Danny Pantera - A New Chapter A New Friend!
 

:sport009: Well we officially became 28 Pantera owners over the weekend. Lizzy and I have been working with Morgan since January on this purchase, and to say he and his wife have been terrific to deal with would be an understatement.

Jo & Pepe have been great as well and have really been helpful answering alot of questions and stepping up for a 2nd time owner like me. Thanks So Much!

We have driven it only twice, once on a Sea Trial in late April and just yesterday on the way home. Morgan was kind enough to escort Liz and I to Lake Wallenpaupack in Eastern Pa to learn the launch and re-load techniques - Lizzy is already a power loader - she loves the boat.

I hope we meet up with a few of you along the way - I am sure I am going to have questions as the season progresses.

We roached the HP500 (broke a roller lifter and took out the cam shaft and the timing chain) in the Donzi at the Lake Cumberland Donzi gathering 2 weeks ago so its down for the season. We will be in Lake George on the weekend of the 12th through the 14th for the Donzi DustOff. If all goes well Norm and I will be the Stray Cats of the Donzi bunch - its gonna be great to just get used to the Pantera on such a beautiful Lake.

Be Well -

Doc Random Purchases :ernaehrung004:

I am glad everything worked out and you are now a Pantera 28' owner. If I can hep you with anything else just give me a call or email me anytime.

Hope you and your wife have a great summer with it.

Regards,

JO

Welcome to the Family. You've purchased one of the nicest, best looking Panteras around. Congratulations!

Congrats!! I have run with Morgan many times and that boat is real sweet!!! Also congrats to Morgan on the sale!

Congrats! That's one of the best looking Panteras around!:drink:

Congrats. I'm sure you will love the boat. There are still some days that wish I still had my 28.

Danny,
Congratulations!!!! At long last it's yours. Well worth the wait. I'll be with you guys on Lake George for the Dust Off weekend. Can't wait to run with you.
Mark your calendar for Columbus Day weekend at Lake George as well. Plans for the fall Poker Run are almost ready to be announced.
Norm

Congrats ... beautiful boat! :coolcowboy:

congrats!

Congrats, Nice ride, How was Wallenpaupack? I have some property up there.

Great boat, You will love it, That boat has the upgraded billet hardware and Boyd power so it is one of my favorites.

Also for you Pantera guys going to Lake George, I have some very reasonable lakefront rentals by the week if anyone is interested. They are not quite 5 star but the location is excellent.

I have to agree with everyone else that is one of the sharpest boats I've seen. Congrats and welcome to the family!

Congrats, nice looking boat.

congrats. I know Morgan took real good care of that ride.

Very sweet rig you've got there. Just wait until you get into some rough conditions. Small craft advisories.... time to head out! Not too certain I'd want to do that in the ocean however, unless Jo was at the helm.
Good luck!
Greg

Congrats Danny!

Morgan - Now that you have sold your 28 Pantera - What's Next...

Congrats!!! Great boats, built by really nice people!!!

This boat is perfect for Dan and Liz. He will never have to worry about what the bay is going to throw at him. Liz will love the soft landing of the 28. May not be the fastest, BUT Morgans boat will be a show stopper at the bay.

I believe that boat has cracked the 80mph mark before

It has run 83 MPH on GPS.I have a picture of the speedo Morgan sent me a while back.That is great speed with a 650 HP motor and labbed Bravo 1 26' pitch.

JO

My 2001 28' Pantera has a 540cid @ 651hp. Merc labbed 26P Bravo I hasn't broken the 73 mph mark. However it's a little under propped. I like to try a 28p

Rick
One thing I have learned over the years is that no two hulls seem to be exactly the same. Your engine dyno hp looks close to mine but not all dyno's are the same either.

Who is doing your prop work? I found alot of mph once I got the prop right.

I would think that my 2007 is most likely a little lighter that your 2001 also and that is worth a few mph.

Morgan

My 1996 ran very similar numbers (mid 70s) with a little over 650hp and a touched up Bravo 26p.

Mercury labbed it. I need a 28. Even with a full tank and two people it bounces off the limiter. Time for some tuning.

Dude, Did you ever test it with the 800hp 565" motor or am I thinking of Tomcei's Pantera?

Tom's is the 900hp 580" motor.

Holy Crap. How fast did that run?

I dont think it has yet. Tom's still getting it together.

Rick give Trenton Marine a call (609)394-2861 and see if they still have demo props to try.

Hello Rick,

Where is your limiter set at ? Did you ever try the 26' pitch stock first before having it labbed ?

JO

that guy is a looser anyhow:lolhit:

1st mtr was a 540 w/ 600-625hp ish did 74mph (all the time) 26 pitch

2nd mtr stroked to 580 w/ 750hp (dyno) did 80mph 26 pitch

3rd mtr 580 w/ 900+ just waiting on the SCX to slap on the back and we'll see

It's set at 5600. The pic of my gps was running against the tide. I'm also running a conservative timing advance. Just figured if everything was running good why mess with it, but now I'm wondering what if. lol

Ahhhh! dont do that! You have to speak to DudeSweet now!
he will talk you down. :D

I have a 27 4 blade bravo.

Might be interested in a trade for a labbed 26. PM me.

Since when did I become a GOOD influence?! :coolcowboy:

Congrats! Dr Dan! I have been a fan of this boat since it was under construction. That is a beautiful Boat. Lots of luck!

Thanks For all the well wishes, I will be in Lake George this week and after that I should be splashing it in NorthEast, Md as often as I can. Stop by and say hi if you see us.

Polishing the Fenders on the Trailer and doing all the other detail work. It's alot of Elbow Grease - but it's looking good.

Gonna be doing some prop testing once we get a handle on Pantera 101 - but for now not crashing into the Docks or damaging or sinking the Boat seem like my top priorities.

Getting a handle on the spatial characteristics of a new boat are always the initial challenge.

A good friend told me when he was teaching me how to drive my Donzi - never approach any Dock or Pier any faster than you are willing to hit it! :sport009: Always has worked for me - less is more.

Danny Pantera :drink:

Very good, sound advice!

Danny, you now have a very forgiving and easy boat to drive.
Not terribly sensitive to settings and normally very predictable to drive. Very different from smaller Donzis, although they are very fun. However, no doubt everything changes at over 80!:drink:
Greg