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No 2.5's .... 24's need a 3.0liter. They're too heavy. & remember 18" minimum setback! I run 71gps w/ 250EFI. Looking good Pantera24.

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Like Angel said, they are a bit on the heavy side, but they are built like a rock. They truly are great boats. Hopefully in the next year or so I will be looking for either a 24' carrera or pantera. Do you have any pictures? I'd love to see some!

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I'm doing fine. I'm in my last year of school. I'm leaving the old man and am going to do an internship at an accounting firm starting soon. Remember how I told you my car busted a head gasket... well that turned into a $3K nightmare! Turns out the coolant from the head gasket mixed with the oil messed up the bearings and I ended up spinning a rod bearing, so i had to rebuild the engine. That set me back a bit, so owning a speed boat is still a dream for me! :( I hope by next year when i'm finally graduated and have a steady job I will be able to find a pantera or carrera that the hull and stringers are in solid condition, and I can start fixing her up. Until then i'll keep putt putting around in my little Mako. :D I've used her quite a bit this summer too.

I like your idea of the outboard on these boats. How fast should it run with a single outboard? I know it depends on horsepower, but lets say with a 200 or 225, how fast might it go?

Forgive my ignorance. I thought the 2.5 was the baddest of the mercury outboards.

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Here are two when I first went to pick it up. I have since pulled all the stern rigging, seats, dash\electronics\controls. Going to awlgrip the transom and bottom in orange. I am planning to replace the two fuel tanks with some new ones. The transom is new, but I am going to go through all the bulkheads and stringers to make sure everything is in good shape while I have the tanks out.

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Beautiful boat minx.

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Minx20

That is sweet...
Very nice

Angel

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Definitely keep the pics coming as you progress Minx20 and Pantera24!! I have my own project on the Apache forum and I'm always looking for ideas and feedback.Thanks,Jim

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Pantera 24,
I was wondering if you ran the boat prior to beginning your resto.
.......if so how did it perform with the 200 O/B(planning and speed)!?! I am curious how the heavier boat performed with a 2.4/2.5L outboard on it. Thanks.......... Jason

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Jason,

I ran it only briefly up to plane because I was in a no wake zone. But it seemed to respond quickly. As for top speed I really don't know but I will guess 50-52 with the stock 200. I will definetly let you know in the next month or so.

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Thanks for the info!! Jason