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 lighthouse. Most of the way out the river, I saw another center console boat moving at the same speed as me but several hunded yards away. I do not recall seeing that boat before and did not even know what make and model it was. My brother and I began fishing at the lighthouse, then a few minutes later, the other boat showed up. We drifted on one side while the other boat anchored next to the lighthouse for some livelining. From a distance I could not tell what decal on the rear of his boat said, but later I looked closely at the decal and saw that it said Sou'Wester on the lower line and Parker on the top line.
I drove over next to the other boat and asked the captain if he visited ClassicParker. He said no, so I handed him a ClassicParker coozie and introduced myself. I think he said his name was Joe O'Neil. He told me he had owned the boat for 10 years. I don't know the original year or model number, but it looked well cared for.
A few minutes after that, a third Parker, a 21SE, pulled up at the lighthouse to fish. It was great having an all-Parker fleet for a while.
But this post is about a sweet boat, not the lighthouse. Most of the way out the river, I saw another center console boat moving at the same speed as me but several hunded yards away. I do not recall seeing that boat before and did not even know what make and model it was. My brother and I began fishing at the lighthouse, then a few minutes later, the other boat showed up. We drifted on one side while the other boat anchored next to the lighthouse for some livelining. From a distance I could not tell what decal on the rear of his boat said, but later I looked closely at the decal and saw that it said Sou'Wester on the lower line and Parker on the top line.
I drove over next to the other boat and asked the captain if he visited ClassicParker. He said no, so I handed him a ClassicParker coozie and introduced myself. I think he said his name was Joe O'Neil. He told me he had owned the boat for 10 years. I don't know the original year or model number, but it looked well cared for.
A few minutes after that, a third Parker, a 21SE, pulled up at the lighthouse to fish. It was great having an all-Parker fleet for a while.
