Panga Boat Rough Water. Steve Ks Panga Review. This is designed so in case the village fisherman found himself in rough water and capsized the boat would self right itself back upright.
I n recent weeks the Miami television evening news has been filled with numerous stories of small boat disasters out in the Gulf Stream. When anchored because of its shallow draft the PANGA does not rock as much as a deep V-hull boat does the deep V-hull needs the higher gunnels otherwise it would be scooping in every second wave that would come in from the side on top of that the deck of the PANGA is selfdraining lower gunnels save weight makes it a lot easyer to land that big fish and divers can easely enter the PANGA. Standard v-hulls plow through waves but Pangas skip across the waters surface as in the video below.
The distinctive features of the Panga boats is its high bow which gives the boat its resilience a narrow waterline beam which allows the hull to work and propel through a outboard motor and a bulge which gives it stability against the high waves.
Id say look for a deadrise of more than 20 degrees he advised and a length-to-beam ratio on the waterline that is greater than 35 to 1. When anchored because of its shallow draft the PANGA does not rock as much as a deep V-hull boat does the deep V-hull needs the higher gunnels otherwise it would be scooping in every second wave that would come in from the side on top of that the deck of the PANGA is selfdraining lower gunnels save weight makes it a lot easyer to land that big fish and divers can easely enter the PANGA. Crossing the Gulf Stream in 3 to 5 foot seas my confidence in the boat is unexplainable. From navigating shallow sandbars netting or fishing in inches of water to catching Dolphin and Tuna far offshore to beaching your boat with the family after a dry ride or handling the gale force short period waves and wind of our rough sounds the Panga is the all in one answer.
