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Johninaustin
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 Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 11:53 am Post subject: Never mind the drugs, where do I find a boat like this one? |
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Called a Launcha in the story. I've been seeing them for years in South America but never knew that they had a name. My grandfather had one made of wood back in the 60's. Deep Vee hull, plenty of capacity, pretty much indestructible.
It looks like it would be the perfect bare-bones near shore boat. I even have an extra 90 hp tiller motor I could put on it.
http://www.kristv.com/story/37627868/three-caught-on-lancha-boat-near-packery-channel-plead-guilty-to-drug-charges |
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Rxfire
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| Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2018 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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Commonly called a Panga, or Imemsa
There is one with a center console (with tower controls deck) on Laguna Shores parked in front of a house |
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ROBDOG
Member White Shrimper Boot Club
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Location: North Padre Island
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Love my Panga. Runs shallow handles the chop with little power needed. The only negative I have found is it can be tippy if you have a few people on one side.
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Johninaustin
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
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| Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks! Using this I found a dealer in Houston that imports them. Unfortunately mostly the 25' sizes or bigger. I sent him an email to see if he can bring in anything much smaller. |
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Rxfire
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Jetty Bandit
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Location: Corpus Christi
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 8:42 am Post subject: |
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| Rxfire wrote: | Commonly called a Panga, or Imemsa
There is one with a center console (with tower controls deck) on Laguna Shores parked in front of a house |
Yeah it is a panga... the Imemsa is a brand of panga made in Mexico that you can get shipped in the US thru a dealer- the guy next to Wind N Wave in the bluff used to be a dealer I believe but not sure if he still is. There are 2 different types of pangas: the true OG panga that you see in countries south of here that can plane out with minimal HP and then the Americanized ones with a wider beam, deeper V, and typically a lil overpowered. That one panga off laguna chores is CLEAN! I believe it is a local fishing guides boat.
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gulfpredator1
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Location: flour bluff
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Panga USA Richard Beck
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ironmanstan
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sweet rig Rob.
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cj8mule
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| Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2018 8:53 pm Post subject: Re: Never mind the drugs, where do I find a boat like this o |
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Renn Tolman has a design similar called a Standard or a Widebody. Here's a picture of his design called a Jumbo that I finished late last summer:
https://imgur.com/BUcM5GF
It was a pretty straight forward build and is very stable and efficient. Top is 36.6 knots with a 2 stroke 150 yamaha.
Here's a couple of you tubes of the boat build:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j88i3maLalc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3aEbwa-GbY
--dave
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Ray
Flour Bluffian in training
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
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Location: Waco, Texas, U.S.A.
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I remember when Billy Sandifer got his and the story that went with it.
Ray
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cuzn dave
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My avatar pic is aboard Capt. Billy's panga.
Very sweet ride.
I've heard stories of those 26' ers from the south with pilot sitting on the cowl of of a big Yamaha!
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Tyler
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| cuzn dave wrote: | My avatar pic is aboard Capt. Billy's panga.
Very sweet ride.
I've heard stories of those 26' ers from the south with pilot sitting on the cowl of of a big Yamaha! |
Billy's was found with a had tiller control on a 200HP Outboard. 
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Rxfire
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critter getter
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| Richard Beck good guy been dealing with him for years. |
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