Pantera Pics from the early days
06-28-2005 | 12:33 PM
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Re: Pantera Pics from the early days
JO:
If my memory serves me correctly. Back then the classic Donzi was started, Searay had the original Pachanga, similar to the Donzi classic and even Bertram may have had a similar design. However, those boats were 6 feet smaller. The original 18 foot SeaRay Pachanga with a 225hp OMC engine was churning around 63 back then. One modification to the stock engine was to push the exhausts thru the hull. One pic of the original Pantera 24 made those boats come to mind.
In my opinion, the classic Deep Vee hull and hand laid glass is by far the best constrcution to this day. I suppose composites and steps are the wave of the future. However, if you don't know or are taught the way to drive a stepped boat one probably won't realize the true benefit.
Every person that has ridden in my boat can't believe how it handles in the rough crap. The older guys remember the ride of yesterday and can't believe they are riding like that today, 30 years later.
Someone told me that one has to drive a stepped boat with the nose in the water, trimmed down not high. Is this true? What a strange feeling that must be at first. Must be similar to carving turns in snow skiing. I catch edges some times doing that. Is that similar to what happens racing a stepped boat at high speeds?
Anyway, I love my boat. Best to all.
If my memory serves me correctly. Back then the classic Donzi was started, Searay had the original Pachanga, similar to the Donzi classic and even Bertram may have had a similar design. However, those boats were 6 feet smaller. The original 18 foot SeaRay Pachanga with a 225hp OMC engine was churning around 63 back then. One modification to the stock engine was to push the exhausts thru the hull. One pic of the original Pantera 24 made those boats come to mind.
In my opinion, the classic Deep Vee hull and hand laid glass is by far the best constrcution to this day. I suppose composites and steps are the wave of the future. However, if you don't know or are taught the way to drive a stepped boat one probably won't realize the true benefit.
Every person that has ridden in my boat can't believe how it handles in the rough crap. The older guys remember the ride of yesterday and can't believe they are riding like that today, 30 years later.
Someone told me that one has to drive a stepped boat with the nose in the water, trimmed down not high. Is this true? What a strange feeling that must be at first. Must be similar to carving turns in snow skiing. I catch edges some times doing that. Is that similar to what happens racing a stepped boat at high speeds?
Anyway, I love my boat. Best to all.
06-30-2005 | 07:04 PM
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Re: Pantera Pics from the early days
full throttle 525, i agree with you 100% on the deep v hull with a hand laid lamination comment.you have a nice boat !! 
interesting to see 3 pantera 28s with american flags painted on them and they all have their own unique look to them.
interesting to see 3 pantera 28s with american flags painted on them and they all have their own unique look to them.
08-13-2007 | 01:21 PM
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Since this thread is back up and most of the pictures were lost with O.S.O. updates over the years I am filling them back in when I have some free time. In page 1,2,3,and 4 I have added some pictures to the old posts already.
Regards,
JO
Regards,
JO
Last edited by JO - PANTERABOATS; 08-13-2007 at 03:58 PM.
