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COBALT
202
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"Heads, I'm the
captain. Tails, you
sit portside."
The new 202 may
be the smallest
Cobalt, but it
brings along all
the nuances of
design resulting
from the thought
and planning
lavished on our
biggest
performance
cruisers. The
202 invites its
owners toward
meaningful
decision-making,
as every square
inch of its 8'6"
beam, its 22'5"
length, bow
scuff plate to
extended swim
platform, has
been applied to
flat-out boating
fun, to ease and
function and
convenience at
every turn. In
the matter of
sweet, sweet
looks, 202
owners have no
options
whatsoever. Here
are long,
smooth, graceful
lines, with such
attention to
surface detail,
to the sweep and
flow of subtlety
as might catch a
perfect light.
The 202 looks
good, looks big,
is big. In the
bow, for
example, where
the design
showcases room,
massive seating
room that is
every bit as
real as the
flared lines
would have one
believe.
Instrumentation
is focused,
efficient, all
function with
just enough
flair to catch
... and
hold...the eye.
The entire helm
station is sleek
and attuned to
the navigational
task at hand.
Set alongside
the
black-leather
tilt steering
wheel, the
all-knowing
gauges are
accessible,
prominent,
legible in the
extreme, even as
optional GPS and
compass open the
202 to extended
cruises on major
water. Storage
is everywhere,
including ski
space in the
floor.
Flip a coin.
Heads, own the
202 today.
Tails, own it
yesterday.
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COBALT
212
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Gloating does not become
you, dear."
There are reasons
both personal and
collective for
owning the new
Cobalt 212. Any
boater spending five
minutes or so in the
company of the 212
will find
wish-fulfillment of
a truly individual
sort. Pick your
rationale. The
subtle striping
along a long,
elegant profile
maybe. Or aft, a
stepped swim
platform and a
generous and
welcoming sunpad.
Amidships, the
simplified design of
the flattened
windshield for
maximized use of
space. Bow-ward,
enhanced seating,
meaning more padding
on a higher, deeper
frame with muscular
lumbar support from
the new backrest. At
the helm, emboldened
instrumentation,
clean and legible,
crisp and
aeronautical. Or
perhaps the new,
more deeply textured
vinyls, more
soothing mixes of
color throughout.
Own the Cobalt 212
because of its
reliability across
the years, its
performance every
time out, its
smashing good looks
this immediate
moment. Or own it
for all the reasons
important to your
spouse, your
parents, your
children, your
friends. In a week
or two, the 212 will
be yours and yours
alone.
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COBALT
220
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"I'm fairly certain
I've forgotten how
to worry."
Wide spread
public
recognition of
obvious
strength, grace,
and beauty is a
wonderful thing.
What's to like
here?
Athleticism, of
course. Easy
elegance,
naturally. An
unmistakable
sense of style
surrounding
standard
features that
bring new
meaning to the
words "pretty"
and "practical"
. . . the 220 is
a Cobalt, after
all. Like its
sister ship the
200, the 220
represents
outstanding
value, a
combination of
build-quality
features, and
performance.
Here's a boat
that stands up
to serious fun
-- boarding,
diving, a strong
run to dinner
across the bay
-- and all in
the family will
find something
to like in the
220. G-force
acceleration and
concurrent fuel
efficiency.
Handling that
smoothes the
chop and carves
sweet, sweet
slalom turns.
For quieter
moments, the 220
brings along
legendary Cobalt
emphasis on
luxurious
appointments and
superior
workmanship: a
helm station
dressed with
rose wood panels
and a matching
leather-wrapped
steering wheel,
cloud-soft
gunwale padding,
sculpted lounges
and reclining
backrests, an
optional sunpad
center cushion
which removes to
form a walkway
to the cockpit,
cavernous
storage, a sound
system to dance
for, and an
extended swim
platform. Take a
bow, the 220.
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COBALT
222
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"I think he's finally
learned to deal with his
limitations."
"I think he's
finally learned to
deal with his
limitations." There
are those who would
ask too much of the
new Cobalt 222.
