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1979 Pantera 24 Restoration
Hello all. I purchased a 1979 Pantera 24 back in July 2011. It had a 350 magnum and an alpha as well as a bunch of incorrect hardware that the PO installed.
My plan was to use it in the summers and work on it in the winters year after year until it looked period correct and had a big block and bravo. July 8, 2011 - the day I bought the boat: http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps25d5cf04.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps212104e2.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps3bfcdfb9.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps313137cb.jpg Photobucket stopped working, so I will have to continue this later. |
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let the fun begin!
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I didn't get back to the boat until the end of January 2012.
January 28, 2012 - The floor was garbage, so I cut it out http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psd3ec761f.jpg Not what I expected to see http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps69a89ba4.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psd1dbdf16.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psc093ba83.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps6d5a36a7.jpg The stringers felt solid and looked wood colored through the glass, but I began to worry that they may be wet. |
The 3.5 hour drive was too much. there was barely enough work time left in a weekend. The winter was mild, but the barn was unheated.
I drilled some areas and found that the stringers were indeed wet. I had a lot of work in front of me. A friend generously offered to let me store and work on the boat in his hard 45 minutes away, so I went to the barn in late March and towed the boat back. April 1, 2012 - Pulled the motor with help from friends http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps8b2d23d0.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps5772d2a2.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psdae9cf4e.jpg |
Wow ! Your boat looks like a mirror image of mine when I bought it in 99 .
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Originally Posted by OCCJoe
(Post 3854864)
Wow ! Your boat looks like a mirror image of mine when I bought it in 99 .
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Originally Posted by AnurajShah
(Post 3854867)
Yours has definitely come a long way from looking like this!
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It was an incredibly hot April.
April 7, 2012 - Still removing stuff http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps6d975020.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps0b536da8.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psf0a85cf3.jpg April 21, 2012 cut the back seat out so I would have room to work and a way to get new stringers in http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps869d5d2e.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps0b5c761c.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psa8ecc3e7.jpg cut the area out under the cabin hatch http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps20e8e301.jpg I gave my buddy, Ken, a set of snow tires, and in return he offered to glass in the hole left by the hatch. I took a break from the destruction. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps528ea590.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps35d876f4.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps62c46637.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps08179ddc.jpg I get tired of taking pictures, and it looks like I didn't take any of the core install and glass work. |
Originally Posted by OCCJoe
(Post 3854871)
You have NO IDEA ! Nobody on OSO has seen mine in over a year . I chopped it up . The only thing that will be original is the hull . We are installing one of our new poker run top decks on it , run 110 mph and then sell it .
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Check this out ! This is mine when I bought it . Its been done twice since .
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The wood was wet, but unfortunately not wet enough to come out easily. The transom was wet under the exhaust cutouts. Great.
May 5th, 2012 - Cutting stuff out http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps968de767.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psd5221741.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psa0cece62.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps8e7fd41c.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psc9da2ae9.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps14a29f44.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps63722e28.jpg |
Originally Posted by OCCJoe
(Post 3854890)
Check this out ! This is mine when I bought it . Its been done twice since .
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Sweet start!!!!
I really like how detailed and specific all ya posts are. 100% opposite of my built thread. Whereabouts in mass are ya? |
May 19, 2012 - Stringers out. I ended up getting all the wood and half the transom out that day or the following week. Don't have anymore photos of that stage. Transom was solid enough to not want to come out, but too soft to stay in.
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Originally Posted by scarab63
(Post 3854897)
Sweet start!!!!
I really like how detailed and specific all ya posts are. 100% opposite of my built thread. Whereabouts in mass are ya? I am in Andover. |
sweet project! thats gonna be one hell of a nice ride. keep the pics coming :)
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Originally Posted by sr73z
(Post 3854942)
sweet project! thats gonna be one hell of a nice ride. keep the pics coming :)
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Thanks guys! I have a few more posts to get us up to date.
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By the end of May 2012 I had all the wood out of the hull except half the transom. Summer was in full swing. My wife and I had a bunch of weddings to go to, out of town guests, and weekend trips. It was also getting really hot working in a Tyvek suit.
I got zero work done on the boat. My cousin got married on Lake George at the end of July, so My wife and I, along with my parents and my sister's family, rented a house and stayed on the lake for a week. I was supposed to bring my boat, but as you can see, it wasn't ready. We rented some piece of junk instead. There were some great boats on that lake that really provided inspiration for me to keep going. August 4, 2012 - Inspiration on Lake George 28 Pantera, 24 Superboat, and G5 classic a couple buildings down from where we were staying. Walked over with my nephews to look at these. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps0aaae642.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps66d48533.jpg 28 Pantera a short walk away http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps69be1491.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psa7b86633.jpg |
I had bought 3 sheets of 3/4" Okume marine plywood and 1708 cloth for the transom and stringers, but I was having trouble finding time to go work on the boat.
