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Once again Capt Kevin dialed up some great weather. There were 6 Parkers (one left before the photos), 1 float tube, and my boat (a Gheenoe Classic). The camaraderie and refreshments were outstanding. I appreciate being allowed to participate even though I am now a former Parker owner...

I just completed a long weekend in St Johns, Newfoundland. Yesterday and today I rented a car. Around noon today, I had just finished a 20-mile drive across a pothole-laden and partially ice-covered gravel road through the middle of a peninsula. I arrived at the town of Placentia, not far...

I posted last weekend that I had purchased another very small boat to replace my 23 SE. The boat is an open skiff design with no electronics. I would like a modest priced fishfinder/GPS unit. I certainly don't need anything real high-tech. If any of you have older units that you have...

As many of you know, I sold my trusty Parker 23 SE around Labor Day. After visiting the Annapolis boat show last weekend, my boating juices got flowing again. Yesterday I pulled the trigger and drove to Cobbs Creek, VA to pick up my new ride. Unlike the Parker, this boat has two motors, a full...

Although I signed a sales contract last Sat to sell my 23 SE, today was the day I turned her over to the new owner. After a 1-mile ride to the nearby ramp, we loaded it on his trailer and signed over the title. I am relieved that the selling process is over. Now I need to get used to not...

Apparently I chose a really bad time to sell my boat this summer. Although I have lowered the price twice before, I have not had any offers. I am seriously thinking of handing it over to a broker in Sept, since my work travel and family commitments will not allow me to use the boat after Labor...

Capt Kevin outdid himself with the weather this year. It was a delightful day. We had about 12 Parkers and one Black Lab aluminum boat in the raft up. I was pleased to see at least 4 center consoles this year. We had a lot of fun checking out gadgets and customizations on each others...

I have been trying to catch a redfish for several years. I have made multiple charter trips to LA, TX, and FL, but always came up empty. Yesterday, I did some kayak fishing in Virginia Beach, VA. My drought ended with 7 nice redfish from 19" to 27". I fought another one that was even...

My 23 SE has a live well beneath the leaning post. I do not use it as a live well -- instead I use it for storage, including several tackle trays. At the end of my first trip of the season, as I retrieved the boat from the dealer and ran it to my summer dock, I found the live well filled to...

In order to keep the black-engined legions happy, I thought I would report about the power excess I saw today. I commute home from Washington to Annapolis along Rt 50. Today I saw a large boat (still shrink-wrapped) with triple Mercury Verado 300-hp engines on a flat bed trailer. When I...

After six great seasons of running my beloved Parker 23 SE, the Hate to Wait, I have decided to sell it. I plan to purchase a much smaller and lighter boat that I can keep at home under the deck. The boat, motor, and equipment are all in very good condition. I bought the 2001 Parker as a...

Yesterday I took my Parker out of winter storage for its first trip of the year. I don't own a trailer, so I have my Parker dealer winterize the boat and put it on blocks for the winter. This spring, I waited too long to ask for a launch date so I had to settle for the first weekend in May...

In addition to being a loyal Classic Parker reader, I regularly read Tidalfish. Over the past few days, two separate Tidalfish posts asked readers about their preference in boats. The first thread, "Most popular hull on the chesapeake bay", has had 39 replies so far. Although many suggestions...

With the onset of cooler weather, and other family commitments over the next month, I went ahead and pulled my boat for the winter on Thanksgiving morning. Over the weekend, I went through my logbook and calculated my usage statistics. The boat is a 2001 23 SE without a T-top. The engine is...

I have a 2001 Yamaha 200-hp HPDI engine on my Parker. It has been nearly flawless in the six seasons I have run it. There is one odd feature it has that I am posting here to see if any other Yamaha owners have experienced the same thing. At some point during the first year I had the boat, I...

Another Parker, that is. I fished both days in the Chesapeake with little to brag about. Early afternoon, I was part way up Eastern Bay looking for working birds. I saw another Parker center console, so I drove over to see how he was doing and if he was familiar with Classic Parker. The...

Yesterday I flew to San Diego for several day of meetings that start on Mon. I spent several hours walking around the Mission Bay section of town near the beach. Among the other sights, I discovered the local Parker dealership nearby. Almost all of their boats were equipped with rocket...

Yesterday afternoon I left work early and headed out the South River to a well-known local landmark, the Thomas Point Lighthouse, for some light tackle casting. The TPL is the last remaining Chesapeake screwpile light house in active use. But this post is about a sweet boat, not the...

I just returned from a trip to Turkey and Greece. We spent a lot of time along the coast. Because of the hot sun and ocean waves, most of the small boats I saw have some sort of cabin on them. Here is a photo of some pretty wooden boats that I saw. They look a lot like the Parker pilothouse...

Last fall I purchased a Lowrance LCX111C HD fishfinder/GPS. It was installed over the winter, and I love the big color screen and the fast processing time. At the same time I purchased two fuel sensors that connect through the LCX 111C unit through a NMEA network. The sensor are: EP-10 fuel...