Cobalt Boats Forum

I have a float that gets stuck up, so want to remove it and investigate what's going on. But access to it is a real chore. Can I unbolt the two screws that hold the black plate that attaches to the hull, to get the float and pump out to a side? Or are those screws a real pain and meant to be a one t...

Hi All - You have been very helpful in the past, so will go to you all first. 2010 232 with the 8.1 Gi. For the past year the trim position has sometimes worked, sometimes not on the dash. It never works out of the water, and when it does work, it seems to be only when on a ramp when putting the boa...

Lithium is absolutely the future, just don't know how far in the future it will be to get the prices down, and trickle down the proper charging technology. That being said I had AGM batteries for years and actually had an Optima and a Cabelas brand both go bad within 2 years and needed replaced on o...

The letters are held on with 3M double sided tape. Easy to re-apply. I imagine the emblem is the same, although I have not removed mine to be sure. Fishing line is the trick to get them off easy. On a yearly basis I polish my boat and find I can get in between the letters with my small polisher pad ...

I can’t stand that guys opinion on the letters. It only makes his job easier to get rid of them. There is no version of any vinyl sticker that looks as good as the raised letters or emblem.

Just got back from 8 days on LOTO in the Niangua Arm. Can’t stand the main channel for traffic. I only take our 232 to the main channel during the week. Weekends are crazy. Like others said, stay off the main channel or you better find a place with a lift that you can use. Your boat will take a beat...

Just redid all new bearings and races and new grease for the vault hubs after 12 years. Installed Timken bearings all around. To be honest the Chinese ones inside looked fine. I go for Timken any time I’m doing bearings. Never had an issue with them.

coming back to this on the warm side of winter...... I took the 232 to the shop to get this situation resolved, and the resolution was way simpler than I thought it was going to be. Apparently the drain hole bolt on my model was a "short" model that was only used for about 2 years, and it...

My carpet is in great shape, but I got tired of the drying time on it. It took days to dry. I went with snap in seagrass instead, and Sea Dek on the swim platform and walk through step. I can honestly say I have no complaints. It works great. I have very light colored seagrass, and in direct sunligh...

I'm not into buying the Cobalt branded items at the extra cost. I went all in on the Polyform fenders (F-2 size), and their EFC-2 fender covers. Can't say enough about them. We have been extremely happy using them.

Can someone post a pic of the volvo can that matches? I tried to buy a can a year ago and was not a match. Had to do a quick wipe off. Been gun-shy to order another $15 can that's the wrong color for the DPS drives.

It shakes at low rpm when in neutral, correct? If it shakes when idle but in gear I would say it's a prop issue. Reaching a bit here, but want to make sure it's an engine only issue.

good info A7. Yeah, Im sure they work well as they are standard install now. When I run or cove out, I leave the switch on the same battery. I never swap it over. Next day I'll just switch to the other battery before we launch. I've never had an issue. Of course I also don't have a massive sound sys...

Congrats to both of you. We spent last week at LOTO around the 27 mile mark in our 232. During the week it was no issue, but the weekend is another story. We were fine, but the "chop" made it tough. Had to make a run to the Little Niangua to tube with the kids and swim. The 282 is the perf...

I had a similar switch installed when I added a second battery. I went with the standard 1/2/all/off sea sense switch. My dealer recommended that over the add a battery setup with the ACR. They had some issues with the ACR early on. Also they explained that there is a way you can run both batteries ...