owners manual for 1801
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I don't believe Parker makes "owners' manuals"...or at least I didn't receive one when I purchased my 2520.
DaleH
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Best I got for my '92 from Parker was an electrical schematic and layout of the hull/cockpit stringers.
Get your Hull Identification Number (HIN) off the starboard stern top transom and call Parker. They're great
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Get your Hull Identification Number (HIN) off the starboard stern top transom and call Parker. They're great
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Ditto. No "boat owner's" manual, but I did get a wiring diagram, the Yami owners manuals, and the Horizon windlass installation manual.
At the end of my first season, I wrote Robin a letter of my "lessons learned." I mentioned the fact that I paid 3x of what I would for a car, but the car comes with a manual. I thought they should put together a manual, even if it is printed on bond paper from a laser printer.
All in all, Chapman's is the best owner's manual any boat owner could have and read.
At the end of my first season, I wrote Robin a letter of my "lessons learned." I mentioned the fact that I paid 3x of what I would for a car, but the car comes with a manual. I thought they should put together a manual, even if it is printed on bond paper from a laser printer.
All in all, Chapman's is the best owner's manual any boat owner could have and read.
flydoc
Well-known member
That book is a slow read.
Make sure you take a boaters course.
I got the same boat, and have young children also.
Make sure you have a cutoff switch when your underway and if your solo I would wear a life jacket.
I looked at the stats for boating mishaps. A lot of preventable fatalities due to no life preserver.
Good luck.
Make sure you take a boaters course.
I got the same boat, and have young children also.
Make sure you have a cutoff switch when your underway and if your solo I would wear a life jacket.
I looked at the stats for boating mishaps. A lot of preventable fatalities due to no life preserver.
Good luck.
goinsfishin
Well-known member
My 2004 1801 did not have an owner's manual for the boat. Had manuals for the engine and electronics. The crew at TSM has been most helpful when I had a question, so I would recomend that you develop a good relationship with your local dealer.
I second the safety lanyard advice...always wear it when out alone.
The 1801 is a great handling boat for it's size but Momma Chesapeake can rise up and slap you real quick. I've been running along WOT in mild wind chop and suddenly run into 4-6 ft waves from a passing ship that's now 5 miles away. Bounce ya real good !!!
Enjoy the boat, its a good one.
I did get a jetski lanyard to replace the factory one, it's longer and just slips around my wrist, found it was a PIA to constantly clip on and off the stock safety lanyard.
I second the safety lanyard advice...always wear it when out alone.
The 1801 is a great handling boat for it's size but Momma Chesapeake can rise up and slap you real quick. I've been running along WOT in mild wind chop and suddenly run into 4-6 ft waves from a passing ship that's now 5 miles away. Bounce ya real good !!!
Enjoy the boat, its a good one.
I did get a jetski lanyard to replace the factory one, it's longer and just slips around my wrist, found it was a PIA to constantly clip on and off the stock safety lanyard.
