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My 2023 R8 Surf Volvo 430 goes to 280 degrees on WOT, I reported this to the dealer and they said it has an alarm in case something is wrong, which there isn't. He exactly said, "no alarm, no problem." In my experience it's too high for oil temp.

Hello, we live in San Diego but I sail on Lake Havasu, I want to do the trip to Catalina Island, has anyone done it in the past? How hard to do is it?

On my R8 SURF delivered on the end of june (3 months later from the original date), the dealer told me that COBALT was short on sof-trac mat's and delivered the boat without them, the sof trac mat on the platform came without the red accents (which I ordered), the bottom drive paint scraped and in ...

Ordered from October 2020

In our R8 Surf order the dealer told me on January the production date was scheduled for April 1st, on February it was scheduled for April 7, on March it was scheduled for April 13, and yesterday the dealer send me another email saying it wasn't in production which on April 24 he told me the ...

In our R8 Surf order the dealer told me on January the production date was scheduled for April 1st, on February it was scheduled for April 7, on March it was scheduled for April 13, and yesterday the dealer send me another email saying it wasn't in production which on April 24 he told me the boat ...

I put an order for an R8 Surf on last November and after a lot of delays the dealer confirmed me that the production was starting 4/13/21, does anybody know how much time it takes to complete the build?

Anyone know what is the option “Beehive" Interior Accent Pkg.?

Last week I ordered my R8 SURF beside your options I added the following:

-Underwater Lighting
-Windlass
-Step cockpit Entry
-Transom tilt switch
-tow balls
-Engine 430 (380 small for r8 surf)
-Transom shower

I didn't order the speakers covers because I ordered the arch elec folding and I will ...

What is the benefit of the transom tilt switch for a forward facing drive on the surf versions? I’ve been trying to figure out when and why I would use those from the rear of the boat?

Thanks!


For a surf model I do not see any benefit as they are completely opposite of a conventional drive ...

We ordered our R8 with the following colors:
Hull side: Navy Blue
Boot Stripe : Knockout Red
Hull Bottom : White
Interior color : Caramel Carbon

Last week I ordered my R8 SURF beside your options I added the following:

-Underwater Lighting
-Windlass
-Step cockpit Entry
-Transom tilt switch
-tow balls
-Engine 430 (380 small for r8 surf)
-Transom shower

I didn't order the speakers covers because I ordered the arch elec folding and I will ...