Cobalt Boats Forum

Just talked to them. Very helpful. Ordering the manifolds from them and picking up the risers here locally.
Significant $ difference on the manifold even with shipping. Risers were a little bit more after shipping. Plus I get to give my local shop some attention.
Really wanting to get the Hardin ...

On the hunt for a complete set of manifolds and risers for the 253. If anybody has a good source let me know.

Search salvage laws. I’ve heard it’s finders keepers if you follow the rules

Seems like I saw somewhere on here that somebody found a Bosch part number for the regulator. So one wouldn’t have to buy that super expensive blue box.

Mfi

Anyone? Anyone?
My low side is less than 10psi cold start. High side is 40ish. Having hard hot restart and running lean for a minute while applying power. Then clears up.

Our new favorite lunch bench

How long did it take to receive?

I ordered in March and still haven’t heard back....


It took about 6 weeks from completion of order to arrival at my end. It’s a small company building a top of the line custom product. If I do it again on another boat, I’d order it in the fall. Before boat ...

Nice job. You can turn the drive in both directions without it hitting? It looks close.


There’s plenty of clearance. Volvos don’t turn very sharp. I may remove the tilt limiters, if I ever rebuild the cylinders, for more ground clearance. There’s more room up now without the filler panel in ...

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My new extended platform from swimplatforms.com arrived today. We are so excited to install it on the 253 and get out on the water in a couple weeks.

Unknown if since new, I bought it 3years ago. It’s a San Juan Cooling system and appears to be from the 90’s(the hoses were all date coded) Yes, it’s running coolant. The pump is weeping a tiny bit of green after it’s warmed up. Plan is new pump, thermostat, hoses and belts. I’m at 1700 hours. Going ...

Planning on replacing the waterpump(circulation not raw) on my 96 7.4Gi. It looks like a standard short big block pump. Can I get an aftermarket aluminum replacement for it? At first thought I wasn’t sure about adding aluminum into the cooling system but the intake already is. I already have a fresh ...

If it’s a flush port,use it. You can’t overflush, but you can underflush. Any part of your VP that touches saltwater is an expensive one. Prolong its usefulness so you have more cash for fuel. More fuel = More smiles

I just did a full tune on my 253 w/ 7.4gi and had my F5 props cleaned up by the pros. Made a noticeable difference.
Found a great deal @ jegs for a new distributor, brass contact cap, rotor and high output coil. Stainless terminal plug wires and iridium NGK plugs. Fires right up and has a ...