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Currently have a CS 22 that we boat on Torch Lake in NW MI.
Live only 10 miles from Lake Erie near Sandusky and have decided to get a boat for next season. Looking at different styles but still keep thing the R-4 or R-6 would be a great boat. Not into fishing or water sports like to cruise and anchor to swim with dogs.
I have a great indoor storage so will trailer the boat and will use my F-350 as a tow rig.

Question would the R-4 be a good boat for most days on the lake with 2-3 ft waves?
Currently thinking ordering the boat with the Volvo 430hp set up with a folding Bimini to avoid the height and weight of an arch.

Kicking around the outboard version but really enjoy the large swim plat form.

Cobalt's bowriders have a lot of freeboard (gunwale height above the water) relative to similar boats, but if you're looking at Lake Erie I'd prioritize size and weight and maybe look at a used R5 or R7 over a new R4 at a given price point. The added stability on choppy days is almost a necessity in my mind.

Aslan and others have Lake Erie boating experience, and I'm sure will chime in as well.

Go with the R5 or R6. No one regrets going larger. And if concerned about the chop I would go with the deep V R5 over the much flatter R6.

Still boat shopping and wanting to get in a R-4 and R-6 outboard. The boat will be kept at a dock and want to have a outboard to keep the motor out of the water when docked.
Interesting when you look at a R-6 with 350 hp single vs a R-8 with 400 hp via two 200hp twins the price get close.
The R-8 would be really nice with twins for docking.
Any feedback on either from current owners?

Stick with the 430 hp Volvo and folding Bimini, keeps weight down and deck clear. Outboard loses your big swim platform; inboard keeps stability and space for dogs.

Good advice, looking at a 2017 Chris Craft launch with 350 mag this week. Has 187 hours and it is a 100K.
Thinking a new R-6 with 430 set up how I want will be 175K.
May stick with The Cobalt if the older boat is not really nice.