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As much as I love my dream boat, I have decided to sell my Parker and get a flats boat I will use more here in Flagler Beach Florida. It is a 2001 SC with only about 230 total hours with a super efficient MV hull powered by a Volvo 5.7 Duo-Prop out-drive (Bulletproof Fuel-Injected 350 Chevy)...

Hey Guys, I posted this on the Electronics Board a few days ago and got no response. It's decision time as I'm going out to the Shelf next week off St. Augustine and I want to put a new sonar on before then. So I hope you don't mind me re-posting it here to reach a wider audience. Any...

I have heard all the hype and initial reviews. Raymarine was supposed to start shipping them a couple of weeks ago, anybody have any real-world experience to share? Looks very interesting and more than reasonably priced, but I've been burned before.. Would appreciate any input as I need to...

I tried to get help with ordering a new set of decals for my otherwise perfect 2001 2520SCMV w/ 5.7 Volvo DuoProp propulsion from my local dealer but have not gotten a response. Anybody know where I can get a set of decals and stripes? :?:

OK, figured it out. If you want to see pictures of my baby, go a few posts back to the 2520 Volvo DP post and they should be there now. Will post more detailed ones of the mechanicals, interior and panel tomorrow. Thanks.

Hate to do it, but moved 35 miles from inlet, much of it Manatee zones! Just can't get offshore like the boat deserves. My beautiful Parker 2520 has about 200 hours, 2/3rds of that warming up twice a week or sunset cruises on the ICW. The boat spent all but the last year or so on a lift in a...

I am ready to upgrade the original Raymarine radar and combo GPS/Sounder system on my 2001 2520. I am impressed with both the performance and price of the Garmin 740s unit, but I'm unsure about what to do with the radar. Friends of mine tell me don't even consider anything but the new...

My 2001 2520 (with 150 hours) sat for 3 years on a lift without being flushed. OK, after new manifolds and risers, circ pump, raw water impeller and thermostat, it cools fine at the dock but as soon as I get up to cruise it still overheats! I've been told that there is a neoprene flex coupling...

Alright, I haven't got the answer to my original question, and I've bought the boat already. I thought all Parkers were blue water capable fishing boats, able to handle the roughest of waters a trailerable boat could. Now I'm reading about a modified hull, less deadrise, draft, power etc...

OK,have pumped out 125 gallons of bad ethanol/gas. The throttle body fuel injection has good pressure from pump but no flow from return. Will open it up tomorrow (Wed) night. Anybody tell me what to look for? Smittty

OK, I just bought a '01 2520 w/VolvoPenta 5.7 & Duoprop. Found a newer brochure from the factory in it talking about Deep V or Modified V. Big differences in specs. Only options in the list were Yami OB's and there was quite a difference in the power recommendations. The Deep V would take...

I just got my 2520 w/Volvo 5.7 DuoProp. Figure rigging & shakedown most of summer and head for the Bahamas August or fall out of Daytona/St. Aug area. First time raw rookie, Probably an Idiot but at least I suspect it. Any advice or reasons I should just buy a cane pole and learn to like...

Hi. I just got my '01 2520 yesterday (See Intro). and I have about 3/4 tank of bad gas in it. Its a 5.7 DuoProp with only 150 hours on it. Looks to be in excellent shape except for the fuel system Other than the usual filters, injector and pump, anything else I should check? Anybody been...

Hi, I'm Smitty and I just bought the boat I always wanted, It's a '01 2520 Pilothouse with the 5.7 Volvo DuoProp set up. It only has 150 Hours and is in very good condition from being lift-kept in a boathouse all of these years. Unfortunately, it's got about 125 gallons of bad gas in it and...