Boats

Cobia 350CC Boat Test

Cobia’s 350CC is well-built, well- designed and well-rigged.

By Chris Caswell

Updated: February 12, 2020

You’ll like Cobia’s new 350CC so much, you may want to make it yours with the same alacrity and enthusiasm with which you’d adopt that perfect, irresistible puppy at the pound. Cobia’s latest boat proved loaded with features bespeaking know-how and, in my opinion, that can fish hard and play even harder.

It starts with over 11 feet of beam so your gang of anglers won’t be crowded as they chase a fish around the wide side decks without roadblocks. Even passing the console, there’s room to wield a rod in rocky seas. In the cockpit, take note of the full tackle station with baitprep station aft, two humongous in-sole fish boxes that drain overboard, a pair of 42-gallon livewells, and six of the seven boxes are insulated to keep your beverages, catch or bait cold.

Wide side decks make chasing fish easy. Courtesy Cobia Boats

Individual bolstered seats for three anglers reside under the optional hardtop (a no-brainer to include). With its three-sided, vented windshield, the vertical dash handles twin Garmin 16-inch multifunction displays, and I found that Cobia located the accessory switches right where my hands wanted to go.

The vertical dash handles twin Garmin 16-inch multifunction displays. Courtesy Cobia Boats

Open the console door, and you’ll find everything a family needs for an extended weekend or comfy overnighting on the water. There’s the stretch-out double berth, an electric head and a freshwater shower. Air conditioning is a nice touch to stay cool (and bug-free) when sleeping aboard.

Up forward is family turf, with seating for 11 including a chaise for two, plus an electric bow table that rises from the sole for munchies while hanging at the sandbar.

The double-berth serves up comfy overnighting. Courtesy Cobia Boats

Power for the 350CC starts with a trio of Yamaha F300s, but our test boat sported twin Yamaha 425 XTOs that come out of the hole like a drag boat (7.3 seconds to 30 mph). These twins seem allergic to fuel too, sipping just 23 gph at 33 mph. Top speed is above 62 mph, and the 320 gallons of fuel let you get to the islands or out to the canyons in fine style. During our test, the double-stepped hull with 21.6 degrees of deadrise ate the lumpy seas and asked for more, please.

There is an electric head and a freshwater shower on board. Courtesy Cobia Boats

Well-built, well-designed and well-rigged—you’ll want to get the adoption papers ready.

Comfortable seating and livewells are found at the transom. Courtesy Cobia Boats

High Points

Wide side decks ease chasing fish around the console.
Sturdy hardtop includes a vented locker for life-jacket stowage.
Great access to batteries (under the helm seat) and to systems such as water separators and pumps.
Deep gutters and squish-rubber seals mean no leaks on hatches.

Low Points