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by jhnmdahl
Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:21 pm
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Starting Stereo/Electronics Upgrade Project
Replies: 20
Views: 758

Re: Starting Stereo/Electronics Upgrade Project

Jwill, No, the Ram mount is plenty strong to lock a Garmin like yours or mine into position. I've been out in some pretty choppy weather, and the chartplotter hasn't moved. It's a great solution if there's not empty space on a dash panel to mount it. I used a metal backing plate behind the fiberglas...
by jhnmdahl
Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:45 am
Forum: Electronics
Topic: Starting Stereo/Electronics Upgrade Project
Replies: 20
Views: 758

Re: Starting Stereo/Electronics Upgrade Project

I love the RAM mounts - see my Garmin mounting solution toward the end of this thread: viewtopic.php?t=176
by jhnmdahl
Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:20 am
Forum: Member Introduction and Photos
Topic: New Member, 2001 226 w/ 8.1Gi
Replies: 2
Views: 69

Re: New Member, 2001 226 w/ 8.1Gi

Beautiful boat, and a lot of engine for something that size! I bet it's a blast to drive compared to other 22' boats on the lake.
by jhnmdahl
Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:19 am
Forum: Member Introduction and Photos
Topic: 2005 272
Replies: 3
Views: 83

Re: 2005 272

No way that looks like a 20 year old boat. Nice work, and congrats!
by jhnmdahl
Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: Cobalt Boats General
Topic: Parts Online
Replies: 2
Views: 82

Re: Parts Online

I've used marinepartseurope to find parts, then just Googled the part number to find the best price.

See: https://marinepartseurope.com/en/dealer ... tentpage/6
by jhnmdahl
Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:49 am
Forum: Cobalt Boats General
Topic: OEM Table Alternative - Cutting Board??
Replies: 14
Views: 2168

Re: OEM Table Alternative - Cutting Board??

Nice work, guys!

What's the wood Cobalt uses on the dash - Makassar ebony? I could see being extra fancy and trying to match that some day, but for some reason exotic tropical hardwoods aren't getting cheaper.
by jhnmdahl
Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:16 pm
Forum: For Sale
Topic: New R8 Trailer
Replies: 1
Views: 154

Re: New R8 Trailer

Are you saying you're trying to sell a trailer? Is it for a 2022 R8? They didn't make the R8 in 2002. Pics would be great, and since Cobalt doesn't make or specify trailers, the brand and model of the trailer will help with a sale as well. If you have a ballpark price, that will be a buyer's next qu...
by jhnmdahl
Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:06 pm
Forum: Cobalt Boats General
Topic: Stainless ladder considerations and anti-corrosion treatments
Replies: 4
Views: 303

Re: Stainless ladder considerations and anti-corrosion treatments

If it's going to be submerged in salt water for days at a time, I don't think I'd go with anything that's 304 stainless. I'm sure an anti-corrosion spray would help some, but it's still putting band-aids on a wound that will never heal. Do you have a link to the ladder? Someone here may know of an a...
by jhnmdahl
Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:57 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Storage
Topic: Cleaning products
Replies: 7
Views: 264

Re: Cleaning products

I'll add that the 303 mold and mildew cleaner + blocker is a great thing to have on hand. It's hard getting mold/mildew out of vinyl, but this does as well as anything I've seen.
by jhnmdahl
Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:38 pm
Forum: Technical Documents
Topic: 1998 Cobalt 220 wiring schematic
Replies: 3
Views: 170

Re: 1998 Cobalt 220 wiring schematic

Cobalt is usually happy to provide one if you reach out, but I don't know of any that have been posted here yet. Boats that old didn't have basic schematics in the owner's manuals either, so the manual on the Cobalt website isn't likely to help you much. If you have a specific question, someone here...
by jhnmdahl
Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:11 am
Forum: For Sale
Topic: 2007 Cobalt 252 w/brand new engine
Replies: 10
Views: 636

Re: 2007 Cobalt 252 w/brand new engine

You'll get $50k for that, no problem, once weather warms up and people start spending time on the lake. I wouldn't come down until at least July if I were you. Best of luck with your sale!
by jhnmdahl
Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:37 pm
Forum: Maintenance and Storage
Topic: Cleaning products
Replies: 7
Views: 264

Re: Cleaning products

Test post with Amazon link to 303 Marine spray

https://a.co/d/8COPnPb

Edit - it does seem to work on the mobile app, but not on the web page on mobile. I had to manually copy the short link to get it to work via the web page on mobile.
by jhnmdahl
Mon Apr 08, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: Cobalt Boats General
Topic: Let's see your Tow rigs with your boat!
Replies: 858
Views: 50424

Re: Let's see your Tow rigs with your boat!

That's a long wheelbase, too, which makes for smooth towing. Looks like you're all set to move up to an R30 ;)
by jhnmdahl
Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: Older Boats and Series
Topic: Red fluid in the blige! NOT COOLANT!!
Replies: 6
Views: 335

Re: Red fluid in the blige! NOT COOLANT!!

Can you tell if it's sweet like coolant or stinky like hydraulic fluid? Hard to guess, but the fact that there's red fluid squirting from your hydraulic cylinder makes me want to think it's leaked out over time and collected, coloring whatever else is in the bilge.
by jhnmdahl
Mon Apr 08, 2024 8:54 am
Forum: 10, CS Series
Topic: New to me 2023 CS22 and First time boat owner
Replies: 6
Views: 196

Re: New to me 2023 CS22 and First time boat owner

Welcome to the forum, Seabalt! I wouldn't worry much about the duoprop. You do get a bit better "bite" on the water, but I suspect you won't miss it in a CS22. If it makes you feel any better, I have a V8-225 on my 21' Cobalt, and have never wished for more top-end horsepower. I just don't...