Cobalt Owner Takes Maiden Voyage

Kendall,

What a treat our new Cobalt Boat 282 with Twin 496mag HO’s is!!!  When it arrived on the transport with only 18hrs on her, we were so happy to realize just how “new” the boat was.  Not a scratch and hardly a spec of dirt even after the 1500 mile journey.  CMT transport took all the necessary cautions loading and transporting the boat.  Special thanks to Travis and his team…and Roger who was our driver for all his help with the details and care.

Our maiden voyage was this weekend and boy did we get a front row seat to the best show in town!  The boat rockets past the 70mph speedo and continues to accerlerate.  Without GPS, we have no idea how far past 70mph we were going, but we know we are well into the mid 70′s before the rpms stay at 4900-5000 at just 3/4 throttle.  WOW!  This means we have more speed left if we were to change props from our current 28 pitch.  We would see 80mph with prop change to gain our maximum rpms.  However, the boat is so QUICK from idle to 60mph without adding trim, it’s almost just as exciting to feel the rush of how fast the boat surges forward.  Seriously, no words can describe it, but knowing you are in a 9′ beam 8000lb boat and accelerating this fast is surreal.  Not sure how to describe it, but the boat feels very light and nimble.  Guess it’s like a Dodge Viper in a school zone…..it’s actually hard to go slow.  Boat seems to love the 47mph mark after just a few clicks of throttle.  The boat lopes along at this speed with the twin engines producing their DEEP DEEP Baratone Thump-Thump in unison.  I always loved the sound of twins.  Best of all, my twin boys really love Dads new boat and we all had a great family day on the water.

Additional Notes:

Here we go:  Aug 30th 2009 Maiden Voyage.  Cobalt 282 twin 496mag HO’s:
*  90 gallons and 5 people
*  Speedo pegged hard past 70mph everytime.  Assume mid 70′s..no GPS
*  45mph at just over 1/4 hrottle(s)
*  Noticed max RPM’s were only 4900-5000.  Current props are 28 pitch.
*  No increase in RPM’s past 3/4 throttle.
*  This tells me the boat has tons more speed left
*  Hole shot and getting up to speed VERY MUCH impresses and makes boat feel like a bass boat.  Hard to believe a 9′ beam and 8000lb boat can go like this!  WOW!!!!!!!!!! Winds were 15-20 with lake chop.  Temp was 80 degrees at 630′ elevation.