Are Center Consoles the Future of Go-Fast Boating?
03-27-2011 | 05:21 PM
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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.
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.
03-27-2011 | 05:25 PM
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03-27-2011 | 06:11 PM
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We'll have to hang out at Sun Set Cove! I wish one of them lake boats would of tried to follow us from Miami to Jupiter in 6ft seas last month - haha!
03-27-2011 | 06:11 PM
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03-27-2011 | 09:47 PM
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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
, my wife is in a frantic search for a bigger CC 
. 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!!
Thanks to Terry Sobo
, my wife is in a frantic search for a bigger CC . 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!!Well I've got the two strokes on our CC and that means NO premium gas NO oil changes NO draining or bilge heater for the winter and NO powerhead corrosion issues in saltwater. And the kids ran around and spilled sht on it all afternoon and I hosed it off when we got back. I don't even yell at them for spilling sht anymore. And I let people eat on this boat. Flushed the engines and home after 15 mins.
03-28-2011 | 06:03 AM
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I looked and looked. I guess 2-3 can sit on the transom.
03-28-2011 | 06:44 AM
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That's pretty much it for us too.
Well I've got the two strokes on our CC and that means NO premium gas NO oil changes NO draining or bilge heater for the winter and NO powerhead corrosion issues in saltwater. And the kids ran around and spilled sht on it all afternoon and I hosed it off when we got back. I don't even yell at them for spilling sht anymore. And I let people eat on this boat. Flushed the engines and home after 15 mins.
Well I've got the two strokes on our CC and that means NO premium gas NO oil changes NO draining or bilge heater for the winter and NO powerhead corrosion issues in saltwater. And the kids ran around and spilled sht on it all afternoon and I hosed it off when we got back. I don't even yell at them for spilling sht anymore. And I let people eat on this boat. Flushed the engines and home after 15 mins.
I spent as much time pre & post launch fussing with the PowerPlay as I did running on the water. I got sick of it. Now if I was in the income bracket where I could pay the marina to do that for me there's no question which boat I'd want.
