Cobalt Boats Forum

9,000 lbs with 10% on the tongue is 900 lbs on the receiver hitch. RAM trucks recommends a weight distributing hitch for anything over 5,000 lbs and says the max tongue weight on a Class IV receiver is 1,100 lbs. I'd get a 3/4T truck to pull your boat. PS I hope your user name isn't related to a ...

I thought power steering fluid was red (along with trans fluid), but better to have a power steering leak than an engine leak. My 2019 VP350 has been dry since new.

It's the Malibu influence (on Cobalt quality) and an incompetent dealer added in. What did the dealer say when you told them?

I wouldn't buy an R8 Surf @ $350,000+ USD (or any boat in that price range) without a water test - period. Everyone on this forum will have an opinion about wave quality, ride and handling, but it is just that, their opinion.

If you can afford the boat, you can afford to have your dealer contact a ...

Can you find a name on it? Maybe you can search the manufacture's website?

The boat will start because if the person is overboard you want the remaining people on board to start engine and be able to rescue person overboard.


I get it. It’s not like my Sea Doo where the lanyard is both a key and a safety cut off for when the operator falls off. It would be nice if ...

The boat will start because if the person is overboard you want the remaining people on board to start engine and be able to rescue person overboard.


I get it. It’s not like my Sea Doo where the lanyard is both a key and a safety cut off for when the operator falls off. It would be nice if the ...

It was the lanyard. I must have knocked it off when I rotated the captains chair. My question is, why does the boat start when the lanyard isn’t in?

Hi All,

My VP350 Garmin unit has just started emitting a beep tone every 20 seconds. The beep will sound even with the engine off and ignition on. Engine gem is normal, oil pressure is 45psi at idle. The only problem I can identify is a faulty trim switch which is causing the gauge to jump around ...

Maybe use velcro strips to attach the cushions to the base? It's a bit strange that they don't come attached.

I purchased a 2019 R3 new (in 2019) with a VP350. It has been an excellent boat (now with 108 hours). It has not needed any repairs and the build quality is rock solid. You won't regret purchasing a Cobalt. As to engine power, the power curves for the VP 300 and 350 are pretty similar until ...

I'd have a careful look at the props. I had a tiny dent (about the size of a baby finger nail) in one of the blades that produced vibration in the same rpm range you mentioned. Once that was corrected the vibration went away.

I purchased a 2019 R3 new (in 2019) with a VP350. It has been an excellent boat (now with 108 hours). It has not needed any repairs and the build quality is rock solid. You won't regret purchasing a Cobalt. As to engine power, the power curves for the VP 300 and 350 are pretty similar until around 4 ...

Maybe just a dirty contact from sitting over the off season. But hey it's telling You to go buy the surf boat! Lol
Glad my bb has a cable! Hammer down!

Talking to tgrace98 did you start it in gear as that will cause what you had.


Thanks for the reply, it was started in neutral. It was a bit ...

HI All,

Had a weird experience this weekend with our R3 (VP 350). =Dealer dropped our boat into the water at the lake on Friday and I idled it to the slip and tied it up.

That evening, my daughter and I took the boat out through a no wake zone (at idle) and I heard a periodic beep with a yellow ...