{"id":16213,"date":"2025-09-04T10:02:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T10:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=16213"},"modified":"2025-09-04T10:02:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T10:02:30","slug":"electric-center-console-by-arc-the-arc-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=16213","title":{"rendered":"Electric Center Console by Arc: The Arc Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Electric Center Console by Arc: The Arc Coast<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qZ-Q0id_sKA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"wxuzj5efbz\" src=\"https:\/\/boatingmag.dragonforms.com\/wxuzj5efbz\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width:100%;height:165px;border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Electric propulsion allows a reimagined center console layout and Arc boats used that as a foundation of the design of its Arc Coast center console. This new boat also features a reimagining of the traditional center console helm.<\/p>\n<p>The Arc Coast design process began not with engineering schematics but with a question: \u201cWhat do people love about their center console and what do they just tolerate?\u201d This user-centered approach led Arc\u2019s team to conduct extensive field research\u2014talking to owners, walking docks, and observing real-world boat usage patterns.<\/p>\n<p>This research revealed that people use center consoles for much more than just fishing. They gather at sandbars, swim with family, and enjoy sunrise cruises with friends\u2014activities for which traditional center consoles aren\u2019t optimized. The Arc Coast addresses these limitations by incorporating spacious seating, improved water access, and thoughtful features that enhance the captain\u2019s confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Arc\u2019s electric powertrain\u00a0 provided designers with unprecedented freedom to reimagine the boat\u2019s layout. Without the spatial requirements of a traditional gas outboard, the team extended usable space to the very edge of the hull, creating a transom that\u2019s \u201cflat, clean, and open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As David Imai, Arc\u2019s chief of design, explains, \u201cIt sounds simple, but removing the outboard changes the whole visual flow of the boat.\u201d This redesigned flow improves movement between different areas of the boat and creates new possibilities for hosting and lounging. Importantly, these improvements don\u2019t come at the expense of utility features that center console owners value\u2014rod storage, livewell, and fishboxes are all preserved but better integrated into the overall design.<\/p>\n<section class=\"hydra-container\">\n<div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/boatingmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BTG925-ARC-Drawing-1024x713.jpg?resize=800%2C557&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Arc Coast center console fishing boat\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boatingmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BTG925-ARC-Drawing-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/boatingmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BTG925-ARC-Drawing-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/boatingmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BTG925-ARC-Drawing-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/boatingmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BTG925-ARC-Drawing-1536x1070.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/boatingmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/BTG925-ARC-Drawing.jpg 2000w\">                <\/div><figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">\u201cIt\u2019s not about being minimal,\u201d says Dylan Anderson, one of Arc\u2019s industrial designers. \u201cIt\u2019s about removing anything that doesn\u2019t add value.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Arc<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/section>\n<p>Traditional center console helms often suffer from a fragmented, cluttered layout with screens and switches that lack coherent organization. This visual complexity creates hesitation and makes operation unnecessarily complicated.<\/p>\n<p>Ted Herringshaw, Arc\u2019s product lead, notes that \u201cMost people don\u2019t want to feel like they\u2019re in an airplane cockpit. They want to feel confident and comfortable at the helm.\u201d By developing their control systems in-house, Arc created a cohesive helm where navigation, boat controls, and performance data are unified in a single intuitive interface. The system is designed to be easily readable, responsive, and capable of evolving through software updates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Next:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/boatingmag.com\/boats\/arc-boat-optimizes-electric-power\/\">Arc Boats Optimizes Electric Power<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arc Boats is transforming electric boating from a compromise-laden alternative to a superior boating experience. By rethinking fundamental aspects of boat design around the capabilities of electric propulsion, both the Arc Sport and Arc Coast represent significant leaps forward in performance, efficiency, and user experience.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/boatingmag.com\/boats\/arc-electric-center-console\/\">Electric Center Console by Arc: The Arc Coast<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/boatingmag.com\/\">Boating Mag<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Alex Ingersol<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/boatingmag.com\/boats\/arc-electric-center-console\/\">Go to boatingmag<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electric Center Console by Arc: The Arc Coast Electric propulsion allows a reimagined center console layout and Arc boats used that as a foundation of the design of its Arc Coast center console. This new boat also features a reimagining of the traditional center console helm. 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