Check out the canton pan... Summit sells it. Running one on my ford, and my buddy is running on his 468 BBC. only 7 quart pan but pretty nice, trap doors, nice built in windage tray.... And affordable !

I just had the same problem with my oil pan and intake nuts. I Just got a canton oil pan that was 1/2" to deep shaved the buts still did not fit. I had to buy the 7 1/2" milodon marine pan. Didn't want to spend more money but the pan is better then the Canton and come with a nice plug dip stick. Plus it fits got mine on sale off jegs for $359.00 with free shiping. I still have the 8" Canton if that will fit you haul I payed $450 Ill let it go for $325 its only use was on the dyno.  Good luck

Thanks I will measure it out and see what fits.  Here is the best pic I could get. Did the 7 1/2 inch pan clear nicely. And how many quarts of oil does it hold ? And did you have to go with there oil pump and pickup ?

i grabbed my pan from the long beach high perf swapmeet for like $50.  its coming up soon...  theres a dude there that just sells pans, air cleaners, etc. 

No offense intended, but that is just a street pan, nothing to prevent sloshing or provide extra volume, not really desirable for marine use.  It's extremely likely to cost you a lot of money in the end running it in a boat.

i understand...

id love to run a dooley pan etc, but in my last tahiti NOTHING would fit other than a street pan with the panther hump in the bottom.  and i ran it in that boat with no issues, great oil pressure while getting beat up on havasu.  in my bahner i have plenty of room.  someday ill upgrade the pan. 


what type of "marine pan" can you run when you dont have any room to do so?

Not sure what the "panther hump" looks like, but I have several ideas of pans that might have a better "box" at the rear, including automotive circle race type pans that have a rear sump and trap doors (and can be purchased fairly cheap).  I have been talking to a guy about an engine for a jet boat what only has 7 1/2" clearance at the front of the pan, been after him to confirm how far back from the front of the front edge of the engine his interference is, as I have a used Dooley jet pan here that the sump actually stops 2-3 inches shy of the front, different from others I have seen in the past. 

One thing to keep in mind, the pressure gauge only react so quickly, so you can aerate the pump and may not see it on the gauge.  I did an engine for a guy earlier this year, and he kept arguing that his previous open pan had not shown any pressure problems on the gauge.  I showed him his engine bearings (about 5 outings on the engine before a water leak in the exhaust caused major engine problems) side by side with some bearings that had run several times a week in a turbo engine, for a complete year.  He ended up following my suggestion on putting a "real" outdrive type pan on the engine, hopefully it lasts him a bunch longer than 5 trips this time,, made 760 HP on the dyno, I think his Stoker is going to be faster than his wife was planning on going.