Tested yesterday for the first time in the waters off South Florida, the second Deep Impact 499 center console will be in the 16-boat fleet for the upcoming Florida Powerboat Club Bahamas Poker Run. The group departs tomorrow from the Fort Lauderdale area for the club’s 34th annual island-exploration adventure and will return June 17.
Deep Impact 499 center console No. 2 is ready for its Bahamian showcase.
“We have a really nice group going,” said Stu Jones, the president and owner of the Pompano Beach event-organizing outfit.
Destinations for the group include Bimini, Paradise Island, Harbor Island/ Eleuthera, Spanish Wells and more.
The boat is equipped with 3,000 hp worth outboard engines.…