2012 Contender 35 Tournament

Contact Nick Vincelli to set up showings or with questions. 

2012 Contender 35 — 2024 Repower, Triple Yamaha F300s Under 300 Hours, Plus $87,000+ Documented Refit and Service. This boat just came out of a full 2025 yard refit in Fort Lauderdale: new sea chest and livewell plumbing, every through-hull and seacock replaced, new AGM batteries and Victron charging, rebuilt electrical, new trim tab assembly, fresh bottom paint and painted non-skid. She was repowered in 2024 with three new Yamaha F300s, now under 300 hours and under Yamaha factory warranty through June 2027. Over$178,000 invested since 2024, every dollar backed by itemized invoices, available to serious buyers.

Engines Triple Yamaha F300s, new in 2024: F300XCB (25"), LF300XCB

counter-rotation (25"), F300UCB (30")

Engine hours 297 / 295 / 291 (as of Sept 30, 2026)

Engine warranty Yamaha factory warranty, registered, expires 06/11/2027

Last engine service 100-hour/annual service on all three engines, Sept 2026

Batteries 6 new Group 31 AGM (2025)

Charging 2 Victron 12V 50A 3-bank chargers (2025)

2024 repower All three outboards were replaced new by Hunters Marine, Fort Lauderdale, in 2024.

• Yamaha F300, right-hand rotation

• Yamaha LF300, left-hand (counter) rotation

• Yamaha F300, right-hand rotation

• Transom prepped and engines mounted with all new hardware, then rerigged

• Repower cost: $91,250 including installation and tax

• Factory warranty registered through 06/11/2027; 100-hour services done August 2025 and

September 2026

2025 refit (Aug–Nov 2025)

Hauled at Royale Yacht Works, Dania Beach, for 7+ weeks; work by Justice Marine Service and Hunters

Marine.

Plumbing, seacocks and livewells

• New Best Marine 3XL 3700 sea chest with manifold, replacing the old glassed-in unit

• All through-hulls replaced fore and aft (brass, bedded in 5200), with new ball valves and

seacocks

• Livewells replumbed: rear wells on one supply manifold, forward and Ace well on a second

• New livewell pumps, overflows, transom and deck livewell drains; deck wells drain to new

macerator pumps

• New check valves on aft deck drains, new auto float switch and bilge pump in aft compartment

• All new hoses and hose clamps; livewells and bilges pressure washed and treated

• Rod holder drains repaired and sealed so they no longer leak into the console

Electrical and batteries

• 6 new Group 31 AGM batteries; all cabling rerouted up and out of the bilge

• 2 Victron 50A 3-bank chargers with new 4 AWG cabling and dedicated shore outlet

• Battery switching rewired: two dedicated batteries per engine, separate house bank with ACR

charging relay and simple on/off switch

• New main bus bar (18 connections redone); corroded terminals cut back and redone throughout

• New thermal breakers for electric reels, plus a new 40A breaker on the reel power cord

• New Mercury power steering auto-switch module; steering system bled, filled and tested

• Underwater lights repaired; navigation and spreader light connections serviced

Audio

• Both amplifiers replaced with new cabling and thermal breakers

• System tuned; midship speakers replaced

Trim tabs and mechanical

• New trim tab assembly with new hoses and zincs; fluid flushed and bled

• New upper helm trim tab controls

• Raw water pump connections replaced; fresh and salt water pumps checked, working as expected.

• Loose ground found and fixed on starboard engine; autopilot, steering and trim pump

connections cleaned

Hull and deck

• Bottom: two coats of Seahawk Cukote antifouling; outboard brackets sanded, primed and

painted

• Console and deck stress cracks repaired with epoxy and fiberglass

• New painted non-skid on deck and gunwales; topsides compounded and waxed

• Stanchion bases re-glassed and sealed with gelcoat

• Battery hatch rebuilt with aluminum angle frame, gasket and new latch to keep water out

• New hatch shocks on bow and console; aft deck hatches reinforced and recaulked

• Deck livewell hatch fitted with handle and second lockdown latch

Electronics and 2024 service

November 2024, Pompano Beach.

• Simrad GO 9 display with C-MOR mapping card (new)

• Two Garmin displays, software updated

• Two new Standard Horizon GX6000 VHF radios with antenna cabling rerun down the T-top leg

• New Fusion MS-RA210 stereo head unit and NRX300 remote

• Autopilot dockside setup and compass calibration

• Props reconditioned and rehubbed

• New fuel/water separators, new livewell pump, new Rule 1500 pump, new console hatch gasket

Documented investment

Total documented work since November 2024: $87,380.65. Invoices available for qualified buyers. 

Combined with the 2024 repower ($91,250), total invested since 2024: $178,630.65

Built on a high-performance hull, the 33-T has a 9-foot-8-inch beam and a 34-foot-5-inch LOA. This commanding vessel handles either twin or triple-engine applications. The unique layout and design of the larger, wider console features an integrated console seat forward and distinctive options, which include a trend-setting “leaning post and livewell”combination. Contender’s traditional, twin above deck livewells come standard on this model, while optional below-deck livewells make it possible to house a total of four wells on this performance craft. Additional enhancements include finished hatches using a two-part mold with finished gel coat surfacing.

CONTACT NICK WITH QUESTIONS. 

Hull & Deck

• Hand-Laid Fiberglass Throughout High Tech Construction Using Multi-Directional Fabric & Foam Cored Solid Glass Stringer System
• Foam Floatation
• Integral Dive Platform, Full Transom & Transom Door
• Self-Bailing Cockpit
• Non-Skid Cockpit Sole & Deck
• Heavy Duty Rub Rail
• Choice of Hull & Deck Gelcoat Colors
• Hand-Painted Boot & Pin Stripe

Cockpit Sole & Deck Compartments

• Forward Anchor Locker w/Storage
• (1) 208 Gal. Fully Lined & Insulated Forward Fish Box
• (1) 115 Gal. Fully Lined & Insulated Forward Fish Box
• (2) 85 Gal. Fully Lined & Insulated Forward Aft Fish Boxes (Port & Strbd)
• (2) 40 Gal. Round Livewells, Aft Above Deck (Excludes Plumbing)

Console

• Extra Large Walk-In Console w/Head Compartment
• Oversized Electronics Panel
• Molded in Front Console Seat
• Lockable Storage Inside Console
• Custom Helm Pod

Mechanical

• International Lighting
• Recessed Pop-Up Bow Light
• Dual Hydraulic Steering w/Custom Steering Wheel
• Kiekaffer Recessed Trim Tabs
• Waterproof Switches & Breaker Panel w/Indicator Lights
• 2000 GPH Auto/Manual Bilge Pump
• Compass

Hardware

• Chrome on Bronze or Stainless Steel Hardware
• Heavy Duty Recessed Bow Lifting Ring w/Cleat (Pop-Up)
• (2) Heavy Duty Stern Lifting Rings
• (2) 10” Stern Cleats
• (2) 8” Spring Line Cleats with Hause Pipes - Midship
• (4) Lee’s Flush Mount Gunnel Rod Holders
• Recessed Bow Handrails

Total Power: 900 hp

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.