Boat was bought brand new in 1988.
3 years ago we repowered with a 250 etec from the original 225 Johnson with all new controls and gauges.
2 years ago was a full electronics upgrade (Simrad NSS and Furuno Radar)
Last year was a full lighting upgrade (New Spreaders, Under the gunnel LEDs, Cockpit LEDs and Nav lights)
So we've decided to start my next big project on our 1988 Parker. The deck and fuel tank.
Over the past few years we have been noticing a growing weak spot in the deck mainly behind both of the inspection plates right down the middle. After researching the issue and fixing it with temporary band aides its time for a deck replacement. While I have the deck ripped up I also figured I could solve one of the biggest issues I have with her. The fuel tank size. Currently she has a 75 gal tank (that's are best guestimation as Parker couldn't even give us the exact answer) which leaves us with around 70 useable gallons.
The plan:
I have emailed Parker with my hull number trying to get the stringer layout but haven't gotten anything yet. They have to check the archives. My plan is to cut the deck right out and replace with Coosa 26 and glass it in with 1708.
I also want to put a bigger gas tank in somewhere in the 100-125 gal range.
The Questions:
Has anybody done this on this year/style?
What problems did you run into?
Any suggestions/tricks to help me along?
Does anyone have the stringer layout?
Thanks for the help and I'll keep the post updated with my progress.
3 years ago we repowered with a 250 etec from the original 225 Johnson with all new controls and gauges.
2 years ago was a full electronics upgrade (Simrad NSS and Furuno Radar)
Last year was a full lighting upgrade (New Spreaders, Under the gunnel LEDs, Cockpit LEDs and Nav lights)
So we've decided to start my next big project on our 1988 Parker. The deck and fuel tank.
Over the past few years we have been noticing a growing weak spot in the deck mainly behind both of the inspection plates right down the middle. After researching the issue and fixing it with temporary band aides its time for a deck replacement. While I have the deck ripped up I also figured I could solve one of the biggest issues I have with her. The fuel tank size. Currently she has a 75 gal tank (that's are best guestimation as Parker couldn't even give us the exact answer) which leaves us with around 70 useable gallons.
The plan:
I have emailed Parker with my hull number trying to get the stringer layout but haven't gotten anything yet. They have to check the archives. My plan is to cut the deck right out and replace with Coosa 26 and glass it in with 1708.
I also want to put a bigger gas tank in somewhere in the 100-125 gal range.
The Questions:
Has anybody done this on this year/style?
What problems did you run into?
Any suggestions/tricks to help me along?
Does anyone have the stringer layout?
Thanks for the help and I'll keep the post updated with my progress.