I was also looking for side work to help fund this project, and the heating system in my house crapped out beyond repair. So I got no work done on the boat for the rest of the summer and fall. My friend had been looking for someone to help me out with the fiberglass work. He found Pete from New Hampshire on craigslist. Pete seemed knowledgeable and his rates where fair. Winter was coming, the boat was all cut up, and I had nowhere to work on it. I have never done this type of work before, so you can imagine how inefficient I was. I also didn't want to be out of the water for too many more years, so I decided to use my time on side work and took a chance on Pete. I delivered the boat to him in November 2012, I believe. December 4, 2012 - Transom and stringers The original stringers were made out of a 16' 1x10 pine. We decided to do 2 layers of 3/4" marine ply overlapping the joints and wrapping in 3 layers of 1708. The transom was also 2 layers of 3/4" marine ply and 3 layers of 1708. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psa3a8c6ab.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psd58c1620.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps8147a7a8.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps7213d2bf.jpg The original cabin bulkhead was not tied in to the piece between the stringers. We decided to tie everything together. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps05a7e079.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps90850af3.jpg I was going with a bravo, probably changing the X dimension, and definitely raising the exhaust, so we sealed the transom openings. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps7578f6fb.jpg Hatch gone http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps1c25f59f.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps2504cb06.jpg |
Nice project.
Looks like you were at the Sagamore. |
Nice pics. Lake George looks nice too. I like the hatch being gone too, mine does not have the hatch either.
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Thanks guys. My cousin's wedding was at the Sagamore. We rented a cabin across the chanel. Easy to stumble home after the party. Lake George was great. The water was clean and super warm.
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Any idea what year the all white 28 is?
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Originally Posted by slpcamaross97
(Post 3855237)
Any idea what year the all white 28 is?
Serviced by Performance Marine, LG NY. http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/m...reen-eyes.html |
Awesome project!
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Good Job, looks all too familiar. Looks like you found a good glass guy also.
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NICE!!
The fiberglass guy that Anu is using is Peter Southard, he's doing an awesome job and will get to lower the floor on my Magnum 27 after he completes this boat. If you are in the northeast, and are looking for a guy with talent to glass work at fair rates... Anu has his contact info! Mario L. |
Thanks for the support All.
Pete was a great find. I am really happy with his work. Good guy as well. |
As Mario mentioned, PM me for Pete's contact. He knows what he's doing.
Mario L. is the friend who has provided so much support through this process, knowledge, mental, physical. |
January 3, 2013 - Stringer's complete, seat back in, cabin floor in, fairing the transom. We used 3/4" plywood for the cockpit floor, glassed both sides.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps69f83392.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps33f3bb33.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps6292d595.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps762c749a.jpg I wanted to make the cabin a little more functional, so we dropped the floor at the entry and made seats at the sides. This still gave enough length for my wife and me to sleep in the V berth. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps497a48fe.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps5477c28f.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps38719bf7.jpg |
January 8, 2013 - I want this boat to be clean and simple, so no stereo system. I had the speaker holes filled.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps2b77a6d5.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psdb6c30d0.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psce2763c1.jpg The decks on these boats are pretty thin and span a good distance, so I wanted to provide a bit more support while keeping the cabin the cabin as open as possible. Pete fashioned this hoop. We are also running a couple of strips from this hoop to the front bulkhead. Getting rid of the hatch helps as well. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psf014428f.jpg |
January 13, 2013
Glassing in the pieces in the cabin http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psad962dbc.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psc5801c89.jpg Trays for the batteries http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psb0558e28.jpg I am not a huge fan of the windshield on these boats. I like the small plexi screens that some of the older boats had, but I was thinking about a fiberglass fairing that flowed better with the lines of the boat. Pantera's modern sit down dashes look aggressive, but I wanted to keep the vintage look. Fairing mock-up http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps93e3e022.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psed5afceb.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psa3890fee.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psd95a0891.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psed06c3d6.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps17dfd09e.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...psa137fec5.jpg |
January 21, 2013 - How the boat sits now. Fairing glassed in being filled and shaped, battery platforms glassed in, Deck hardware holes filled, down to finish work!
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Like the windscreen. I'm not a big fan of glass on fast boats either! Good call.
Id consider wiring a stereo in the cabin with at least a speaker, you'll enjoy the boat more. $.02 What color are ya thinkin'? |
wow! things really went forward fast in the last couple weeks!!!!
nice reading your post ! and nice pictures too! |
Originally Posted by AnurajShah
(Post 3855382)
As Mario mentioned, PM me for Pete's contact. He knows what he's doing.
Mario L. is the friend who has provided so much support through this process, knowledge, mental, physical. Mario will show u the way. He's been there/done that, also has a sweet auto shop. |
Originally Posted by scarab63
(Post 3855448)
Like the windscreen. I'm not a big fan of glass on fast boats either! Good call.
Id consider wiring a stereo in the cabin with at least a speaker, you'll enjoy the boat more. $.02 What color are ya thinkin'? I hear you on the stereo. It would be nice to have when anchored on a sand bar. I will give this some thought. As for color, I want to keep a vintage look. I am keeping it white and will add some period correct Pantera graphics.
Originally Posted by jeff32
(Post 3855525)
wow! things really went forward fast in the last couple weeks!!!!
nice reading your post ! and nice pictures too! The deck should be primed this week, and then things will slow down. We will wait until April to paint. After that the boat will be back in my hands, which should really slow things down :(
Originally Posted by Stormrider
(Post 3855590)
Looking good.
Mario will show u the way. He's been there/done that, also has a sweet auto shop. He is instrumental to a couple of automotive dreams of mine as well. |
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