Center consoles
The default saltwater fishing platform in America — and the deepest, most liquid used segment on the coast.
What the category is on the used market
Center consoles dominate used saltwater inventory: walk-around fishability, outboard power, and a hull ladder that runs from $15K inshore skiffs to half-million-dollar quad-engine offshore machines. Because the segment is so deep, comps are plentiful at every size — which means pricing is unusually transparent, and an overpriced listing has nowhere to hide.
The price of a used CC is mostly the engine package. A 23-footer with a documented modern four-stroke can be worth more than a 26-footer with a tired two-stroke; read the transom before the hull.
What to inspect before money moves
Outboard service history is the purchase decision: dealer records by serial number, corrosion at the midsection and bracket on salt boats, and rated-RPM performance at wide-open throttle on the sea trial. Then the salt checklist — transom condition around the engine bolts, fuel tank age on 2000s hulls (foamed-in aluminum tanks are a $4–8K replacement), deck hardware bedding, and scupper function at rest.
On heavily accessorized boats, count old fastener holes: every abandoned mount is a potential moisture path into cored structure.
Value and resale character
The premium brands (Whaler, Grady) barely depreciate after year five and resell in days; value brands depreciate to a floor and trade on condition. Across the category, a Yamaha-rigged example carries a measurable resale edge. Buy documented, and the exit takes care of itself.
Written by a BoatVerdict analyst · Updated 2026-06-11
Center consoles we cover in depth (19)
- Boston Whaler 170 MontaukOpen →17.3 ft · built 2005–present
- Boston Whaler 230 OutrageOpen →23 ft · built 2012–present
- Grady-White Fisherman 236Open →23.7 ft · built 2014–present
- Grady-White Canyon 271Open →27 ft · built 2015–present
- Robalo R242Open →24.3 ft · built 2014–present
- Sea Hunt Ultra 234Open →23.5 ft · built 2015–present
- Pursuit S 268 SportOpen →26.8 ft · built 2016–present
- Everglades 243 CCOpen →24.3 ft · built 2008–present
- Yellowfin 36Open →36 ft · built 2010–present
- Contender 35 STOpen →35 ft · built 2014–present
- Carolina Skiff 198 DLVOpen →19.5 ft · built 2010–present
- Mako Pro Skiff 17Open →17.2 ft · built 2012–present
- Key West 1720 SportsmanOpen →17.3 ft · built 2008–present
- Boston Whaler 190 MontaukOpen →19.4 ft · built 2013–present
- Sea Hunt BX 22 BROpen →21.8 ft · built 2013–present
- Scout 215 XSFOpen →21.3 ft · built 2013–present
- Sportsman Open 212Open →21.3 ft · built 2014–present
- Robalo R200Open →20.2 ft · built 2013–present
- Boston Whaler 13 Sport (classic)Open →13.3 ft · built 1958–1994
Key makes in this category
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