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    And now I move on

    18' Parker CC's are great little boats with a bigger boat feel. I started with and 18' then moved to a 21' and have been running a 23' SE for nine years now. The 23' is my favorite because it does a good job in the skinny water of the Susky Flats and is also capable in the near shore ocean. It...
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    motor trim guage giving a false reading

    On my 21 SE 150 TS, the sensor froze up and broke, and had to be replaced after two years. On my 23 SE F225, I spray it often with CRC. It is 9 years old and has 2500 hours on it and still working fine. I most likely saturate it four of five times a year.
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    lovin the new green

    Has to be the worst color I have ever seen on a boat. It is so "unParker".
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    Transom Repair

    I agree about CBE. It the no trailers on parkways law in NY that limits choices. Do you know of a route from the NJ TP to get to the LIE that works well for a boat and trailer headed to Montauk? I used Wayne Youngblood (Glassman) in North East MD.
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    Anyone regret buying 21SE over 23SE?

    I purchased and 18 new in 1992. It was a beast of an 18 and a great boat. Purchased a 21 SE in 2000 and it was a great boat (1200 hours). Rode in a friend’s 23SE and could not believe how much nicer it was in every way. Had to have one and purchased my current 23 SE in 2004 (1900 hours so far)...
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    Transom Repair

    Thanks Dale for the reply. I obviously do not get to CP every day and do not know what has been covered. My boat is equipped and customized the way I want it and has been very reliable. I therefore do not have many questions about Parker boats. I am most likely on my last boat. The crack was...
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    Transom Repair

    First let me say I am very pleased with my 2004 23 SE with Yamaha 224 FS with 1900 hours. It is wide open and has caught a ton of fish all along the east coast. It is very stabile in rips or big waves. I fish on a number of other boats one of which is a deep vee with a V8 350 HP Yammy and...
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    RePowering 1989 Sou'Wester

    A single F250 would be my choice. It would be a significant upgrade in performance and give you reasonable gas mileage. If you are serious about offshore, I would add some fuel capacity.
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    Parker 25 w/F350

    FF- The 23 Reg is one of my favorites too. I was showing that rig just for the performance comparison. There are a few distinct advantages to a single engine--initial cost, weight, performance, fuel economy, maintenance, parts and labor. For offshore, twins are a safety factor. The reliability...
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    Parker 25 w/F350

    Should be a 50 MPH boat. It will depend some on which 25 Parker it is on. Just read a report from the Yammy site with a F350 on a 23 Regulator, which is a heavy deep vee hull. It topped out at 52.8 MPH. http://www.yamaha-motor.com/assets/prod ... 350tur.pdf
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    yamaha 150 dropping rpms

    It would not be something as simple as the throttle tension would it? I run my bud's new F150 and had to set the tension up or the throttle would slip back. You said it recovered. If it did this on its own without touching the throttle, then it is something else. On my bud's motor the selling...
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    Need some advice on Parker purchase

    Justin- The friend of mine who bought the first 21 Parker totaled it. At that time a boat dealer checked the book value and it was also way under what the boat was worth. The dealer thought maybe it was w/o motor but it included the motor. He was puzzled by the low book value also. BTW, the...
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    Need some advice on Parker purchase

    I like the guy selling the boat to name his starting price also. While getting the rig for $17,000 would be great, that seems low. I sold two similar 21 SE's privately in the past 12 months that were loaded and in great shape. One went for $25,000 and the other for $27,000. The same guy bought...
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    Fully Equipped 23 SE

    I am with you FP. You live in a fishing paradise. The fish below was caught in your neck of the woods last week on my not so fully equipped 23 SE. If they ever wanted to rename Cape Cod, they could call it fog city.
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