My 2008 Pantera only does 60mph?

[Fishfinder1]

Mine does between 65-68 loaded down witha 25 fury loaded down. I would look at your tach to make sure its accurate. Do you have a jackplate??

[ArkansasFisherman]

You should see close to if not above 70 light load I would think.Purchased new 5/4/15Bass Cat Sabre Vision EliteMercury Pro XS 150MotorGuide 75lb Tour EditionHumminbird – Stock (will be changing soon I hope)

[Bass Cat Boats]

I have a 2006 Pantera Classic with a 200 Optimax spinning a 26 Trophy Plus, and I have seen 71.4 on gps. When I first bought the boat, I read the article below several times, while learning to drive the boat. If you tell the folks on this board what city you live in, there may be someone near that can go out with you and shorten the learning curve. http://basscatowners.yuku.com/topic/218 … 32YWiz2aM8

[Bass Cat Boats]

Something is amiss.

[dcmclassic]

My 14 PII runs right around 70-71 loaded with 2 people. I have had it faster with a lighter load, alone and low fuel. Something isnt right. Im running a 25 Fury.

[scubaman154]

How is your hole shot? I agree with basscat , something not right

[1stinLA]

If you are hitting the rev limiter with a 26 Fury than I would venture to guess that you are over trimming the motor, or if you have a hydraulic jackplate then it is way to high, or both.

[apdriver]

Rooster tail no higher than the cowl is a good rule of thumb for trimming a cat.

[aluislugo]

Yes something is a miss. The smartcraft gauge has an alarm at the top right and the engine icon on the bottom right. A few more details from yesterdays first voyage. I tried to hole shot out of some thick grass (probably a big no no huh?), but the water did come out fine to the side of the engine after that. There were several instances where it felt like the prop was stuck or was not spinning freely as I tried to get on plane. Also at 4K rpm I would get an audible alarm not sure if it continued once I blew past it or stopped after that. I read somewhere that there is a break in mode, could I have accidentally turned it on? Also in the same thread I read about overspeed? What is that and could this be the issue? Tks.

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