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By the way.. when i cleaned and inspected the liquid, it was mostly water and just a small film of red fluid. So its not a major fluid leak as the picture might suggest.

But if it leaked over time, I would have seen a stream of fluid leading to the bilge. The smell was somewhat sweet, not much of a petrol smell. I cleaned the bilge after discovering the leak and ran the boat for a coolant test. The temps were fine and after the run I inspected the levels, it was the...

I have a 2005 282 with a 496MAG/HO. This morning I noticed strong fuel smell around the boat, so immediately turned on the bilge blowers and let sit for a few minutes, then opened the hatch and noticed a red liquid in the bilge. At first I'm thinking it was coolant, but as you can see the coolant le...

I'm looking to add trim tabs to my 2005 282 the 2024 season. What are the recommendations brand/size and electric vs hydraulic?
It seems the job to install is pretty straight forward, however, the whole purposely putting a hole in the boat thing....gives me pause!

Thank you guys! looking forward to contributing to the community. I bought a buffing machine and watched YOUTUBE UNIVERSITY to better understand the process. I did a test spot and it come our looking great. Any tips to buffing would be greatly appreciated.

Hey there all you Cobalt enthusiasts! I'm new the forum and I look forward to exchanging information and learning more from you all. I have a 2005 Cobalt 282 with the 496 Mag HO powerplant, she has too many options to list. I recently traded my 1983 SeaRay 340 for this new lady. I'm very excited abo...