John MacIsaac's Bahia Mini Panga

Great pictures and videos of John McIsaac's Bahia homebuilt 12' [3.7 M] Mini-Panga boat. It shows how he constructed it and its unique wheeled loading system that he can load it into the back of his truck.
Links:
Bahia Mini-Panga FREE study prints and information: spirainternati...
Boatbuilding Website: spirainternatio...
Boat Building and Builders Facebook Group: / 935360056515962
Boat Building Instagram: / spiraboats
Products Mentioned:
Wheels: amzn.to/3fxgca5
Loading Ramps: amzn.to/3fOqdyw

[@buildingplywoodboats4396]

Thanks Jeff! Great video. Just wanted to mention that the outboard is actually 9.9, not really a huge difference. It gets the boat up to 36km/h (19.4 knots) at full throttle with one person in the boat. It's a fantastic little boat, and will be seeing a lot of use.

[@tjkid07]

Glad you commented John!

[@dudeguy8287]

John, that little thing came out awesome. Smiles per gallon baby!!!

[@chuckrobinson599]

I never realized that Pangas were an offshore boat. Maybe one day you could do a video explaining the difference between offshore and inland boat designs.

[@bob2161]

John, that's a great looking build. It's inspirational to see the completed project look so good. Thanks for sharing.
Jeff, thanks for the fantastic designs.

[@fredthornes5087]

Thank Jeff and John for sharing.

[@danielsaxvanderweyden605]

Hi Jeff;
Thanks for sharing John's clever ideas. I appreciate that you appreciate us as builders/sailors and not just paying customers...Fair winds!

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Thank you Jeff and Mr. MacIsaac for sharing this. Another successful build and nice looking boat.

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

I loved the wheels and your design too.

[@pakde8002]

With a hull weight of just 77 kilograms the wheels make a lot of sense. And it's a framed vee hull boat so it's going to handle a beating and give a relatively smoother ride in choppy water and the lines look great. Actually, my problem with Jeff's boat is he has so many awesome boat plans that I spent hours and hours comparing the free study plans but can't settle on just one boat. However the Bahia is looking like the winner.

[@derrickburry1788]

Looks like the plywood used is just the regular home construction? I guess the fibreglass takes care of the water intrusion

[@edgarnoelsanchezcastro8352]

Nice panga , thanks for your video

[@dennisharrington6055]

Thanks. Did Mr. MacIsaac’s fine looking boat require a transition joint?

[@yankeedoodledandeefirecrac7518]

Where and how do we get plans now for Bahia now that mr Spira is No longer with us…

[@boatbumpkin402]

Good Job! From experience I can say, pays to have plans and an a competent designer. It might take 5 times longer, of thinking time , than the actual work involved.

[@pakde8002]

I think that's true but you learn a lot more when trying to design your own boat. I like Jeff's plans but here in Indonesia boat ramps aren't common so I has to think outside the box to come up with a boat that can be launched from the beach but with a small enough motor to be easily removed and stored between fishing trips, which is what traditional fishermen do here. I watched thousands of hours of boat building videos and have studied dozens of plans including Jeff's and I've learned a lot. Definitely it would be a good idea to buy a set of Jeff's plans for a newbie but don't stop there because boat building is both simple and complicated at the same time.

[@joelkoonce8559]

Thanks again Jeff . I live in Alaska and have 2 inflatables. I fish whiskey gulch on Cook inlet close to Holmer . I want to build one of your boats but having a hard time deciding which one 🤣

[@danielmusukohawaii3106]

Where can I get the plans for this boat?

[@CharlesG1125]

I can’t access to the web page? ☝🏽🤷🏻‍♂️

[@huntercrook7306]

Look into Sarasota boat builders Florida

[@davidcummings6299]

This guy was