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nickB722
06-30-2012, 02:08 AM
Hey guys, here's a few shots from a few quick test/adjustment runs of my Impulse 31 this afternoon evening. Unfortunately I was behind the wheel rather than behind the camera and the shots aren't the best.

http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg570/captmjk/imp1.jpg
Catching air on a passing full size boat's wake.
http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg570/captmjk/imp2.jpg

http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg570/captmjk/imp3.jpg

http://i1244.photobucket.com/albums/gg570/captmjk/imp4.jpg

Thanks for looking, I hope to have more/higher quality soon.

sturco
06-30-2012, 04:54 AM
Nice Pics !

Jesse J
06-30-2012, 09:23 AM
I thought they were pretty good! Boat looks a little wet in the last one and pretty dry in the second one...

xlandguy
06-30-2012, 09:59 AM
I love it. I have a FE Cat and really want a fast mono. This looks really nice, how is the maneuverability?

nickB722
06-30-2012, 12:26 PM
Jesse,

I haven't done too much tuning (tabs are about even with the bottom, strut is essentially level), and the shots seem to indicate that she's riding pretty good as a whole. Obviously this is just a small mix of what I got out of the camera. I do agree it's rather dry in #2, though a few instants after that she got very wet (first stuff on the boat), but just blasted through and kept going.

As for maneuverability, I haven't really pushed her too hard yet, that said, there's been no surprises or bad reactions so far. I'd recommend the Impluse in a heartbeat!

DK535
07-03-2012, 11:41 AM
Kinda off topic but what camera do you have? Great pics by the way

Stephavee
07-03-2012, 11:51 AM
Great photos! i wish i had some of mine that looked that good! This boat is a blast to drive, she can turn on a dime! and is always fun to get alittle air under it!

nickB722
07-03-2012, 01:20 PM
Thanks for the kind words guys, and yes, the Impulse is a blast to drive to say the least, I wish my LHS had another 5100 mah battery in stock so I didn't have to wait so long between runs.

Those were taken with a Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D with a 75-300 f4-5.6 lens. With any luck, I'll have a bunch more shots and some videos after the holiday week/weekend!

By the way, there's about 20 more shots in my other thread from the next day. More action shots though not in the "golden hour" before sunset.

SFC K
07-03-2012, 06:32 PM
Wow! Nice shot of the hull out of the water!

nickB722
07-03-2012, 07:00 PM
Thanks!