Cobalt Boats Forum

Not sure if it relates or if the lifters are the same, but GM has had tons of lifter issues over the last several years in their 5.3 and 6.2 engines.

Looks great!! Welcome.

AsLan7 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 8:07 pm I'm always in the market for the right boat.

As soon as you guys get your new contract that is as good or better than AA or United you will probably be shopping more in the yacht class.

Welcome!! We have a 2006 232 with the 8.1 engine. I've never driven one with the smaller engine, but it should be fine, but if you can find a big block that would be optimum though. We usually just boat with 4 people, but have had 7 on it and it was tight with all adults. Its a great boat, handles w...

Those colors are awesome! Thanks for the detailed report too.

jhnmdahl wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:13 pm Hm. Makes one wonder if the similar Panasonic relay (which costs $6 instead of $3) is actually worth double the price. https://www.digikey.com/en/products/det ... 12V/647006

Yes, as maybe the Panasonic is not made in China.

Looking good. Welcome!

I like the blue tape log book too. Pretty good idea.

We got the boat on the new trailer this weekend and took the boat out for a bit. The lake was packed. I still have to dial in the position of the boat. I want to find a scale so I can figure out the tongue weight as the truck squats quite a bit more than with the old trailer. But, the old trailer m...

Welcome... Great looking boat. Looking forward to hearing more about it. One question off topic...How did you rent a F-250 from Enterprise one way. I thought their truck division was only local rental? We recently got a new Loadmaster trailer in Ohio and brought it back to Arizona. We ended up in a ...

On our Venture trailer, when they carpeted the bunks, Venture used staples to fill a knot hole, causing scratches.

I believe my new Loadmaster for our 232 is 26.5 feet, plus maybe 2.5-3 feet for the swim platform.

Did you push the red button on #26?

We got the boat on the new trailer this weekend and took the boat out for a bit. The lake was packed. I still have to dial in the position of the boat. I want to find a scale so I can figure out the tongue weight as the truck squats quite a bit more than with the old trailer. But, the old trailer mi...

Maybe take a fuel sample from the bottom of the tank to check for more water.

Thanks for the writeup...


BUT, tell us more about the jets!