Panga 20 West Central Florida

[JASmine]

Scott
As Joel says, it's in the design. The sole is just at the waterline..empty. I now use a rubber stopper on the inside when out on the water and pull it out when washing it down.
I don't think raising the sole would be too good..it would have to be over 1.5" higher to make a difference.
Good Luck

[jacquesmm]

Scott
As Joel says, it's in the design. The sole is just at the waterline..empty. I now use a rubber stopper on the inside when out on the water and pull it out when washing it down.
I don't think raising the sole would be too good..it would have to be over 1.5" higher to make a difference.
Good Luck

Exactly, raising the sole is not an option.
The PG20 is a small boat, it doesn't have much buoyancy and this presents a dilemma to the designer: either make the cockpit self-bailing but raise the CG or keep the sole just high enough that it drains the rain when left at the dock.
The Pangas are narrow and don't have much static stability to start with, it's not a good idea to raise the sole. Plus the cockpit depth is already border line.
The best compromise is to have a boat that will drain when left empty at the dock but requires some kind of plugs in the scupper or flapper valves.

[FLYonWALL9]

Gotcha thanks guys