Cobalt Boats Forum

Lake Geneva has weeds and mud in some areas, and in other areas, I'm trying to hold on slight breaks/drop offs. But depending on the wind and location, I may have steep breaks that I probably shouldn't even try to anchor at. I have not had any trouble getting this anchor to hold when I anchor at th...

Let's see a picture of your anchor. What brand and how much does it weigh? What type of bottom are you anchoring in? You lower it in vs throwing it in right? Can tell a newbie boater right away because he throws his anchor. Throwing can cause an anchor to get fouled and does nothing useful. I use a ...

3' of chain isn't close to being long enough. I carry 25' of chain for a 26' boat. Chain should be the length of the boat.

You also need to let out enough line. Depending on the wind, the amount of anchor rode may be 5:1 or 7:1.

Buy the OEM.

Trailer I picked up last fall has power king tow max tires with date code of 2020. Previous owner only used trailer to move back and forth for winter storage. No other trailering so tires look brand new. We trailer a lot so I'm thinking about upgrading tires. Any thoughts about this? Maxxis 8008 or...

Just bought a new 2024 GMC Denali 2500HD with the 6.6L gasoline engine to replace our 18 F150.

NautiGirl wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 8:49 amThe new Port battery is a Interstate 24M XHD so just a starting battery.

You probably already know this but the port battery is the battery that starts your engine. Since it is new, you can just buy a new AGM battery for the starboard side.

I saw your question on the Facebook site. You can have any type of batteries since both Flooded and AGM are both lead acid batteries and have similar charge profiles. No charger you will ever use, including the boats alternator, would be able to differentiate between the two. If it was my "new ...

NautiGirl wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 6:09 pmI believe he posts here from time to time. If I remember correctly he sells maxis tires and box anchors as a side hustle.

That would be Goodyear Endurance tires.

Sounds pretty mellow. Been in the Straight of Georgia north of you with a small craft warning and in a 20' boat...was not fun and we headed back to shore after getting beat up after awhile.

Done what you are planning on doing a number of times going through the locks into Puget sound. You should have ZERO issues with the combo of tide and winds.

Bull0080 wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 11:22 pm I bought a 263! Very excited, slip in the keys

Would love to meet up with other Cobalt owners to talk shop on the lake! Cheers

https://www.boattrader.com/boat/2001-co ... 3-9284329/

You own a home or renting a dock?

What viscosity oil does the manual suggest using? I would be surprised if it was 10W30 but I don't know what Volvo recommends these days. It's their own 10W-40 synthetic. Recommendation if that's not available is to use that or higher (i.e., no 5W-40, 10W-30, etc.), but also specifying that it be N...

What viscosity oil does the manual suggest using? I would be surprised if it was 10W30 but I don't know what Volvo recommends these days.

FirstStar wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:32 pm Old thread but still wondering.

Oh man...I usually look at the dates before I respond...messed up this time.