Lately these unbelievable deals are landing in my lap! This 2002 Cobalt 263 hasn’t moved out of the rack barn since 2014! It has a Volvo Penta 8.1Gi 375hp and a DuoProp drive. The hour meter is under 300 hours. I won’t even talk about what I paid for fear of being called a thief! 😁 It’s gonna take a lot of elbow grease to clean 8+ years of fork lift soot out of the vinyl and it will need a high speed wheel and cutting wax to bring back the shine! Can’t wait to get started!

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I would recommend a very extensive fuel system service as well, maybe even a fuel tank flush.

Great looking ride. Please post pics along the way!

What will you be using on the interior?

Great boat!! I had a 03 with a 8.1GXi. Motor was finicky but the hull was a peach. I went nuts on the options with teak walk through, stainless windshield and that massive stainless arch. The ones that came with the pickle-fork top were really cool looking.

I'm not sure what I'll use on the interior. I'll try soft scrub with bleach or maybe a degreaser, possibly both. It's going to be an experiment to find out what works best without destroying the vinyl! Any tips on cleaning fork lift soot let me know!

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Give this a look. That soot is going to be a ***** to get off, I bet.

Bleach, if it gets on the treads will ruin them just so you know.

Thief!

Do not use Soft Scrub on the vinyl. All marine vinyl supposed has a UV coating or something along those lines that will end up getting stripped off. Same reason they say do not use Magic Eraser on marine vinyl. Try Spray Nine first and see where it gets you. Soft on the bristles if you use a brush.

Great boat. That was not cheap back in the day.