Tiller,side or centre consol?

[Chrissooo]

Gday All,

Im at the pointy end of buying a boat and am trying to decidewhich way to go. Im getting a 4.3m light glass boat with a 40 and trying to decide which way to go. Any thoughts would be appriciated, especially with anyone who has used a side stear jobby.

Cheers

Chris

[cookie_7]

use the search function. plenty of info on what u want.

[crazywalrus]

I have both and fished in both. They both have good points. Not a lot of difference between them in terms of fishing area as long as you do not have a T-Top. What it really comes down to. Do you want to sit down while traveling or stand up? Center Consoles are generally a stand up boat.

[Chrissooo]

Sitting down preferable. Thinking side as it provides a bit of comfort without taking up too much space

[wheel fish]

I have a stessco renegade 452 side console. it does everything i need it to do and with plenty of room to drag my ugly butt around. very stable boat, good turn of speed with the yamaha 60hp 4 stroke. good fuel economy. lots of storage. i would say the only down side for me is it is a wet boat, when it rains i get wet. very little spray over the bow even in 20knt chop. very happy with the side console

[billp]

Tiller steer will cut a good $2000-4000 off the total bill. Just means you need to find somewhere to mount your electrics.

[Chrissooo]

Yeah i know the cost implications but worries about the hr trip across Moreton bay holding onto a 50ph. leaning much toward the side stear. Also, workd a little better with my young fella, he can sit on my ap that way

Cheers

[nofishinboat]

If you were looking at buying a larger beamier boat then i would suggest either a centre or side console but the boat you are looking at is quite narrow in the beam and is weight sensitive and having previously owned one with a side console i would suggest a centre console or tiller steer. I had to sell mine earlier in the year due to circumstances and had the intention of purchasing another one when my finances allowed, i am now in the position to purchase another boat again but have recently taken a friend of a friends 4.5m bluefin side console for a good run in less than ideal conditions and have changed my mind, it was heaps more comfortable, more stable and had heaps more room. My children even told me that it was heaps more comfortable for them, and that in itself is good enough for me. Just food for thought.

[Chrissooo]

so they were tippy as a side? Im more looking at these as we have a small car and could not toe anything much bigger than this. HOw were they otherwise?