Baller BarneyLongden Posted November 8, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 8, 2012 Does anyone have good fin and binding settings for a 65" MasterCraft Pulse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted November 8, 2012 Baller_ Share Posted November 8, 2012 No, but I've seen adirondack chairs made out of a bunch of those. May want to consider a newer ski. That's really old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller lakeaustinskier Posted November 8, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 8, 2012 One of the worst falls I ever took was on a Pulse. Hmm....maybe I'll drag out my old Kidder Redline and see what happens. I agree with @wish. Consider a new ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BarneyLongden Posted November 8, 2012 Author Baller Share Posted November 8, 2012 It was good enough for Bob LaPoint. It is good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted November 8, 2012 Baller_ Share Posted November 8, 2012 Bob is really old too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BraceMaker Posted November 8, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 8, 2012 Put the binding where the ski is faded from sun or center holes. Put the fin where it looks centered in the faded areas or corrosion on fin. Adj. Binding one hole fwd. One back and test. And yes get a new ski. None of those guys are still on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcityskier Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 These skis do break down with age. You should at least demo a new ski, you might find that people are right. The Pulse should only have adjustment on the wing angle. I'd suggest starting it around 8°. I also believe that we generally moved the bindings one hole forward most of the time. That said, guys leave him alone. He loves his ski. Don't we all. I've seen people ski amazingly well on much worse. He'll know when he's ready to make a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BarneyLongden Posted November 8, 2012 Author Baller Share Posted November 8, 2012 @madcityskier I have a Schnitz! adjustable fin so I need all the settings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller eleeski Posted November 8, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 8, 2012 The Pulse was a challenging ski for me. The Obrien Impulse was almost the same ski but stiffer. It worked much better. I don't believe they had adjustable fins so there are no settings. Especially for a Schnitz fin. Your buoy count will be higher on a modern ski. Even an old modern ski. Some antique skis might be fun to build with modern materials. A 65" Connelly HP would be an interesting project to splash. Or an EP Comp1. The Pulse is setting (properly) buried in a corner not on any resurrect schedule. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted November 8, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 8, 2012 I was a Pulse rider and I believe that ski was Pre- adjustable fin. My guess is start at 2.5" deep with the top of fin parallel to the ski and around .720 dft. adjust from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JohnCox Posted November 8, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 8, 2012 I have a black and gray pulse hanging on the wall in my shop....with stress fractures down the entire length. I have thought it might be fun to ride my old Maherajah Lapoint. But haven't gotten the nerve up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ham_Wallace Posted November 8, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 8, 2012 Non adjustable cut out fin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BraceMaker Posted November 8, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 8, 2012 @Ham Wallace - He is saying he installed or someone installed an adjustable fin box from Steve Schnitz in the history of the ski. In which case if you have the non-adjustable fin, install it, measure it, and transfer those measurements. No one's gonna have good numbers for you on this ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted November 9, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 9, 2012 Bob Lapoint doesn't ski on one of those any more either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BarneyLongden Posted November 9, 2012 Author Baller Share Posted November 9, 2012 @Chef23 are you sure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwk87 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 @JohnCox Will witness me running the course on an El Diablo soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted November 9, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 9, 2012 @BarneyLongden Bob Lapoint may have an old Mastercraft Pulse dressed up to look like a new HO product but it would surprise me. I can't guarantee he doesn't though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted November 11, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 11, 2012 Barney, the ski did not have an adjustable fin, like I and Ham pointed out above. Most stock fins use to come at around 2.500 deep with no bias to front down or up, that is why I said put it in so the top of the fin blade is parallel to the ski, and most fins are around .700-.750 dft, using head of caliper. That is the best fin setting advice you are going to find unless you get the one or two guys who might have put an asjustable fin on it ( and that is being generous in how many might have back then). That far back, dial calipers were not a household word in skiing. I had a Pulse with double HO boots, shimmed with a Jobe wedge to help my offside turn, and that would have been a radical setup in many circles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ham_Wallace Posted November 11, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 11, 2012 I will send you a fin if you wish. Welded wing and all. You have to take a hacksaw blade and cut out the slot so that you can slide it in from the tail. I have several. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BraceMaker Posted November 11, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 11, 2012 @ab ge says it has an aftermarket fin. Adjustable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted November 11, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 11, 2012 I know. Unless it is a mini fin or something odd, what I recommended would be a good place to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller auskier Posted November 12, 2012 Baller Share Posted November 12, 2012 smells like trollin' in here.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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