My wife and I took the V out Saturday. We rode about 40 miles altogether. My boat ran great, no problems at all! I was a little concerned with the fuel consumption though. It used about 12 gallons of liquid gold! After talking with my buddy with the 86 V with the same motor ,he said his was much better than that. Ive got another carburator that ive already rebuilt that Ill try. Maybe it will get a little better mileage. Overall we had a great day out though!!