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Robltc, here some pics of the hatch. I made it from a fiberglass skinned, foam core panels. If these pic don't come out good let me know I'll email them to you.

here's a couple more

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Originally Posted by carm (Post 2279131)

Robltc, here some pics of the hatch. I made it from a fiberglass skinned, foam core panels. If these pic don't come out good let me know I'll email them to you.

Damn good looking boat in my opinion! I like that hatch. I was hoping you bought that somewhere. I need a new one for mine and I really like the hood scooped hatches. ...I don't know crap about fiberglass...

Your boat is pretty much the direction I want to go with mine.

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Originally Posted by bouyhunter (Post 2277866)

Not the same as a Pantera. I haven't even run mine yet, but since the motor has been out, I've been crawling around the bilge, and Baja isn't even in the same league. I've owned a Baja, and just looking at the glasswork you can see and tell the difference.

And yeah, I also wanted something different. (although there are 2 28's running in my area one white, one black both with the cat-eye mid-ship).

Having an old-school classic boat is what I was after. I was kinda split between a Magnum, and a Pantera for a little while. I just love the classic look.
And, anyone that actually knows anything about performance boats and the history will know right away what your rolling in with.

I'm with you guys. I'm looking at Mag, Pantera and Sutphens too. Have a line on a 24 Pantera. The old A-34 boat, race hull (five bulkheads no v-berth), three man bolster center steer. Purple and yellow color. Has "ThunderStruck" on the side. An old highschool buddy owns it. Haven't talked to him in a while and when I did here was the boat for sale. Can anyone tell me about this boat? 468 bbc dynoed 627 hp and 557 ft/lbs. It has MER performance on the engine race hatch. I'd throw up some pics but can't get them from my email to this thread for some reason. Computer illiterate!:D Going to look at the boat this weekend. i'll try to take the camera.

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Originally Posted by mh3591 (Post 2279217)

I don't know anything about the history, but would love to see some pics. ANy idea on speeds? I was originally looking at building a 468 for mine... Thanks!

mh3591, you can email them to me and i'll post for you.
rob.reiter(at)gmail.com

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Originally Posted by mh3591 (Post 2279217)

Post pics when you get 'em.
You've got three good choices listed up there, but they can all be hard to find.
I fell in love with my 24' Pantera by the time I got it home. I actually watched it change hands twice on this board before I got my hands on it. I'm doing a lot of work to it right now, but I'm loving it. Not that it was in bad shape when I bought it, I just wanted to make it a little better.

Carm - I've always loved the pic's of your boat, if you recall, I'm the guy that pm'ed you asking for pictures and more info on it just because I was putting that on my list of boats to look for.
I never saw the pics of the hatch before. Very Cool! Nice job.

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Originally Posted by robltc (Post 2279636)

I don't know anything about the history, but would love to see some pics. ANy idea on speeds? I was originally looking at building a 468 for mine... Thanks!

My buddy says mid to high 70's. I'm sending pics to you Rob.

MER is Mark Rinda out of South Carolina. Very good engine builder. If he did the motor or work on the boat, it's solid.

Any of you 24 guys looking for a great prop for big HP. My 24 ran a 29P Mirage (not plus) at 92 MPH with the previous owner and 89 MPH with me. It's for sale and mint!!