We already had CS23 on MyCobalt. The current factory card still has the CS23, and I never put the live specs on the page. Not a 2026 launch. The new boats this month are the R26s. This is the bigger CS sterndrive: 23′ 5″, 8′ 6″ beam, 60 gallons, 12 persons, no head. The CS22 sits under it at 22′ 5″ and 52 gallons. Same beam. Still no toilet on either card.
There is a CS23 Surf. There is no CS23 Coastal. There is no CS22 Surf. If you wanted ballast and Surf Gate in this series, Cobalt printed the CS23 Surf, not a 22. I am not talking you into a tower. Plenty of club people have been happy in the low 23s since the numeric days.
Factory specs
- LOA: 23′ 5″
- Beam: 8′ 6″
- Fuel: 60 gal
- Capacity: 12 persons
- Head: no
Sixty gallons is a little more than the CS22’s 52 and the R4’s 50. Twelve people on the plate, same as the CS22 card. No head is the honest line. Plan the day around a marina restroom or keep it short. I have done plenty of no-head Cobalt afternoons. I do not have a dry weight, a draft, or an engine list on this CS23 card, so those are not in the list. Same 8′ 6″ beam as the R4 / R26 / R8 pack, which is the trailer number a lot of you already live with.
CS series was always the “still a Cobalt, a little less boat” conversation on this club. I do not mean that as an insult. I mean it as the reason people stay in the brand when the R boats get heavy. I have no prices to quote, and I will not invent them.
If you are running a current CS23, send photos to editor@mycobalt.net. I live in the Seattle area. Selling something to make room? List it here for $25 (or $50 premium). This is not a CS23 for sale.
Photo: Cobalt Boats. Specs from cobaltboats.com, August 2026.