Typically lacking
the inhibitions that
lifelong careers in
banking bring along,
these well-meaning
owners impose on
their 222's a
daunting set of
requirements: a
perfect wake every
run, fuel efficiency
that belies the
horsepower under the
hood, comfortable
come-one-come-all
accommodation for a
dozen friends,
bedrock stability in
the ride, nuanced
control at the helm,
and an all-around
boatly attitude
suggesting that
indeed all things
are possible. Maybe
it's not too much to
want after all. Most
especially when the
222 responds to the
demands of
upside-down athletes
with the same
attention to details
of ride and
performance, of
safety and comfort
as it does to a
family of seven out
for a picnic cruise
on Grandparent's
Day. Take a
lingering look at
the 222. What you
see is obviously
what you get: a hot
rod ready to sit
smiling at anchor,
making everyone feel
wonderfully cared
for as the Garden
Club plays pinochle
in a glassine cove.
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COBALT
232
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"Dad, how come Mom
never gets to
drive?"
The newest
Cobalt
underscores the
old. In its
styling, in its
attention to
meticulous
detail, in its
maximized use of
every last cubic
inch of space,
the 232 quietly
celebrates
traditional
Cobalt virtues.
In subtle ways
-- the perfect
double-stitching
of the
upholstery or
the clean
functionality of
the
instrumentation
-- the 232 makes
the case for
classic touches
done extremely
well. At the
same time the
232 explores new
territory, most
obviously at the
stern where the
cockpit has been
extended a full
18 inches, over
the motor box,
where the seat
bottom matches
up to the sunpad
in a
fun-drenched
acreage. The 232
sets up high
alright, but her
profile remains
sleek and fast.
Nothing boxy
here, with an
aggressive rake
to the flat
European
windshield.
Nothing new in
Cobalt's
extravagant use
of heavy
stainless steel.
And nothing
stingy in this
boat's
apportionment of
room, room, and
more room for
storage and
seating. The
seats are a
study in old and
new themselves,
with
double-density
foams for more
solid comfort
and an
innovative
five-degree tilt
for improved
weight
distribution. So
walk through
your 232, run
your hand over
the textures of
its fit and
finish, smile,
and know that
you stand in the
best of all
possible worlds,
half-way between
yesterday and
tomorrow.
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COBALT
242
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"It's my boat, older
brother, and I'll
decide where we go."
The Cobalt 242
is a study in
free-form
genetics,
following in the
wake of its
sister ship, the
much-loved
Cobalt 232 with
all its family
characteristics
of ride, of
performance, of
obvious good
looks ...with
all its
go-for-it,
far-roaming
range, its room
to ride, its
insistence on
knowing what
might wait
around the next
bend in a big
river. Add in
reassuring
elements of
convenience and
practicality --
an enclosed head
compartment
shore-based in
its functional
comfort, big
70's disco
entertainment
systems with
next-century
clarity and
volume,
navigational
tools ready to
guide on towards
Tahiti -- and
you have here a
boat ready right
now to take you
far, far way
from anything
resembling an
office.
The 242
demonstrates at
first glance all
the expected
Cobalt DNA, from
the wide bow
walk-thru doors
to the high-back
captain's
chairs, from the
distinctive use
of stainless
steel in the
fixturing to the
extended,
laddered swim
platform, now
with an optional
lighting system.
The new 242
refuses to sit
still. Elegant,
deep-down
dependable,
ready for the
fun of the
minute, designed
and built to be
ready for life's
best moments a
dozen years down
the bay.
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COBALT
252
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"What should we name
our new beach,
Chris?"
The Cobalt 252
has been
designed for
exploration, for
the finding of
places far away
from the
workaday and the
fully expected.
