Stormrider

Getting back to the main topic.
If i can remember right, Jo likes the 28 as a single, and Pepe likes it as a twin. But that might be a marketing ploy.

TexomaPowerboater

Twin OB's, with extended cockpit if I remember correctly.

The twins do a have a little bit of a porpoise - as do most all boats that size with twins - even the 30ft cig. Nothing the tabs can't handle, but not a lot of fun in flat water.

Python82

If I had to do it again I would still go with twins.

The only thing better than one big block is two!!

Pat McPherson

Stock Power Rules!
IMHO, A 500HP to 600HP single is the way to go.
Twin small blocks 2nd and twin big blocks way last. I had a 28' Cig (same boat) with small blocks that was real PIA to work on. 2 BBC must be ever worse.
You don't buy a 28' Pantera to break speed records; you buy one for the great ride...

Dude! Sweet!

Pat, you got that right... The guy who works on my boat told me that if I got one with twin BBs, he wouldn't work on it anymore, no matter what I paid him. I think in any 8' beam, side by side setup you're going to have an accessability nightmare. My buddy with the 'Gun changed his own oil once... And he was a (drag) race mechanic!

slpcamaross97

Great Info guys keep it comming.

Now someone metioned that you would have to be good with the sticks if i was running a single or i might blow the drive out of it. Any detail on this dont most boat come with a over rev protection.

also. if i found a twin, i would like it to be a sbc. setup. Still looking for more info. thanks.

bigboat28

Whose is the yellow one with twins, any pics?

Dude! Sweet!

With anything, you're going to have to pay attention on the sticks to avoid blowing a drive if you're running a Bravo. Over rev protection really only works under acceleration load and many boats have it built into the ingnition (mine does with the MSD6ALM box). But that protects the motor, not the drive. The drive gets broken mostly from impact and from not matching revs on re-entry (as well as overheating and oil starvation). You'll see flat water guys blow bravos all the time from running them at high rpms and cooking the bearings out of them.

My advice to everyone boating on a large lake or ocean is to invest in the BoatUS membership that includes vessel assist. It's $150/year or something like that and you get unlimited towing. Coming in on the hook becuase you broke a drive in a single is no more of a headache than coming in at 10 mph off plane because you broke a drive in a twin. Honestly, if you come in on the hook, at least you can just sit in the back and drink beer the whole trip in rather than having to pay attention to what's going on with the boat.

Dude! Sweet!

It was for sale in Maryland on Craigs list this spring. No clue who owned it or if it sold. It had 3's on it as I recall. I have a habit of "archiving" photos of 28s when they get posted on the internet so I can id the boat later if it comes up again.

Griff

I haven't heard of a Pantera hull ever failing, so its really not an issue. You better double that 70k if you want to build a new one.