Pantera Resto

[jetboatperformance]

This 17' Pantera boat arrived yesterday, were starting a Hull, Jet, engine, electrical and trailer resto on it this week for the customer, Gel coat will get a buff wax and "touch up" The Motor (late SBC) and Panther jet will get some serious work, customer says it runs about 30 more to follow...

 

[jetboatperformance]

Its comin apart ! hmmm somthin got wrapped up in the "gear werks" ;D Tom

 

[TAF]

I had the same boat, motor, & pump 1985 to 1994:thumbsup and mine went 60 mph:thumbsup Mine was light blue w/ dark blue, orange and yellow pin stripes . I would buy another just for the lower river.

 

[RiverDave]

What got wrapped up in there?

I'm looking forward to watching this restoration.. That thing was definately "rough" when you started!

RD

 

[jetboatperformance]

Dave re "what that was" either a roll of paper towels or... a "super size" Feminine product?? Any how heres the Latest progress on the Pantera !
Years back I was driving from San Jose to Santa Cruz one PM (when I was doing damage inspections full time) ALAS !! I spied a rectangular red box along side the freeway , I pulled over and risk life and limb to throw it in the back of my Colt There it was a SAWZALL (without regard one of the best tools I have in my arsenal ) . A guy once told me.... "give me a Sawzall and a Hammer and I can take down a house" Anyhow the Pantera went under The "skilled Sawzall /scalpel of Doctor Josh today , out with the Panther "pod" ready for the Berkeley intake and "set back" more to follow Tom

 

[Out of Bounds]

looks like a fun job. I was down in that neck of the woods and tried to stop buy but no one was a around. I was over the Holiday weekend. keep the pic coming me and my guys in my shop love looking the project that you post.

 

[jetboatperformance]

Thanks ,sorry we missed you ! We love vistors ! were cranking on three big projects as we speak Wish you'd called I only live three mile away , would have beat the crap out of rakeing leaves :swear

 

[Out of Bounds]

I should have called I wanted to talk to you about doing some head work for us up here. We have a couple of big project jets run through our shop and i am looking at trying some different things.

 

[RiverDave]

I love this project! 1st step take it apart.. Second step cut that bullshit off of their.

RD

 

[jetboatperformance]

I love this project! 1st step take it apart.. Second step cut that bullshit off of their.

RD

Its really easiest to bite the bullet "strip it out" and start over ,your right ! Josh did some "conversion" magic on this deal today I post up some pics tommorow Tom

 

[jetboatperformance]

And so we go from this....

to this ....

to this ....

(with a few steps in the middle)

 

[LBsuperJET]

dayam tom, that is just straight surgery right there!...i would be terrified to think of that much cutting and measuring...sure makes my head hurt a lil...killer job guys!

Reid

 

[jetboatperformance]

dayam tom, that is just straight surgery right there!...i would be terrified to think of that much cutting and measuring...sure makes my head hurt a lil...killer job guys!

Reid

Thanks reid "it gets better" heres the latest..

 

[jrork]

Looks awesome Tommy. Is that aluminum that you have clamped to the boat prior to glassing made boat specific or do you have some "molds" premade?

Fantastic work as usual......john

 

[jetboatperformance]

Looks awesome Tommy. Is that aluminum that you have clamped to the boat prior to glassing made boat specific or do you have some "molds" premade?

Fantastic work as usual......john

John we make those forms up individually to the hull .. T
heres some more pics ...
Making good progress , the motors got a little bling and its back in now ...

 

[jetboatperformance]

Josh and I changed "gears" today and went to work on the rub rail and the "buffer" deck re-finish ...

BEFORE

 

[jetboatperformance]

Heres the latest in the Pantera project the trailer is next and then QC, wet test and buff & wax (after the paint is cured) Tom

 

[jetboatperformance]

Some more pics of the Pantera Project !
This little hot rods gettin done ,Josh is workin his majic (again) !!

 

[jetboatperformance]

Finally "gettin down" to it with the Pantera , got down with some trailer magic ( a little paint , some new lites and some bling) plus we lost that overhead rack thing and were just about ready for the wet test (plus we got a test pilot) !
before:

After:

 

[Schi-502]

Tom, was the pump brace just temporary? I saw the 3 point mount for the motor to pump.

 

[jetboatperformance]

Tom, was the pump brace just temporary? I saw the 3 point mount for the motor to pump.

"running design change" lots of these projects we use for "mock up" and R&D , That was however the "proto" for our JBP pump brace Tom

 

[brendellajet]

Cool thread Tom. You guys do nice work. What are we looking at here? The panther is wider than the berk, so are you glassing the difference?

 

[Wheeler]

Very cool! looks like a lot of work though.

Maybe someday I should get to work on my Pantera.