about a month ago I picked up an 86 268DA t4.3omc cobra to connect with with my family a little. My Carreras were a little loud and unsafe for my wife and 4 year old.
I was initially looking for a 270 but hauling and storing this big of a boat the 268 won out.
It needed a little work here and there from sitting but its only got about 90 original hours and with minor repairs everything has came back into almost new shape.
I took her out for the first test run last weekend and she is surprisingly fast for a fat girl, planes almost instantly when you crank the throttles. I'm a little scared after reading up on OMC but I'll have to live with it. I'm a noob when it comes to big boats so I'll have lots of questions in the future but my first is where can I get factory measurements for the original bimminis? I have the front Bimini cover and framework and the camper sides and back but the rear top and frame is missing.
I was initially looking for a 270 but hauling and storing this big of a boat the 268 won out.
It needed a little work here and there from sitting but its only got about 90 original hours and with minor repairs everything has came back into almost new shape.
I took her out for the first test run last weekend and she is surprisingly fast for a fat girl, planes almost instantly when you crank the throttles. I'm a little scared after reading up on OMC but I'll have to live with it. I'm a noob when it comes to big boats so I'll have lots of questions in the future but my first is where can I get factory measurements for the original bimminis? I have the front Bimini cover and framework and the camper sides and back but the rear top and frame is missing.
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