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Hi everyone :D :D As of this afternoon I paid off my boat loan. Not a big deal to most of you, but I am the most irresponsible person with money :eek: So i am quite proud of myself :D

Soooooooo the question is... Who has a 28" pantera w/twins for sale..... cheap :rolleyes: :drink: Gonna be movin on up hopefully... long as the bank lets me :D



Travis :evilb: :evilb: :evilb:

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Traviss, how the hell you been ?? you have been extremley quiet around here for along time.. Nice to hear somebody actually paid off a boat loan. I didnt think that was possible

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Wish mine was paid off.....

Hey Bob ....nice write up in Extreme Boats!!!! :cool:

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Not to bad bro... I have been around, just don't post much. Just lurk :D OSO has changed, Its just not as fun as it used to be.

Called mom to tell her I paid my boat off and she said great... Then I said "I am headed home to look through the boat swapper" :D :D :D She just mumbled and hung up the phone LOL! :D

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How about a 33' Powerplay?? in the OSO classifieds :D

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Like I said in your thread :p ..... I only need $73,499 more and I can buy it :D :D

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I put you on a payment plan :D :D :D

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your one of the the guys that made it fun! its a shame so many have left or dont post anymore :(

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you panty waste!! where ya been??... you getting your ass handed to you by the master is the whole reason we have uncensored. :evilb: ..... stick around
http://stupidfastboats.com/booo.jpg

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i know packin it was fun :D :D :evilb: been workin my ass of the alst few years.. 60 hrs a weeek doing concrete work, its starting to get to me.. been tossin around the idea of opening a little boat maitainance/detailing shop, been looking around for a place to work out of, not to many buiildings here for sale. I would start with some packin bashing pics but my puter won't let me save edit or do anything with internet pics... all my programs are screwed up.. sucks bro LOL!

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ohhhhhhhhhhhhh yeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaah fred :D :D

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Yeah that's gotta feel good! Nice choice for moving up too! Panteras are bad azz! Are you gonna keep the powerplay?

And I don't like to think of it as being irresponsible with my money. I like to think of it as supporting my local community as best I can by drinking away several thousands every year at the bar! :D :evilb:

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yes I will hopefully keeping the powerplay.. It might have to go if I move up and need some extra $$$. The only thing I worry about is insurance, 8 points on my license and they are probably gonna stick it to me :eek:

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Tom Gentry had a Bad AZZ 28 Saber last winter that would be a good ride for you Travis!

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is he on OSO dyno? 28 sabers are badazz like you said :cool:

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Missed that one too. I got to get a copy

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How 'bout a 290 Powerquest - cheap and room for the ladies ;)

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I'll pass. Never really liked the looks of the 25-30 powerquests.. i consider them more of a family boat. I don't have many ladies and only need one thing.. 28 ft.... huge power and 1 frickin seat :D

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Their is a nice 28 Pantera in the classifiieds with twins for sale in Monroe MI. Their is also a 28 Apache list for sale in Grandhaven

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Congrats Travis!!
Good luck on the search

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Did you see this one?

Looks like a good deal.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/esvon/page-4193.html

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Thats the one I have had my eye on. :cool: I have to talk to my bank to see if they will give me a loan of that size and for how long... before I go looking to seriously. I don't even want to wonder what the insurance will be for that with my record... but hey its just money, I'll might have to sell the powerplay to pay for the beginning cost :D

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would anyone around here be interested in my powerplay?.. I don't know if I can sell it easy or not.. being that is has a custom motor that runs on 110 octane. Is there a market for this boat, or is it better to sell it without power.?

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I would Lower Compression so it would run on Pump Gas .My Small Block runs on Pump gas and I still spend a lot on Gas.

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Trav, how hard would it be to make it a 92 octane motor? Could you swap out heads, back off timing. etc? Or would that affect other aspects of the motor?

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My 31' Stinger is for sale at Lakewideyachtbrokerage.com.
I know it's not a Pantera but it has HP500s and it won't break the bank.

Good luck with the boat search!

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To make it run on 93 octane, new pistons and a camshaft I would think. Camshaft required more then 11:1 CR . I have AFR 210's on it now. 68 cc chambers with domed pistons. if your were to try and make it run on 93. It would take pistons then a smaller camshaft and smaller heads, cause with the pistons & cam change the heads would be to big I would think.

nice stinger bro :cool:

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Get a Saber Traviss, you won't be disappointed plus the factory will only be a couple hours away if you have any questions or need their services. There was a really nice one out in California, might still be for sale. Last price I saw was under 30k. It has twins with high hours, perfect for you since you'll build the crap out the engines anyway!

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The only saber I know of is the one is grand haven.. Its in the oso classifieds. All white with a single 502... no fun :D :D


anybody have any experiance with challenger boats?

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Trav, there is 28 Challenger for sale a couple miles from my shop. This one is white with black stripes.

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is that the one in the OSO classifieds? rockford michigan?

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That is the one.

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Hey travis i wonder if you could tell me what oil pan to order for a stock 260 that is rusted out that i am helping a friend replace.I was thinking of ordering it from summit unless you know of someone else. thanks

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how old is the the 260.. i think 86 and up were one piece rear main seals, different oil pan then the older motors. check ebay there should be a few on there. I bought mine from champ pans. had a few special baffles and a windage tray I think was around $200, 7 qt pan. Merc gets about $195 for a new replacment

here is one for 86 and up.. 3 hrs left

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SB-Ch...ZWDVWQQrdZ1QQc

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has it been sitting outside with a full cover or no cover?

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Traviss,

TIme to start SLED SHOPPIN'!!!!!!! :evilb: Congrats dude. :cool:

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no sled shoppin.. my is still wreaked sitting in the shop. don't know if I am going to fix and ride or just fix and sell.. if I buy boat before winter I will not ride.. cause concrete work during the winter is slow and will need to pay for boat instead..

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cockpit cover

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cool. This challenger is very tempting. :) I am going to talk to a few of my banks and the insurance people this week, to see what they wil give me and how high my insurance will be for a boat in the 28 ft range. if all goes well I might be over to take a look at it in a few weeks or so..

BGIII .. you don't want a powerplay as a backup boat?? adult owned :D

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Hey Travis ,thanks for the info on the oil pan.
By the way i think your crazy getiing a new twin engine big block boat,you will have to sell your powerplay just to pay for one summer of gas :eek: