who makes a better boat cobalt or sea ray ?

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Cobalt makes a WONDERFUL boat. But, the question is:

Is this the boat you want????

How may boats have you owned? Do you really know what you want?

You are not going to sleep in a bowrider. If you want to "overnight" then a bowrider is not for you.

However, if you want to have fun on the Lakes during the day, and go home at night, then a Sundancer might not be the ideal fit for you either.

The deal itself looks VERY ATTRACTIVE. If you like the Cobalt, then jump on it.

Only you can decide what will fit better for you.

I used to live in Lake Villa, IL, so I know most of the waters you will probably be using.

If it was me, I would take the Cobalt. Very nice boat!
 
Scott1 said:
Sounds like your trying to make money flipping boats every two weeks. Good luck.
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He bought a boat, and then he got an offer to trade his boat and $12K for a newer boat. How is that making money?
 
Cobalts are rock solid- there seems to be no controversy here regarding the quality of their boats. I'd put them a notch above SR, based only on a cuddy that a friend of mine owned.

The "deal" itself looks too good to me...$12K and a twenty-one year ols SR cuddy- for a year old Cobalt. I ain't buying it... that Cobalt is worth well north of $50,000...IF the deal is legit, it would be a steal.
 
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First off I'll just say I'm partial to Sea Rays. I also have to say that the Cobalts I've seen are very well made and have the highest quality hardware/interiors/gauges... etc. The Sea Rays aren't far behind though... they're very similar in that respect. Why I've chosen Sea Ray is that I like the styling more than other boats including Cobalt. I'll be a DA owner until I get all dusty and farty old then I'll get my trawler.
Your boat and the bow-rider are different rides all together so there's no winner in that respect. You might want to do the trade and flip the Cobalt to get yourself into the market for a newer DA... that's what I would do.
Good luck.
 
the reason i bought the sundancer is i have always wanted a cruiser. and i plan on going on lake michigan if not this season, next season for sure. however having the newest boat in the marina woldnt be too bad either and the idea of not ever having to work on it is quite appealing too, even though i used to work for a chevrolet dealer and found the 5.7 to be a really reliable engine.
 
i just found out why the dealer wants to trade boats....

this 2009 cobalt was a special order one where the buyer insisted on a 496 mag which cobalt does not usually put into the 222 as it really wasnt designed for it and no one that comes in wants to buy it. still doesnt discourage me from it even though it may be squirrly in different conditions. i really wish my sundancer had the 496 instead of the 350 and if it did, i probably wouldnt consider trading boats.
 
chumbley said:
He bought a boat, and then he got an offer to trade his boat and $12K for a newer boat. How is that making money?
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You know it's like when your bride goes out and buys new diamond earrings or a purse that's on sale! It how much money "we' saved.....huh?
 
I'm not buying the story on the Cobalt. Nobody will touch it because it has a bigger engine? Nah. Sure, some people are afraid of bigger engines because they feel like they will use more gas (which they can). But not everybody. And the factory is NOT going to put more engine in the boat than the boat can handle. That would be litigation suicide.

When something seems to good to be true...then it probably is. I'd walk away if I were you, and go enjoy your Sea Ray.
 
Sea Ray, I pulled the 350 out of my 260 and dropped in a 502. It was expensive, but not that complicated.
 
chumbley said:
I'm not buying the story on the Cobalt. Nobody will touch it because it has a bigger engine? Nah. Sure, some people are afraid of bigger engines because they feel like they will use more gas (which they can). But not everybody. And the factory is NOT going to put more engine in the boat than the boat can handle. That would be litigation suicide.

When something seems to good to be true...then it probably is. I'd walk away if I were you, and go enjoy your Sea Ray.
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Something doesn't add up. If I could afford the boat with the big engine I'd scoop it up in a heart beat. A "go fast" Cobalt for that kind of money??? There's a piece of the puzzle missing here IMO.:huh:
 
a friend of mine seems to think the sundancer is fast enough at 34 mph. he claims i should be concerned about handleing and stability more than top end. i have always been more concerned about performance than any thing else including safety and security. nothing anyone can do in the event of a severe accident but file suit and bankruptcy solves that. cops cant do anything if they cant catch you.
 
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a friend of mine seems to think the sundancer is fast enough at 34 mph. he claims i should be concerned about handleing and stability more than top end. i have always been more concerned about performance than any thing else including safety and security. nothing anyone can do in the event of a severe accident but file suit and bankruptcy solves that. cops cant do anything if they cant catch you.
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Going fast doen't always mean being unsafe. That being said I'll quote one of my heros. "A good man always knows his limitations” C. Eastwood.:grin:
 
Safe speed is a combination of a lot of things. Boat / hull design, water conditions, traffic, ability, weather, etc. Desired speed is also a combination of factors - like how far do you want to go, how long do you want to take to get there, comfort, safety, and do you need speed for things like watersports.

I would have slit my own throat being limited to 34mph in my 230BR, but have no need or desire to run 50+ in the 340DA like I did in the bowrider. It's a different thing.

If you wanna go fast, you have the wrong boat. Whether you change engines (which should get you a bit more speed - but maybe not as much as you think) or not.

Keep the Sea Ray, and spend that cash burning a hole in your pocked on a supercharged jet ski. I guarantee it will go as fast as you want to go on it.
 
My 260 ran in the mid fifties.....
 
well today my mom and dad wanted to go on my new boat they wanted to see what i bought. first though i got a new speedometer for it. had my buddy who owns the marina on the fox chain where it is for now install it. he also said that he changed the prop that was on it with the new one that it came with and adjusted the carb. claimed he did that yesterday. new speedometer reads 42.3 mph. maybe the old speedo registered in knots. still though i have seen cigarette boats and other cruisers fly past it. usually though they have been modified and or are high performance cruisers. but then again i thought sea ray was supposed to be a high performance cruiser too. 42.3 mph is better than 34 though. it really does have a nice ride doesnt bounce around too much either course going airborne is alot of fun as well. still doesnt drink gas like a pig though 3 hours and only used a little more than 1/4 tank of gas. someone has to support deep water drilling for oil so need to use more fuel.
 
I am surprised an '89 250 (later rebadged the 270) will hit 42mph with a 5.7 in it...wow. Check it with a GPS and report back.
 
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