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Project Boats For Sale / Re: 1969 rogers with tandem axle trailer
« on: March 31, 2011, 02:55:22 AM »
Would you be interested in just selling the interior?

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i was trying to get some speed out of my panther as well. and to tell ya the truth tom at jet boat performance seemed to know more about the pump than panther. and at half the cost of dealing with panther he is the only guy i would recomend you talking to about your pump. he is always there to help he even does not mind if you call him on his sell phone when you are out on the water to let him know whats up.I agree with you there! Tom has been playing with them for a very long time. The energizer conversion is really sweet! Its just waaaay out of my price range. From the most recent conversation I had with Panther reguarding cavitation with their pumps (besides a badly worn one) is all about exit housing. for some reason when they hog out the tail of the pump for the diverter, it makes the pump cavitate. My sleeved pump works fantastic with my stock exit housing, however my other exit housing (with Panthervater) cavitates on hard acceleration out of the hole. Panther said they make a number of different exit housings. I did NOT Know this. There must be a fine line in an Axial pump like these where either to small or to large of an exit hole must cause the cavitation. Maybe Tom can chime in and help me understand a little better why.
i would suggest give him a call.
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Nordie. I think you may be right. Its just the nature of the beast.
thanks for the replies fellas.




ya i am going to run this season on the pump i got. then as soon as the river season is over (october) i am going to send my pump off for the panther repower package. i am not going to get the diverter on it though. it just does not seem worth it to pay extra to have a roost and slow your boat down a bit.I agree about losing any performance. beleieve it or not Im not sold on this Panthervator! I kept my original exit housing. in my honest opinion, a $750 additional pricetag above the cost of rebuilding the pump, by the manufacturer, with an end result of slower then stock performance, and only slight trim adjustment. a set of trim tabs tabs can do that. Panthers Diverter only offers 7 degrees of up and 7 degrees of down from center. mine gets 18 degrees up angle and 7 degrees down.

your panther did not cav at all before the mod? cause mine will cav just a bit if i drop the hammer from a dead stop. i am under the ipression that panthers are supposed to come out of the hole better than most.my boat didnt cavitate at all before switching exit housings. Im trying to kind of set a baseline. The Sac River does have a lot of crap in it at the moment, I did find a 8" weed partialy trapped in the grate when I pulled it out yesterday.
anyway i love this thread and i have been researching the panther mods for a long time.
So I just keep tinkering with little things, that I believe will make it better.
Its getting there though.
is that duck tail split in your roost from the spliter upright within the pump?
it looks great. I would really be happy with my boat if i had that addition to the cool factor.
My stock panther hits 57 MPH. and that is not bad. that is why i have not done the energizer kit yet. panther claims you can get another 15% out of it. but i dont see my boat doing 65 MH. buy hey maybe. just got to wait for this pump to go bad.
oh and if there is any question on the panther just ask the guys from the lake mead trip. LOL
Heres a link http://www.laidbackboatersboard.com/modified-panthervator-videos-t623.html