Meanwhile center console builders are not anchored down by their designs.

Bowrider vs center console. Dual console boats provide seating much like a bowrider boat while still providing the center console boats offshore abilities and outboard engines. If you want passenger seating and a bow rider type boat youd be better off comparing a bowrider to a dual console boat which will be built on the same hull as an equivalent center console. The helm is typically larger on the center console as theres more space on the single console.

This is conducive for more displays controls and entertainment options. The Dual Console is a more seaworthy boat than a bowrider with self bailing decks and outboard power. Pictured is the side console and rear cockpit in a Stacer 469 Crossfire.

Center console vs bowriders I am boat looking dingbat said. It is safer and a lot easier on your body to stand up and left your legs absorb the shock than to sit on. It was a design not unlike a Swiss army knife that could pull off just about any type of inshore fishing assignment.

Even though this bowrider is smaller and less expensive the Stingray 215LR is packed full of the same features as its larger stable mates. These EdgeWater dual consoles marry the family friendly features of a sport boat bowrider with the offshore performance of a center console fishing boat. Soooo the bowrider will be more plush and less suited to rough water.

Many center-consoles will have a small head compartment and wet locker inside the console itself and some minimal seating behind the console on top of cooler lids and often in the bow. So while they have done a great job at emulating many of the features you get with both it also ends up being on the pricier side due to its rich features ample amenities and larger fuel capacity. Although a 21 foot bowrider will be a good fit a bigger one will always be better.

In heavy seas the open bow and lower gunwales may cause heavy spray and the boat to take on water. While deck boats will have flatter bottom and a little less bowrise the lifting of the front of the boat when accelerating bowriders will have some type of V-hull which comes to a point in the front and generally turns more sharply particularly at higher speeds. They are well suited for many recreational water sports such as tubing water skiing and swimming however a center console or walkaround type boat is more practical for fishing.