I picked up my first Cobalt about 6 months ago...2011 262 WSS 8.1 HO 420HP with 39 hours. Love the Cobalt ride and quality and can't wait to get back on the water next month. I will be using it at Lake Mohave and Lake Mead. Also visit Lake Powell every year in July.
Re: Hello from Calif
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2015 12:08 pm
by mluters
A few picks of the new boat.
2014-09-19 Lake Mohave 172 copy.jpg
2014-10-11 Lake Mohave 14 copy.jpg
2014-10-11 Lake Mohave 36 copy.jpg
Re: Hello from Calif
Posted: Sat May 02, 2015 3:31 pm
by sfoster
Vary slick boat
Re: Hello from Calif
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 7:22 am
by Big Block Power
That is one gorgeous looking boat. That's a new way on dropping anchor.lol
Re: Hello from Calif
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2016 7:55 am
by Skiingstrongman
This thing is sweet. How do you like the 420? Heard the lakes out there are pretty low right now how's boating been?
Re: Hello from Calif
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 4:09 pm
by mluters
Skiingstrongman wrote:This thing is sweet. How do you like the 420? Heard the lakes out there are pretty low right now how's boating been?
I really like the 8.1L 496 HO...great hole shot and very responsive mid range for a boat this size. It really pulls this boat around without much trouble...I've had 11 adults on board and it still gets up and goes
I visit Lake Mohave the most and because it's one of the smaller lakes along the Colorado river chain it stays between 95%-100% full all the time. Lake Mead and Lake Powell are having a lot more trouble...I visit Powell every year for a week in July and even though it's down quite a bit, it's still very usable. Lake Mead looks the lowest and they have closed marina's due to the low water levels...so I haven't been there in quite a few years.
Here is a youtube video of our last year's trip to Lake Powell:
Anyone who is into boating needs to make at least one trip to Lake Powell because the scenery is unbelievable.
Re: Hello from Calif
Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2016 5:05 pm
by Big Block Power
That's funny knowing that is your video. I found that on you tube about a month ago.great shots!
Re: Hello from Calif
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 1:21 pm
by liquid
Ha! Me too.
Boat is nasty and the backdrop is crazy - looks like your boating on Mars.
Re: Hello from Calif
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:52 am
by mluters
liquid wrote:Ha! Me too.
Boat is nasty and the backdrop is crazy - looks like your boating on Mars.
Here are a couple more shots from Mars...
Re: Hello from Calif
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:48 am
by jhnmdahl
Nice photos! What makes the stars pop in the last one? Are they drawn in, or is it a composite?
Re: Hello from Calif
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:24 pm
by mluters
jhnmdahl wrote:Nice photos! What makes the stars pop in the last one? Are they drawn in, or is it a composite?
None of those shots are touched up or enhanced...I really don't like to spend time editing my photos so if they're not good right out of the camera, I usually delete them. The last shot is approximately a 30 sec exposure late at night with a full moon providing the light..my night shots are usually done with a full frame Canon 5DIII and I like to use a fast lens wide open at 100 ISO. I also experiment and try lots of different settings at night in order to get the look I'm after.
Re: Hello from Calif
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 6:19 am
by Big Block Power
Not sure my phone had those settings? Very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing. Sold my old Canon Eos years ago with all different lenses.
Re: Hello from Calif
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:10 pm
by liquid
Looks like an HDR shot.
I'm more concerned about the space base in the second pic - What the hell is that thing?!?
Re: Hello from Calif
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:14 pm
by liquid
aaah - never mind. Just read about the time and ISO. 5DIII is a nice setup.
Re: Hello from Calif
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:10 pm
by jhnmdahl
It's not very obvious it's night time in the photo with the stars. Pretty cool effect.