Cobalt R5 poor design

rattlesnake dn60 · 01-24-2020, 11:44 AM

We purchased a new R5 recently and discovered while docking for the first time back at the island that the Bimini top mountings Stick out beyond the rub rail about an inch! This is an absolutely ridiculous design. Makes for tough docking and tying of the boat. It’s actually a safety concern. While backing the boat into our slip in the marina the Bimini bracket caught the dock post and stopped the boat instantly. My wife was catapulted off the swim platform and into the lake. She wasn’t hurt but could have been seriously. I contacted Cobalt and they said “they can build the boat anyway they want” I currently have the coast guard boating safety division looking into it. Cobalt needs to stop building Bimini tops this way before someone gets hurt. I would not recommend buying a cobalt boat.

01-24-2020, 11:44 AM	#1
rattlesnake dn60 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 13 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Cobalt R5 poor design We purchased a new R5 recently and discovered while docking for the first time back at the island that the Bimini top mountings Stick out beyond the rub rail about an inch! This is an absolutely ridiculous design. Makes for tough docking and tying of the boat. It’s actually a safety concern. While backing the boat into our slip in the marina the Bimini bracket caught the dock post and stopped the boat instantly. My wife was catapulted off the swim platform and into the lake. She wasn’t hurt but could have been seriously. I contacted Cobalt and they said “they can build the boat anyway they want” I currently have the coast guard boating safety division looking into it. Cobalt needs to stop building Bimini tops this way before someone gets hurt. I would not recommend buying a cobalt boat.