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Center Consoles Bigger than 30 Feet at the Miami Boat Show

See a roundup of center console boats exceeding 30 feet at this year's show.

Go big or go home! We wanted to highlight center consoles 30 feet and larger from the 2017 Miami Boat Show. Impossible to cover them all, this gallery features 17 different eye-catching models from top boat makers.

Albury Brothers Boats

The Albury Brothers 33 features an 11-foot beam. Stowage abounds from the forward-seating areas to the fish boxes to the console head compartment to the aft lazarette.

Albury Brothers 33
Albury Brothers 33 Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Bahama Boat Works

The Bahama 41 center console featured triple Yamaha F350s at the boat show. Not good enough? The vessel can handle up to 1,700 horsepower. It holds 580 gallons of fuel and includes a 60-gallon livewell.

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Bahama 41
Bahama 41 Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

BlackWater Boats

Meticulous care was taken when building the BlackWater 36 SportFish. Backing plates are glassed into the hull at attachment points for hinges, hardtop, leaning post, and console.

BlackWater 36
BlackWater 36 Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Check out this seating arrangement on the BlackWater 36. Both forward- and rear-facing seats give your crew plenty of places to sit. In lieu of the aft-facing seats, BlackWater also offers a leaning post.

Blackwater 36
Blackwater 36 Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Contender Boats

The Contender 32 comes in a stepped hull or traditional deep-V design. Expect a fully loaded boat to weigh 11,650 pounds.

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Contender 32
Contender 32 Sam Hudson / sportfishingmag.com

Contender’s 35 ST features step hull; a length of 34 feet, 5 inches; 400-gallon fuel capacity and 24.5 degrees of transom deadrise.

Contender 35 Step Hull
Contender 35 step hull Sam Hudson / sportfishingmag.com

Glasstream Powerboats

The 32-foot Glasstream 328 SCX features a 40-gallon water capacity and 200-gallon fuel capacity. Recommended power is twin Mercury 300 or 350 Verados. Other attributes include a leaning post with rod holders and a fiberglass stringer system.

Glasstream 328 SCX
Glasstream 328 SCX Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Grady-White Boats

The Grady-White Canyon 336 features a 333-gallon of fuel capacity, comfortable console seating, three insulated fish boxes, fold-away aft bench seating, 29 inches of cockpit depth..

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Grady-White Canyon 336
Grady-White Canyon 336 Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Inside the lockable console you’ll find a marine toilet, stand-up shower area, a vanity with sink and freshwater faucet, rod stowage and comfy berth.

Grady-White Canyon 336
Grady-White Canyon 336 Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

HydraSports Custom

The HydraSports Custom 53 Sueños is the first boat to be awarded Structural Composites’ MIL-TOUGH Rating. The MIL-TOUGH Rating comes from the use of performance composite materials and advanced, lightweight structural design system.

HydraSports 53 Sueños
HydraSports Custom 53 Sueños Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

The HydraSports Custom 53 Sueños at the boat show was rigged with quad Seven Marine 627 engines. On the HydraSports Custom website, the company states that the 53 Sueños has no maximum horsepower.

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HydraSports 53 Sueños
HydraSports Custom 53 Sueños Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Insetta Boatworks

At a length of 47 to 49 feet (depending on the model), the Insetta 45 has impressive deck space and roominess throughout the boat. The twin hulls and wide footprint provide stability in foul weather conditions.

Insetta 45
Insetta 45 Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

The Insetta 45 is available with diesel engines (twin Yanmar ZT370 diesel sterndrives) or outboard engines maxing out at 1,400 horsepower.

Insetta 45
Insetta 45 Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Invincible Boats

The Invincible 42 is available with triple or quad outboards. The 42 tops out at speeds in excess 65 mph, according to Invicible. The boat also boasts a 600-gallon fuel capacity.

Invincible 42 Center Console
Invincible 42 Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Cushioned seats in front of the console provide extra space to rest. Still there’s plenty of room at the bow for an oversize cooler and other storage compartments.

Invincible 42 center console
Invincible 42 Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Jupiter Marine

Jupiter’s Posi-Stern hull pad on the 38 HFS creates a variable dynamic stern lift that increases efficiency by providing a perfect running attitude, resulting in higher speeds, superior handling, increased fuel economy and a smoother ride with no loss of visibility from the helm, according to Jupiter.

Jupiter 38 HFS
Jupiter 38 HFS Sam Hudson / sportfishingmag.com

Standard features of the 38 HFS include a bait-prep center with a 53-gallon livewell.

Jupiter 38 HFS
Jupiter 38 HFS Sam Hudson / sportfishingmag.com

Mag Bay Yachts

The 33 Mag Bay features a 338-gallon fuel capacity, 70-gallon livewell in the transom, and a 40-gallon well in the deck.

Mag Bay 33
33 Mag Bay Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

There are two primary configurations for the 33 Mag Bay: a shorter-console version tailored to fishermen and a longer-console version for those interested in cruising.

Mag Bay 33
33 Mag Bay Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Marlow Yachts

The new Prowler from Marlow is a center console open fisherman that features a very large head with shower, natural lighting and ventilation with over six feet of headroom.

Marlow Yachts Prowler 375 Havana
Marlow Yachts Prowler 375 Havana Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Marlow Yachts are known for their classic lines and cockpit volume, but the boats still offer anglers plenty of features and comforts.

Marlow Yachts Prowler 375 Havana
Marlow Yachts Prowler 375 Havana Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

MO7 Boats

The MO7 400 GTS is a speed demon, able to hit speeds of 65-plus mph, but also has plenty of fish features like two large fish boxes to store your day’s catch.

MO7 400 GTS
MO7 400 GTS Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Pictured, this boat show model was rigged with triple Mercury Verado 350s. Max HP is 2,100.

MO7 400 GTS
MO7 400 GTS Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Nor-Tech Boats

Starting with three-piece composite construction, using glass and Kevlar, the Nor-tech 392 Super Fish features a single-level cockpit that’s self draining via an under-deck plumbing system glassed into the cockpit liner.

Nor-Tech 392 Super Fish
Nor-Tech 392 Super Fish Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Regulator Marine

The versatile Regulator 31 is equipped with twin 300 Yamaha engines, a massive cockpit, oversized tackle center and fish box — and all the other necessary features for a day of serious offshore fishing.

Regulator 31
Regulator 31 Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Borrowing some popular features from the Regulator 41, the 31 has a starboard dive door, integrated forward-seat backrests (not pictured), transom fish box and livewell, and various helm seating options.

Regulator 31
Regulator 31 Doug Olander / sportfishingmag.com

Scout Boats

Pictured is Scout Boats founder and CEO Steve Potts showing off the brand new Scout 380 LXF at this year’s show. The 380 is built on Scout’s epoxy-infused, double-stepped fuel-efficient hull to provide stability while reducing the overall weight.

Scout 380 LXF

Scout 380 LXF

Scout 380 LXF Chris Woodward / sportfishingmag.com

SeaVee Boats

The SeaVee 370Z utilizes a lightweight, cored hull with twin steps to produce maximum speed and efficiency, while also giving anglers plenty of deck space and stowage capacity, according to SeaVee.

Sea Vee 370Z
SeaVee 370Z Sam Hudson / sportfishingmag.com

The 370Z is beamy enough to accommodate the SeaVee 390 console. That means plenty of space for electronics (two 16-inch navigation units and VHF radio). A splash cover protects your electronics from unwanted exposure.

SeaVee 370Z
SeaVee 370Z Sam Hudson / sportfishingmag.com

See much more coverage of new boats, power, electronics and accessories at Sport Fishing‘s Miami Boat Show page.

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