Striper 200 CC-S

The Striper 200 CC-S (LOA: 20′ 2″, Beam: 8′ 2″) is built with the essentials for great days on the water. Akin to its larger brethren, the 200 CC-S comes standard with two in-floor fish boxes for keeping those big catches fresh and a huge lockable center console area for storage.

In addition, the center console offers an option for a Porta-Potti head with pump-out, increasing the convenience and comfort of the boat. The 200 CC-S is built to fish, cruise or even tube, making it an all-around platform for anglers and families. The boat’s bottom design features Striper’s signature V-Trac hull.

The 200 CC-S performs like a bigger vessel and has one of the largest fuel capacities in this class at 91 gallons. Offered standard with a galvanized trailer, owners can take their Striper 200 CC-S to everyday fishing spots or wherever the fish might be biting.

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Azimut Verve 40

The Azimut Verve 40 (40′ LOA, 12’6″ beam) is a hybrid—a blend of a traditional walkaround center console and day cruiser. The Azimut Verve 40 has a planing hull and is powered by triple 350-hp Mercury Verado outboards for a cruising speed of 37 knots and a top speed of 45 knots. Below, her Canaletto walnut interior includes a sleeping cabin with lockable sliding door, a dinette that converts to a queen-size berth, and a galley with a two-burner electric range, refrigerator, and convection oven. Up top, the forward sunpad, the aft-facing bow seating or the L-shaped settee in the cockpit offer reclining options. A fold-down gunwale door to port enables impromptu swims off the back of the boat. azimutyachts.com

A Can’t Miss Center Console: EdgeWater 248CX

Designed to perform with a single outboard, the EdgeWater 248CX (24’6″ LOA, 8’6″ beam) is equipped with a single, reliable Yamaha F300 four-stroke outboard. This new model features EdgeWater’s most ergonomic and sophisticated deck design for a dual console and offers redesigned bow seating with plusher amenities, including forward-facing seat backs with built-in armrests. The helm provides great sightlines and improved ergonomics for the captain and enough dash space for a 16-inch Garmin screen. The EdgeWater 248CX has a bait prep station who’s modern design offers many configurations, including a removable premium cooler storage, grill, sink, storage, and cutting board. These new additions create a more spacious cockpit with a full transom-width foldout seat while maintaining a large transom baitwell. The transom walkthrough provides easy access for watersports. Don’t miss the EdgeWater 248CX.

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The Bonadeo Express 45 Walkaround

Bonadeo Express 45 Walkaround

The Kevlar-infused Bonadeo Express 45 Walkaround is the new flagship of the Florida-based, semi-custom builder that lets you spec it your way.

With classic sportfisherman aesthetics, the new 45 shows off plenty of deck space and full mezzanine seating tucked under a serious tuna tower. Below the cockpit sole, you’ll find a pair of 700-quart fishboxes accompanied by an expansive center storage compartment. A dedicated mechanical area houses a diesel generator, a 700-gallon fuel tank and a Seakeeper 6 gyrostabilizer along with most of the ship’s systems.

Quad 400-hp Mercury outboards are nested behind a 72-gallon livewell, and a side door provides access to a dock or to the water for divers and swimmers. The custom interior below is a mix of traditional teak and white surfaces and offers a galley, a full head, a dinette that converts to a queen berth in the bow, and an entertainment space aft with another large berth and TV. If it gets too stuffy below, you can always sleep on the bow sunpad or ample aft and serve up some beverages and snacks at the wet bar behind the elevated helm.

The first hull is scheduled to splash July 2019.

44′ 11″ LOA, 13′ 6″ beam

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Belzona 277 WA

With an overall length of 27 feet and beam of 9’4″, Belzona Marine’s 277 Walk Around offers a pleasing balance of form and function. The 277 WA is a scaled-down version of the Miami builder’s 327 Walk Around and features a cabin with separate enclosed head offering privacy and comfort. For anglers, two optional 25-gallon livewells, port and starboard fish boxes and four rod holders are fine additions to create the perfect fishing day. For day cruisers, a sunpad at the bow provides a comfortable location to relax and bask in the sun. Families will appreciate the traditional-style transom in the 277 WA and its comfortable three-person bench seat. A dive door on the starboard side allows easy access to any dock and is perfect for pulling in big fish. The 277 WA is the third boat in the Belzona line with the 395 Center Console set to debut in 2017. Powered by Mercury twin 225-hp outboard engines, the 277 Walk Around tops out at 55 mph with a cruising speed of 35 mph.

belzonamarine.com; (305) 512-3200

By Doug Thompson, Southern Boating Magazine July 2016