Cobalt 232 WSS & 242 WSS

(jpuckett) · (jpuckett) **Join Date: Apr 2005** 07-14-2009, 2:51 PM

Has anyone seen these boats? They have a comparison stern drive vs inboard on the website.

http://www.cobaltboats.com/comparison/wakes.html

Can it be any truth to this?

(cowwboy) · (cowwboy) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 07-14-2009, 2:57 PM

I got my popcorn ready....

(jetskiprosx) · (jetskiprosx) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 07-14-2009, 3:05 PM

They are one of the best teak surfing boats out there

All kidding aside, I think Cobalt's are the nicest I/O out there! Their build quality are up there with major inboard makers.

(wakeride26) · (wakeride26) **Join Date: Dec 2006** 07-14-2009, 3:26 PM

I sell Cobalt and I think it is funnier than hell that they put that crap on there website. It humors me every time I see it.

(denverd1)

Nope.

(hatepain) · (hatepain) **Join Date: Aug 2006** 07-14-2009, 3:40 PM

Gorgeous boats but one thing I hate about stern drives is they always seem to do the dual captains up front rather than wrap around which costs a few seats.

The funny thing about these comparisons is you never really see the reverse where and inboard is trying to say it's just as good as a stern drive...hmmm wonder why?

(bill_airjunky) · (bill_airjunky) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 07-14-2009, 4:12 PM

Great boats for riding SkySki behind when it's choppy out. Nice wake & a very steady pull..... like many I/Os with adjustable trim & trim tabs can give you.

A friend of mine down in SoCal has an X-Star & an older 24' Cobalt with a tower on it. They ride on the Parker Strip a lot where conditions can be really good or really bad. Depending on what the conditions are like, they use the appropriate boat. Their Cobalt is like a 2005, has maybe 1000 lbs of ballast, trim tabs & the trimmable outdrive. If water conditions are crap, he can load it up with people, and give a rock solid steady pull to anyone who can handle it. A foil rider can ride above the chop & not be effected very much, especially if the tower & handle are steady. But I doubt many boarders have the knees to handle those conditions.

(murphy_smith) · (murphy_smith) **Join Date: Dec 2005** 07-14-2009, 4:24 PM

You can put as much lipstick as you want on a pig...at the end of the day, it's still a pig.

(mhunter) · (mhunter) **Join Date: Mar 2008** 07-14-2009, 4:42 PM

Cobalt is absolutely the finest runabout out there . That being said if you want a boat that goes,fast handles a chop and is very user friendly with a great interior layout Cobalt is the boat for you. If you are interested in water sports go with an inboard or v drive. They are made to pull NO io will compete with an inboard.
You cant surf or barefoot with a io. I owned one years ago I will never go back. If you want something that compares with Cobalt look at a
Nautique 210 and 230 SANTE they share the same high build quality.

(alindquist) · (alindquist) **Join Date: Mar 2004** 07-14-2009, 5:30 PM

Sweet boat...Cobalts rule!!! At least last time I looked in my driveway...

(bill_airjunky) · (bill_airjunky) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 07-14-2009, 5:37 PM

Cobalts may compare with Nautique in build quality, but they do not even begin to compare in ride quality when conditions get rough. Not even close.

(Message edited by bill_airjunky on July 14, 2009)

(mhunter) · (mhunter) **Join Date: Mar 2008** 07-14-2009, 6:10 PM

Bill are you saying Colbalt or Nautique rides better in rough conditions?

(tj_in_kc) · (tj_in_kc) **Join Date: Jan 2008** 07-14-2009, 7:01 PM

If you HAD to get an I/O it wouldn't be as bad if it was a Cobalt, very nice boats.

I think we'd all take a Malibu, MC, Tige or Nautique anyday over that though.

still good boats.

(kidder) · (kidder) **Join Date: Aug 2008** 07-14-2009, 7:33 PM

Bill is right. Cobalts ride MUCH better than Nautiques when the water gets rough.

(bill_airjunky) · (bill_airjunky) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 07-14-2009, 8:19 PM

I'm saying the Cobalt will ride better in the rough. It just has too many ways to defeat it, deep V hull, trim tabs, adjustable outdrive, & ballast. The end result is a stable handle when it's rough out. Any v-drive is going to bounce around a bit over the waves, which makes the tower move, which makes the handle move. So when I go up for a back roll with a tight line, and the boat moves over the waves, it can either yanks me out the front or go dead so I have no tight line to make adjustments with & land upright.
The Nautiques are great compared to all the other inboards, but I just think the I/Os have a lot more ways to beat the rough water. That said the I/Os don't have as good a wake because they don't respond to the weight in the same way as the v-drives. I'm just saying the Cobalt would be a really stable rough water ride. And about the only type of rider that can handle the rough water is a foil rider, either stand up or sit down.

(mhunter) · (mhunter) **Join Date: Mar 2008** 07-15-2009, 6:10 AM

Bill
I agree with you and tj.I have always said if I ever get out of my tow boat and want a cruiser I would buy a Colbalt.

(psudy) · (psudy) **Join Date: Dec 2003** 07-20-2009, 8:33 AM

As an owner of both a cobalt and a vdrive, I can say there is a reason we park the cobalt and board off the back of it with the Vdrive. Its a great boat for what it does best. Cruising,and rough water ride.

(Message edited by psudy on July 20, 2009)

(bmartin) · (bmartin) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 07-20-2009, 9:37 AM

Might not be my first choice, but I wouldn't turn down a set behind one. Can't figure out why they still have a co-captain chair layout for a watersport series, but I digress.