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OD18 Questions

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This question arrived via email over the weekend: "Is there an option for self bailing on OD18? Ride comfort vs panga20 in choppy water?" Jeff

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The boat is self bailing to a point: depending on the load, engine and crew, the cockpit is self bailing. During the testing, the 18 was self bailing with a 50 and 4 persons, the 16 with a 30HP and 3 persons. In all cases, as designed, the boat has positive buoyancy.
The Pangas will always ride better in a chop than the flat bottom OD boats but don't get mislead by the length: the OD16 is a larger boat than the Panga 20.
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