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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
a PANGA is a workhorse and that's all it is....you don't see a the navy,,CC,harbor patrol and such using them ....Now do you ???
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after considering what the capt said, i think we should all buy this for our next fishing skiff:
better invite a few friends to chip in $$ for fuel!
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shari
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very sorry to hear about your friend's last journey...may it be a smooth one
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Cypress
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You see a few pangas down along the LA/MS coast, most of 'em are bay/inshore boats. They're made light, not much glass, keeps the weight down. Doesn't
take much power to push 'em. Be pretty wet and rough in open water. The ones in use down in Baja seem to be deeper and heavier.
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willardguy
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I guess you would have to fill the floor with foam to give it positive flotation to be legal up there?
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Jack Swords
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Actually, the Navy commonly comes into Marina de la Paz patrolling in a panga. Also it is common to see the Navy guys in a panga patrolling the bay,
don't know how far out they go.
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by luv2fish
What ya think bout Parkers ??? |
Buddy had a Parker with a Volvo diesel and outdrive.
Been on lots of boats and this was one of my favorites.
Dependable, with lots of room, but not quite affordable for most folks.
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Pescador
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Ol' Cappy really outdid himself on this one. I can overlook the bad grammar and spelling inability, but when you only have a couple of brain cells
functioning, it is not recommended that you take them out in public and play with them. Kinda like "mental masturbation" only worse.
Only guessing here, but someone who he thought should take his knowledge seriously must have gone out and bought a panga. 10,000 Mexicans can not be
wrong, there must be something very useful about these boats. I have a dozen friends who are extremely happy with their Diaz Super Pangas and could
have bought anything they wanted but had a lot of experience in these waters in all kinds of conditions and they opted to own one of those "Terrible
Boats" as the cappy called them. I hope he is not stupid enough to try to tell that to the owners of those aforementioned boats. It might be cappy
(no capitals) with a very flat nose.
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mulegemichael
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yes jim; diaz was the manufacturer of our boat and it is the most stable, reliable boat i have ever, ever owned...also the "driest" boat in rough
water.
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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luv2fish
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
Ol' Cappy Kinda like "mental masturbation" only worse.
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So would it be safe to say cappy is flogging the cerebral cortex ? rather than the bishop.
are you saying cappy is a mental midget ??
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Osprey
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"Captain", you have stirred the pot well. Now might be a great time for you to PUT UP OR SHUT UP. You are cordially invited to hold
boating/power/seamanship, etc. lectures, up and down the Baja in various small meeting places to set us straight. You said "You can't fix stupid" but
you can fix "Being uninformed or having false data".
Timing is perfect because with the $5K in your pocket for the last week's work, you won't have to charge much for the lectures. The forum is a way for
you to communicate all you know to all who wish to know, not just one at a time, hit and miss. We can all find out what is the perfect
boat/motor/equipment for the area we fish, who or what is aboard, how it operates, etc. etc.
Maybe after a circuit or two, the owner/moderator would allow you your own forum category and you could use that to let the world know all about your
super-human knowledge and skills we all marvel at now.
Don't forget to pencil in some important pesos for the kid who will handle the telepromter/messaging business, the sound system and the whiteboard
you'll need for the lectures.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pescador
Ol' Cappy really outdid himself on this one. I can overlook the bad grammar and spelling inability, but when you only have a couple of brain cells
functioning, it is not recommended that you take them out in public and play with them. Kinda like "mental masturbation" only worse.
Only guessing here, but someone who he thought should take his knowledge seriously must have gone out and bought a panga. 10,000 Mexicans can not be
wrong, there must be something very useful about these boats. I have a dozen friends who are extremely happy with their Diaz Super Pangas and could
have bought anything they wanted but had a lot of experience in these waters in all kinds of conditions and they opted to own one of those "Terrible
Boats" as the cappy called them. I hope he is not stupid enough to try to tell that to the owners of those aforementioned boats. It might be cappy
(no capitals) with a very flat nose. |
Capt crunch dissed the pangas, and did not tell us what boat is better.
He dissed the boston whaler and could not tell us what similar boat is better.
Capt Kangaroo doesn't know squat! But he sure has a lot of hot air, more than enough to provide floatation for whatever unseaworthy boat he owns.
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acadist
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Moral of the thread:
If you can't say something nice don't say anything at all 
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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LancairDriver
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Here is a good place to try out your super panga.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/ByGSMmenPDM?rel=0
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monoloco
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That's nutz!
"The future ain't what it used to be"
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bigmike58
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Osprey
We can all find out what is the perfect boat/motor/equipment for the area we fish, who or what is aboard, how it operates, etc. etc.
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Really? The perfect boat is one that you can afford to own and properly maintain.
Just because a panga is cheap to own does not make it an overall good boat. Most do not have floatation, Most have cheap wood lightly covered with
glass that rots in 5-10 years, There are a lot of choices out there that get better mileage and are safer.
Yugoslavians drive Yugo's.... That does not make a Yugo a "great" car..LOL
Shouldn\'t one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check or Sec.8 housing?
........... I had to pass one to earn it for them!
\"I\'ve now been in 57 states? I think one left to go?\"
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Osprey
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You made my point exactly. What's good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gooser. My panga was for fishing, was just right for the kind of
fishing I did here and that's where I used it. Might not be the best thing for Mulege.
BTW my boat was a 1989 and it still sits in the sun all day, fishes most days and is going strong. Not a lot of expense to maintain; fiber patches,
resin and sand, some Mexican Gelcoat and you got a like new boat. Floatation: unsinkable, with air chambers all over the hull, in the bow and in the
stern where the tillerman sits.
It's not a great boat for everywhere or everybody but it sure worked well here for me.
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chuckie
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Then, thats the one....
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Pescador
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Does that mean it is Politically Incorrect to badmouth a Panga? I think the United Panga Owners may just be staging a protest at the launch ramp, so
you guys with the big motors, catamaran hulls, and (gasp) on board potties, better watch out.
For the most part I could care less what someone decides is the right boat for them, but I do have a problem when someone chooses to denigrate the
boats that others have chosen for themselves. A boat is nothing more than a tool to get a job done for the owner and each option has things that are
good as well as bad. The cappy only got a response because he set himself up as the expert to end all experts on choosing boats and it is much more
complicated than that.
Osprey had a great boat and it is still going strong when he donated it to a Mexican fisherman who had lost his boat and livelihood by a theft. There
are many issues only touched on here:
How easy is it to launch.
Is the operation within my financial parameters
Can I maintain and keep the boat functional.
Can I afford to purchase and use?
How many people do I usually carry?
Is it within my safety requirements?
Does it bring me pleasure to use?
Can I impress my friends by using this boat?
Will the girls want to ride on my boat?
Does it catch fish?
Can I drag it home, park it in the driveway, and forget about it till next time.
We could go on forever here, but the message is the same. It is a personal thing and there is no right or wrong. It has taken me years to find a
boat that matches enough of my criteria to work for me and hopefully I will get a few more chances to try a few more boats before I die.
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Osprey
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My boat will hold a shipload of cocaine but I mostly just used it for fishing.
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BajaGringo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Osprey
My boat will hold a shipload of cocaine but I mostly just used it for fishing. |
And thanks Pescador, you summed up my sentiments perfectly...
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