Even lifelong bowrider folks are choosing the 243, having seen its dragsteresque acceleration, its Indy-car handling at top speeds, especially in the company of Cobalt hallmarks of value, in features both standard and optional. No sacrifice here of boorah performance in trade neither for a large and quite spectacular cabin, nor for a head compartment whose entry door is a masterpiece of double-duty engineering. The 243 uses its spaciousness to full effect, most especially in ski storage and in cockpit appliances where a sink console highlights an interior among Cobalt's most sophisticated ever. The cabin, splendid in its appointments, offers a full eight feet of bedtime berth, an oversized deck hatch and opening portal to bring in the sea air.