You have the option to cut a foot out of the center of the leaning post. Rejoining it is the easy part, getting a vinyl person to cut the black out of used material might be tough, if not impossible, especially if you expect them to stand behind their work. Fiberglass is easy to repair.
Off the top of my head your beam is 8' (96") and subtract about 6" (x2) for cap and now you have 84" between inner gunwales (tapered inward toward floor). So add a 40" (plus those grab handles?) console/leaning console to the ould be 44" for the center stuff. That leaves (84/2 to find center and 44(console)/2= 22 to figure the width from center)- 22" from center each way. So unchanged the pass-by will be 42-22 = 20" +/- each side. Not enough for a comfortable pass especially if you put rod holders on the side of the console.
I went with a CM Leaning post live well for my 200 CCP. It’s 40” wide as is my console. The walks don’t feel crowded to me, though I did cut my liner to get 3-piece construction.So much depends on your intended use. My boat is set up for offshore trolling and live baiting usually with a crew of 2. If you fish more inshore, casting or fly fishing, or with more people, you may want a smaller console and seating. For offshore, I like a larger console. With outriggers and rod storage on the T top that leaves the cockpit, gunwales and bow clear for action.
Looking good so far. My thought is if it's not exactly what you want and you can sell it easily then don't go through the trouble of trying to "fix" it. I also agree with mshugg on the console sizing. It all depends on what you'll use the boat for. If I primarily fished offshore I would want something bigger to hang on to and hide behind in the slop, but if you stay shallow and fish more people the ease of passing is nice.
