Boat builder aims to ride big growth wave

Kevin Prentice turned a come-as-you-are business into process-based, streamlined model.

Lori Sax. Kevin Prentice bought Sarasota-based Panga Marine last year.
Lori Sax. Kevin Prentice bought Sarasota-based Panga Marine last year.
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The Panga has been called “the boat that changed the world.” And since 2002, Panga Marine has taken that revolutionary design and made it both functional and appealing for American boaters.

 

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