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(SOLD) I’ve been going back and forth for the last year about selling my Parker and I think I’ve finally made up my mind. I am getting to the point that I’m using it less and less because I fish alone. I am going to try to find a good 1801 Parker. Boat is a 2005 with a Yamaha F150 (about 1200...

Caught in Chesapeake Bay jigging deep water structure. Steve Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Every year we have sponsored a military appreciation day event to take active duty service members out for a free day of fishing. This year the event is going to be out of Willoughby Harbor in Norfolk. After the day's fishing the troops and their families are treated to a BBQ lunch, some...

I have a friend with a high end bass boat that is also an engineer. He's done a lot of research on jack plates and is convinced my 2120 with a Yamaha F150 could greatly benefit from a jack plate. I did some research on the site and there is a bit of discussion on a jack plate but I was...

I've used the search function to no avail. I visited the local NAPA and they did their best but I can't find a wiper refill for my 2120. It currently has a stainless steel arm that the bayonet mount was too wide for anything we could find at NAPA. The rubber blade has two small plastic end...

I was going through my pre-flight checks this week and found that my raw water pump kept tripping the breaker. I pulled out my multimeter to check the wiring and saw the reason as soon as I opened the bilge. I never used the pump but I guess that didn't matter. Replaced it and all is well...

I haven't been able to run my Parker since November so I planned on heading out into the Potomac River for a run. I keep my boat in a barn when I'm not using it. It turned out to be pretty gusty so I decided not to head to the river but instead I figured I'd go over the boat and get ready for...

I've been involved in the Military Appreciation Day (MAD) fishing trip, Tidewater Chapter since it started 3 years ago. We did this year's event last weekend and it was a great day. We had over 75 active duty fisherman and fed over 200 service members with their family. Everyone had a great...

This weekend a buddy and I spent fishing the area around Oyster Virginia. Our target was flounder and we caught a few. The highlight of the trip was while drift fishing for flounder and had a hard hit. After 45 minutes with a light spinning rod (and a boat chasing the fish to keep from...

Dale often calls the 2120 a little battleship. Well last weekend we took the family to a restaurant on the Potomac River by boat for a quick Mother's day dinner and evening cruise. The restaurant has a pontoon boat that picks you up at anchor and brings you to their pier because the water is...

That looks great. I'm retiring in December and hope to be able to take some time to whip mine back into shape next spring. I'll just have to be happy with a quick job this spring and make sure I never anchor next to your boat! Steve

A couple of weeks ago we were fishing the Chesapeake bay and the conditions changed very quickly. I was heading to the ramp when my motor got caught in a floating fishing net. The waves were 4+ and coming from the south which really calls for a rough time. The air temp was 41º and the water...

I know that Dale has referred to the 2120 Pilot House as a little tank and I'm sold on this term. I usually fish the middle Chesapeake Bay in my 2120 but this weekend I had the opportunity to participate in the Military Appreciation Day (MAD Virginia) fishing event in Norfolk, Virginia. I...

I'm heading out next weekend for 4 full days of fishing so I decided to get a good cleaning and wax done. Not a "Megabyte" boat but I'm trying. :D

I was cleaning the boat yesterday and noticed some spiderweb stress cracks along near the top of the rub rail on both sides of the boat. These are located between the first and second support leg on the rails on both sides. I was a bit surprised because I didn't think that area would really...

A recent thread caused me to think about the two handiest tools for boat owners (excluding a huge checkbook). My vote for the two would be: 1. Dremel tool - cuts metal, drills, gets in small places, cleans up corrosion and rust, opens gelcoat cracks for repair, etc. 2. Electrical Multi-meter...

I have never used my wash down pump and have been thinking that if I have to have a hole in my hull it might as well be for something I use. My boat is a 2006 and I've never done maintenance to the pump thru hull. Has anyone ever replaced this with a thru hull transducer? Any suggestions on...

I pulled the boat home yesterday and while flushing the motor I spun the prop by hand. Noticed a slight clicking noise when turning very slow. When I spin it hard there is no noise. I checked the shifter and it is in neutral. The motor just went over 1000 hours and I am planning on dropping...

August 17th we had the first Military Appreciation Day in Virginia. It started several years ago in North Carolina and a young marine who was stationed there moved to Virginia and got it going here. This is the first year and we had a small start. Here is a video of the first event. We had...

On the way back to the dock on the Chesapeake bay.