The 252 is at
once convenient,
practical,
reliable, and
thoroughly
luxurious, a
boat calculated
to appeal at
every turn to
the senses, and
to one's best
sense of utility
and value. The
252 jumps at the
opportunity to
entertain, from
the deep-down
relaxation of
the small island
that is the
252's sunpad
with its
adjustable
backrest to the
walkthru doors
at the bow,
accommodating
easy traffic
flow back and
forth as does
the side
walk-thru
astern, even
with a capacity
crowd of 15
funlovers on
board. Two
massive ice
chests huddle
out of sight,
molded into the
cockpit, in
keeping with the
252's maximized
use of space,
from an easily
accessed ski
locker underfoot
to handy stash
compartments
thoughtfully
placed here and
there stem to
stern. The
entertainment
system comprises
an entire family
of standard
equipment -
AM/FM radio and
CD player with
six speakers, an
iPodŽ/MP3 port,
and stereo
remote at the
dash. Discover
in the 252 a
boat for the
ages. And for
all ages in the
meantime.
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COBALT
272
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"I feel a tiny bit
guilty not telling the
kids where we're going."
The Cobalt 272 makes
it perfectly
acceptable to slip
away on a minute's
notice, to find a
separate place for
reasons peculiarly
one's own. The 272
is yacht-certified,
and so the exact
number of
co-conspirators in
the getaway party is
largely the
captain's decision.
And wherever an
unannounced
destination might
lie, the 272 answers
with a roster of
standard and
optional features
that make the day
comfortable and
kind. From a large
and accessible head
compartment to a
now-you-see-it-now-you-don't
dinette table, from
a
stainless-steel-wrapped
swim platform with
boarding ladder to
removable seat
cushions of
deep-down support in
the bow both port
and starboard, the
272 comes equipped
for the
entertainment
mission at hand.
The instrumentation
is sleek and
focused, legible and
immediate, with a
standard wood dash
and trim package.
The helm is elegant
but no-nonsense,
nimble in its
response, bringing
the legendary soft
but so solid Cobalt
ride surely on
plane.
Own the 272, over
and around which
there winds a quiet
sense of
knowledgeable
discretion. Much
like your own.
The 272 can be
positively
spendthrift in
spreading its wealth
of space, comfort,
and convenience,
especially aft. Aft
where the sunpad is
unrestrained in its
reach and welcome,
an adjustable head
rest at the ready.
Aft where under-seat
storage bears
typical Cobalt fit
and finish, with
quick access to the
battery switch.
Generous storage
awaits everywhere on
the 272, cavernous
room in the bow in
particular. And to
ensure that the good
times roll, just
inside the lockable
glovebox a Sony
stereo head unit
delivers the tunes
through a standard
iPod (not
included)/MP3 port.
Some morning very
soon take the Cobalt
272 somewhere
surprising.
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COBALT
282
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No shirt. No shoes. No
problem."
Sunswept and
solitary on an ideal
evening, a good boat
will show you your
best self. You've
always been nimble.
Ready for what's
next. Much like the
Cobalt 282. A
bowrider at the top
end of the runabout
class, the 282
handles with all the
agility and
responsiveness of a
smaller craft, but
it insists upon much
of the size and
spaciousness of a
cruiser. And hey!
Function complements
style; entertainment
centers stand next
to massive storage;
Kevlar meets
stainless steel, and
a Cobalt settles in
for the night. Look,
and discover
structural heft, all
the details of fit
and finish that have
defined Cobalt boats
since 1968, a
built-in sense of
fun, and room,
Kansas kinds of room
for family and
friends and, when
all is said and
done, room to think.
The raw materials of
the ideal are here:
meaningful power
options,
aircraft-like
instrumentation,
wood trim
highlighting the
dash, chest-pounding
stereo packages,
walk-thru doors at
the bow and filler
carpet at the aft
walk-thru, a
super-comfortable
and double-wide helm
seat, a convenient
and highly
serviceable galley
unit, a pump-out
porta potti,
wraparound lounge
seating, and an ice
chest for crisp hors
d' oeuvres all
around. Tonight, the
282 will roar home
in the wake of
thousands of Cobalts
designed and built
with but one thought
in mind, "Come
aboard; the best is
yet to come."
