I'm sure most of you are aware but there are some really nice shirts, hats and stuff available with the Cobalt logo. I have purchased a hat and the biggest, plushest, logo-ed beach towel I've ever seen. My wife says the towel is too nice to use and leaves in the linen closet. I guess I'm a bit snobby but I like wearing this stuff and having glasses with the Cobalt logo on the boat. There are also a few cool accessories as well. You can find these and other items at the following website.... http://cobaltsports.com/ Shawn
If you can ever make it to the factory in Neodesha, they have a store there where you can purchase more than what is on the web site. And they have a clearance rack that has great deals. (sometimes not your size though...). We have gotten shirts, pullovers and wine glasses. All are great brands of apparel.
Walt, I would love to visit the Cobalt plant and not just for the store. With the sale to Malibu I wonder if there will be many changes. When I first started the restoration of my boat I contacted Cobalt for some information and at that time there was some interest in my project but that has seemed to wane. I'll tell ya what Walt, if I was willing to seriously cut into my retirement fund or should win the Powerball this week here is the Cobalt I would be in. http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/200...Port-Washington/NY/United-States#.WZy6urpFx9B Love at first sight....
Shawn, That's a nice size boat. I think in some ways a twin screw boat is easier to handle due to the extra control. And being able to sleep on it is a plus.
The 23' Cobalt I have now I bought for a number of reasons....all emotional and stupid. The boat we sold last year before moving from California to the Gulf Coast was a 1984 52' Cockpit Motoryacht. This boat weighed 48,000 lbs., had twin 375 HP Cat Diesels and 24" x24" 4-blade props. I could make that boat go sideways without bow thrusters. See below.... Twin inboards are so much easier to handle than a single inboard/outboard. The boat above has a full keel and those big 4-blade props and she went right where I put her . That spot in the picture was my slip in our marina. In the picture below our boat is at the red arrow. The entrance to the marina is at the lower left. I had to enter the marina, spin the boat a little more than 180 degrees and back in the direction of the green arrow. the long angled dock on the left always had at least 1 boat tied up there. As I backed along that dock I had to wait until I cleared the last boat and then make a backing turn to port and put that big 52' girl in a 58' spot. Nailed it every time. That maneuver would be extremely challenging in a single engine boat without a bow thruster. That boat made me a better boater. So yes, a boat with twin screws, specifically inboards, is much easier to handle.
