Recent content by Jbrownhill

On my 1993 1800, I too found the cooler seat to be less than ideal to be seated at when running. On a budget, so I removed the swing back seat and made some brackets to raise the height of the stock Polar cooler, so that it is at a pseudo leaning post height. Added a little ledge on the...

I had a similar issue with my 1993 hull. I repaired as described here: https://www.classicparker.com/threads/1993-1800-transom-cap-crack.21447/ After 2 seasons of use and abuse the transom is still solid. My crack was due to water intrusion from a poorly sealed lag bolt holding the swim...

Good Morning, I have a 30 year old 1800 I have spent the last couple of years fixing up. Included with purchase was a generic Bimini that is on its last legs. Was going to replace with another when I saw this posting. I have a feeling that you want slightly more than my budget allows but I...

Still available? Located in South Jersey.

1 season follow up. After digging into the problem more, there are some definite wet spots in the transom due to a poor seal on a swim ladder attachment point below the water line. The transom was still solid so I did the following repair. Drilled a few holes around the wet spot to dry out...

Just got done scraping and sanding the bottom of my "new to me" 1993 1800. Not the worst job, probably 10 hours - two carbide scrapers, a pack of 80 grit sandpaper. Glad it is done. Unless my schedule and the weather cooperate I will most likely have to wait till the weather is a little warmer...

Greetings, I recently acquired a new to me 1993 1800 Parker center console. Overall the boat is in great shape, however there is a crack along the transom cap that extends from the end of the starboard cutout all the way to the port gunwale. The previous owner had caulked over the crack, the...