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Conference vicki::boats

Title:Powerboats
Notice:Introductions 2 /Classifieds 3 / '97 Ski Season 1267
Moderator:KWLITY::SUTER
Created:Thu May 12 1988
Last Modified:Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1275
Total number of notes:18109

104.0. "IMPULSE Loran and Sounder" by PILOU::FLORANCE () Wed Aug 10 1988 05:09

    I am looking for infos on IMPULSE productions; specially on the
    LORAN C  Impulse 3000 and Sounder with graph on screen.
    
    Can you tell me the addresses  with telephone number of shops 
    and the prices if you know.
    
    Thanks in advance.
    
    Dominique
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104.1On the TrackBRUTUS::PERRYWed Aug 10 1988 10:1229
    I am looking for the same info.  I just bought a Boston Whaler at
    Gauche Bros on route 20 in Shrewsbury.  I got a good deal on the
    boat but their electronics prices seem kind of high.  They sell
    the Impulse 2800 graphics fishfinder for $650, the Impulse 3000
    loran for $850 - $895, and the combination unit Impulse 2830 that
    has the combined features of the 2800 and the 3000 for $1149.
    
    	I called Impulse yesterday for other retailers in the area but
    neither of the two dealers they gave me carry Impulse.  I called
   the Boats/US  special order number and they told me that Impulse
    "will not sell to us."  I don't know why or anything.
    
    Finally, I called Impulse back and got the number of their local
    distributor, Mike Tabor @ 617-631-3169 (his home number) and got
    his answering machine. So far he has not called me back.
    
    I do not know what this hunt implies about their service if something
    goes wrong with the gear.  Ron at Gauche Bros mentioned that if
    something went wrong that couldn't be fixed in two days that he
    would give me a new unit.  His electronics guy didn't paint such
    a rosy picture, saying that this policy was good only for the first
    month.
    
    The Impulse number in California is (415) 439-1920.
    
    I'll keep you posted if I get any more info.
    
    			Scott
    
104.2One owner's 2� worth....CGVAX2::NELSONTue Aug 23 1988 17:2125
    My husband and I just purchased the 2830 in June.  We purchased
    it at Granz Marine in Salem, NH along with all of the periphenalia
    involved with mounting etc.  Granz only had one unit left and it
    was the demo model.  They didn't claim to know much about them but
    we had already done our homework so we didn't need their knowledge.
   
    We have already had to send the unit back to the factory for service
    as we could not start the loran.  It would not pick up the station
    signals.  When we phoned the company, they sent us a new coupler
    (where we thought the problem was) and when it turned out that this
    was not the problem, we returned it to them.  They had the unit
    2 days and returned it to us 2nd-day air as promised.
    
    Their service guaranteed is no charge on warrantee and then a set
    fee for every year thereafter no matter what the problem.  And they
    promise to return 2nd-day air.
    
    They unit is magnificent and gives more information than you can
    use.  It has already gotten us back to the mouth of the Merrimack
    in some of that hazy, hot weather we've had.  Worked like a charm.
    
    Hope this helps.
    
    Dana