I know Ill probably get some crazy comments, cause this is probably a crazy question to ask. But before I ask, let me say that Im into the 93-95 Pantera II models and so thats what I like. With that being said, I found one back in early spring and what I thought was a good, sound, functional boat, turned out to be a huge project. I now have it fully functional from front to back, and the tough part is next…. Glass and gelcoat work. It also had a very worn Johnson fast strike 150 on it, but seems to be very reliable so far, but by compression tests, i know shes slowly coming to the end. But, meantime, Ive still been searching for a real nice babied 93-95 era P2 to get my hands on. I found one and missed getting it. Now months later, I found another that is very nice it seems and also has a mercury 200, which is my preferred engine. Heres my question: the guy wants more than Ive EVER seen one of these for…. At 8000.00 That seems way too high, but, “Man, I want this thing” and he wont budge a inch. Im looking for something that has been cared for, that is a better starting point than what I have to bring back to pristine condition. So this ones perfect. But 8000.00 ……. For a 20 year old boat… WOWAm I crazy, or is it worth it?? Plus its 9.5 hours away, so before I did anything, Id of course do a compression test. How many of you have been here? What should I do?
.
