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Tom ,
I thought I was a workaholic , but **** you got me beat hands down .
Beautiful job Tom - good luck with the final assembly - !!!!

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Thanks Jerry That means alot.
I will make you proud :D

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Tom way to go it looks great......

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Awesome job. Keep up the pics. :drink:

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Chris, It looks like 11.5" from the center of the rub rail to the somewhat center of the exhaust hole.

This is a tall deck 10.2 ,that makes a difference in the exhaust hole

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a few more shots

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Man, I forgot how I like the smell of this thing
when it hits me, when I walk in the garage. :cool:

Yes, I know...... I've got it bad :D :D

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Tom its looking great :D :D Did you plan on doing all that work when you bought it???

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Craney, I wasn't sure how far I was going to go when I first saw it . I stepped out of my truck after 15 hrs of driving and Jerry took me for a quick ride before dark. The boat looked good, and ran even better. It was loaded on a trailer, that I towed up there ,and with in an hour I was on the road again. It was a crazy trip. :eek:
Let me tell you, On the way back home I basicly had the thing rebuilt in my mind. Over 15 hours of driving, 5 full tanks of gas back to back, and mega coffee. Well.. I was tripp'n

Anyway After taking the boat out a couple of times I decided to go through the whole thing and make it as close to a new boat as I could. I truly am blessed to have this boat. I have had plenty of toys and hot rod cars but never had the type of boat that I have always wanted. Jerry has helped me alot and has been straight up on everything. I can't wait to get this thing in the water. It should run a little better and look alot better.

When this bad boy fires up you wont be able to wipe the smile off my face with a shovel :D :D :D :D

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Looking Good

:)

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Tomcei you came a long way in a short time. I know what you went through on your ride home I had a 13 hour ride home from Indiana with my 28 but I was grining like a mule eating briers. :D :D

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Let me tell you, On the way back home I basicly had the thing rebuilt in my mind. Over 15 hours of driving, 5 full tanks of gas back to back, and mega coffee. Well.. I was tripp'n

I know that feeling, Same thing happened during my 15 hour trip back with the boat. Funny thing about the trip was when I stopped at a truckstop for gas this trucker pulls up and says that I need to check the lights, for the last 100 miles every time you signal right you go left. someone had the turn signals reversed. Simple fix, better than a flat or bearing failure. Great job, I wish my project was that far along.

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What a great job you're doing. Take it from someone who takes pride in his work like you evidently do, once you're done and people are standing there admiring the boat, it will be a wonderful feeling knowing that you did all or most of it yourself!!

I have a question about your exhaust locations, the tall deck is only 1/4" wider each side. Shouldn't there be enough flex in the exhaust hose to compensate for the slight set?

I'm getting ready to order CMIs for my boat and would hate to order a set of tails and then need another set later when I install my big motor next year.

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Should be about 1/4" wider and higher. You could always go to 4.5 tips and redrill to get the centers right. I am using the teague switchable tips so there is almost no flex in the hose However the CMI tails can rotate a little so you should not have to move the port locations much if at all probably up a little. I plan on cutting my exhaust where they will work with either tall or std because as the tails rotate outward they also increase in height. That will be wicked with a blower on a tall deck if you go that route. You will love the CMI's Kirk. Good Luck.

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LOL, Now that's funny

Hey Chris I know the feeling of the wheel bearing. I bought my trailer new from Pantera. I met Jo at the Georgia /Fla state line at 1am. I crashed untill 330am and started my journey. I noticed the left rear inner seal slinging some grease when I went through DC. I was paranoid to the max. After the boat was loaded, I would pump a few squirts every time I filled up. I kept checking the hub for over heating but it was ok. Oh yea.... My spare hub and tire were left in Fla. Just a little anxious on the way home :eek: Man you couldn't have driven a nail up my butt :D


Kirk , I don't know all the details on the exhaust deal. It was pointed out to me that there are some different angles??
I wouldn't think it would be that big a deal but it might be. I know that exhaust hose is pretty tough. It wants to go where it 's pointed and not any where else if it's a short piece. There is about a 4" gap between the exhaust tip (inside the transum) and the down tube. It woud be difficult to flex it much I think.
Check out these pics and you can see the changes some one made at one time I have know idea what was up w/ that

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Those must be the fancy slotted exhaust holes I've heard so much about.... :D :D :D

I think I'll save the CMI's for my new motor and go to the larger tips and have the tails custom made to fit. I want it perfect.

