what does it have for power?

it has 502mag 415's efi's. i had a couple pics from today but OSO isnt working properly when i try to them. it has nice smooth quiet power. i will try again with the pics

went to Knoxville TN for my first one and Minneapolis MN for this one... i wish i could write off milage lol

How is the ride with twins compaired to the single? The boat looks Great in all white.

Just Me but i hope it runs better and more reliably than a Rolex! Any one i've ever had was more jewelry Than Time piece! Congrats on the new boat, Looks Great!

only took it out for a short run yesterday. seems to ride similar to the single. a little a$$ heavy but the power makes up for it all the way. we were out in some rough water yesterday and it did just fine. maybe go on lunch today again then winterize it and put it away tonight.

a little winter representation on the snowmobile trailer too lol

congratulations.


where on lake ontario? I also boat there.

i boat in wilson ny or the lower niagara river. ever come this way?? how far from buffalo are you??

I have been in that boat a few times with TT (Bruce) and it was always a blast of a ride. The 28 Pantera is a wave crusher. Best thing about it is that not everyone has a Pantera so they are unique where ever you boat. Congrats on the purchase, Bruce took great care of her.

So what boat is this one? My guess is Chery Bomb?

Be careful with that sticker on that snowmobile trailer. 99.9% of people will think of you as a Artia Cat owner......

The boat the 88bullet just bought...that is the boat I have been in.

Was 88bullet's new boat the Chery bomb boat?

read kyle.... it can't hurt you.

i think the 2 half naked women holding the skidoo sign let people know whats in the trailer

No, That one is out west now I think. When I looked at Cherry Bomb it was in Destin Fl and was a factory T HP500efi setup

Hey Iron I got to the shop today and long story short you might have to wipe my drool off your boat...my bad :D

Great ride & choice..!! I've always thought that was a great looking boat and attempted a short effort to track that same boat down several years ago myself

Amen, from an ole redneck boy who's traveled the road himself.. On a total side note I gotta say that Ironman Chris was a total class act to deal with a while back, and I hope the ole gal is doing well !! As for the great state of TN, Chris (duunoit) and I have been addicts for a while now & we are glad to pass the torch, curse & disease on for a little while,... haha !!!

That is not Cherry Bomb.

Fred Cecil aka Trick Marine purchased the boat from a dealer in 2001 or so. If I remember correctly, I don't think it had ever been wet before he bought it.
It had new interior from Pantera and the dealer rigged it with some older engines. Fred had it for less than a year and put it up for sale.
It was for sale for about a week and I inquired about it and was told there was a deal pending.
Bruce--OSO screen name "Thirsty Turtle" bought it from Fred Cecil and has owned it ever since. He had the 502mpi's installed.

Griff has the history correct.

I ran the 330 hp carb 454's for the 2002 summer, but was always futzing with them. The 502 MPI's had 80 hrs on them, and came out of a 34 Eliminator in TX. Some friends and I did the engine R&R over a weekend in September 2002 and never looked back. The 502's really woke up the boat and have been turn key reliable.

88bullet has a folder with documents begining with the Pantera MSO, the rigging dealer, the previous owner, and myself.

We originally were looking for a 24. When we saw the ad for this 28 we thought, that's our weapon!

Ironically, we drove 15+ hours to get this boat out of South Carolina and back to MN

88bullet, bummer you couldn't meet my wife while you were here. After hearing that you have the boat in heated storage she thinks you are a good egg, and the boat will like you better because you are already treating her better than we did. :lolhit:

LOL she is tucked away in heated storage as of last night. got the full cover on it to keep the dust out. this is gonna be a long winter thats for sure. a friend of mine took a road trip this wekend like me to go pick up a 38 fountain in virginia. we can drink beers and snowmobile and talk about how great a summer we are going to have next year lol. i think im gonna put some exhaust on it just gil's or something like that, a swim platform, trim indicators and maybe external steering for next year. it runs real nice so we will stick with this set up for a little bit.

10 more months til lake cumberland!!

Thirsty... Didnt you also own that black mid 90s single pantera with the palm trees on the side?

Nope, but I believe it came from the same place my old white one did. That one looked pretty rough from what I remember.

Four:drink: and a half months till the early bird at Kellys:drink:

No Prob, it will get a full clean in the spring. Just work your magic as you guys always do.

lets go count me in!!!

What kind of speed have you seen with it so far?

didnt get a gps on it. the speedo was bouncing in the 75-80 area but who knows how accurate it is

Chris,

Now you can't come on here and say stuff like that without starting a thread with picks bro!, lol

Pics of gimble bushings and hinge pins are not too exciting however, when the gimble and drive are stout what is the next logical item to update:drink:

ironman what pantera 28 do you have. dont think ive ever seen a pic of it

28 single

What's year and other details about yours?

very nice!! i will keep my eye out for ya next year when i go to george

ok so far i got my new props, emi thunder exhaust, and just picked up my swim platform tonight!! my parts collection is growing nicely!!! now the hunt for trim indicators.....

Nice - Post pictures when you start working on it...

Did you figure out why your rpm was low?

not yet. the boat is in storage for the winter. im going to do a tune up plugs wires cap rotor. just things that havent been done in a while. 1 motor has a very slight misfire that can be felt at idle so i could be down a cyl when im running. all littlle stuff to do in the spring. i need to get the indicators on so i know where my drives are since 1 moves a little faster than the other. cant wait for summer!!!

msd
 

Hey Man congrat's on getting the boat you really wanted! Opinions are like a$$holes but if you dont have msd on those motors yet please do it was like night and day difference for the 454 mag efi that I had a couple of years ago. Mine also had the miss at idle until i put on msd 6al marine ign. It also would crank at the bump of key even with battery fairly low

LOL i had a msd on my 98 yukon. it got rid of the infamous GM misfire at idle too. when i traded the truck in i took the msd off and the truck wouldnt start because the cap and rotor was soo beat. the factory ignition wouldnt jump the gap lol. couple more months to go!!!!

msd
 

I dont doubt that at all but the 96-00 vortec ign sucks anyway. I was just making helpful comment based on exp I had with mine in the past. I have no long term exp with msd ign and probably never will again. All my toys have wheels two diesels and two gas lexus-never need msd, and 92 z conv with ls1 still no need for msd. But anyway man enjoy your boat that is one thing I wont have for a while but when I do it will be a pantera for sure.