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So my 16 yr old daughter got her boating licence in August and wanted so much to pull my wife and I behind our 1990 21BR in a tube, since we had been pulling her and her brother for years. She loved it. After she returning us to our dock, the engine just ceased up and stopped. We have been patching her (the boat not my daughter) together for years hoping for just one more boating season. My daughter blamed herself, but this was the sign we needed.
We agreed to get another Cobalt of the same size. We visited several marinas around the lake several times, but couldn't find any boat that was well kept in our price range. We were getting discouraged, as boating season was almost over.
On our way to the grocery store one day my daughter started shouting, "that's it, that's it" and pointed at a marina we had visited just the day before. We made a detour to take a look.
We got out of the car and I looked up at this huge boat on the lawn and said "it''s way too big". My wife said, "it's perfect!" And the kids said the same. It was a 262 with a pickle-fork arch, all while with blue strips. Before I could debate the size issue further, my family was in the boat and checking over every inch. I yelled up to them and said, "it's too big". They shouted back, "it's perfect, come and see."
A salesman came over and asked if I was interested in the 262. It had just came in. I said I was looking for something a bit smaller. He said, "you know they shrink when you put them in the water". He said I should see it from the inside and told me it was a 2001. It was in amazing shape for its age and had low hours on the engine. We'd seen dozens of newer boats in fair condition so it was easy to see this one really stood out.
My wife again said it was perfect and convinced me to put a deposit down to test drive it in the morning at the salesman's invitation. So I figured, it couldn't hurt.
The next morning we went down to test drive the boat and sure enough, it looked smaller in the water. That boat was amazing. I didnt stop smiling until I got home. My wife said, "I told you, it's perfect!". I told the salesman that I would take it. He said I just ruined the day for the 13 other people who had signed up to see the boat if I didnt take it.
Sorry guys.
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that the entire family bought into her. You purchased one of the best models to ever come out of the Cobalt plant. 
