What Are Center Console Boats?
A boat with the operational controls in or near the center of the vessel is called a center console boat. Many types of fishing boats have the controls on the right side of the boat, which limits an angler’s access to the water. The center console boat, however, frees the angler to move around all sides of the boat as needed in order to give a large fish freedom of movement. Center console boats may use either an outboard or inboard motor. The most popular configuration by far is the outboard motor. This motor has hydraulic and electrical lines running alongside the bottom of the boat, either on the inside or outside the hull, so that the motor or motors can be controlled by the console.
