Topic: excitement turned to heartbreak today….no idea what im going to do now

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March 13, 2011 at 4:39 pm #370889

Luke Downing
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well as most know been workin on my old Pantera II for a few weeks wetsanding trying to clean it up as best i can….was going good today untill…….i got to the back of the boat and noticed something…the small piece of aluminum trim on the top cap back in the splashwell was pulled away…never noticed it before…the closer i got to looking im pretty sure that the transom is rotten….both sides the trim has pulled away from the glass and there is 2 cracks on the top cap tight at where the motor sits and the reinforcement plate looks like its kind of dug into the gel and when trimming the motor up and down the transom will move…..now i have no clue what to do…..been wanting one of these boats for a long time now i have one and im almost scared to put it on the water with the transom the way it was.i know that some have done a ton with these old boats and rebuilding the transom but i dont have the know how the tools or the place to put the boat to even do it…so now i have no clue what im going to do now……just beside myself now

March 13, 2011 at 6:28 pm #370892

Bass Cat Boats
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Have you talked to Frank over on BBC? He has just replaced the transom on his late 80s model P2. Might not be as bad as you think. Have you let Sherm know about the transom yet? Maybe he could help you out some way.Last edited by Bama96 on March 13th, 2011, 6:56 pm, edited 1 time in total.

March 13, 2011 at 8:18 pm #370895

Bass Cat Boats
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Dont sweat the small stuff. There are plenty around this board that can help you out in many ways, including some at BCB and others not mentioned. BCB

March 13, 2011 at 9:58 pm #370899

Bass Cat Boats
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have talked to Frank quite a bit for a while now…actually talking to him now too…biggest problem i have is i really dont have the place to do the job like Frank does nor the equiptment.i havent talked to Sherm either…going to ask him and see what kind of ideas he has as welljust dont know what to do about it now…just almost lost really

March 14, 2011 at 1:22 am #370902

Bass Cat Boats
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Once again your not lost. Lets see tomorrow whats up and go from there.
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