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Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:13 pm
by jhnmdahl

Re: Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:51 pm
by Table Rockin
Didnt really want to start a new thread so posted question here.....is the R7 really considered a 28' boat? LOA is 27"6" including platform. So the hull itself is what 26' give or take? Seems like the newer the boat the shorter they get relative to older models with bolt on platforms.

The reason i ask is im already sick of my R7 ive never even driven and looking to upgrade ๐Ÿ˜‰

Re: Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:02 pm
by NautiGirl
Agree. We have the 222...22'6 without the platform... 24'6 w the platform.

You would want to do a comparison to the R3 when it's really more like the R5.

So I just say we have a 25' boat now instead of a 23'... After rounding of course...two footies strikes again! Lol

Re: Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:11 pm
by tgrace98
So since all the new boats have molded extended swim platforms they count towards length of the boat.

Re: Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:22 pm
by NautiGirl
Which really makes the boat smaller than the old style. If we upgraded to an R3 we would be going down in size and I said that wouldn't work. Gotta go bigger! Lol

Re: Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:30 pm
by Table Rockin
Not to rain on your parade Nauti but isnt the R5 overall like 25'6" with platform? So probably a 24' hull? Not that its that much bigger of course. Idk....seems like they should of stuck to LOA without platforms all this time. But i guess marketing a hull size with less material cost = profit ๐Ÿค‘

Re: Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:31 pm
by Table Rockin
So if all this is true....i really only got another 2.5 feet or so of actual hull feom the 240 to R7. Yep. Time to look at A28s or R30s....

Re: Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:54 pm
by tgrace98
Table Rockin wrote: โ†‘Wed Apr 04, 2018 8:31 pm So if all this is true....i really only got another 2.5 feet or so of actual hull feom the 240 to R7. Yep. Time to look at A28s or R30s....
Hahaha Iโ€™ve been doing the same thing ever since I bought my boat. Wife keeps saying you havenโ€™t even taken delivery on the 262 yet! Iโ€™m sure once I get to drive it Aganin I will love it. Iโ€™m sure you are just going through the same thing.

Re: Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:52 pm
by Table Rockin
You mean manic depressive excited fits of crazy? Yep. Been that way since we came to terms. Ive been in my new boat once and a 2018 R7 at the boatshow. All i can say is regardless it certainly feels substantially bigger on the interior than the 240. That 240 was/is a really great bot though. Given the space available it was laid out perfect. The only thing that would have made it better was the flipback aft seating configuration you see on newer boats. Im a mess.....

Re: Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:54 pm
by Table Rockin
Forgot to mention TG.....i think your 262 is either same size as mine or longer with platform. Well do a side by side this summer ๐Ÿ˜Ž

Re: Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:03 am
by tgrace98
Table Rockin wrote: โ†‘Wed Apr 04, 2018 9:54 pm Forgot to mention TG.....i think your 262 is either same size as mine or longer with platform. Well do a side by side this summer ๐Ÿ˜Ž
Are you going down in the next few weeks? Iโ€™ll be down prolly the weekends of the 14th and 21st. Boat is getting delivered for sure on the 14th! Just firmed it up with heartland yesterday.

Re: Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:18 am
by Table Rockin
Well be down the weekend of 4/20. I get my captains orientation that friday evening.

Re: Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:52 am
by slideruleracer
In our association on Lake Winni, there are limitations on boat lengths for the moorings and docks of 28'. So, By buying an older model 250, I can honestly give hull lenght numbers (without swim platform) that are well under the limits. If I bought newer - with the integrated platform - I'd have to buy a boat that was technically right on the limit just to match the same length boat. Of course, the newer models do a slightly better job with space management than the older ones, but I guess what I'm saying is that I'm lucky in a sense - the length limitations are a forcing function to keep my 2footitis in check. ;-)

Re: Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 4:28 pm
by tgrace98
Table Rockin wrote: โ†‘Thu Apr 05, 2018 7:18 am Well be down the weekend of 4/20. I get my captains orientation that friday evening.
Nice maybe we will bump into each other.

Re: Cobalt-produced videos of Cobalt R3, R5, R7

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 6:39 am
by thunder550
slideruleracer wrote: โ†‘Thu Apr 05, 2018 11:52 am Of course, the newer models do a slightly better job with space management than the older ones
This is for sure the case. My 252 feels small on the inside, I lose about 5 feet of interior space due to the configuration of the seats and engine hatch/sun pad. Seems like the newer models are designed to take advantage of nearly the entire length of the boat by setting the engine lower and putting seats and a walkaround space on top.