No boat, no pictures, sure love Cobalts though

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Looking at this engine pic-
Frame arrestor is angled down, cable ties on the coolant reservoir, and some tube or cable coming from under the engine cover. Anyone know what's going on here? Seems an odd time to take a picture if some kind of maintenance was in progress? Is the front edge of the engine cover missing?

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When things get bastardized on a boat then those are usually warning signs of other possible issues.

Honestly, in your picture the flame arrestor can easily be turned to the horizontal position where it is supposed to be (although performance won't be affected at all even when angled.)

The 496 cover being cut looks ugly but it will not affect anything performance related....but again why was it cut?

That cable/tube being fastened to the coolant reservoir won't affect anything but why is it fastened there?...and what is it? Tough to see in that pic.

Danger Wil Robinson. This could be like peeling an onion. The more you peel back, the more you will cry.

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Thanks A7. Agree with what you said. Nothing necessarily performance impacting but why did it end up like that. Curious about the oil change sticker as well. Without knowing anything about marine engine maintenance schedules, it seems a 2017 oil change is quite a long time ago, even if not used frequently in the last 3 years

Did u get her?

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Negative. Actually never even received a response on my offer. Boat was then sold 2 days later.
Enjoyed a 220s rental on a trip to Tablerock last week. (1029 hrs and the vp280 was still strong BTW) Maybe in the fall some nice boats will come on the market. Until then, I'll just enjoy cold ones in my gdane issued Cobalt can cooler and try not to feel like too much of a poser