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Our '93 doesn't have any cup holders, anywhere. It has always bugged me and I've tried the suction-cup type ones and none are reliable. I'm ready to hard-mount some decent cup holders, but I can't find any I like. I bought a set of the Scotty ones that slide on and off or a mounting tab...

Our dinette uses these flush mount pedestal bases. Unfortunately they are made of aluminum and one totally rotted out and the other is close to going. I'd like to find an exact match so that the screw holes line up. Does anyone know where Parker might have sourced these back in the early to...

I'm just curious - for those of you that have a NMEA readout for your engine trim angle, where is your "level" point (neutral point)? Also include whether you have a bracket or not. Based on a lot of playing around, mine seems was around 65% with the Honda 225 (mounted to a bracket)...

Well, we decided to pull the trigger on a re-power. Just dropped the boat off at the shop last night, and the new motor is being hung today. I'm very interested to see how the lower final drive ratio (2:1) and larger prop affects performance (along with the extra 25 ponies). Will post an...

I want to replace this corroded old piece of hardware but the only place I'm seeing it for sale is in Australia! Does anyone know what this is or where I can find one? I'd like to use the existing screw holes in the door... The exterior plate with the black handle looks like it is still...

The top horizontal surface of the interior of my cabin near the helm looks like Swiss cheese from all the various things that have been installed there over the years. Previously I'd patched many of the holes with some West Systems epoxy, but was white and so doesn't match the off-white gel...

I'm particularly interested if you switched from the original Stainless Marine bracket on an older Parker to a newer Armstrong bracket. But I'm also interested in ANY experience working with Armstrong on a new bracket. I'm planning another re-power (I can't believe its been 10 years already on...

This motor has run great for 1,000 hours, but I'm looking at a very good price on a brand new Honda 250 that happens to be a 30" shaft (excess dealer inventory). Dealer says he can put an adapter plate so that the prop would be in the same spot, but the power head would be up 5" which honestly...

Coming home in some nasty weather recently reminded me of how badly I need to rebuild my front-facing windows. I have a fixed window on the port side and a swing-open window on the starboard side. The port window's interior seal has shrunk, leaving a ~4mm gap that dribbles water onto the dash...

I've only gone from empty to full one time, and I'm about ready to do it again. While I do it, I'll be re-calibrating my float sensor. The last time I did it, I was only able to put in about 120 gallons, but the boat was on a trailer, so I'm wondering if that was the reason, or simply because...

Our boat is in the boat yard for the fuel tank replacement and it looks like they are late finishing a mega-yacht so we'll be waiting a couple of weeks for our job to get underway. In the mean time, I have access to the boat and I'm taking advantage of it being out of the water to do a bunch of...

1. Smelled gas after filling the tank and getting underway. 2. Checked fittings, gaskets, and hoses, found no leaks 3. Suspected tank leaks, but no way to confirm. 4. Cut out deck to try to confirm. Unfortunately only about 5/8" clearance all around the tank, which was foamed in. Dug out...

As some of you know, I'm looking at replacing the fuel tank (after 26 years I guess we got our money's worth...) Immediately aft of the cabin door on our 2320EC, there is a ~35" wide (measuring fore and aft) "fish box" that goes all the way to the bottom of the hull and extends under the deck...

Well, it looks like we're going to be replacing the fuel tank. Given that its lasted since 1993 (and the boat has been slipped most of its life) I'm fairly impressed that it lasted this long. My local boat yard in Santa Barbara, CA is not very familiar with Parker boats. They also pay very...

Well, I'm afraid I have the dreaded fuel smell and gas in the bilge after recently filling the tank past the 1/2 way point. I've checked the hose connections of the filler and vent hoses and both look fine. I also checked the gasket on the sending unit and it is also fine. The boat has a...

OK, before everyone says "AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AFFORD!" let me set a few background details in place: 2320 EC We anchor in rocky reefs in central California islands, and dealing with surge/swell is typical while anchored. 16 lb Lewmar "claw" type anchor. I got a deal a few years ago on 25' of...

Hey guys, its been a long time since I've posted! Unfortunately been too busy to do much work on the boat (any spare time has been focused on USING it instead!). I'm finally going to pull the trigger on a windlass. I've pored through the archives and unfortunately because of *#$*&%!%^...

Hey guys, I have a brand new, never installed top of the line through-hull transducer from Raymarine. I've had it sitting in a storage box for a couple of years and never got around to installing it. I ended up buying new MFDs that aren't compatible, so now I don't need it. This unit comes...

Hey guys, I received an unused Airmar m260 along with a bunch of other random stuff I got at an estate sale. I know nothing about this transducer but the guy said it was for a raymarine equipped boat (which is what I have). P/n is 41-266-1-01 which indicates raymarine connection. I don't have...

Hey guys, On our 2330 we have this weird "wet hold" that is under the cockpit immediately aft of the cabin door. It has always had a Jabasco macerator pump installed against the forward wall as high as possible, that discharges via a 3/4" PVC/vinyl tube just above the water line on the...