for the Show on Sunday and Monday! Hopefully the seas will blow and I can see what the boat is really like!

the 33TS w/ trips must fly. I was on the 33TS w/ twin 350s today and we hit 65 mph. I have also been on a 33T w/ trip 350s and we got 66 out of that boat. I cant imagine the stepped with the trips.

gtrfred - 2/13/2009 4:03 PM

the 33TS w/ trips must fly. I was on the 33TS w/ twin 350s today and we hit 65 mph. I have also been on a 33T w/ trip 350s and we got 66 out of that boat. I cant imagine the stepped with the trips.

I'm getting 77-78 mph out of the triples. Honestly I think the boat has more, however I don't have enough prop right now. Having some props made by Yamaha.

ROSS, 77-78mph on the new rig!!!! WoW!! I guess I really wont be able to keep up with you running into Beaufort again this year!! Thats awesome!! Hope to see yall and the new rig soon!!
My brother took a ride on the new 37 T yesterday and said it was a sweet boat but a tad too big. Ocean was flat too so they didnt really get a chance to see what she would do.

Bryan
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Preview photos, more to come:

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Looks like it handles the trip 350 nicely. No @ss sag at all.

Wow - maybe the 1st hull in the water I've seen where trip F-350's almost look light - the chine is hardly dipped in the water at the stern. Looks nice!

What was the price on the blue one in the water, :thumbsup:

the one in the water is grey. i heard the number $312k, but i am not sure what the included (ie. base hull and engines or as she was sitting). I am not really in that kinda market, so i didnt pay too close attention.

What a great time to be in the market for a used 36.

WOOOOOOO 312k, Im out, lol.......they look ok, almost good, but not 312k good in this economy....lets see how many orders they get this year

wow..the 40' sea hunter is $250k at the show

YES a boat builder finally designed a hull for heavy motors. looks great.

you think contender is the first to be prepared for the 350s and more?? Sorry not the case, Invincibles transoms can hadle it, the 09 36Yf has been modified to hadle them. If Merc didnt own fountain then they would have a trip yammy 350 boat, my gosh they have quad 350vrods on 38T........The quad 39 see vee can hadle them too, do I need to continue?

I was really disappointed that Contender did not have a Fish-Around at the show. I really wanted to see/touch one, I think it would work well for us. However, the express model was a monster!

btmdgr - 2/14/2009 6:06 PM

you think contender is the first to be prepared for the 350s and more?? Sorry not the case, Invincibles transoms can hadle it, the 09 36Yf has been modified to hadle them. If Merc didnt own fountain then they would have a trip yammy 350 boat, my gosh they have quad 350vrods on 38T........The quad 39 see vee can hadle them too, do I need to continue?

All of those can handle it, BUT they look like there sagging in the back.

That contender looks light back there, you can see the chine all the way to the rear. On all the others their chine is 3-4 inches under water.

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take a look at "the dealer" BRETT 1, he has an 09 yf 36 with yammys and she sits fine, the 38T ftn holds the same weight just fine in the water, so does yf42, see vee 39........of course these guys have had to "beef" up for the weight, Invincible was the only one originally tooled for 350s and higher

Let me tell you this..... that contender is nearly empty on fuel and zero tackle or gear. Here is my '09 with 350's, fuel and all my gear on board besides rods and reels.

http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/9968/dsc00794ij3.jpg

RButler - 2/13/2009 1:11 PM

gtrfred - 2/13/2009 4:03 PM

the 33TS w/ trips must fly. I was on the 33TS w/ twin 350s today and we hit 65 mph. I have also been on a 33T w/ trip 350s and we got 66 out of that boat. I cant imagine the stepped with the trips.

I'm getting 77-78 mph out of the triples. Honestly I think the boat has more, however I don't have enough prop right now. Having some props made by Yamaha.



NICE numbers, has anyone ran one of these with trip 350Vs? If your getting 77-78 with yamahas the verados should be able to put 3-4ph on top...80-82ish...hmmmmm :grin: What does invincible run with Y350s?

JasonPaul - 2/14/2009 8:36 PM

RButler - 2/13/2009 1:11 PM

[QUOTE]gtrfred - 2/13/2009 4:03 PM

the 33TS w/ trips must fly. I was on the 33TS w/ twin 350s today and we hit 65 mph. I have also been on a 33T w/ trip 350s and we got 66 out of that boat. I cant imagine the stepped with the trips.

I'm getting 77-78 mph out of the triples. Honestly I think the boat has more, however I don't have enough prop right now. Having some props made by Yamaha.









Jasonpaul.......lets not start this who is faster thing again. I dont have the energy for that again. Invincibles run just as fast as yellowfins Hp to Hp.........that is all that matters. They are both very different boats for different fisherman

Who said anything about Yellowfins? ;?



btmdgr - 2/15/2009 6:25 AM

JasonPaul - 2/14/2009 8:36 PM

RButler - 2/13/2009 1:11 PM

[QUOTE]gtrfred - 2/13/2009 4:03 PM

the 33TS w/ trips must fly. I was on the 33TS w/ twin 350s today and we hit 65 mph. I have also been on a 33T w/ trip 350s and we got 66 out of that boat. I cant imagine the stepped with the trips.

I'm getting 77-78 mph out of the triples. Honestly I think the boat has more, however I don't have enough prop right now. Having some props made by Yamaha.









Jasonpaul.......lets not start this who is faster thing again. I dont have the energy for that again. Invincibles run just as fast as yellowfins Hp to Hp.........that is all that matters. They are both very different boats for different fisherman

Yellowfins make there way into any thread about any boat. Any boat must be compared to the almighty yellowfin before anything else...haha hilarious

Not hilarious, just true! When somebody sets the standard, the comparisons naturally follow!

I got on hte new 37T.....nice boat. Contender has great livewell setup....I wish my YF was a wide transom and the divided livewells. The boat feels like all the other contenders...not a bad thing.

Here are the downsides for me..I tought the gunwales are way to low all around the boat (this is matter of opinon), Leaning post was just just a LP...they have always been basic on a contender and the bilge access seemed small for a boat this size. The boat felt like it had more of a bullet shaped bow, kind of like the donzi's (not quite as much).

If the price is really 312K....I wish them Good Luck.

WildLines - 2/15/2009 12:35 PM

I got on hte new 37T.....nice boat. Contender has great livewell setup....I wish my YF was a wide transom and the divided livewells. The boat feels like all the other contenders...not a bad thing.

Here are the downsides for me..I tought the gunwales are way to low all around the boat (this is matter of opinon), Leaning post was just just a LP...they have always been basic on a contender and the bilge access seemed small for a boat this size. The boat felt like it had more of a bullet shaped bow, kind of like the donzi's (not quite as much).

If the price is really 312K....I wish them Good Luck.
The old 36 had the same front and was wet as h---.