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by MisterMR
Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:13 pm
Forum: Cobalt Boats General
Topic: Freshwater level
Replies: 5
Views: 234

Re: Freshwater level

That was the factory-installed gauge? I know that I *may* have options to install something myself (I can't yet get a good look at the tank itself to know if a float switch can even be installed), but I'm trying to figure out whether my my current lack of a freshwater gauge from the factory is/has b...
by MisterMR
Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:58 pm
Forum: Cobalt Boats General
Topic: Freshwater level
Replies: 5
Views: 234

Freshwater level

A call out to those of you who have a freshwater system on their boat(s). I'm trying to figure out if I should be resetting my expectations regarding how to measure the level of fluid in my freshwater tank. The word so far from Cobalt is that it is normal for me to not have a gauge or any other mean...
by MisterMR
Fri Apr 19, 2024 6:30 pm
Forum: R Series
Topic: Mystery tank
Replies: 7
Views: 456

Re: Mystery tank

I know that there are sensors that can be installed. What amazes me is that a freshwater gauge or some NMEA connection was not included in the price of the sink console + transom shower + freshwater system. Cobalt's initial response was along the lines of "Yeah, we used to include that but don'...
by MisterMR
Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:17 pm
Forum: R Series
Topic: Mystery tank
Replies: 7
Views: 456

Re: Mystery tank

The "mystery tank" has been confirmed as a sump for the sink. The R6 has been at the dealer for the last two weeks while they work with Cobalt to get the problem of it not pumping into the wastewater tank worked out. Apparently some things got wired incorrectly during manufacture, includin...
by MisterMR
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:44 pm
Forum: R Series
Topic: Mystery tank
Replies: 7
Views: 456

Re: Mystery tank

I get the idea of it possibly being a sump, but it doesn't make any sense to me as the only connections seem to be A) the sink, and B) the waste tank. It's weird and I can't wait to hear back from Cobalt on this one. I've also questioned them on the lack of a gauge for the fresh water tank level (ga...
by MisterMR
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:59 pm
Forum: R Series
Topic: Mystery tank
Replies: 7
Views: 456

Mystery tank

So, I finally took possession of our brand-new 2024 R6! I'll post some glamour shots soon, but in the meantime I am trying to work on flushing the winterization fluid out the water tanks (we have the electric head, sink, and transom shower) while the rain keeps us off the water for the next week or ...
by MisterMR
Sat Nov 25, 2023 4:21 pm
Forum: R Series
Topic: Extended shade
Replies: 3
Views: 1000

Re: Extended shade

Krob1114 wrote: Sat Nov 25, 2023 5:48 am I too would like some more information. Reviews didn't say things like how easy it was to install or how it preformed will doing 30 or 40 mph.
Product description says "Rated for use up to 15mph"
by MisterMR
Sun Nov 05, 2023 12:52 am
Forum: R Series
Topic: Windlass chain length
Replies: 4
Views: 551

Re: Windlass chain length

R6 is 100'
by MisterMR
Fri Oct 13, 2023 12:00 am
Forum: Other Boats and Comparisons
Topic: Top cobalt competition??
Replies: 10
Views: 2939

Re: Top cobalt competition??

I looked at the 2023 LS6 when recently shopping. It was the closest runner-up to the R6 which I eventually ordered. There was a noticeable margin in the feeling of quality and solidity in things like the storage hatches and seating surfaces. It was definitely a high-end boat, but there were only one...
by MisterMR
Mon Oct 09, 2023 10:57 am
Forum: Member Introduction and Photos
Topic: Finally getting back on the water
Replies: 4
Views: 1036

Re: Finally getting back on the water

We went with the VP 380 and right now it feels like we didn't forgo much! Given the variety of waterways and uses that we plan, we loaded her up with options like the electric porcelain toilet (wife insisted on that one!), trim tabs, lighting, etc. Went with the non-electric arch and swim step. Colo...
by MisterMR
Sun Oct 08, 2023 4:51 pm
Forum: Member Introduction and Photos
Topic: Finally getting back on the water
Replies: 4
Views: 1036

Finally getting back on the water

My history: learned to sail on a Hobie Cat on Lake Arrowhead back as a teenager in the eighties and caught the bug. Then my parents bought a Sea Ray bowrider back in the nineties and I enjoyed learning powerboating and taking it on SoCal lakes and out along the SoCal coast. Moved to NorCal and joine...