NEW 4PD DECK!

The new Pinguino 145-4PD (4 panel deck) has a lower deck and smaller cockpit (17x33” instead of 19x36”) allowing a lower, closer paddle stroke. For those who know how to Greenland roll, the rear cockpit height is much lower, and the cockpit has thigh brace lips and a thigh brace plates included in the kit.

 

This version has been created for people who want to take the Pinguino 145 into the surf zone or rock gardens where they will brace or roll the boat. The lower deck also makes it more ergonomic for many normal sized or smaller folks who don’t want the huge cockpit commonly found on recreational kayaks.

Pinguino 145:

A Great Light Touring Kayak: A beautiful, fair, multi-chine hull minimizes her wetted surface and maximizes her speed. The Pinguino 145’s big advantage is the fact she has less wetted surface and less frictional drag than longer boats. For example, despite the fact that the Pinguino 145 is two-and-a-half inches wider and much more stable than the Arctic Tern 17, she has 9.8% less wetted surface and frictional drag, meaning it takes 9.8% less effort to paddle at cruising speeds. Like the Arctic Tern 14, she is a great choice for anyone who routinely paddles with someone stronger than they are.

Stable and Well Mannered:

She’s more stable than any of our other touring boats except the Borealis XL. She tracks solidly, but thanks to her shorter length is quick to turn. She lays over securely on edge and cuts a very rapid chine (leaned) turn.

 

Fishing, Bird Watching, Photography: She’s a great boat for messing about cruising rivers, lakes, ponds, wetlands, and gunkholing the coast line.

 

She Loves to Surf: The Pinguino 145 shares with the Pinguino Sport an affinity for the surf zone and rock gardens. Mark Downing, kayak guide and expert paddler reports “The Pinguino 145 has a loose feel that regular touring boats with their stiff keels cannot touch. In swell and medium surf, the 145 and the Sport are very steerable from the beginning of the catch right up into directional surfing. In bigger surf, nothing short of a 7’ white water boat is broach proof, but both the Pinguino Sport and 145 resist broaching much longer than any other touring boats I’ve ridden."

 

 

 

 

 

Pinguino 145 4PD Specs:
Length…… 14.5'
Beam……. 25.5”
Height…… 11.5”
Weight…… 36 lbs.
Cockpit….. 19”x36” or 17"x33"
*Initial stability……11.53"
Carrying sapacity (vol.cu.ft)……14.10
**Standard crusing speed……17.63
Loaded waterline length……12.59'
***Top crusing speed……4.92 mph
Available as kit……yes
Available as plans……no

*The transverse Metacenter, in inches, is a measure of a kayak's initial stability. A higher number is more stable. All single kayaks computed with same weight person.
**Kayak cruising speed is proportional to the boat's wetted surface, which is the area of frictional drag of the water on the hull, here expressed in sq. ft.
***90% of theoretical hull speed (THS) in mph. A boat's theoretical hull speed is a function of square root of its loaded waterline length (LWL). at approximately 80% to 90% of its hull speed a kayak will start to produce a bow wake longer than its LWL and the effort required to continue acceleration rapidly increases

 

 

 

Pinguino 145 4PD Features:
Hull type… Multi-chine
Deck type…Pygmy multi-chine cut away deck with Pattented rear cockpit recess
Best used for…Day paddling, Kayak touring, Lake paddling, Photography, Kayak fishing, Surf kayaking, Rock gardens
Paddler experience level… Beginner to Advanced
Shoe size….Up to men’s 13 (depending on shoe and personal comfort)
Cockpit size…19”x36" (also available with a standard touring cockpit opening of 17"x33")

 

Inside your Pygmy kit:

 

We usually ship "Medium" hardener with our kits.  You may order "Slow" for hot climates or "Fast" for cold climates upon request. Read the System Three Epoxy Book to help select the appropriate epoxy and hardener for you. If you would like a copy of the Epoxy Book, click here to download. We also stock System Three’s Silver Tip Epoxy and offer this as an option in our boat kits for an additional charge.  Note: Silver Tip Resin can only ship via Ground Service and is not eligible for shipments to Alaska