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Still boat shopping and have looked at some center console boats that appear to have bunches of room. What are the advantages/disadvantages of the center console? Who has gone from side to center and would you do it again?
Thanks for your responses in advance.
believe me, the older you get the better the center console looks. if i ever get another boat, regardless of brand, it will be a cc. good luck..ws
Love my CC..... I'll never own another SC.
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While I'm probably in my last boat, which is a side console, if a new one does come along it will be a center console.
I just purchased a new to me boat, a 2013 Xpress CC with a 150 Yamaha on the back. To me, a CC is easier to move around in and is better for the kind of fishing that I do, which is mainly trolling for crappie, hybrids, and white bass.
On a wide boat, CC all the way. On a narrow boat, side console all they way. Room to get around the console, regardless of size is a good thing.
I recently bought an Excel Bay Pro 203 with a 140 Suzuki 4 stroke from Bill (BRM)at Big River Marine (C.com sponsor). I troll 90+% of the time and I couldn't be happier with the boat.
Professional Bay Boat Series by Excel Boats
This!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by bfish
I love my CC 2003 22ft. Key west Bay reef ... all the room you could ever want and that Bimini top is a life saver when its hot and it can handle with ease any water or weather conditions kentucky lake can dish out
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I have owned three different side console boats and am now in a Nautic Star CC bay boat and love it. lots of room and very user friendly.
For me, space is a premium. I prefer a tiller. Side council and center council suck up fishing space. Maybe if I had a 22' boat, it might be an option. But on a 16' Ill stick to a tiller.
:hesaid
Or stick steer.
CC and dont look back
Might want to look at the deep v's, with a side console. I troll 99% of the time, have a 16.5' deep v side console, I sit in the passenger side seat while trolling with the TM or with the 60hp OB. I have rod holders on all four corners of the boat but can move 'em all up front or to the back in 5 minutes, easy to step up onto the low front deck (much lower than bass style boats), don't have to crawl over the seats to get to the rear storage compartments, rod holders, etc. Just walk around the boat in a normal fashion IMO. Only time I go up front is to deploy/stow the TM, and go sit back down in the lower part of the boat.
Center console all the way, plenty of room to get to all sides of the boat.
Depends on the boat. A cc bay boat with rod box up front is a very nice layout. I ordered a War Eagle and added a rod/gun box, on the side console you still have a lot of room, on the center it gets tight on the box side.
I like the 961 War Eagle, but the Excel 203 Bay model is nice too. Just concerned about the bow width on the Excel.
This pic might change your mind on the Excel. Mine is 49 inches wide at the point my 3 pedestal bases are mounted on the bow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quailtail
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I recently bought a used bass tracker panfish version. It is a front stick steer and I love it! No console!!
Looks good. The dealer near me has one with a 140 Suzuki on the back.
That's what mine is wearing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Quailtail
i like center consoles best even though i dont own one ....
How are those seats holding up? Have not seen ones like those. Did they come with the Excel or purchased elsewhere?
I have a hobby boat. It has no console but has electric steering. I have lots of room to roam, but no storage per se.
I can do anything but go fast. Great old folks boat too.
Several others on CC have this same boat.
My neighbor has a 20 foot pontoon with a 90 hp Honda. I can outrun him. This is important!