It ran from 20 to 40 mph in a respectable 5.3 seconds. A steady accelerator, the 240 reached 47 mph in 15 seconds. The Bravo Three drive provided such solid bite that the 4,240-pound boat came on plane in 3.8 seconds. Either motor would likely push the boat beyond 60 mph, based on the fact that our 300-hp test model ran 53.4 mph at 5,000 rpm on a 90-degree, miserably moist Florida day. "So if they do offer it with a bigger engine, that's the way I would go." Cobalt does, in fact, offer the 240 with up to a 425-hp MerCruiser 496 Mag HO or 420-hp Volvo Penta 8.1 GXi engine and DuoProp drive. "The boat does everything perfectly," he said.
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Still, our lead test driver was impressed. Performance In terms of power, Cobalt equipped the 20-degree, conventional V-bottom with a relatively tame package: a 300-hp MerCruiser 350 Mag MPI engine with a twin-propeller Bravo Three drive spinning 14 1/4" x 24" and 15 1/2" x 24" three-blade stainless-steel wheels through a 2:1 reduction. With the base Volvo Penta 5.0-liter GL SX motor and no options, the boat still costs $53,378. Quality always costs, and the 240 was priced at $63,216 with options that included an engine upgrade. We found additional validation in the Cobalt 240, a spectacular 23'9"-long, 8'6"-wide bow rider we tested this year in Placida, Fla. We've been praising Cobalt products for years-but it's nice to know others agree. Power and Associates, which gave Cobalt Boats its 2001 Highest Customer Satisfaction Award for Runabouts. That's longitudinal survey work, the stock and trade of J.D. No one can guarantee how well it will hold up, or how you'll feel about it a few years from now. What you read in any boat review is what the reviewers found out about a given model on a given day. (Photo by Tom Newby) Much as we pride ourselves in our ability to test boats, magazine boat tests are limited. The manufacturer dressed the 240 in brilliant yellow and white gelcoat.
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