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I took my 1997 Chaparral 1830 ss out for the first run of the year and discovered that my tach is reading about 2000 rpm too high. It goes up and down with engine speed but always much higher than reality. Is there some way to adjust this, or do I just need to replace it? Any recommendations for...

I solved this by silicone caulking both the cooler and hull fitting since I never used that cooler for wet stuff anyway.

Yes. I was just in the boat (now on trailer) investigating, poured some water into the front cooler with a drain and water leaked into the boat deck. Isn’t this supposed to drain out a hull fitting into the lake? The water coming into the boat while underway might be coming up that hull...

I have a 1997 Chaparral 1830 ss that has just developed some sort of leak with water coming from under the bow deck onto the main deck soaking the carpeting. So the leak is from high up, not down in the hull. I also found water in the forward bow locker - the one with the drain. Can you please...