2025 Cobia Boats 301 CC Review

If you are a family boater AND a serious angler, you know the struggle when it comes to finding a boat that is truly made for both. Many boat manufacturers claim that there is but when you take a look at it, something always falls short, until now…

Meet the 2025 Cobia Boats 301 CC. This center console is designed to be both a family-friendly cruiser and a fishing boat for anglers at the same time. There are plenty of amenities and features packed on board that you just cannot miss. From rod holders to a complete rigging station to a marine head and comfortable seating, the 301 CC is an excellent choice.

About Cobia Boats

Cobia Boats is a boat manufacturer, and they are responsible for the design and manufacturing of the 301 CC. Cobia is a well-known name in the boating world because their name has become synonymous with quality.

Cobia Boats has three main principles that they focus on when it comes to their boats. Let’s take a look:

Higher Quality. Higher Performance – Cobia Boats delivers only top of the line boats, and they have found a way to bring a nice balance between comfort and fishing. Their boats offer integrity, durability, and reliability.

Fishing Features Done Right – Cobia Boats understands that anglers want fishing features and plenty of them. They have designed their boat’ layouts, live wells, and fish boxes with this in mind.

No Sacrifices on Comfort – You have probably seen a boat or two that promises all the best fishing features in the world and admittedly, yes, they have some great features, but the boat just falls short when it comes to comfort. Cobia Boats places an emphasis on comfort because they know how important it is, and no sacrifices are made when it comes to outfitting your vessel with comfort.

Walkthrough of the 2025 Cobia Boats 301 CC

The 2025 Cobia Boats 301 CC is a knockout boat, and it checks all the boxes when it comes to what anglers want out of a boat that has dual purposes – fishing and family time.

Below, we will do a walkthrough of the different areas on the 301 CC and highlight the amenities and features that each one has to offer.

Bow

The bow of the 2025 Cobia Boats 301 CC is fully decked out for socialization with U-shaped seating. If you want to extend the seating area, you can swing out the backrests to create full-length loungers. When the backrests are not in use, they stow flat against the inwales, so they are out of the way.

Throughout the seating you will find built in speakers and cup holders.

There is an electric cocktail table that sits in the middle of the U-shaped seating. This table rises up and down and is flush with the deck when not in use. The table can be used as a full-size casting deck when set at the same height as the loungers.

There are grab rails that surround the bow to ensure safety while on the water.

If you want to turn the bow of the ship into a fishing arena, you can remove the cushions from the seating as this will reveal additional rod holders and two fish boxes that are each 40 gallons in capacity. There is plenty of in-floor storage in this area as well.

At the front of the helm station, you will find a small bench seat that easily flips open to provide additional dry storage underneath.

Head

The 2025 Cobia Boats 301 CC has a marine head on board with a forward entry door at the helm/cockpit area. This head is very spacious inside and there is plenty of room for you to move around freely without worrying about knocking into the walls.

The head is equipped with a toilet, sink with faucet, mirror, towel rod, and storage drawers to keep your toiletries in.

Cockpit

The cockpit blends together some of those fishing and comfort features that we had talked about. In the cockpit you will find two live wells at the transom. Each one is 28 gallons in size. They are oval shaped with gasketed clear lids and are lighted on the interior.

There are multiple insulated in-deck fish boxes that have the ability to evacuate via the macerators. Each fish box has a capacity of 80 gallons, and you will find two aft and two forward.

The cockpit has a total of four rod holders, leaning coaming bolsters, and in floor storage at both the port and starboard sides.

Helm

Home to the captain, you will find helm seating that consists of a very comfortable and plush captain’s chair and co-captain’s chair. Each one of the chairs has its own set of flip up and down armrests. There is a pull down foot rest for each chair and the chairs move fore and aft.

The captain’s and co-captain’s chair seats flip up when not in use to allow you the opportunity to stand when steering without sacrificing room.

Access to the helm is achieved with the forward console door and you will find a freshwater sink here as well.

