24 Pantera vs 24 Python
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All 24/7 boats do not come from the same mold. They are not all built the same. I don't know how many times I need to say this.
The Python is a nice boat, but it does not have the build quality a Pantera has, period. I am not trying to be rude or knocking your boat. Baja makes a good boat too, but it's not the same quality as a Cigarette. Let's try going in the Cigarette forum and stating "My Baja can do everything a Cigarette can do" and see how that goes over? Or better yet try the Apache forum!
Yes, people did get some feathers ruffled and I knew this thread was a disaster waiting to happen. LOL I was trying to be polite in my threads but I see that didn't do any good.
The Python is a nice boat, but it does not have the build quality a Pantera has, period. I am not trying to be rude or knocking your boat. Baja makes a good boat too, but it's not the same quality as a Cigarette. Let's try going in the Cigarette forum and stating "My Baja can do everything a Cigarette can do" and see how that goes over? Or better yet try the Apache forum!
Yes, people did get some feathers ruffled and I knew this thread was a disaster waiting to happen. LOL I was trying to be polite in my threads but I see that didn't do any good.
Seriously, I don't think anyone went too rough on Bromaguire. He came to the board stating that he was young and doesn't know that much about offshore boats yet, but he loves his Python. Cool .
Having a performance boat at 21 is quite an accomplishment.
It took me until I was 24yrs before I bought a 25 Baja - and man, I thought I just entered the Offshore/Go-Fast world.
By stating he didn't know that much, I think we took it more as "we need to educate him".
I was pretty proud of my Baja at first, and then I began to educate myself more Offshore boats. Sort of funny building Offshore boats in Bucyrus, there just isn't alot of offshore racing history there - although it's not far from Lake Erie, which I don't care what you say, that can be every bit as offshore as the ocean is.
My Baja wasn't a performance boat, it didn't have the Pedigree, but it looked like a performance boat.
Hey man, it's just my opinion.
As long as you're on the water, and enjoy your boat, great! You're welcome to the party in my book.
We're all just boaters.
Even the cruisers, and ski-boats, and yachts.
Blowboats aren't boaters, neither are jet-ski's.
Enjoy your boat.
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bh..
that's what it was like with my condor....looked like any other 24/7+or-...no stress cracks, real stable, quick as a 330/alpha would run...but people always went..HUH?...is that a donzi?..have fun, run to your limits, help a "bro" out, shun the smarta$$es...they must have other agendas....
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that's what it was like with my condor....looked like any other 24/7+or-...no stress cracks, real stable, quick as a 330/alpha would run...but people always went..HUH?...is that a donzi?..have fun, run to your limits, help a "bro" out, shun the smarta$$es...they must have other agendas....
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To funny! Kinda like saying Trick Marine "sucks" about four years ago. People jump all over ya for telling it like it is. Enjoy the Python. Where are you located? Honestly, I'd never heard of Python and would love to see one in person.
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Everyone is too uptight.
Python is a very good boat. Not a Pantera, but a very good boat.
An M3 is a very nice car too, not a Benz, but a very nice car
Enough said. Enjoy the boat and the forum.
Python is a very good boat. Not a Pantera, but a very good boat.
An M3 is a very nice car too, not a Benz, but a very nice car
Enough said. Enjoy the boat and the forum.
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All 24/7 boats do not come from the same mold. They are not all built the same. I don't know how many times I need to say this.
The Python is a nice boat, but it does not have the build quality a Pantera has, period. I am not trying to be rude or knocking your boat. Baja makes a good boat too, but it's not the same quality as a Cigarette. Let's try going in the Cigarette forum and stating "My Baja can do everything a Cigarette can do" and see how that goes over? Or better yet try the Apache forum!
Yes, people did get some feathers ruffled and I knew this thread was a disaster waiting to happen. LOL I was trying to be polite in my threads but I see that didn't do any good.
The Python is a nice boat, but it does not have the build quality a Pantera has, period. I am not trying to be rude or knocking your boat. Baja makes a good boat too, but it's not the same quality as a Cigarette. Let's try going in the Cigarette forum and stating "My Baja can do everything a Cigarette can do" and see how that goes over? Or better yet try the Apache forum!
