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    Centre of Attention

    Nov 06, 2019 6 minutes

    Centre consoles have been one of the most popular configurations since the early days of small boat game fishing over 50 years ago.

    While the boats themselves, the hull designs, and the layouts, have improved out of sight, the reasons fishos love centre consoles remain the same.

    Centre consoles are arguably the ultimate fishing design. What they lack in protection from the elements they gain in open, unimpeded fishing space.

    Let’s look at what Aussie plate and fibreglass manufacturers have been up to these past few years with their range of centre consoles.

    Formosa SRT plate hull and centre console

    Formosa Marine is currently racing ahead with its latest and most advanced generation of hull design which officially released at the Brisbane Boat Show earlier this year.

    The New Formosa SRT Plate Hull combines the best boat designs from the SEA-ROD (SR) and Tomahawk (T) brands, packaging them into one skilfully engineered plate boat and rebranded as Formosa SRT.

    Formosa Marine has

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