The console area is home to your boat’s control center. This area is equipped with dual large touchscreens that make monitoring your boat a breeze. Additional features found in the helm include cup holders, USB ports, steering wheel, GPS, glove box, and switches.

Aft Cockpit/Rear Leaning Post

The aft cockpit area is going to be a prime location for serious anglers as it is home to many different rod holders and rocket launchers.

There is an extensive tackle and rigging station here that comes complete with tackle drawers, storage compartments, sink, and a cooler/bait compartment. 

An aft seat provides seating for guests and easily folds down to become flush with the transom when it is not in use.

There is a freshwater shower located at the transom to allow you and guests to rinse off after fishing or swimming.

Stern

The stern is home to some additional fishing features and comes with two aerated live wells and in-floor fish boxes.

The boarding door is conveniently located here and is perfect for dockside boarding, getting into and out of the water, and also wrangling up some larger fish. The boarding door opens inward for your convenience.

VARIS Construction

Cobia Boats cuts no corners when it comes to quality and creating a boat that is able to withstand the waters you take it on. Each one of their boats including the 2025 Cobia Boats 301 CC is built with VARIS.

VARIS is a proprietary vacuum assisted resin infusion system that is unique and is used when manufacturing them. This resin infusion system builds extremely strong hulls that have the highest strength to weight ratio in fiberglass boat construction.

What else does the VARIS construction offer you?

  • Speed
  • Fuel efficiency
  • Optimized load carrying capacity

Engine

The 2025 Cobia Boats 301 CC comes with two choices of motors and a choice of color. No matter which option you choose, you will receive a powerful Yamaha engine that is designed to provide quick acceleration, maximum fuel efficiency, and noise reduction.

Engine Options

  • Twin Yamaha F300XSB or F300XSB2 (white in color)
  • Twin Yamaha F350XSA or F350XSA2 (white in color)

Depending on which option you choose, you will either have a horsepower total of either 600 or 700.

Pricing and Specifications

Pricing of the 2025 Cobia Boats 301 CC is readily available on their website and the starting MSRP is $248,758 if you choose the twin Yamaha 300XSB engines. Any additional options to the engine such as choosing the white colored one or the one with upgraded horsepower, you can expect to pay additional fees.

It is recommended that you speak with an authorized Cobia Boats dealer to receive an accurate price for your 301CC. Prices change and are also variable depending on certain factors such as location, demand, availability, and optional upgrades and features.

Specifications

  • Length: 29 feet 5 inches
  • Beam: 9 feet 10 inches
  • Fuel Capacity: 267 gallons
  • Maximum Horsepower: 700

Warranty

Cobia Boats does provide a warranty on their new boats, and this includes the 2025 Cobia Boats 301 CC. The warranty is as follows:

  • 10-Year Hull and Deck Structural Warranty
  • 3-Year Warranty on Steering, Electrical, Fuel-Delivery, Upholstery, Canvas, Controls, and Accessories Warranty
  • 1-Year Warranty on Gel Coat, Refrigerators, Generators, Air Conditioners, Water Heaters, Live Wells, Pumps, and Macerators

It is recommended that you speak with an authorized Cobia Boats dealer to learn detailed information about the warranty you will receive including what is and is not covered, limitations, and exclusions.

Final Thoughts

Cobia Boats put a lot of time, effort, and thought into the new 2025 Cobia Boats 301 CC and it shows. This vessel is made for family cruising and tournament fishing. When you take your 301 CC out on the water, you will immediately feel the difference between a Cobia boat and any other boat. There is no sacrifices made when it comes to comfort and only the best materials and products are used to outfit your boat with its amenities.

The Cobia brand has made a commitment to making sure that boat owners “have it all.” The 2025 Cobia Boats 301 CC is the perfect blend of comfort and fishing capability coupled with unparallelled performance and craftsmanship.

The 301 CC truly has everything that you need from a center console plus more!

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