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Well gents and ladies, I am in the process of selling my Pachanga. My wife wanted something larger, I wanted something faster. So I bought a new boat. I bought a Nordic Heat 28' with a Mercury Racing 500EFI, Bravo1X outdrive, trim tabs, hydraulic steering and all. Enjoying it very much so far...

Hey guys. I know this is not going to appeal to a lot of you. I am toying with the idea of getting some work done on the appearance of the Pachanga. I love the offshore look, but cant afford the offshore boat. The Pachanga is about as close as I am going to get anytime soon. Here is a picture...

Went out today with my friends and my dad to the lake. Dad played hookey, the rest of us are on vacation (getting ready to deploy next week :( ). Here are some pics of the ole Pachanga after I cleaned her up some. Dad has more pics of the goings-on of the day and will get those up as soon as I...

Well I finally got the engine up and running in my Pachanga. Took a lot of tinkering with the carb, but it finally worked. The engine is a rebuilt short block bored .060 over (4 bolt main, 010 casting made in Mexico). Flat top pistons, Crane Cams .450 lift 284 duration on exhaust and intake and...

Ladies, Gents, I blew my engine last summer, been slowly rebuilding it since. I think I found the main reason why. My manifolds and such are in bad bad shape. Here is a shot of the elbow for you. Here is a shot of the engine after a bad day on the lake. Now, my question is... the...

Ok, so today I finally got to take apart my bellhousing on my Merc 5.7L. The block had cracked some time back, and I have since got a replacement engine. The engine I got is an older (65-79 010 casting) 4 bolt main block. Well, it is a 2 peice rear main seal where as my merc is a 1 piece. Not...

Well, my string of bad luck has ended up with me being the proud owner of to cracked manifolds, and two jacked up risers. The previous owner had it in salt water a little more than advertised. The internal cooling galleys on the risers are rusted shut for the most part, and the manifolds...

Hello Ladies and Gents. I have an issue I am hoping someone might be able to help with. Ok, back story. At first I thought it was an electrical thing, like a draw down on the system and causing it to have a hard time starting. Today I took her out for a few top speed runs, then decided to...

Hello Ladies and Gents, Had a great day out on the water at Lake Belton today. (Belton Texas) The boat ran great (lost a hat but oh well) with no issues except one. We were anchored out listening to the radio, no more than 45 minutes on a deep cycle battery. For some reason my Pachanga 22 only...

Hey gents, I have an 86 pachanga with a 350 alpha one set up (22 foot). I have a 14.25 x 21p aluminum prop on right now. My top speed gps confirmed is 52 @ 4700rpm with a full tank (63 gal). I may be answering my own question, but I was thinking about running a Quicksilver mirage 23p. I know...

I went on my maiden voyage in my newly acquired (yesterday new) 86 Pachanga 22'. When I picked up the boat it had a bad starter relay, a dead battery and the belts were jacked beyond recognition. I bought most of the items at the marina I picked the boat up at (and made sure to get my...

Hello all. I am the new owner (have yet to pick her up though) of a 1986 Searay Pachanga 22. The boat has a 5.7L Alpha setup on it as of right now. I have a lot of experience with this boat, as my family had the same one when I was younger and I spent all my time on keeping her perfect. I am a...

Hello Ladies/Germs. My name is Jay Gadsby. I am a soldier stationed in Fort Hood Texas. Right now I am in the process of selling off my race car project in hope to purchase a 22' Pachanga. I have been dealing with a gent in Maine for a low hour 86 with a 5.7L/Alpha One setup. I grew up in an...