Contender 44 FA

center console
Outboard
open
Weekender

Overview

Draft

Air draft

10 ft

Gallery

01 / 10

current

Dimensions

Published measurements and ranges

Displacement

22,500 lb

Deadrise

Capacities

Fresh water

Accommodation

Guest cabins

Guest berths

Heads

Engine options

Published packages and performance data

Outboards to 1,800 hp (dealer-published max)

Fort Lauderdale fit

Air draft 10 ft. 17th Street closed ≈ 55 ft. SE 3rd Avenue ≈ 16 ft. Manufacturer numbers, not a survey.

Survey watch points

Bridge clearance unpublished on openable dealer pages

high risk · documented · dimensions

Openable Contender 44FA dealer spec pages (BoylenPoint, VIP) do not publish bridge clearance or air draft. Contender OEM HTML is blocked from cloud (403/captcha). Catalog air_draft_ft 10 remains unsupported legacy overlay — measure the finished top.

air_draft_ft and air_draft_tower_ft stay in missing_fields. Root air_draft_ft 10 is retained only for runtime compatibility as an unsupported legacy overlay, not a published claim from openable sources.

Measure actual hardtop and any second-station tower before bridge, covered-slip, or transport planning; do not rely on catalog air_draft_ft 10.

Sources: boylenpoint-44fa-dealer-page, vip-boats-44fa-dealer-page

Foster 600 gal / 2,000 hp / 19,600 lb vs other dealers 575 / 1,800 / 22,500

high risk · unresolved · documentation

Foster's Marine SPECS list fuel 600 gal, max HP 2,000, and loaded weight 19,600; BoylenPoint and VIP publish 575 gal, 1,800 hp, and 22,500 lb (ready-to-fish / dry-weight labels). Contender OEM site blocked from cloud (403/captcha); canonical follows openable Boylen/VIP figures.

Canonical fuel_capacity_us_gal, engines / max HP, and 22,500 lb displacement follow openable BoylenPoint and VIP dealer pages after Contender OEM HTML returned 403/captcha with no Wayback page snapshot. Foster's Marine figures stay in evidence and conflicting_fields only.

Confirm factory fuel tankage and max HP rating on the build sheet before planning range or power; do not use Foster 600/2,000 figures for 44FA without factory confirmation.
Treat Foster loaded weight 19,600 as non-authoritative versus Boylen/VIP 22,500 lb figures; note VIP labels the same number Dry Weight while Boylen says Ready to Fish.

Sources: boylenpoint-44fa-dealer-page, vip-boats-44fa-dealer-page, fosters-marine-44fa-dealer-page

Can a Contender 44 FA clear Fort Lauderdale bridges?

Published air draft is 10 ft hardtop. 17th Street closed is about 55 ft. SE 3rd Avenue is about 16 ft. Manufacturer numbers, not a listing photo.

What draft does a Contender 44 FA need in Fort Lauderdale?

Manufacturer published draft is 2.25 ft. We keep 1 ft under-keel on the canal overlay. Victoria Park laterals are about 4.5 ft. Harbor Beach is the deep-water conversation.

Contender 44 FA LOA and beam versus canals?

43.83 ft LOA and 12 ft beam. Skinny isles such as Fiesta Way are limited by beam and fixed-bridge clearance.

Sources