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I don't blame ya. Perfect is alway good with me. :D

PS: I think the slotted exhaust option was only available for a limmited time only. It tended to make them run too fast so they discontinued it :D :D :D

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And when you go to a mega tall deck 705 incher the slots get bigger and so do the grins.

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got some more powder coat back

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My feet went numb and my knees are shot out from days in the hole. Re-gelled the entire bilge, what a major pain. :eek:
I will paint next time. And the motor will be out for sure. I got cut and nicked by tie wrap ends and sharp corners it's unbelievable. I bet if I added them up it would be at least 6 or 7 stiches worth :D

I should finish it up by the end of this week, then it's time for the helm

Notice the intake....bead blasted it and cleared it .. And for all you detaled motor heads, there it clear tape over the intake to keep debri out :drink: :D :drink:

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Who did the Pantera Logo on the Battery Box Covers? And how was it done with a lazer if its powder coated? I'd like to send me out tomoorw for a little of that!!

What did it cost you?

Thanks. By the way that boat looks great! Don't rush it!

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It looks like a decal striped on the powder coat?! But I may be wrong...

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there is a long story revolving around them. Bottom line is this. I had to get a decent image of that font and have it digitized. A member of this board (todd at "outlaw disc brakes") lazer cut them for me. The tops were polished then powder coated. Once they were coated, Todd ran the program in his lazer machine and removed the powder coat reveiling the polished alum. I now need to have them cleared to keep them lookin good.

If interested PM me and I'll hook a brother up :D

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Thanks Tom.

If anybody needs any laser engraving done, let me know. If you have any questions about the engraving, just drop me an email.

Thanks, Todd

[email protected]
770-844-1777

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Tom I hope you survived the tornados OK?

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i'LL POST PICS TODAY. IT LANDED JUST DOWN THE ROAD FROM ME. tHE ALARM WENT OFF THIS MORNING AT 330AM. AFTER IT BLEW OVER I DECIDED TO GET STARTED ON THE BOAT. IT WORKED OUT GOOD TO GET A HEAD START ON IT.

dANG CAP LOCKS. :eek:

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I guess I'm hijacking my own thread...
I went to pick up some spark plugs and snapped off a few pics of storm damage.

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few more.

Kinda spooky when I drove by. I used that car wash or what's left of it all the time.

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Wow, we were lucky. We had really bad electrical storm and a small amout of hail but were really untouched. We were worried because we are on top of a hill and can see for miles in most directions.

Oh and I am actually working on my boat today between cycles on the milling machine. I removed the cable steering and have all of the lines run for the hyd steering. I am now
waiting for some more fitting to show up Mon.

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Geez, you guys over there sure do have some weird wheater these days! :(

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well, I finally got my new switch pannels. This ought to keep me busy for a while.

I'm almost done with the bilge. I will post pics when I'm done

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Thoose are truly INCREDIBLE... Who made them? I can't wait to see the finished dash with all the new stuff.

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Thanks, Alex at ultimate marine pannels. His brother owns Concept boats... I think.

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Hey Tom,
your boat looks great !!. I just re-uped my membership.
It looks as if you have been a little busy this winter to say
the least !!!!! Pictures like these are going to make for a
hard summer for me seeing that I am boatless. My 24'
went to Penslyvania, and Ironman got my 28' (minus power). However I still have a really good motor but nothing to
put it in. Keep up the work & keep the coffee brewing !!.

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Those look really awesome!

How much are they?

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Thanks Scott, good to hear from you. I should be finished in a couple weeks then ready for the big splash :D

I'm almost ready to post more pics.

Tomas, check your PM box

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Yes, Alex at Ulitimate Marine Panels states he makes OEM switch panels for Pantera. He was at the Miami Show with some.

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Well I've been holding out on pix.

I finally have someting to take a picture of. So much of the work I'm doing can't really be seen.

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Look out Albert :D :D

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Winter's Over Better Get This Boat On The Water :)
It Will Be A Nice One