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.
2003 Cobalt 282 For Sale – SOLD!
2003 Cobalt 282 For Sale. Excellent condition. 1 owner. Professionally serviced & stored at marina. Stainless steel arch with bimini top. Bow & cockpit tonneau covers. Camper covers. Mooring covers. Custom Heritage tri-axle trailer. Stored on lift.
Freshwater only. Windlass with line, chain & anchor. Classic ebony with stone interior. Removable carpet. Stainless steel docking lights. Vovlo Twin 5.7GXi dual props. Approx 270 hours. Can see in South Haven, MI. $69500. (269) 344-0773 or email Charlie Glas.
Cobalt 282: Fun, Freedom, Unforgetable
Bill Dulle knows that the 282 is an exciting boat. Check out this video, again from Village Marina.
Cobalt 282 In Port Saint Charles, MO
A big welcome to Bill Dulle of Port Saint Charles, MO. Just look at his gorgeous 2006 Cobalt 282 named Three Seas. This boat is beautiful and no doubt gets a lot of miles on the Mississippi River.
Bill keeps his boat at Lake Center Marina located on the Mississipi River in St. Charles, MO at mile marker 224.4. It is located off the Dardenne Slough, midway between the Winfield Dam and the Alton Dam, in the center of what is known as the “Alton Pool”. Bill says the 
Mississippi is a great boating area, and it is also close to the Illinois which joins downstream at Grafton, IL. A little further downstream (past the lock and dam) the Missouri River also flows in and then the Mississipi turns and runs past downtown Saint Louis.
Contact Bill Dulle at his email address…and Bill, please post some pictures or video of the interior and if you video some trips, we’ll get it posted on the site. Welcome aboard!
Welcome John O’Brien, Cobalt Enthusiast
Please welcome John O’Brien, our newest sign-up member of MyCobalt.net. John wrote me this note last week and with his permisson, I am posting it here. Welcome aboard John and we look forward to seeing pictures of your new 302!
Hi… I am a 63 yr old “Philadelpia lawyer” (wait! don’t delete me yet.) who has had a Cobalt 282 for the last four years. I have to admit to being a “boat junkie”. I owned my first boat at the age of 15 (an MFG 16′ w/ 40 HP Johnson). My latest new boat ( a March ’08 delivery of a 302- loaded) will be my 14th boat. I’ve been thru—not in chronological order—Sea Ray (42′), Albemarle(31′), Tiara (31′) ,Whaler ( 28′), Intrepid (31) and others. My “sickness” is fairly evident by now, correct? Irrespective of that record of ownership, I finally matured sufficiently enough to recognize and stick with a boat manufacturer that I truly enjoyed and which was the “right boat at the right time” for me, my family (6 total),my boating habits on Cape Cod—specifically, transiting from my marina in Falmouth to Woods Hole,or Buzzards Bay, or thru the Canal, very frequently to Martha’s Vineyard (a 9 nm trip from my marina) and fairly often to Nantucket with various visiting friends from Philly who, sadly, have only the “Jersey Shore” as a basis of comparison. The Cobalt 282 was fun, a great performer, BUT–as a bowrider– not the ideal boat to return from Nantucket in at twilight (it blows pretty hard out of the west/southwest around that time and “wet” is a consistent penance for having a borderline vessel for that trip.)
Thus it is that I have a 302 (again, a bowrider…they’re unbeatable party boats)…BUT … this model has a foot more beam, a 3′ increase in LOA, and a lot heavier hull plus twin 425 HP Merc counterprops; a newly designed Garmin hardtop on ss arch, a Garmin GPS/RADAR in dash w/ 24″Hi-Def Radome, ICOM VHF w DSC, remote spot & hailer on top, underwater stern light…if I missed anything, could you please let me know! Obviously this boat will hopefully be my last for quite awhile…maybe it’ll be part of my “estate” , ya’ never can tell !
Despite all these boats over all the years (as well as a long time “six-pack license” ) I still look forward to learning more about Cobalts from other owners regardless of the model they own. I also look forward to the sharing of info from other “Cobalters” which can only come from owning and driving a Cobalt.
John F. O’Brien, III
