orange Pantera back in Florida!
 

Just took delivery of it yesterday in Sarasota, where it will spend the next couple of weeks under Dr Smith's care, at the Phantom factory "trauma center" for motors that need to be reassembled and reinstalled by professionals.:D

Congrats George,

I want to see it runnin' around this Summer!!!!

And remember, if you ever want to sell it.................

I'll be waitin:D :D :D

Rick

Sweet!!!

Great George, atleast I will see her on the water afterall with the new interior;) keep us posted and dont hesitate to call me.

Let her rip, she can take it if you know what I meen:D

Albert

Hey George,
Congratulations on buying your Pantera!
It's a year later than you and I talk about my black one, but you did finally get your hands on a beauty.
Good Luck!

Come out and join me in P5 with that thing, I would hate to be the only 24 beating up on the 28's

Thanks for all the nice comments, I can't wait to hear it run, let alone play with her!

Rchevelle71:
thanks for the offer, if you really want it, it's yours right now for.........................nah,just kidding :p

Albert:
Will said to me: "I thought we were just going to drop the motor in..........30 minutes, max"! I will call you tomorrow, as I have a couple of questions.
:eek:

Pat:
After seeing all the others, black Panteras really do look hot (no pun here). What do you have now?

WildThing:
I saw your boat at the factory a couple of weeks ago, niiiiiice! :cool:

ScottB:
That's what I was thinking at first. We''ll see:D

:D

Here's a pic from a year ago (looks exactly the same):

Good Luck Georges with the new ride!!

Throttle down...hands on the wheel...hell - you'll need another hand to hold onto your...........oops!!

It just dawned on me that this wasn't the UnCensored section. :D :crazy:

Well Georges,
I bought a 24' Superboat to replace my 24' Pantera Sport. Needed a boat with a full cabin...
Good luck with her!
These 7' wide rockets run the rough better than most boat 4 feet longer...

Ha Ha ...you are such a comdedian:crazy: :crazy:

Seriously George,

I have a few too many things on my plate right now(and for the last year or so, that is why I did not buy it off EBAY, or from Dave), but hope to have things in line within a year, and that is the boat I will be in the market for, so if you decide to go larger, or need to sell for any reason, let me know.

How about an early test ride sometime????

Rick

congrats George!!!finally reaching the end of the tunnel!

ENJOY!!!!! and remember, bring it by Haulover :D

I think I have just reached the beginning of the tunnel with this engine situation*%#!*!
Oh well, it's in good hands and it's only money!:eek:

Did you check out the one in Hialeah yet?

GB

not yet, decided to wait until my boat sells....what are you doing with the engine???????

I had thought the motor was all put together, as in one piece and it was just a matter of dropping it in!
It's basically a block with heads installed and the rest of it is in 6 or 7 boxes!
:mad:

ouch, ......well, just think how great it will be in a few weeks when you are on the water!!!

George, if I remember correctly, you called me on Christmas eve and spoke to me for about 30 minutes
in regards to all the parts that was sold with the boat. I also mention to you, when you asked about the motor that the motor was just the long block and all the parts were in diffrent boxes, however, I know for a fact that Dave sent everything the same when I sold him the boat.In any case, if you need anything, dont hesitate to call me. Good luck George

I don't have a problem with it if all of the parts just need to be re-attached.
So far, we've had to replace the intake manifold.
I'll keep you posted on my progress.
GB

Georges, All the parts in those boxes are what Albert gave me when I bought it from him like I said. I hope everthing goes well & good luck. Dave

Dave,
Glad to see you had a safe trip home.
GB

georges

You need to get JO to update the owner's gallery on www.panteraboats.com to reflect her new owner

Chris

I know that feeling well.:(

ROTFLMAO!
It didn't look quite that bad, the heads were bolted on!:D :eek:
I spent 3 hours today in Sarasota, in the bilge, cleaning the engine compartment, so that Dr Smith and his team of surgeons can have a sterilized work environment when they perform the installation.
The batteries are still charged up after sitting for nearly a year, almost everything worked.
It's a great looking boat...................
but it's going to be better!:cool: :D

Here is how it looked when the motor was in there;)

Albert,
What is all that empty space above the fuel tank, just forward of the engine compartment?
Also, did all of the gauges work the last time you ran the boat? Thanks.

GB

that was when the interior and motor were removed, and all the gauges worked,the rigging is new.

George's, E-mail me your address I found some part's that I want to send to you. Dave B.
Mine is [email protected].

Thanks Dave,
Nice talking to you, thanks for shipping the stuff and I hope you heal up and get well soon.

GB