New 2019 R3 Owner

[BobRae99]

Based on hanging around here for a bit, you'll be upgrading next summer anyway so go with your gut.

Everyone is a comedian

[BobRae99]

Navy hull with sandstone stripe looks about like this (delivery day in 2015):

IMG_1217.JPG

And with a black Touareg for reference:

IMG_1992.jpg

Thanks for the pictures. What I have learned from seeing a Navy boat (2019) up close, is that you can't really tell what the colour looks like in a picture. I'm also waiting on the dealer who is checking with Cobalt to see if the Navy colour has changed since 2014/15. The combination looks nice in the pictures (conservative) though.

I just spend a half hour on the dealer's lot and couldn't really get a second look at the Navy/Pacific Stripe/Navy boat as they wrapped it up again (its snowing here today. I did see this R5 that has got me thinking. What are everyone's thoughts on this colour combination?

[Big Block Power]

John where did I see that boat before? I love those colors. That's what drew mine to me. I ayesha it had the boot stripe but oh well I gut the engine instead. I'm happy.
Table rockins hull looks awesome. I didn't think I would like it but it's sharp as hell. Now tgrace98 can't go wrong with all white!!

[Big Block Power]

Navy hull with sandstone stripe looks about like this (delivery day in 2015):

IMG_1217.JPG

And with a black Touareg for reference:

IMG_1992.jpg

Thanks for the pictures. What I have learned from seeing a Navy boat (2019) up close, is that you can't really tell what the colour looks like in a picture. I'm also waiting on the dealer who is checking with Cobalt to see if the Navy colour has changed since 2014/15. The combination looks nice in the pictures (conservative) though.

I just spend a half hour on the dealer's lot and couldn't really get a second look at the Navy/Pacific Stripe/Navy boat as they wrapped it up again (its snowing here today. I did see this R5 that has got me thinking. What are everyone's thoughts on this colour combination?

Now that's filthy!!

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[BobRae99]

John where did I see that boat before? I love those colors. That's what drew mine to me. I ayesha it had the boot stripe but oh well I gut the engine instead. I'm happy.
Table rockins hull looks awesome. I didn't think I would like it but it's sharp as hell. Now tgrace98 can't go wrong with all white!!

The other possibility is the Ebony hull, with a Knock Out Red edge stripe and a white bottom. Maybe a bit less "in your face"?

[BobRae99]

Navy hull with sandstone stripe looks about like this (delivery day in 2015):

IMG_1217.JPG

And with a black Touareg for reference:

IMG_1992.jpg

Thanks for the pictures. What I have learned from seeing a Navy boat (2019) up close, is that you can't really tell what the colour looks like in a picture. I'm also waiting on the dealer who is checking with Cobalt to see if the Navy colour has changed since 2014/15. The combination looks nice in the pictures (conservative) though.

I just spend a half hour on the dealer's lot and couldn't really get a second look at the Navy/Pacific Stripe/Navy boat as they wrapped it up again (its snowing here today. I did see this R5 that has got me thinking. What are everyone's thoughts on this colour combination?

Now that's filthy!!

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I like the look of the boat, but to my eye, the WSS graphic kind of breaks the flow up a bit. Maybe too much contrast over a larger area? I think that is nitpicking though, it's pretty nice. I think I'd want to stick to a white Arch though. It would look lighter. I wonder if that would look out of place?

[BobRae99]

By the way, I noticed that the R5 cockpit cover doesn't cover the swim platform like the cockpit cover on my 210 did. Is that the same for the cockpit cover on the R3 (no swim platform coverage)?

[Big Block Power]

John where did I see that boat before? I love those colors. That's what drew mine to me. I ayesha it had the boot stripe but oh well I gut the engine instead. I'm happy.
Table rockins hull looks awesome. I didn't think I would like it but it's sharp as hell. Now tgrace98 can't go wrong with all white!!

The other possibility is the Ebony hull, with a Knock Out Red edge stripe and a white bottom. Maybe a bit less "in your face"?

Maybe black with a Dreamsicle stripe and a 430 and I'll buy it in a few from ya!!

[BobRae99]

John where did I see that boat before? I love those colors. That's what drew mine to me. I ayesha it had the boot stripe but oh well I gut the engine instead. I'm happy.
Table rockins hull looks awesome. I didn't think I would like it but it's sharp as hell. Now tgrace98 can't go wrong with all white!!

The other possibility is the Ebony hull, with a Knock Out Red edge stripe and a white bottom. Maybe a bit less "in your face"?

Maybe black with a Dreamsicle stripe and a 430 and I'll buy it in a few from ya!!

Sorry BB, the boat will be equipped with a 350, which I'm sure is more than enough.

[akorcovelos]

No such thing as more than enough. Stop hanging around with whoever told you that, you don’t deserve that kind of negativity in your life.

[BobRae99]

No such thing as more than enough. Stop hanging around with whoever told you that, you don’t deserve that kind of negativity in your life.

What can I say? I spoke to Cobalt directly and they have no performance charts for the 380/430 other than peak HP. So we don't know what the torque increase over the 350 is. I've written to Volvo Penta and haven't heard back. Cobalt says either engine will provide excellent performance in the boat and that I could expect a speed increase of 2-3 mph and similar fuel consumption. So, because I have to stop somewhere and there is likely an R3 (or R5) Surf in my future (3 -4 years), I think I'm going to be fine with the 350.

[tgrace98]

because I have to stop somewhere and there is likely an R3 (or R5) Surf in my future (3 -4 years), I think I'm going to be fine with the 350.

So next year

[NautiGirl]

Have your wife pic colors. Men don't see colors very well anyways!


Red pops on the water...especially in the sun!

[NautiGirl]

No such thing as more than enough. Stop hanging around with whoever told you that, you don’t deserve that kind of negativity in your life.

What can I say? I spoke to Cobalt directly and they have no performance charts for the 380/430 other than peak HP. So we don't know what the torque increase over the 350 is. I've written to Volvo Penta and haven't heard back. Cobalt says either engine will provide excellent performance in the boat and that I could expect a speed increase of 2-3 mph and similar fuel consumption. So, because I have to stop somewhere and there is likely an R3 (or R5) Surf in my future (3 -4 years), I think I'm going to be fine with the 350.

::sigh:: it was a joke.

[BobRae99]

No such thing as more than enough. Stop hanging around with whoever told you that, you don’t deserve that kind of negativity in your life.

What can I say? I spoke to Cobalt directly and they have no performance charts for the 380/430 other than peak HP. So we don't know what the torque increase over the 350 is. I've written to Volvo Penta and haven't heard back. Cobalt says either engine will provide excellent performance in the boat and that I could expect a speed increase of 2-3 mph and similar fuel consumption. So, because I have to stop somewhere and there is likely an R3 (or R5) Surf in my future (3 -4 years), I think I'm going to be fine with the 350.

::sigh:: it was a joke.