Cobalt R30 Boats For Sale

The Cobalt R30 is a bow rider sport boat measuring 30 feet 8 inches overall with a 9-foot-6-inch beam, built for full days at the sandbar with a large group aboard. Dry weight runs around 7,400 pounds with a single engine and up to 8,800 pounds in twin-engine trim, and the boat carries 116 gallons of fuel. It suits buyers who want a big-water day boat for swimming, water sports and lounging, with seating that reconfigures across the entire cockpit and bow. The skinnier deck top on this R series opens up interior space without widening the overall beam.

Engine choices drive how the R30 performs. The single Mercruiser 8.2-liter HO produces 430 horsepower through a Bravo twin-propeller outdrive, planing in 5 seconds flat, hitting 30 mph in 8.7 seconds and reaching a top speed of 47.1 mph. The same 8.2-liter package returns roughly 170 miles of range cruising at 28 to 30 knots. Buyers wanting more can order twin Volvo Penta 300-horsepower engines with dual props on each, paired with Volvo Penta's joystick docking system. Trim tabs, including a Lenco auto-glide system, are available to fine-tune the ride.

The helm uses a full glass cockpit with dual Garmin screens, available in 12-inch size, that display chartplotter GPS, navigation charts and engine data in configurations the operator selects. Controls are digital throttle and shift with fly-by-wire operation, and the boat can be fitted with a tilt or two-tone leather steering wheel, stainless steel switches, a wireless phone charger and three batteries with switches at the helm. Audio runs through a Fusion or Rockford Fosgate head unit feeding JL Audio speakers, a 10-inch subwoofer and up to eight speakers with zone control, so the transom speakers can be adjusted independently while swimmers gather aft.

The stern centers on a hydraulic swim platform that drops about a foot and a half below the waterline at the push of a button, with a pull-down ladder underneath and SeaDek material for grip. The motorbox seat folds flat into a sun pad and includes a section that lifts so passengers can sit facing aft. Amidships seating uses flip-over backrests, rumble seats and fillers that convert the cockpit into a full-length lounge, and a freshwater washdown shower rinses off saltwater on the way back in.

The bow seats a large group with bolstered support, stainless steel grab rails and flip-down armrests, and a through-hull windlass anchor system runs 100 percent chain with a stainless anchor, operated from the anchor locker or the dash. Storage is extensive: a deep in-floor ski locker, coolers under multiple cushions including a standard Yeti, a fender locker that drains, and an enormous compartment under the driver's dash. The head compartment is sized for adults, with a freshwater sink, storage and a vacuum flush or pump-out porta potty, lit by a portlight or skylight. A dinette table mounts either amidships or in the center of the bow.

Cobalt's fit and finish shows in hand-stitched, quilted vinyl upholstery and stainless steel hardware throughout, with molded-in hull stripes and stainless drains, badges and fittings rather than plastic. Common upgrades worth weighing include the color fiberglass hard top with retractable sunshade and RGB lighting, a pull-out refrigerator drawer, an upgraded battery charger with shore power, a Corian galley countertop and a Sea Keeper 1 gyro stabilizer that can run several hours at anchor on an expanded battery bank. When shopping Cobalt R30 boats for sale, the main variables are single versus twin power, the electronics and audio level, and which seating and galley options the boat carries.