Fly Bridge Boats

Flybridge boats refer to the fact that they have a second “flying bridge” above the main cockpit. They can have secondary navigation controls, but don’t necessarily have to. They offer superior visibility and maneuvering and are open to the weather on smaller boats. Larger vessels have a flybridge that extends over the side of the pilothouse to aid docking.As well as offering advantages for navigation, it can help fishing vessels by giving a far superior view from the height. The allows fishermen to spot shoals or seabirds from further away. While they can be used to fish from, the higher center of gravity normally puts people off doing this. It’s more often used as a viewing platform than a fishing one.Flybridge boats come in all shapes and sizes, from a smaller 15’ inshore cruiser right up to a supertanker. As a flybridge refers to a part of the boat instead of a specific make or model it’s difficult to pigeonhole them with any accuracy.For example, the Mulder 405’ is a huge, luxurious flybridge boat and costs $216,760,500, but so is a more modest Viking 45 Convertible, which can be bought for around $180,000.