Marco 600 Centre Console Manufacturer: Model: Review boat supplied by: Length overall: Weight overall: Deadrise: Materials: Capacity: Motor (as tested): Recommended hp: Cost (as tested): Packages from: Standard features: Optional features: Marco Boats Ltd Marco 600 Centre Console Marco Boats Ltd 6.1m 1100kg 16 degrees Alloy four pax Yamaha 100hp four-stroke 115 $43,850 $36,990 Anchor well, bow rail, hydraulic steering, six-way switch panel, nav. lights, bilge pump, underoor fuel tank, console with screen and storage, six rod holders, Vibrastop outboard pad. Hardtop bimini, clears, underoor storage, wider console. Reviewer’s comments Most of the centre-consoles Marco has produced have left our shores for duty in New Caledonia. The test boat belongs to a keen local sho and is customised to his unique specications. Already a beefy 6.1m, everything about the Marco looks robust and over-size. For example, the massive 50mm pipe hard-top supports would also be at home on a 50footer. There is heaps of freeboard and big, wide coamings, which suggest a capability to get out wide. The console is an extremely generous one-metre wide, allowing two anglers to stand shoulder to shoulder fully protected by the screen and its very serious alloy hardtop. The owner has also had a set of clears made, extending from the pipe frame to the coamings, providing a large sheltered area not dissimilar to that of a cabin boat’s. The 100hp four-stroke Yamaha is a sweet motor that likes to be trimmed fairly well in on this rig. The standard option hydraulic steering is light and responsive. If you tend towards heavy fuel loads and a boat full of heavy shers and gear, more horsepower would be an option. –BP