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COBALT
302
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"Thanks for the
lift."
New to the model
line this year,
the 302 follows
in the
time-honored
Cobalt tradition
of functional
luxury. The 302
will demonstrate
immediately all
the reasons why
Cobalt
insistence on
little things
done especially
well accumulates
to an
unforgettable
boating
experience.
Little touches
such as speakers
molded into the
cockpit at
precise angles
for ideal
acoustics all
around. Or the
fine points of
the handiwork at
the helm, the
two-toned vinyls
double-needled
across the brow.
Details such as
domed switches
at the dash,
adding
simultaneous
hints of
cosmetics and
aeronautic
precision. The
gauges have been
designed for
maximized
information,
inclusive and
immediate, and
front and center
stands a Garmin
global
positioning
unit, standard
of course. The
helm seat, with
its signature
flip feature for
multiple-position
comfort, is now
replicated
astern in the
302, while a
concealed ladder
waits at the
swim platform.
The 302 will
bring a smile to
its owners on
its first day on
the water, just
as on other of
life's laughing
moments years
away, a great
boat's fit and
finish then
still defining
convenience,
luxurious
utility, and
genuine, lasting
value.
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COBALT
303
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"In all the years we've
been friends, have we
ever before totally
agreed on anything...
except for this moment?"
Here comes the 303,
a go-anywhere and
do-anything amalgam
of functionality and
flat-out style, a
watercraft for the
undecided. For sure.
The 303 is all
things to all
people,: a true
dayboat ready for
unforgettable
exchanges of
sunshine and
moonlight. Meantime,
the 303 brings along
all the comforts,
all the convenience
appropriate to the
best evenings away
from home. Day and
night, night or day,
here's outer-spatial
roominess; here are
amenities central to
the enjoyment of
family and friends,
to the thoughtful
use of multiple
cubic-feet
imaginatively used
bow to stern.
The room begins in
the raising of the
303's deck, up a
full four inches
over its sister ship
the 302, thereby
multiplying
walkabout in the
cabin, ensuring easy
access and
comfortable use.
"Entertaining" is a
pivotal word in the
303's mission
statement, and so
the cockpit fans out
from a hot-water
sink and
refrigerator with a
built-in ice chest
nearby. And look
here: a design
element as basic as
seat positioning
does wonders for
onboard interaction
-- the cockpit
passenger seats face
forward, while cabin
seats face aft,
thereby pulling
onboard guests
together in clear,
quiet conversation.
And so let's talk.
Thinking that
...maybe just this
once ...the Cobalt
303 could be our
single, still point
of shared direction.
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COBALT
323
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"Now we're getting
somewhere."
The 323 is elegant
and imaginative. In
a direct and
plainspoken way.
First and most of
all, the 323 speaks
of space and its
ingenious. In the
323's cabin with its
huge U-shaped
lounge, the seating
and sleeping are
accommodating and
comfortable, the
head and shower
inviting, the galley
welcoming and
accessible. In the
cockpit, a flip-out
table hides in the
portside sidewall,
ready to swing with
just a touch out and
up for a quick bite
to eat. At the
entrance to the
cabin opposite the
centerline door, a
handy stainless
ladder slides
in-and-out for quick
access to the bow.
The cockpit galley
finds room for a
fridge in addition
to the stove and
sink. At the helm,
seating is flexible
and comfortable,
ready to add more
room as the back
rests flop forward
for a friend to sit
nearby. Sternward,
the cockpit seating
links with the
sunpad for ideal us
e of space there.
But the 323 also
speaks to boaters'
sense of style. The
323's first owners
will find new
fabrics and textures
throughout the boat
as elegant as they
are durable. And
there is stainless
steel absolutely
everywhere on the
323, from the
windlass plate to
the optional and
very aggressive arch
to the heavy,
stamped engine
vents. A stylized
wing protects
skier-directed
speakers above the
extended swim
platform. The 323
then: functional,
architecturally
refined, mature in
its design. Enough
said.
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