Only had my boat for a few months and blew up the engine. To busy to work on it most of the year, finally have a little time so I'm going to hit it hard all month and see what I can accomplish. I'll post up some updates as I go. Has been in my dirty dusty storage for months so first we clean it up quick.

Starting to tear it down.

Big holes.

Fuel system is out, it's getting replaced.

Wiring is suspect so I'll be making some decisions as to where that goes. I also went and bought some Bilgekote today so once I get the wiring out, painting begins.

cool, it will be fun to follow in the Pantera threads again. What year?

1978 24' Not entirely sure what the engine was but looked to be a .030 over 330 with rectangle heads, small cam, q-jet, cast crank and rods, hyperutectic pistons, SM exhaust. I was told the engine wasn't worth putting the $$$ into so Im addressing that now too. Should have an engine done somewhere between end of month begining of Jan.

Started cleaning for paint, got the inner ring cleaned up.

Engine mounts cleaned up and found some cracks.

Nice!! I love build threads! Keep up the great work!!

What type of power are you looking to run?

Ron Potter is taking care of that. I'll update on that when I get more of the specifics. Should be done with it this month, Jan latest.

Wiring is gone and a little de-grease / pressure wash.

It was a long day at work... BUT, I did get the rest of the transom fittings out, the hydraulic steering lines plugged with AN plugs and the fuel tank outlet fitting capped off. Then the fun began, soda blasting the bilge.