Panther Jets

[taxman]

Pros and Cons?????? Lets hear them

[BigDoug]

What are you up to now ? :)

[taxman]

just ****ing titty dancers and drinking allot

[396_WAYS_TO_SPIT]

Pro's............................................. ....NONE
Con's............................................. ..TOO MANY TO POST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NautiTwins]

I have heard they work well.
Hard to get parts, rebuild etc.... May get expensive. Resale would suck. The look pretty ugly, but that is just my opinon.
Good luck!

[Cas]

Panthers are a good pump and very reliable. The main shaft is a little on the small side which could lead to some issues with a lot of HP (500+) but the main bearings are very strong. Panthers main bearings are a pretty good sized roller bearing that are constantly submerged in 90wt oil. So long as the ceramic seal stays in tact, they'll last for many years.
My 21' Tahiti had a Panther that was 26 yrs old,when I took it apart, all the clearances were well within OEM.
The good things about a Panther are they come stock with a S/S impeller, come stock with a ride plate, are basically already set back along with the bearings being in oil.
The not so good, very few aftermarket bolt-ons and the main shaft. Panther does make a diverter that works very well in trimming the boat but if you're wanting to throw a big high rooster, it's not the way to go.
I've rebuilt a few of them now and only one needed new bearings as there was a little rust on them. The last one was put in a boat a few months ago, 18' Tahiti bubble deck, 454 BBC (mildly built), Panther with diverter...71 mph.
If you're wanting to going 1/4 mile racing, it's not the pump you want.....unless the 13 sec class is good enough for you.
If you're looking for an excellent bubbledeck boat, the one I mentioned above will be coming up for sale, less engine, real soon.

[taxman]

Is Panther still in biz

[Cas]

yep, and all parts are still available. Here's the link to their website
Panther Performance Products (http://www.pantherjet.com/)