Pantera makes a great boat, but let's put down the crack pipe when were talking about speed. My 28 pleasure single I raced for 2 years had a 540 ci 650 hp and ran 75 to 77 mph . My kryptonite 27 with a retuned version of that same engine making 600 hp ran 87 mph. I built all the engines, so I know what they were.
Twin496 ho power, at least in the 2001 pantera I rode in at the factory turned 26 b1 props , so if you do the calc you can figure out the speed .

Again, great boat , killer in the ocean and rough water, but let's keep it real with the speeds.

Ask Green Eyes about Kryptos and Panteras in the ocean :D

just wondering...what's the speed difference between a 28 stepped single and a 28 non-stepped single (say a merc 525)? I am curious on twins too, but I don't think Pantera has built a twin stepped 28.

Jo Nunez told me that %10 higher. well i will be able test when i have mine...

I dont think they'll build a twin bbc 28SR.
IIRC, Jo said it would sit too low.
Now he may do it in an twin sbc, or twin sbc stagger.

Staggered blown/injected twin SBC would be the way to go, that boat would ROCK, and be reliable!!!

Fast Fun which boat was better?

That is what Jo told me as well. I think a 525 non-stepped boat ran around 70mph so a stepped hull should run 77mph. Just my edumacated guess. :D

as i said, i will have the chance to try if i get my boat sometime...

And, what does Green Eyes say?

i just want the summer here so i can take my new baby out for a ride.... what a b/s winter in buffalo. 38 and rain today ugh. only 100 miles on the sled so far this winter... i could have used the boat more than the sled this winter !!!!!

That the Pantera is a helluva rough water boat!

The Krypto tends to fly a little straighter, but thats mostly throttleman. the Pantera will NEVER land hard, the krypto does everyonce in a while...very hard.

Somebody must have bought the first stepped boat buy now ,that was a real cool looking boat , i am sure it had the 525hp so someone must know how fast the stepped will go with 525hp

as far as i know, there are 3 boats still under construction. i do not want to give the name of other friends; i am one of them....

The one i am talking about was built about 2 to 3 years ago whos got that boat silver sides ,and cabon upholstery ?

it is at ducky boats, they still sell it on boattrader

Hi Berk ,you could have bought that one and had a pantera 28 right away .its a fantastic looking boat

just looked on Duckeys i can't belief it has not sold if i could aford a new p28 i would want it to look just like that one .

well, it is a long, sad story...

has anyone seen the 28 twin for sale in the classifieds in person. got some pics of it emailed to me and it looks pretty nice!!!! i tried but cant upload the pics. and im not a computer junkie so i dont know how to resize them. i can forward the email to someone if they can resize them and post some pics if anyone is interested

nice boat, i haven't seen it in a year or so but i know the owner and he take's care of his toy's :)

Send them my way. Rob(dot)reiter(at)gmail.

That boat does look pretty good.

I would like to be boating in that water it is in I know.

bigboat28, that water is not always that pretty, it is definitely MUCH colder now than when pic was taken

colder :) it's 78 degree's instead of 82 :)

78 that is hot tub temp isn't it

BRRRRRRRRR,

We ARE spoiled, cant wait 'til the water gets over 80 again.

hey dale... no ice in lake erie so this summer we might get a head start on the warmer waters this summer

I am ready kelly's Early Bird is April 14.