Cobalt Boats Forum

billk2632 thank you I'll check him out. The mechanic who worked on this boat told my my boat didn't have the painted fuel pump internals and that was discontinued prior to my model year so huh...

Thanks John and Bruce. My neighbor has a VP 320 and he recently paid 2500 to have his replaced only to get a bad unit.... I'm going over this morning to have a close look at what the job entails on my boat.

Thanks to all of you who replied to my earlier post. I wish this update could be upbeat but not so much. After buying the boat I contracted with the local mechanic in Sarasota where I purchased the boat to clean some marine growth around the drive and transom plate. While he was doing that he found ...

Kate, Thank-you! I'll add that to my list.

AsLan7, Thank-You!

Thank you both for your replies. Yes it was and is a saltwater boat. But the good news is i didn't pay anything close to freshwater price and I'm prepared to invest what's necessary to get it right. I am going to follow both of your guidance! This boat sat in saltwater at some point in its life and ...

Hi all! I posted some time ago that I was looking for an R5 and it finally happened. I found the boat for sale by private owner in Sarasota, about 35 miles from my Florida place. It's a 2014 Volvo Penta 380 nicely optioned out. Current owner has had it since 2019, it has 277 hours and the same mecha...

Thank you! My screens look nothing like that. I have the 8610xsv with stock programming from Cobalt. Then I guess I can't help, sorry. Sounds like you need to contact Cobalt and I hope they didn't drop the ball on this feature. Frankly I'm wavering on the R4 anyway. I'm afraid the lack of a head wi...

That's all that I could see but I will be on that boat next Thursday and can try to get the menus.

So I have a preliminary negotiated deal on a special order R4 OB with the Merc 300, bimini and a few essential options. Next week I will go see a for sale R4 in Cape Coral (300hp Yamaha) and on the same day I get to drive a 2022 Four Winns H4 OB with a 250hp Merc. The Four Winns pricing is surprisin...

As a newbie owner of an R6 I cant say I have much to compare it to but having it out in the ocean here in the pacific i think it handles the waves well and have not had a seastate that was conducive to full out. For me I think it comes down to what you want in a boat. While I am with you on power p...

Thanks everyone for your comments. So I might be OK with a VP380... I will talk to the dealer about a new one but the online price for a decent build is way up there including like $17K "factory material surcharge" And here in SW Florida nobody wants an I/O so I would prefer to invest way ...

Thank you Greenhut, Wish I could get a ride on a 380VP.

I introduced myself a bit ago and have been looking for an R5. But I've never had a ride on one and a nearby dealer had a demo day last Friday so my wife and I drove over and went for a ride on a new available R6 pretty loaded with a 300HP Yamaha outboard. I should first apologize for the comments t...

Thanks everyone for your replies. This is a fresh water boat. I'm afraid it just doesn't add up because of how muck I'll spend to add trim tabs and a bimini. We'll use it in SW Florida and having had a previous boat in the area both are required IMO. I appreciate the help and thanks for the advice o...