cause no one will step up and buy it.

It used to be hot pink where the blue stripe is now. I wonder if he just had that part painted over, or painted the entire hull. It looks nice with the blue.

Good looking boat! I also dig the white one in the back ground! Rob, you crack me up!

I think the market's in the crapper. Oil's through the roof, people are falling out of their houses and losing their jobs and it's winter time. Tough time to sell expensive toys, but a great time to buy!

I was going to buy that one during the spring, but the apache was such a great deal I just couldn't pass it up. Its got plenty of power - twin 454 385hp. The owner told me it would do mid 70's. You could throw in some small blowers and get 500+hp. Thats pretty much what the 525SC is. My current engines are the 454/365hp and have been rebuilt to 460hp, but remain N/A. I looked at the receipts and the upgrade cost wasn't too bad. Buy for $40K and drop $5K into the engines and I think you could see 80+ easy.

or you could just buy it and enjoy it as is, figuring everything is OK.
On the other hand, you could take the 40k and invest it in aapl leaps, and in 2 years maybe you could buy a new 36 w/ 525s.

Or YOU could buy it and enjoy it, Rob! :D

Andy, i'm guessing you didn't go to VA to look at it?
Anyone seen this in person?
Here's an idea... hunt down Scott(?) the owner of that 36 survivor... he should know this boat... right sean?
That'd be a good start.

I wish I'd offered to trade my boat to Shogren... I really do regret not getting that boat. ... I think if you have to ask "how fast" on a Pantera you're not looking at the right boat. You know the old addage, it's now how fast you go, its how well you go fast...
:D

I read your email like 5 times before I saw the post! I had no clue what you were talking about! Funny because it's true! :D

Nice addage - fits the pantera boats very well.

Nope, never went to look at the boat. I was going to leave it as is. Mid 70's is plenty fast for me. Last I remember the engines only have around 275 hours (probobly 290 now) and have new manifolds. I never could find any bad on the boat.

I would have bought the shogren boat less engine, but it wasn't advertised as such. That guy got a great deal.

Throw in $5K to get to 80+ is a nice little option. Just ask Dude Sweet how much he is into his boat and still sitting at low 70's:(