Yes, people did get some feathers ruffled and I knew this thread was a disaster waiting to happen. LOL I was trying to be polite in my threads but I see that didn't do any good.
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Or maybe I sit in a coner office already and drive a Denali and a modded BMW M3. I've work my @ss off to earn what I have made so far and I work in a field where I hold a higher ranking postion then men older than my own father. Just because I am 21 doesn't mean that I am dumb or should be treated any differently.
Impressive hardware list, but listing what you own and having a corner office is just going to turn this into a pissing match, one that you are probably going to lose. Remember, some people on this site dont even blink when buying $200,000+ boats. Sometimes its better to enjoy your net worth as opposed to talking about it.
Can the Python to what a Pantera can do? Why not just prove it on the water? Seems like the logical thing to do. I have no idea either way, but I will say the customer service alone from Pantera is enough to make me a believer in the product. Oh yea, and that lifetime hull warranty.
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Wait, your 21, own two nice cars, and a boat? Do you still live at home?
Impressive hardware list, but listing what you own and having a corner office is just going to turn this into a pissing match, one that you are probably going to lose. Remember, some people on this site dont even blink when buying $200,000+ boats. Sometimes its better to enjoy your net worth as opposed to talking about it.
Can the Python to what a Pantera can do? Why not just prove it on the water? Seems like the logical thing to do. I have no idea either way, but I will say the customer service alone from Pantera is enough to make me a believer in the product. Oh yea, and that lifetime hull warranty.
Impressive hardware list, but listing what you own and having a corner office is just going to turn this into a pissing match, one that you are probably going to lose. Remember, some people on this site dont even blink when buying $200,000+ boats. Sometimes its better to enjoy your net worth as opposed to talking about it.
Can the Python to what a Pantera can do? Why not just prove it on the water? Seems like the logical thing to do. I have no idea either way, but I will say the customer service alone from Pantera is enough to make me a believer in the product. Oh yea, and that lifetime hull warranty.
Is the lifetime warranty on the hulls for the original owner only or does it carry with the boat for its lifetime?
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I considerred a python while look for boats. i was looking for Panteras and pythons only. I looked at several pythons in the area. I tested one. Very nice boat. Build was nice, etc. Only problem was, it was soft in the transom. Told the guy, and he poo pooed it. I looked at the boat twice, and passed. It had an HP 500 with low hours. Very nice boat. In my research I found that python was no longer in business. Owner has passed away, and was actually very well respected in the performance boating world. Not like Pepe and Joe, or others, but respected none-the-less. The one thing I found, is that build quality varried from boat to boat. One might be solid as a rock and perfect, and one might have had corners cut. I think it cam down to a struggling boat builder. i heard other rumors, but will not bring those up.
All-in all, it is very similar, but not the same. I think there have been good analogies put forth. I ended up buying a pantera from Michigan. I did not see the boat until it was delivered. i would never had done that with a python. I believe the pythin is lighter. That is a build quality issue.
Fact is, both a very good boats. I would prob take a 24 python over a baja any day. However, the pantera is a badazz boat, period. Python is a nice boat. TO an uneducated individual, both will turn heads.
Enjoy your boat. Be safe, and if you run in to a dock, then you have saved yourself from hurting your next baby. Start looking for a pantera to upgrade to. you are in the same family, but just not an elder yet. I think you would def see a difference goning from a python to a pantera. I think the main issues are build quality.
Have fun, and hope you upgrade to a pantera some day. Great boat and backed by a great family.
All-in all, it is very similar, but not the same. I think there have been good analogies put forth. I ended up buying a pantera from Michigan. I did not see the boat until it was delivered. i would never had done that with a python. I believe the pythin is lighter. That is a build quality issue.
Fact is, both a very good boats. I would prob take a 24 python over a baja any day. However, the pantera is a badazz boat, period. Python is a nice boat. TO an uneducated individual, both will turn heads.
Enjoy your boat. Be safe, and if you run in to a dock, then you have saved yourself from hurting your next baby. Start looking for a pantera to upgrade to. you are in the same family, but just not an elder yet. I think you would def see a difference goning from a python to a pantera. I think the main issues are build quality.
Have fun, and hope you upgrade to a pantera some day. Great boat and backed by a great family.