cobalt 200 190hp 5.0 merc. underpowered??

[tazrig]

Re: cobalt 200 190hp 5.0 merc. underpowered??

The Captains call won't do anything but make your boat louder. Might feel faster because of the noise but the only thing going faster is money flying out of your wallet because you'll wanna keep goosing it and pretending you're Knight Rider" while all the ladies on your boat are upset because they can't talk amongst themselves about how their ex hubbies new girlfriends all have a combined weight of 4700 lbs.
Captains call simply doesn't produce enough extra HP to make a difference. I strongly recommend you test drive it before you buy a boat so you know for sure it will do what you want.

I'll second that. Captains call will give a 5.7 about 10 more horse power and you don't even have a 5.7 to start with. Not worth it. A sea trial should be an absolutely mandatory step in the process of you buying a boat whether it is new or used. All boats handle differently and you need to know it doesn't have some quirky characteristic that will drive you crazy later on.

 

[jkust]

Re: cobalt 200 190hp 5.0 merc. underpowered??

I'll second that. Captains call will give a 5.7 about 10 more horse power and you don't even have a 5.7 to start with. Not worth it. A sea trial should be an absolutely mandatory step in the process of you buying a boat whether it is new or used. All boats handle differently and you need to know it doesn't have some quirky characteristic that will drive you crazy later on.

There is more gained from just a 2bbl to 4bbl swap on a 5.7 than the vortec/4bbl swap on a 5.0. You can work with a 5.7.