Panthers, do they suck or what?

[Screemy1]

Mine loved sucked sea grass on sunday, wasn't a big deal.... my real question is REVERSE. Do you have to have that goofy cover on to have a usable reverse? Seems like mine just wants to throw water at the engine. Please spare me the typical Panther floggings :o ... If I knew now what I didn't know then the things I should of known back then, then I would have look for a berkley.... Gee anybody want to donate a year of their life and rebuild my boats rearend and make it take a Berkley :idea: ? Do I need the cover or is there something wrong? :confused:

[Floored]

ask Cas in hb forums or on Banderlog forums, he's a panther nut ;) I mean that in a good way though!!

[Screemy1]

Thanks... I'll try and hunt him down

[Jetdriver]

If you dont have the fiberglass housing over your pump you need to get it!

[Bense468]

If you dont have the fiberglass housing over your pump you need to get it!
Why is that. The boat will run without it. It just will look like s hit

[Jetdriver]

Looks for one but the reverse bucket isnt the greatest and the fiberglass housing helps keep the water from spraying back into the boat.

[AZKC]

Hmmm. Maybe its adjusted wrong. My Panther works great in reverse and I'm not aware of any water spraying into the boat. I've also ran with the cover on and off didn't really notice a difference. We just like it on cause it makes easier to get in the boat from the back. I have a deck over my motor.

[Screemy1]

I will try with the cover on, I have an old one that looks pretty weathered. I like the way it looks without the cover.... maybe that is because the cover I have looks so bad, and the pump is so shiney and black. Just curious, if I spray paint the pump white... will the pump be able to handle more horseys :confused: , I sprayed the whole boat down with Pledge too, now I should break a hundred..... :eek: Is pledge really a good thing for the gel??
Thanks for the help...

[HOOTER SLED-]

I agree, reverse sucks in mine too. I used to have an 18 footer with a Jacuzzi. I could parallel park that bitch. Maybe because my new boat is a 21 footer and heavier???? I just have to time it better and use the gas more with the 21. The 18 I could just idle and get it where I wanted to go perfectly.

[DeltaSigBoater]

I sprayed the whole boat down with Pledge too, now I should break a hundred..... :eek: Is pledge really a good thing for the gel??
Thanks for the help...
I've used Pledge before, but it was after the boat was washed before we towed it home, once home a quick hose off & wipe down to get all the dirt & road crap off. Worked really good. I dont think it will harm the gel any, but it will make the boat look shiny.

[lilrick]

don't feel bad dude, I had a panther then swapped for a berk... Panther was lots of fon and worked flawlessly for me..

[lilrick]

oh yah, they do suck but don't all jets!?

[badrat]

I have a panther in my 18, but I can't tell you if its worth a shit or not, I bought the boat last year and have had it in the water for about 15 min, I knew that the boat needed work when I bought it but was surprised to find out how much work, I have rebuilt the thing all the way from the steering to the PANTHER pump, That funky lookin cover was the first thing I took off, it didn't seem to affect anything,, maybe because the damn pump was totally shot, I spent 700. bucks for new steering and a rebuild kit for the pump,
I just finished painting the trailer tonight, so I hope to get the boat back together this week, Then maybe I can tell you how a rebuilt PANTHER works,
for what thats worth, but it looks like it will have to do for now,
anyway I have a decent looking cover if you are needing one BILL :confused:

[Screemy1]

Thanks for all the help.... I am gonna go through it tomorrow... I need to gps my speed, cuz I sure seem to go fast.... but that could just be the sinsation of fast on the water... I am happy that I can smoke those turbocharged Honda PWC's though.... I f those little things would have beat me, I would be crying...... It was fun having 2 of them hit me up on a nice sheet of glass at Pyramid last Saturday....