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296 Ski pole base bent and broken
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 8:55 pm
by Southerncomfort
Out boating this weekend and stepped across the ski pole cover and it snapped off.
Looking closer the whole ski pole bracket is bent and that is why the weld broke.
So I am without a cover and the bottom is bent.
Thought I found one on ebay but they had just sold it.
Part number appears to be 402290
https://www.ebay.com/itm/143434047020
Would be great if anyone had thoughts on how to get one of these
Re: 296 Ski pole base bent and broken
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 8:59 pm
by Southerncomfort
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May havd to get sliderule to fabricate one...
Re: 296 Ski pole base bent and broken
Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 9:56 pm
by Big Block Power
Man that sucks. The one on ebay has been on there forever too.
Re: 296 Ski pole base bent and broken
Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 12:16 pm
by Southerncomfort
Well good news and bad news.
Cobalt can still provide the mount...
bad news: it is a kit and I get the ski pole as well. and it is 867.99 pluss tax.
So guess I will be spending $700 more on the ski pole than I wanted to. Anyone ever drop their pole in the lake let me know got one for sale now.
Re: 296 Ski pole base bent and broken
Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 12:48 pm
by akorcovelos
Shouldn’t be hard to sell, I see plenty of people looking for them on Facebook.
Re: 296 Ski pole base bent and broken
Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 2:11 pm
by AsLan7
Southerncomfort wrote: Thu May 21, 2020 12:16 pm
Well good news and bad news.
Cobalt can still provide the mount...
bad news: it is a kit and I get the ski pole as well. and it is 867.99 pluss tax.
So guess I will be spending $700 more on the ski pole than I wanted to. Anyone ever drop their pole in the lake let me know got one for sale now.
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Great to know!

...and sorry to hear that.

....but great to know.

Re: 296 Ski pole base bent and broken
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:10 pm
by Southerncomfort
Still can't get over how bad the bracket is bent and I have never hauled but small tube on it.
Well after paying for the new kit just found out it will take weeks or months to get it delivered to me. Apparently cobalt is going back to the original manufacturer to have it built.
Re: 296 Ski pole base bent and broken
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:07 am
by ajcampen
Southerncomfort wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:10 pm
Still can't get over how bad the bracket is bent and I have never hauled but small tube on it.
Well after paying for the new kit just found out it will take weeks or months to get it delivered to me. Apparently cobalt is going back to the original manufacturer to have it built.
If you can find out who the OEM is please post. Would be great to have a list of original equipment mfg so we can try and buy parts at a lower cost
Re: 296 Ski pole base bent and broken
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 11:52 pm
by Southerncomfort
ajcampen wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:07 am
Southerncomfort wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2020 10:10 pm
Still can't get over how bad the bracket is bent and I have never hauled but small tube on it.
Well after paying for the new kit just found out it will take weeks or months to get it delivered to me. Apparently cobalt is going back to the original manufacturer to have it built.
If you can find out who the OEM is please post. Would be great to have a list of original equipment mfg so we can try and buy parts at a lower cost
Will try.
Paid for the part over a month ago and still being told no progress on getting it to me. So might get it this fall for the winter boating season
