28' project
10-14-2011 | 02:46 PM
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Another option (and I think an excellent one for that hull) would be a V-8 JohnRude. You can buy stock 300's all day long for a couple grand.
My buddy Gordon Montague (Monty Racing) can make it a 400 hp pump gas monster for what a 300 Merc will run you.
I saw dyno sheets for a pair he sent out west for a center console that were about 395 hp's each.
You can buy a complete parts motor for a grand. They're 550 lbs which is weight of a current direct injected, 2 stroke 250/300.
My buddy Gordon Montague (Monty Racing) can make it a 400 hp pump gas monster for what a 300 Merc will run you.
I saw dyno sheets for a pair he sent out west for a center console that were about 395 hp's each.
You can buy a complete parts motor for a grand. They're 550 lbs which is weight of a current direct injected, 2 stroke 250/300.
10-14-2011 | 05:12 PM
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What about optimax's or promax mercury outboards. There is one nearby me for sale. http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/boa/2619058398.html Is the lower unit OK for what I'm looking for? Read somewhere these lower units used on bass boats are not preferred. I can't tell; the lower units all look the same to me.
10-14-2011 | 09:45 PM
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10-17-2011 | 11:41 AM
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09-23-2012 | 08:29 PM
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28' Pantera Project in Miami
I have bought the project boat, the water has been completely
removed along with the floors and fuel tanks. I have stripped this entire boat it will be going to Pantera for a full restoration which consist of new transom setup for one inboard engine supercharged for sure. New floors will be installed, along with new bulkheads and SR stlye dashboard and new fiberglass windshield with the SR hatch with the Naca ducts. I have all the parts for sale that i removed from the boat engines, outdrives, race hatch Imco Manifolds. willing to sell it all as a package or seperate. The boat is definetely a project but with the boys at Pantera doing the job is going to be a sweet ride. I will post some pics soon as we get things rolling. :violent-smiley-021
removed along with the floors and fuel tanks. I have stripped this entire boat it will be going to Pantera for a full restoration which consist of new transom setup for one inboard engine supercharged for sure. New floors will be installed, along with new bulkheads and SR stlye dashboard and new fiberglass windshield with the SR hatch with the Naca ducts. I have all the parts for sale that i removed from the boat engines, outdrives, race hatch Imco Manifolds. willing to sell it all as a package or seperate. The boat is definetely a project but with the boys at Pantera doing the job is going to be a sweet ride. I will post some pics soon as we get things rolling. :violent-smiley-021
09-24-2012 | 08:07 AM
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From: Milton, Fla!
congrats!
Some very scary, recent and current issues going on there before you turn your boat and hard earned money loose.
Good luck and keep us posted. Will be an awesome piece once completed.
