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My first Bass Cat ... we shall see if it lives up to all the hype ... LOL 2004 Panterra Classic with 83 hrs on it .. Picked it up from an older couple that bought it new. Been in a barn most of its life .
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My first Bass Cat ... we shall see if it lives up to all the hype ... LOL 2004 Panterra Classic with 83 hrs on it .. Picked it up from an older couple that bought it new. Been in a barn most of its life .
Congratulations!
Beautiful find. Welcome to the family.
What an find!! Excellent looking rig! Congrats! You will love it. Classic is a rocket out the hole and accelerates to 60mph very fast!
2016 BassCat Pantera II
Mercury 200 ProXs
good info .. Gonna get her loaded up and find out . It is a smaller boat than what I had so I got to try and adjust .. Hoping I don't miss the speed to much . Time will tell..Originally Posted by Cajunhunter67
I will say this ,, it is a well built boat . seen a few things that reminds me of the Allison I just sold. And I like the fact of no fancy plastic trim to dry rot over time and can't be had for love or money after a boat is a few years old .
Congrats, and what a great find. As mentioned, that thing has amazing holeshot. Set up properly, you should see low to mid seventies. BCB build quality is very good. One thing you will have to get used to is the forward position of the troller foot pedal. That doesn't take long, and once you do, you will probably really like it as we all do.
2019 BCB Classic
Merc V8 200 4S
If that's a 200 hanging off the back I doubt you'll miss much in the way of speed with a Classic being a solid 70+ MPH boat. Although my guess is the Allison was an 80+ MPH boat, albeit a higher HP outboard.
The holeshot, acceleration, and handling of the older Pantera Classics is exceptional. I have a friend with one. That thing is scary fast, and gets to speed in no time.
Enjoy. Beautiful rig.
Check the trailer tires.
Last edited by RazorCat; 08-17-2019 at 12:12 PM.
BassCat Sabre FTD
Mercury 150 Optimax
"It's just fishing"
You got a gem right there, enjoy.
Probably has the original tires on it. If they're Coopers. That's one pretty boat.
Great find...
Brad Krone
Nice find. Have same boat with 3L merc efi, yeah it is a hot rod to 60mph.
Nice Boat enjoy.
If your new classic has a 2.5 liter EFI 200 on it then put a 25" trophy or 24" Fury 3 on it and it will be a solid low 70 mph rig loaded. My 2001 classic originally had a 2.5 liter EFI 200 on it and I ran a 25" temptest for a while with speeds ranging from 70-75 depending on load and conditions. I put a 25" trophy that was tweaked by DAH propellers and it was by far the best prop for that rig from hole shot to midrange to top end. Believe me, I tried them all back then. Then I put a 3.0 liter EFI on her and that was an absolute beast. I ran a 27" trophy and a 26" fury on it and both were very, very good props. With that motor it was a solid upper 70's rig under any condition.
Chris Coupel
Paulina, La.
Very nice find. I'm hoping to do the same when I decide to pull the trigger on a BC.
Looks like the other owner took good care, congrats and enjoy.
22 BassCat Lynx
22Mercury proXS
Hummingbird/garmin
ALX rods/Shimano /Lews
Maxwell Flying inc
I owned an 04 Classic with the 2.5 liter Mercury. Great boat.
Nice boat, my 05 Classic has been rock solid
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