Originally Posted by JO - PANTERABOATS (Post 3823289)

My Family and I are going on 38 years now in this very tough industry. Like my Father says : We have been up , down , and even sideways but we are still here fighting thru this brutal economy and trying to turn things around as a family. We have seen many of our competitors no longer around or merged with others in recent years. It is a very tough business to be in !

In referance to past court records do a few searches on other "legendary" giants in this industry that have been around as long as we have and you will see that we are not alone. Most disputes were from many years ago and were settled. There have been even a few on this site trying to link us to multiple businesses in Florida also useing "Pantera" name as well that we have no dealings with. Never said we are perfect but who is A1 in this industry ??

We could of easily filed a Chapter 7 back in July and turned over the keys and walked away when we filed for re-organization. After 4 weeks my family and I decided together to fight on and our attorney filed to dismiss the re-organization plan so we would try and hurt no one. We do not owe creditors $ at this time. We have an OEM account set with Mercury Marine for 37 years now and many other vendors. Alot of BS has been posted about that on this site. As a matter of fact Brad Halpin from Mercury Racing visited us yesterday.

We do need to complete Scott's boat which is 95 % completed and a few others in production. As a matter of fact one is being delivered to a customer that is a new member on this site this week.

The bottom line: We are sorry for the delays on some of these builds and we are really trying to turn things around. We know these new boats were sold by me for approximately 30 - 35 % % less than what we should be getting for them, and we know that needs to be corrected. If that would of happened none of this would be happening right now. At no time have we ever delivered a half ass product to any customer. We have never cut corners on our workmanship and try to deliver the best boat we know how. We have always been there to answer any customers questions whether they own a 1977 or a 2007.

There are a few members ( 5-7 ) on this site that have gone out of their way to try and close us down. Even gone as far as trying to hack into our Pantera website, send computer viruses, spread false rumors, etc. etc. We have never met or done business with any of you. Why not pick up the phone and call me if you got a problem, or better yet simply walk in thru our doors 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Monday thru Friday and tell us face to face. Don't go and hide behind a computer. Here is my cell 786-366-8802 or 786-331-7100.

Scott and I are trying to sell his awesome new Pantera 28' SR now and the same 5-7 members continue to try post negative comments on his threads. Move on already and grow up. This is none of your problem. He is a great guy and customer.

Jo - Pantera Boats