If you're looking for a center-console fishing boat that pulls out all the stops–and then some–the Everglades 435cc isn't a bad place to start. We boarded this big-footed boat just hours after it was launched at the 2014 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, and we're still trying to pick up our jaws off the floor.


everglades-435-cc-fl-thumbIn addition to a reported 60 mph top-end and comfortable 40 mph cruise, this boat is packed with fishing features, including a 225-gallon macerated fish locker, rod stowage just about everywhere, twin 60-gallon live wells, and room for three 15-inch multifunction fish-finding displays at the helm. Below the center console is enough room for overnight sleeping, replete with an enclosed shower and head, and even a galley.

Read the full review: Everglades 435cc: No Holds Barred

 

Written by: Gary Reich
Gary Reich is a Chesapeake Bay-based freelance writer and photojournalist with over 25 years of experience in the marine industry. He is the former editor of PropTalk Magazine and was the managing editor of the Waterway Guide. His writing and photography have been published in PassageMaker Magazine, Soundings, Fly Fishing in Salt Waters, Yachting Magazine, and Lakeland Boating, among others.