extravagansa
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I am torn between getting a new 2320, a used 2520 or an Eastern 248 or 27. My primary ambition is fishing in the Chesapeake bay with my wife and daughters who are 7 and 9 and friends and clients. My wife saw pics of a used Eastern 27 with a navy blue hull that has an enclosed head and nicer interior then the Parker, she also likes the classic downeast lines of the Eastern. I have several friends who own Parker's and the feedback is always good, when I spoke to a local service manager at a local Parker dealer he said that Eastern wasn't even in the same league as Parkers in his opinion. The Eastern dealer of course offered a different opinion telling me that Parkers are far from perfect and he had never had any major problems with an Eastern. All of this has left me thoroughly confused on which direction to go. The Parker Dealership really sold me on the 2320 as the perfect boat. My plan would be to keep the Parker in either Deale or Annapolis for most of the year, but trailer it up to Maine for July and August where we spend most of our summers. The Parker dealer felt the 2520 would be a bit large to trailer on a regular basis, he felt the 2320 was better and didn't require any special permits. The eastern 248 is similar in size to the 2320, ironically the Eastern dealer with this boat told me to buy the Parker based on the deal I have been offered. I am speaking tomorrow with another dealer that has a used Eastern 27 that has 300 HP I/O is definitely more of a family cruiser but could be fishing boat. I don't really like the idea of an inboard because in Maine its inevitable that a prop will get tangled in a lobster trap line and its much easier process to free the prop with an outboard. I am looking for advice from Parker owners if you think the 2320 is a good boat for hybrid family cruising and fishing. I would get it with a second helm, sea spension seats, cockpit bench seat, cockpit cover to try to make more comfortable for my wife. The only aspect of the Parker I can't change is the lack of an enclosed head for my wife and daughters. Any advice would be much appreciated.