Here's a link to the Coast Guards Auxiliaries (USCGA) website to schedule a Vessel Safety Check (VSC) for your sleds.

http://www.cgaux.org/vsc/

I've already contacted a USCGA rep and he's coming out to the house this Friday to do a VSC on both of our boats.

Since we are rapidly approaching spring 2011 boating season, this is a great idea for us to make sure we comply with the laws......in turn this will keep the law off our backs by making sure our vessels comply with Federal and local laws.

Hey guys, I found an absolute time capsule today. The boat is a 23' 1977 CVX-23 with a 460 BBF and Berkely jet. The boat is absolutely spotless and this guy bought it new in 1977. It's been under the same garage for 34 years and when I tell you this boat is clean, IT'S CLEAN!! Oh, and only about 300 hours on it.

What do y'all think it's worth? He wants $2,000 for it.

Hey guys....I know this is a Socal forum however I visit because you guys have a ton of knowledge and many more boats than we have in North Texas. However, with that said....here's a video that was shot at our local lake this past Sunday 11/14/2010. Enjoy!!

I'm running a BBF 540 with a Holley 750 Vacuum secondaries L3310. I was running wide open on Saturday, giving it hell when the motor died...actually it acted as if it was running out of fuel and then died. I turned the key off, turned it back on and listened for the fuel pump, hit the accelerator twice and it came back to life.

I'm running a summit racing fuel pump rated at 140 GPH at 14 psi and I have the fuel pressure regulated at 6 1/2 psi. I have new fuel lines, new fuel filter and a full tank of gas. Should a 540 BBF be using the Holley 750 L3310 carb? I'm thinking that I may not have enough carb for this motor. To partially answer my own question, I'm running 4,700 rpms currently. I bolted on a friends Barry Grant Mighty Demon 850 the other day and picked up 400 rpm and 7 mph top end. So, should I go with a larger carb or find a decent Holley 750 DP with mechanical secondaries?