1981 Pantera Build
04-26-2011, 02:39 PM
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I would vee it like Angel said, it could just be filled, but will probably crack again. I like to use at least some glass in the repair, even if they are thin strips to fill in the vee most of the way, then the rest can be filled. marine tex is some pretty serious stuff for small repairs like this. The best way to fix it permanent if it is just on glass(non transom) is to get to the backside of it, and glass the back to reinforce it also.
04-26-2011, 02:41 PM
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I will post pics of my repair to small cracks I have on my water pickup soon also. I'm basically going to use a dremel and put a v shaped tip to follow the crack to widen and deepen it. Then I plan on filling it with Marine Tex or you could use resin and and thicken it with microballons.
Rick what would you recommend?
Rick what would you recommend?
Let me know if ya want me to throw some of that 1708 in the car and ride down this weekend, I'll look around the garage tonight and see what other glass supplies I have leftover.
Rick
04-26-2011, 04:14 PM
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Mine is also an '81, even though it says 82 in my profile, musta been drinking that day
04-27-2011, 12:31 AM
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ahhh cmon, its more than that, its the bad azzz red one!! 3man, red interior?, hatches that open to the side? , center steering?, big pipesout the back, and I think it had pretty big power when you bought it. This is what i somewhat remember. What drive does it have, and how is the project going? JAIME p.s. pics
04-27-2011, 07:12 AM
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ahhh cmon, its more than that, its the bad azzz red one!! 3man, red interior?, hatches that open to the side? , center steering?, big pipesout the back, and I think it had pretty big power when you bought it. This is what i somewhat remember. What drive does it have, and how is the project going? JAIME p.s. pics
05-01-2011, 01:43 PM
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Jaime I'm hoping to run her in the November 5, 2011 HOBRA Bill Wishnick Memorial Fort Lauderdale to Key West Marathon in Class D 18-24ft Small Boat Class. The motor Albert (MiamiBoyz) built for me is pretty stock overall it's a GenV 468. My plan is to build the boat as close as possible to what a period correct Pantera in the early 80's would have been like. Not really building her for all out speed but rather endurance. As the run is approx. 271 miles and I think that as long as I can finish I'll be ok. Not how fast you go but how fast you can get there that counts in my book.
My old 85 Pantera was last powered by a big cube bbc that richie had put in her and she was running mid to upper 80's I believe before he sold her and it went oversea's to Sweden I think. As far as weight both hulls are about equal.
My old 85 Pantera was last powered by a big cube bbc that richie had put in her and she was running mid to upper 80's I believe before he sold her and it went oversea's to Sweden I think. As far as weight both hulls are about equal.
