Center console (boat)

In general, there is no weather protection or berths, making the design ill-suited to cruising.

To provide limited relief from sun or rain, or for mounting items such as antennae, radar, lights and outriggers, the console may have a "T-Top" or "Hard top" which is a structure permanently mounted to the boat above the console.

These are not universal to all center consoles because it may interfere with fishermen's casting or the boat owner's preferences.

Some boats, including center consoles like the one pictured here may have a Bimini top instead, while some may not have anything permanently or semi-permanently attached.

One survey by Sport Fishing Magazine found that 30% of respondents owned center consoles, which was a larger percentage than other boat designs.