I had a lot of people tell me that when I was having mine built...then they went for a ride and it was a lot of "wow.....that was a lot better then I thought it would be"....still hope to have a cat someday:evilb:

The thing I notice first about most center consoles, is how much the builders love fish, and hate people. The vast majority remind me of why I hate sitting in bleacher seats.

Very true. I was just as happy being out on my jet ski's. I may have to bum some rides early this season.

Couldnt agree with you more, sold my restored 28 cigarette because i thought i didnt want to deal with it anymore, what a mistake. Bought a new 27 concept with a verado, had the same problem,couldnt stand the pisser being louder than the motor. going back myself. Just not for me

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...outboards.html I knew this 8 years ago. Center Consoles are the way to go.

This has been going on forever. A good running hull is a good running hull.
My 1972 19' John Alllmand Supernova
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The 1973 version.
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I love to fish and cruise, the void I see right now is in the 26 - 30 market, most of the CC's in this size are hard core fish boats.

I'm in the market if anyone knows of a great deal!

I have a 02 Cig
38 ft Top Gun, and a 21 ft Boston Whaler, just up graded the CC. To a new 32 ft Concept with twin 250 Merc, my sons are getting older 24,21 andcwant to go faster !!

Though not a performance CC I think the Everglades 243 is one of the best designs out there and is put together flawlessly. Boat runs 50+ on a single 300 and has excellent seating/features for a 24.

I like the whole EG line-up but the versatility of the 243 is the best combo for an inshore/all around CC.

I recently bought a 10 year old 30 Scarab CC, and found I had to pay top dollar for a nice one. I guess that means resale will be good.

We offer a 26 ft cc . Two instock one 300 verado and one 350 mag bravo
Tim
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Just put the Marlago up on the lift. Saltwater location here in Houston (Clear Lake). One hose to the splitter going to flush both engines, hose 'er off, in the car in 7 min.

Bye bye Ya'll!! :cool-smiley-026:

I love my Proline CC and have had a ton of fun on it, may even do Tickfaw on it this year. I am looking to replace my Scarab with another CC. Have a 1 yr old and want something I can load up and go and not spend allday cleaning.

How do you like it? Been looking at these to replace my mini go fast.

Yeah -if you want to do more than cruise or go fast, center consoles are nice. But if my son and I want to drop a fishing pole over the side of my '87 Formula 242, there's really nothing stopping us. It's in great shape, but it's an older boat, and it's not that big a deal.

Besides, it's not like I actually need a spot board to clean or store fish. Hell,I never catch anything anyway! :D :D :D

YA BUT YOU STILL HAVE FUN ON MY CENTER CONSOLE :drink:

ARE YOU GETTING RID OF YOUR SUPERBOAT

I had one of those. Pretty good ride for its size. Put a huge subwoofer under the passenger seat. But could never get more than 35 mph with the 350 Mag.

Not sure yet, would be nice to have 2 boats.

There are many more comfortable boats around for people that don't fish much, like myself. I believe that the real allure and popularity with the center consoles lies with their outboard power. My boat has snap in carpet, and once pulled out, has a sealed cockpit. Not quite as neat and sprayable as a CC, but not bad.

After reading the many comments here, I'd now have to agree that Matt was spot on in his article.

I really havent much chance to run it yet, but so far it seems like the right choice for me. My last boat was a 42 Sonic. I never slept in it, just fixed stuff I did not use a lot. Plus I plan on diving off this boat.
It is a great layout for what I want, and as far as not being able to hear the motors I'm not so much of an attention whore that I need everyone to look at me.:evilb:

Spot on about the outboard power, I have twin 250's on mine, on a good day, hit 80, consistent 77/78, and engines are warrantied for more then 7 minutes, I found it to be a good trade off

There would be more choices than just center consoles if more boat makers got out of the "fast out of the hole" concept and went back to more solid deep vee hulls.

Something like this still interests me, whether here in the icebox, or in Florida.

http://www.chaparralboats.com/2011/c...d=13&page=home

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Now if that doesn't look like a bath tub........

Dont let the big block thing stop you. I think Brian AKA "THEJOKER" can build you a CC with big blocks.

Well if you're gonna have a bath tub make it big , fast and sexy!

A cc with big blocks and some anrneson drives,,,,,,,, that could work.

seems to be alot of switching to CC's going on. my buddy just traded an 05 39 gun for a new Deep Impact w trip Verado's and he loves it

Yep, I'm looking to downsize to a 30 -32 CC. Actually want to get back into fishing. Really. :party-smiley-004:

Any CC owners looking to trade up shoot me a PM.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o34093-en.html

Our CC is our "bread and butter" boat. 50 hours a year on the Cig....and close to 200 hours a year on the CC.

Thanks to Terry Sobo :angry-smiley-038: :D, my wife is in a frantic search for a bigger CC :drink:. It's not EVER going to replace the thrill of a Go-Fast....but it's one hell of a cheap alternative as a secondary boat!!

I love mine it a 33 avance with 250 mercury s it does all things i like fish offshore and cruse with friends a round the lake and it easy to clean up an looks good to

Maybe cause I live up north where it cools off at night, dont fish and love to overnight on the boat I totally dont get it.....on any level.

Simple:

Want a boat that a big group of Friends(girls) can all hang together with you? Get a CC.

Want a boat that GUARANTEES you can seperate the HOT one from the rest and take off? Get a BAD ASS performance boat.

I know you can physically fit more people in a CC, but where the heck will they all sit? Most try to hang onto the leaning post, or try not to bounce out of the front seats, assuming they have cushions at all. Except for the very pricey ones, most have somewhat comfortable seating for 3-4

I would be honored to own either a 39 nortech CC with half cabin or the Epic 41. I have no problem owning more than one boat, and would use either at any time and still have a stupid grin on my face. :D

When I wrote this commentary and linked to it, I had no idea the topic would catch fire like this. From the industry side, it's been an easy trend to identify, especially in the last 10 years. But hearing straight from current and former performance-based center-console is even more enlightening.

Great discussion and excellent feedback from those who love and don't love center consoles.

This is probably sacrilege, but I actually like how quiet today's outboards are. I like that I have to look at the tachs if I can't remember starting them. I know, I know, aversion to loud noises is a function of age.

+1 on that. I view CC's as a florida thing. If you want a boat for 10+ people you get a big wakeboard boat :drink:

The 32 ft Concept CC can sit 10 people, that's a lot more than 3 or 4 !

do i want a fishing boat no. Dont think this is going to take over the market.