My name is Rick Weaver. I have a 1999 2520. She has no name, but has been a great friend. I live on the Ches Bay and fish after work every fishable day. I don't run far, but still put a lot of hours on the engine. I blew up the original 225 at only 500 hours. Up until this past 2 years, I kept her in our neighborhood marina with bubblers. I have never winterized and am proud to say I have caught a Striper in every month of the year. Oh, and one more thing. I rarely if ever flushed my engine. Amazingly, I have had very few problems with engine number 2 and just hit the 1300 hour mark. The problem is shifting. It is getting harder and harder to get in and out of gear. The mechanic is telling me that there is a lot of corrosion from not flushing, and that the idle needs to be high in order to keep the engine cool. We have been building a new house for the past 2 years and I have kept the boat on a lift at our rental home. This is my first lift ever, and I have had a tough time with wind and as a result I have dinged up the gelcoat quite a bit, for the first time in the life of the boat. So I am here for help. I want to use the winter to restore my baby so she can sit like a shiny 57 Chevy on my brand new lift, at my brand new house.From now on I will treat her better and do all the things that I have been remiss. I have no skills, so i will be farming everything out. I have been talking to a dealer who has a demo motor he will sell me and tells me they can paint the hull any color I want, fix the dents, and bring her back good a new for about 30K less the trade in of my motor (4 to 5K) . If anyone has any insight as a better solution, please share. The easy thing would be to buy a new boat, but I love my Classic Parker.