Hope all is well!

Kirk

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why do i even try? i dont know why do you:lolhit:

[QUOTE=ridefast77;3217666]I finally broke the 90MPH barrier yesterday, went from 88 to 92.2mph at the rpm limiter! :evilb:

Above 90 it went like a fully loaded freight train and was steady as a rock. It felt better than ever and completely reliable!

Hydromotive P5 29 that was originally processed by Throttle-Up for a Phantom 30 in the SVL-class.

2ft chop, windy and 47F:drink:

good going Thomas, which boat 28 or 24.

The 28, the 24 is still in the works.

Good speed Tomas, I really enjoy the Youtube video's ..... and nice aft camera mount. I will have to try that sometime, gives a nice perspective like being there.

Thanks!

Here's a clip from last saturday and a 85mph pass with the Pantera.
[YOUTUBE]5ZnYHnWhJow[/YOUTUBE]

Tomas, looking good man!

Nice to see Brian's old boat found a home over there.

Thanks Tomcei!

Yes that's pretty funny since I got the idea for the interior from that boat a couple years ago, and now the boats are running together.

Tomas,

Boat looks good!! Glad to hear that prop worked out for you.

Nice group of Pantera's - It was also nice to see Brian's 28-Pantera... I have driven that boat at one of the Toy's for Tots a few years ago and it was a blast...

Keep up with the Cool Video's Tomas, we really enjoy them...

pantera is the baddest boat out thier in a 24 bar none

Hey Joe, whats been happening with the 24?? Any updates since this thread?

.. I was searching around for guys running quick in these 24x7 hulls and came across it.

Just waiting for the weather to turn , motors done , trans , outdrive all done . Up grading the steering to make sure it will handle the extra power even lightened the boat a couple hundred pounds.. Got go fast partner , helmets , vest all waiting on a 70 degree sunday . Its going over 100 on video and I'm posting it ! Then its for sale and I'm gonna find a 28 single to brake a 100mph in !

Hi OCCJoe can yu tell me wot procharger you are runnig and is is self contained or run on the oil from the motor ,its a good job you dont live here in England ,you would be waiting untill august for a 70 degree sunday for takeoff . GOOD LUCK

Pictures... Lets also see some pictures, please...

cant waitto see the video. Almost forgot, before you sell it ya need to go find that guy with the 34 Fountain.:drink:Jaime

Glad to hear the 1979 is still holding up strong, Panteras are built solid. Need to move down to s.fla go all year long

Any update on this?

Stormrider I some how ended up with 50 projects and didn't get it finished yet . I have this sickness that won't just let me throw something together and be done , No I have to make sure it's the only , the biggest , the fastest , the strongest . You get the point .
Can get very expensive when you have this problem . I need a couple more little pieces and I'll hit the water ..

My favorite too......I look thin in that picture lol

Occ where are you loosing the couple hundreds pounds??? Throwing the beer and chicks off?! I was reading that the pantera's are about 800 pounds heavier then competition, but more solid i take it..

Way more solid , delete bow hatches , front 40 gal gas tank , cut wood floor , back seat and hatch out and replace with divincil core and changed seating out to carbon fiber MoMo . Probably dropped 350 lbs total

nice i know that engine cover ways a ton, some carbon fiber there would help, where can you get devinvil core?

Are you saying you removed tank from rear and put in a 40 gallon up front.

No I had a 60 gal in the rear and a 40 in the front . No poker runs in this boat so I didn't need to carry 100 gallons . You can get any marina to order foam coring for you . $$$ be prepared its not cheep .

Byt the time you're done with her, she might only be a couple hundred pounds heavier than a standard layup Superboat :eek:.. :party-smiley-004:.. :lolhit: j/k.. Joe, I'm looking forward to watching the progress and results

shop
 

dang joe that sure is a bad ass looking shop:evilb:

Been a few years.
Ever get'er done?

Forgot all about this thread . Talk about one thing leading to another and another and another . I wound up finding a rotten transom so I replaced it then I built a set of core reinforced stringers and put them in ,and all new bulk heads . So then I decided I didn't want the classic look and started designing a new top deck and we are now turning my old deck into a plug . It will be the first poker run 24 Pantera . We will be able to build and install these new decks for anyone with a 24/7 in either carbon fiber or fiberglass .
We now own a set of molds and will be building 26/7's stepped and notched with our poker run top decks on them so I'm gonna finish the Pantera , run it and then sell it .
In the end I lost 800lbs , went from 565hp to 750 and lost the TRS with tranny and put a surface drive on it so I don't think breaking a hundred is gonna be a problem . However I cant very well keep a 24 Pantera when Im gonna be building , endorsing and selling my own brand ...
I will definitely post an update as soon as I run it !

How about some pics?

Very cool and intresting project Joe!

Some pictures would be very nice!

Have a simular project on going. Since we bought the molds for the Mark Schnepf 27 Activator we are now up to doing the plug for a 28 seamless cockpit boat and also a seamless 28 open.
The mold now have the twin step inlay from the 30 Rage/Activator.
We are right now doing 2 classic deck 27's for race our national class.
When I say "we" - I'm just a partner in it. I do not doing any of the building job. But I know how I wan't it :D
The first 28 cockpit boat will be rigged with a Mercury 800EFI and ITS XR Sportmaster.

Mange

Hi Storm,

Had your pm. I have to pay the OSO fee and then I'll reply :)


Mange

Should ship the y2k also ;) keep the power, etc for a 26x7 and ill buy the rest.

Put some pics all that talk and no pics is boring,
100 mph on a 24' seriously is not safe in anyway,
That thing is gonna chime walk all over the place you'll
Probably fly and flip it. LOL put some pice of that new mold.

There are boats way smaller and lighter that do well over 100 ! I never had chime walk in the old setup at 85 and it trimmed to the max , I did wiggle the nose in the air like a marlin jumping out of the water . Trim shouldn't be a problem with the surface drive ..
I have a full time fiberglas technician on staff working very hard to finish all of our molds before we put any into production .
I'm gonna do some homework and see if I can do an Ilmor MV8 in our first turn key boat .

whats the new deck look like?

I stole the design features of the 42 fountain Poker Run with the windshields in it .

Pics! Man put something we wll know u do good work
Show us the mystery deck.

Yea we need some pics

This form is dead.... We need some cool guy stuff... Pics