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Your rpms sound about right for the gen5 Volvo V6 (and perhaps the gen 5 5.3 V8). Cruising rpms are about 1000 higher than what you got with the older engines. You should top out around 5800-5900 rpm trimmed out with a light load. My guess is that you have the correct pitch.

Sorry in advance for bringing a four year old thread back to life, but I am planning to add an amp to our base system in our 2022 CS23 and am looking for guidance on install. The 2022 has a Fusion black box (MS-WB670, 4 channel built in amp) and the same 6 RF speakers. How are the four rear speakers ...

Any recommendations on a bilge heater. I have the quick drain system but starting to hear issues with it during hard freezes. In N. GA, doesn’t hit freezing often and boat stays on the lift.

Don't you have the Volvo engine with closed cooling? I would be curious to hear about the issues with the ...

Yes, that is all we do. I would make sure you drain the bilge afterwards and at least put some gas stabilizer in the tank.

Assuming you have a Volvo in your CS22, your engine always has antifreeze in it as they have a closed loop cooling system. Lake water gets cycled through a heat exchanger to cool the antifreeze (like air through a car radiator) but does not go through the block. No reason to do anything other than ...

You should be able to make that trailer work. As others have said, get the bow stop adjusted so the tongue weight is good and then get longer bunks if needed. I would primarily worry about the two center bunks and have them stop at the notch on the transom where the outdrive mounts. The outboard ...

I am pretty sure you have a cable operated shifter. Are you able to physically shift the control lever into forward and reverse, or is it stuck? If the shifter moves freely but the gears are not engaging, have you checked the fluid level in the drive?

We have the 280 and DP drive in our CS23. It is more than enough power for the boat, partly because the CS23 is really not that heavy for its length. The only reason to get the V8, IMHO, is the noise and more relaxed cruising rpm.


What do you mean more noise and relaxed cruising rpms?

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Just chiming in to say that we really like our CS23 but I can't say its fundamentally any "better" than your 226. It will have more technology, which can be good and bad. In response to @dustinm's comment above, the tower on the 2022 and newer folds lower than the earlier models. We can fit ours ...

Just chiming in to say that we really like our CS23 but I can't say its fundamentally any "better" than your 226. It will have more technology, which can be good and bad. In response to @dustinm's comment above, the tower on the 2022 and newer folds lower than the earlier models. We can fit ours ...

Are you seeing this in the 4-1 gauge? Has it ever read correctly? I’m not sure non evc Volvos actually transmit that info to the gauge.

I had cracking under the tower on both sides as well as a crack under the rubrail and from one of the places the side of the swim platform attaches on our 2022 CS23. I noticed them all during the first wash and I was told they resulted from not perfectly fastening the hardware and/or drilling holes ...

Did you get trim tabs? If you trim all the way down it will likely make a huge difference, especially if you have a stern heavy load or no passengers in the bow.

What kind of trailer do you have? I am gonna say you will need at least an 9’ door if you plan to go in and out a lot. If it’s for winter storage, you can probably figure out a way to sneak it under an 8’ door, but you may need to deflate the tires and lower the tongue Jack all the way.

We have the 280 and DP drive in our CS23. It is more than enough power for the boat, partly because the CS23 is really not that heavy for its length. The only reason to get the V8, IMHO, is the noise and more relaxed cruising rpm.