2019 Cobia 262 CC — Should You Buy One?
Typical asking price: $75,000–$105,000. There is 1 high-severity known issue you need to know before handing over a check.
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A well-regarded mid-size center console that fishes seriously and rides well — Cobia (part of the Maverick Boat group) builds a quality hull with a loyal following among coastal anglers. Twin-outboard hours and health, salt-use corrosion, and electronics are the inspection. A documented, well-flushed 262 CC is a capable, quality offshore fishing boat; verify the motors, salt history, and hull condition.
What we checked
Not checked against public records
Boats are the Coast Guard’s, not NHTSA’s. It publishes a Cases and Campaigns file, but its model and year fields are free text and the recent entries are mostly hull-ID and capacity-label paperwork, so we have not been able to join it to a specific boat honestly yet. What follows is our own write-up, and it has not been reconciled against an official record. Treat it as a starting point, not a verdict.
Known Issues for the 2019 Cobia 262 CC
Ranked by wallet impact. These are documented, recurring problems — not freak accidents. How we decide that.
Verify outboard hours, compression, and service history (twin motors double the expense).
Repair cost (estimate): $1,500-$20,000+
Source: not yet checked against public records.
Verify flushing and inspect for corrosion on powerheads, hardware, wiring, and electronics.
Repair cost: Not yet priced
Source: not yet checked against public records.
Inspect the hull, transom, and stringers; a survey is worth it on a bigger boat.
Repair cost (estimate): $500-$8,000 if issues
Source: not yet checked against public records.
Walk-Away Red Flags
- ✗High-hour/neglected outboards
- ✗Salt corrosion / no flushing
- ✗Dead/corroded electronics
- ✗Storm/impact damage
Good Signs
- ✓Serviced outboards, strong compression
- ✓Flushed use, minimal corrosion
- ✓Working electronics, sound hull
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