Here is something you don't see every day

[gdane]

YT What were you doing in the Table Rock neck of the woods?

[liquid]

Kate is like an onion... So many layers.

[AsLan7]

When I went to the marina at Table Rock Lake today they had this on display in the corner of the showroom. It's a 1968 GT500 Cobalt, one of 15 made. The guy said he thinks there's only 4 left and existence but a quick Google check looks like there may be a few more, although some may be copies. This is the boat that Donzi sued Cobalt for because it was a copy of a sweet 16.

Either way, I had some serious drool over this ride!
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With all due respect to my BFF (Yt): The GT was splashed from the Corsican, the XV's from the Sweet 16 -- known collectively as the "lawsuit models."

Here's an XV in action:
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While beautiful and frighteningly fast, they are not in my opinion the first gen Cobalts. They are a prelude. More later . . .

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Exactly Kate...a result of transforming a fiberglass slide "factory" into splashing boat molds in order to reinvent a business. I find it ironic Pack did this to avoid slide litigation... only to end up in the controversial hull splashing lawsuit game. It obviously paid off for him.

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[Big Block Power]

When I went to the marina at Table Rock Lake today they had this on display in the corner of the showroom. It's a 1968 GT500 Cobalt, one of 15 made. The guy said he thinks there's only 4 left and existence but a quick Google check looks like there may be a few more, although some may be copies. This is the boat that Donzi sued Cobalt for because it was a copy of a sweet 16.

Either way, I had some serious drool over this ride!
20170916_090116.jpg
20170916_090131.jpg20170916_090138.jpg

With all due respect to my BFF (Yt): The GT was splashed from the Corsican, the XV's from the Sweet 16 -- known collectively as the "lawsuit models."

Here's an XV in action:
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While beautiful and frighteningly fast, they are not in my opinion the first gen Cobalts. They are a prelude. More later . . .

Tell us more please.

[Big Block Power]

So this was hin#1. Kate can you remember building this one?
Who thinks this is the same one in that vid?

[Ytmsn]

YT What were you doing in the Table Rock neck of the woods?

Gdane this was from 2 years ago when I went over to buy Chill.

[Lockey14s]

The plot thickens...

[gdane]

YT What were you doing in the Table Rock neck of the woods?

Gdane this was from 2 years ago when I went over to buy Chill.

Oh Ok Didn't know the Chill came from TR?

[tgrace98]

YT What were you doing in the Table Rock neck of the woods?

Gdane this was from 2 years ago when I went over to buy Chill.

Oh Ok Didn't know the Chill came from TR?

Yeah he bought it from the Harbor. I know because he was hunting for a 262 at the same time I was lol. He beat me to it.

[Ytmsn]

Gdane this was from 2 years ago when I went over to buy Chill.

Oh Ok Didn't know the Chill came from TR?

Yeah he bought it from the Harbor. I know because he was hunting for a 262 at the same time I was lol. He beat me to it.

Haa! It wasn't meant to be! You were a 262 short timer!

[TechieTechie]

So confused by some of posts on this thread.


But regardless, thanks for posting a reviving the thread for us kiddos. What a beautiful boat.

[Kate]

Here's an XV in action:


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While beautiful and frighteningly fast, they are not in my opinion the first gen Cobalts. They are a prelude. More later . . .

Tell us more please.
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Sorry, I forgot about this.

First gen (i.e., the non-splashed hulls): The Tri-Hull. Here's a '72, 16-footer.

And then, after decades of innovation and dedication to excellence, it's descendant: The 200S