2022 Cobalt A36

A red 2022 Cobalt A36 with 230 hours. Stock #4728 is very close to the top of what a day boat can be: 35 feet 11 inches on an 11-foot 2-inch beam, 760 horsepower, and a build quality that genuinely stands apart.

Start with the structure, because it is where Cobalt spends money other builders do not. A Kevlar-reinforced hull, a fiberglass stringer system, a composite floor and composite transom, a fiberglass cockpit liner, and galvanic protection. There is no wood in the structure to find water in a decade, and the Kevlar reinforcement is why these hulls stay stiff and quiet. It came with 10/5/3 year warranty protection from new.

The A36BR is the coupe-top bowrider, and the layout is the reason it exists: deeper, more spacious bow seating than any previous A-Series, plus a more ergonomic cockpit. Below there is a cabin with panoramic windows, skylights, a suspended headliner, grey driftwood cabinetry, LED overhead lighting, a head with a sink and a VacuFlush toilet, and an integrated filler cushion that folds down to make a sleeping surface for two. That is a genuinely usable overnight space on a bowrider.

The equipment list is thorough. A hardtop with a sunroof, a direct-bond edge-style windshield, a hydraulic swim platform with ladder, an electric motorbox actuator, electric trim tabs with Cobalt's Autoglide system, a cockpit dinette table, snap-in cockpit carpet, transom storage lockers, dual 30-amp shore power with a 60-amp battery charger, and a CO monitor. Autoglide is worth calling out: it trims the boat automatically, keeping the running attitude correct without the driver thinking about it.

At the helm there is a Garmin 7612 glass cockpit, digital Spyder controls, a digital compass with depth and water temperature, and a premium black leather and stainless wheel, with a premium sound system including a transom remote.

Why this is the right boat: fifteen-person capacity, a hardtop, a cabin that sleeps two, 189 gallons of fuel, and Cobalt's ride and build, at 230 hours. If you want the finest 36-foot day boat available and would rather not pay the new price, this is it.

She is at Kelly's Port in Osage Beach, a family-owned marina on the Lake of the Ozarks since 1977 with slips, storage, fuel, and our own service department on site. Call 573.348.3888 about stock #4728.