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Summer/Fall Pics on Lake Travis

I have a new 2025 R35. In a covered marina, on a lift, with a boat cover and I have the same issue - but almost exclusively in the areas that get a lot of sun. Because of the big arch, the issues is really only in the back of the boat. It looks like it is shrinking and pulling away, just like the ...

I received a recall notice on my 2025 R35, stating that the bilge blowers may have been installed incorrectly. This is in addition to my MANY problems on a brand new boat. Which include:
1) bad wiring - so hydraulic swim platform did not work
2) scratches and dull spots in gel coat upon delivery
3 ...

Thank you. Of course, right after they agreed to come down, I received the attached certified letter from Cobalt. What else are they going to get wrong?

COBALT B O AT S

Recall Notice - MY25 Cobalt A29 a n d Select R-Series - Blower Orientation
Dear Valued Cobalt Owner,
Cobalt Boats continually ...

R35 Quality Update

Quick update. I had my call with the Cobalt team in Kansas. They had about 5 people on the call. Customer service reps, managers and a quality control person from the factory. They were very apologetic and seemed committed to getting my issues resolved. In fact, they are sending ...

I sent the note below to the Cobalt dealer last week. He forwarded my note directly to Cobalt, and Cobalt actually called me to set up a zoom call to go over my issues. I was pleasantly surprised. Of course, I still have the issues, but it seems like they are listening ...

New R35 - no clunk for forward or reverse. also no clunk when using the joystick. My 2016 296 clunked.

BayouBengal1865 wrote: Mon Dec 09, 2024 6:15 am

AC78746 wrote: Tue Oct 01, 2024 7:15 pm Last photo of my 296

I recently purchased this boat. Thank you for taking such good care of it, she’s beautiful and I’m very proud to call her mine now.

So happy for you! It was a great boat for me. Many fond memories. Enjoy it! The twin 380s are great on that boat. I wish you the best!

Thanks! Yes. They have been great.

Choice of materials - mostly good. One thing that really bugs me are boat cleats. My 296 and solid stainless steel boat cleats. My much more expensive, larger boat…does not. So hollow cleats. Not good. Also, some of the accent stainless steel pieces are very thin and require constant buffing to keep ...

I was hoping that by getting a 2025 model, I would have been out of the “covid boat craze” era and they would have more time to build a quality boat. But, alas, I was wrong. I have had several issues that the dealer is having to fix because the quality out of the factory was not great. The ...

Well, looks like my post got truncated!!! Let me pick it back up.
Design flaws:
These are things I think Cobalt just got plain wrong.
Battery: The boat has 4 batteries. One for each engine, one for the generator and ONE 85AH house battery. The house battery is the issue. The refrigerator (see more ...

Quick update. My R35 arrived about a month ago and I have had a chance to get familiar with the boat, ride, quality etc. So I thought I would post my thoughts:
Looks: I think it looks beautiful. I am really happy with the styling, colors I chose and the layout of the boat

Space: Oh my! There is ...

New R35 pics