From a Chris-Craft to a Cobalt

[LakeLife77]

Just wanted to introduce myself. Been lurking for a year, and finally got my account set-up. We purchased a new to us 2014 Cobalt R5 with the VP 380 last year. Bought it from Candlewood Lake at the Cobalt dealer as it only had 199 hours. I would say it is a bit of an upgrade from our 2000 Chris-Craft bowrider that had a fuel injected 5.0. Had that boat for 14 years. But my wife wanted something that rode nicer and had a bathroom. We love to boat on Lake Wylie, SC and I felt the only upgrade from a Chris-Craft was a Cobalt. No Regrets at all. Looing forward to learning more about these boats, and hopefully helping out some others

[milkerson10]

Beautiful boat, welcome to the forum, you will enjoy that boat for years and years to come

[NautiWeasel]

Look @ that reflection!
Welcome, glad to have you.

[AsLan7]

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So glad you found us LL77!

Curious your impressions of the Cobalt vs Chris Craft (pluses and/or minuses). What do you miss on the CC?

Nice pics.

And welcome aboard mate!

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[LakeLife77]

Well Owning a Chris-Craft was a dream come true. I grew up on Chautauqua Lake and my dad had a 1962 26’ Chris-Craft Cavalier.
The build quality and design was ahead of its time. I would see 10 year newer boats that were not built as well and looked older than ours. In 14 years of owning it, besides a water pump and having to rebuild the trim and power steering rams (seals dried after 20 years) that boat ran flawless. The Gel-coat was still shiny when I sold it. Electrical connections were much like Cobalt and switch gear, gel-coat and vinyl are both premium over other brands IMHO. It was faster than the Cobalt, but rode rough. The R5 really cuts through chop, which my wife loves. I feel both Cobalt & Chris-Craft have a timeless look and always get complements at the sandbar or dock.

[AsLan7]

Well Owning a Chris-Craft was a dream come true. I grew up on Chautauqua Lake and my dad had a 1962 26’ Chris-Craft Cavalier.
The build quality and design was ahead of its time. I would see 10 year newer boats that were not built as well and looked older than ours. In 14 years of owning it, besides a water pump and having to rebuild the trim and power steering rams (seals dried after 20 years) that boat ran flawless. The Gel-coat was still shiny when I sold it. Electrical connections were much like Cobalt and switch gear, gel-coat and vinyl are both premium over other brands IMHO. It was faster than the Cobalt, but rode rough. The R5 really cuts through chop, which my wife loves. I feel both Cobalt & Chris-Craft have a timeless look and always get complements at the sandbar or dock.

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Both are great boats. Thanks for the input LL77. Enjoy!

[Krob1114]

Well Owning a Chris-Craft was a dream come true. I grew up on Chautauqua Lake and my dad had a 1962 26’ Chris-Craft Cavalier.
The build quality and design was ahead of its time. I would see 10 year newer boats that were not built as well and looked older than ours. In 14 years of owning it, besides a water pump and having to rebuild the trim and power steering rams (seals dried after 20 years) that boat ran flawless. The Gel-coat was still shiny when I sold it. Electrical connections were much like Cobalt and switch gear, gel-coat and vinyl are both premium over other brands IMHO. It was faster than the Cobalt, but rode rough. The R5 really cuts through chop, which my wife loves. I feel both Cobalt & Chris-Craft have a timeless look and always get complements at the sandbar or dock.

Welcome. Great boat. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. There are not many Chris-Craft boats in our area, so I can't compare them, but looking at 15-20 year old Cobalts on our lake was why we purcased one. The R5 is a great boat.