Master_and_PropBreaker
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All I can say is, if anyone is selling a used, pre-2019 2530 on the West Coast - NOBODY BUY IT.
Oh, it will be mine.
All mine.
My precious.
Bwahahaha!
Oh, it will be mine.
All mine.
My precious.
Bwahahaha!
Some folks think a 'non-wood' boat is perfect; I'm not one of them. I have been fortunate enough to have owned and/or operated/maintained a wide variety of boats in the past 'nearly-48 years' of boat owner ship. As reseate mentioned some of the finest, best-built boats in the world have wood in them. Has anyone had the pleasure to run, or be on a Buddy Davis or any of the dozen other cold-molded boats? There is a 'feel'.. a 'sound' to the boat that is hard to describe. I've also run a number of old Chris Crafts (from 20' to 65') and other classics. The feel... even the smell!.. and the way they cut/thud through the water is different than many of the new-fangled boats... I sometimes have too much of 'the thud' with our Parker, but I blame that on me, running too hard in a head-sea; harder than I should be running..... just my opinion; the opinion of an old dude who loves boats, and especially loves our boat-de-jour.... Parker 2520...There are a lot that believe the move away from wood is a good thing, maybe it is. I like the feel that a boat with an encapsulated wood stringer system has. That’s just my personal opinion. I don’t know what Jarrett Bay, Spencer Yachts, & Bayliss Boatworks are going to do if they have to remove wood from their boats …….
Wow, that base price on the 21 SE went way up. Just a year or two ago the 21 SE was ~$15,000 cheaper! Maybe the last of the 'classic' models will command a premium because people will snatch them up before the new ones are gone forever?
$150,000 for the new 22 is pretty steep though. That's over double the price of the 21SE. It's also entering a whole new price tier of boat too, that money will buy you a 23' contender, 24s Regulator, 238 Pursuit, 24-27' Judge, 26' Jones Brothers, Grady white 236 or 257, etc. I just don't see how this new Parker 22 can compete with that top tier crowd in the same price range, especially when the same money from some other top tier brands will buy you a significantly bigger boat...
I suspect that the 22DV is the 2100 mold that they’re calling a 22 due to the new bracket and the industry standard among boat builders to “round up” the hull length to make you feel like you’re getting a bigger boat.Makes you wonder what the company did with the 21 and 23 molds.
Will they keep them, or sell them to another builder?
I suspect that the 22DV is the 2100 mold that they’re calling a 22 due to the new bracket and the industry standard among boat builders to “round up” the hull length to make you feel like you’re getting a bigger boat.
I always appreciated that about Parkers; a 25 Parker model is a 25’ hull, closer to 30’ LOA. Put one next to a “25” in any other manufacturer and there’s no comparison. Same with the rest of the line. Guess those days are over.
If they’re not using the molds, maybe that’s a ray of hope. Might end up being similar to the Sea Ox/Pair Customs situation. If you haven’t checked Pair out, by the way, it’s worth a look: they build the type of boat that Parker should have.
I’m not sure if they are cringing. People have talked about the need for more stern lift for years on here and they aren’t putting bigger tabs or 4 blades on the outboards as standard issue so……Designing and Building a new mold is expensive (fact). They should be able to tell you if its a brand new hull or not. My guess is, it is Not, but just a reuse from previous models. Modify the transom a bit and come up with the new length to give the impression that it's a new hull. I could be wrong, I don't know jack about boat building? But whats going on with the inner liner? Does that mean its foam filled with no stringer system? One thing is for sure, when they read through this forum, believe me they are, they are either cringing at our comments or laughing all the way to the bank. 1 out of 3 boaters don't know what they are buying/doing anyway. That's good odds for a successful business model. I'm done.
They all just look a little… off to me. Like, each model has at least one line to it that makes my eye twitch. I’m sure they’re a great builder, but their boats look odd.Seriously looking at Northcoast boats out of Bristol, RI if I move up in size. Family business with the owner, wife and two sons all at the plant. Sound familiar? My local Parker dealer just added them which tells you something.
They all just look a little… off to me. Like, each model has at least one line to it that makes my eye twitch. I’m sure they’re a great builder, but their boats look odd.
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