Topic: 2008 pantera 2 with 200 opti setup help

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April 7, 2023 at 12:51 pm #710485

cglenn
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Been outta the game a while and getting back in. I have an ‘08 P2 with a 200 opti. I have the 26p trophy + dialed in and fully loaded with fuel, 2 anglers, and full wells I am running +68 and 5420rpm. Just purchased a. 25p fury 3 blade and need to know where to start on prop to pad and pvs plugs. This has probably been covered but search isn’t bringing it up for me.

April 7, 2023 at 6:37 pm #710500

schodackbassman
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I had a 07 Classic which is the same hull but different deck layout and a couple hundred pounds lighter. I started with the same prop and went to a 26P Fury 3 blade. It was a great prop but I always thought the 25P 3 blade would have been better with a partner and his gear on board, water in live wells, lots of gas. I think you got the right prop. I’m assuming you have a manual jackplate. At first everyone said the Fury should be deeper in water but that recommendation changed over the years as folks got more hours on the Fury. I had my jack plates anywhere from 1/4″ below even to 1/8 to 1/4 above. 1/8 above was my sweet spot and helped with chine walk. If I were you. I’d start with plates even (top of both plats flat across and see how it handles and if you like the hole shot (you will!). From there experiment. Move plate up or down an 8th at a time. 1/8″ can make a difference believe me. Before moving plate, mark with industrial strength sharpie in case you want to return to that spot. From there it’s trial and error. Make sure all the vent holes are open on the fury. Much different prop than the Trophy Plus which I ran an inch or move above even and had vents partially closed. The Fury was a way better prop for that hull for hole shot (amazing), running, and loading the boat. Be careful the first time you load on the trailer with the Fury, it’s got a LOT more push that the Trophy! Good luck, let us know how you make out.

Brian

April 10, 2023 at 7:17 am #710607

tdobb
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I have an 08 P2 dual console. When I bought the boat, it had a Motorguide tour 24v on the front and no graph on the bow. The boat came with a 26P Trophy Plus and it had group 27 lead acid trolling batteries and a group 29 starter. On the test drive the holeshot was very quick even with two in the boat and a half tank of gas.

Got the boat home, added an Ultrex, Helix 10, Garmin 93SV and Livescope, and a bunch of fishing gear. Changed the batteries to a group 31 starter and 2 80AH lithiums for the troller. Even with 2 people, gear, and full tank of gas it would get moving but the holeshot suffered a bit, top out about 68 loaded down. I added Mega 360 to the bow last year as well.

I just picked up a 24p Trophy Plus that I am going to throw on there to test this spring as I was only getting 5200 or so RPM so about 500 short of max RPM on the 200 Opti. Hoping to get it back into the sweet spot on the motor but also hoping to get some of the holeshot back. I fish with my girlfriend or a different partner almost 100% of the time. I think I have had the boat out 2 times in the last 2 years of ownership by myself, and we often have a third person in there with us. Most of the lakes we fish are too small to run top speed for more than a minute or two and some of them have a 40mph speed limit, so I am hoping the 24 will help with the holeshot and midrange acceleration and control. I will be sure to post results as soon as I get out to run it. We have a foot and a half of ice on our lakes up here right now but that will go quick with 70’s and 80’s this week.

Take care, TDobb
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