Cobalt Boats Forum

Thanks Sailor - appreciate the feedback. I largely agree with your comments. I also just reviewed cobalt R5 spreadsheet that covers time to plane and top speed with different engines and props. Interestingly, there is no engine that planes faster than the VP 300 - at least according to Cobalt's data...

Low hour used might be ok. Most I have found are asking more or similar to 30% off MSRP - pre haggling, but of course with the larger engine. Also, I dont need a trailer, but would need one to transport. Found what looks to be a nice one in Little Rock AK, but a bit of a hike, pricey, I dont have a ...

Thanks for all the great advice and info! We are strongly leaning towards waiting on a boat with the 380. Still doing the wet test of the 300, but suspect coming from a 375hp big block on a 23' bowrider, we wont be satisfied. Looked at virtually every in stock R5 within 1000 miles of Atlanta, and wi...

Not familiar with the 262, but would most likely be a straight run from the pump, through an inline fuse, to the battery. Doubt it would route to the battery switch area (although I am basing this on my knowledge of the R5). I would start by checking the positive side of both batteries for a high ga...

I just had the same symptoms on our 2004 Bryant 232. While it could be the float switch, there may be an easier fix. The Auto power portion of the bilge pump is often wired directly to one of the batteries so the Automatic Bilge runs even with the battery switch off. As a result, an inline fuse is t...

:) Thanks These days it is typically my wife and I on the boat 80% of the time, add our girls 10%, and more than 4 people about 10% of the time. I hear you - love the 8.1 in our Bryant. Will see how the wet test feels... Is the R6 a relatively sure thing for 2020? I looked for info, but only found t...

Cant seem to find details on tow/cruise mode other than high level data sheets/videos... When going through no wake zones in our current boat, it is a bit of a battle with the trottle to get optimal no wake speed as it is faster than just being in gear. Does tow mode let you set very low RPMs - like...

We just put a deposit on a 2019 R5 (time to move on from our 2004 Bryant 232). Was able to negotiate 30% off list for boats in the dealer network. As a result, we have had to compromise on a couple things. Sales person indicated lead time on a new R5 if we ordered now would be about 14 weeks - is th...