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I didn’t put anything under the swim step - only on the side that is up when it is closed.

Curius how they are fixing it -- is it being sent back to Cobalt? There must be enough movement where the bulkhead is tabbed into the hullside to cause the stress cracks -- if they don't fix that I am certain it will happen again.

This might have already been addressed, but I could not find a thread on it. I have a 2014 VP-300 that has a flush attachment inside the engine compartment (newer engines have one at the outdrive AND I think in the engine compartment). I knew that you want to be sure not to forget to put the cap on ...

It shouldn't drain the battery.
The combine on the battery switch is kind of like an emergency start thing - if one of your batteries is dead, it will combine the batteries so you can get the engine started.

Just realized your boat is a 2023 - still in warranty I assume. In that case I would only try the bleeding which is really running the trim up/down about 10 times. Past that I would let the dealer handle it as warranty.

If the fluid is pink is is Dextron ATF, if clear it is power steering fluid. Either is fine, just top off with what is in it - also check level with drive trimmed down. On your boat the trim pump and reservoir is outside the boat and side of drive, you cannot check fluid with boat in water.

Does the trim work when you are not on plane? I think first I would check the fluid level and bleed the system -- bleeding is easy just run the trim up/down @10 times, system is self bleeding. I had similar issues with my R5 when I first bought it - topping off the fluid and bleeding resolved it. Al...

Yeah, salt water much more than fresh water will really stink things up. Just that little bit of water that stays in the head just stinks to high heaven when left. Another "tip" for a deep clean on the holding tank - pump it out, fill it 1/2 full of freshwater and a little bit of dishwashi...

I would like to add the transom lights to a 2023 R6 Surf. Where are these lights installed from the factory? Is there an existing plug I can utilize for the wiring? If so, where is it? Thanks, Joe There are several threads here on the subject. The one I was most interested in was a light at the dra...

Good deal!

10w30/10w40 at one point was pretty much a standard weights especially for older pushrod small block V8's and V6's - the same engine my R5 has. But outside the Volvo labeled oil it is hard to find now. More recently it seems manufactures have gone to lighter and light oils - due to variable timing s...

Just bought a 2014 r7 with porcelain head. Does anyone know if there is a filter anywhere between the tank and discharge? Every time I come off plane I can smell the head. Flushed it out several times & put plenty of chemical in it. Hoping maybe there was a filter that could be replaced. I'm no...

https://www.cobaltchat.com/viewtopic.php?p=114581#p114581 Here is a link to to my thread. I did the same thing with my R5. Installed a T in the water line going to the head. I went to Lowe’s and bought some of the plastic tubing and used the Shark Bite fittings and bought the shower from Scandvik. H...

Yes, I've used the Loctite Marine epoxy - to fill and re-tap screw holes like your doing.

I personally have never used it for this, the few times I have had to do this, it was easier to buy the tubes of epoxy in a syringe that mix as you push it out. But, Marine-Tex might work better in this case since you are trying to file UP into a hole.