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For Sale 1997 Parker 2520 Deep See Sport Cabin Powered by a Volvo AD41P-A Diesel with Duo prop outdrive. I am the second owner and have spared no expense in maintaining and improving this boat since 2005. I realize I will never come close to recovering the money spent but my loss is your gain...

As a Parker owner who has replaced his fuel tank twice on a 1997 25' pilot house, I'm interested in finding the best (most waterproof) inspection plates. I found the screw in plates leaky even after replacing and greasing the O rings. Replaced those with the pry out style and considering sealing...

Been following this post as I am about to replace my wash down pump as well. Would it be wrong to eliminate the breaker at the panel and install an in-line fuse near the pump? I have decent access to that area and seems to be a simpler solution....

Looks great! Who's doing your seadek?

I've seen that boat parked there for quite a while. Always admired it. Enjoy your time on the water with it.

Been thinking about getting a couple of bean bags for passenger seating on my 2520. Saw an ad for the Ocean Tamers and they look pretty good. They have round, tear drop, arm chair, and wedge. Wondering if anyone has any advice as to which style they prefer?

Bought some new inspection plates that look to be more water resistant than what I have. I think they are what Parker is now using. unfortunately, there is not enough meat left around the opening for the mounting screws to bite into on my deck. They are anywhere from $18 to $22 each but you can...

Great shots!

Paddleboard and outrigger canoe races

I built a removable aluminum rack system that will hold several kayaks or paddleboards that I use when I escort races. Takes about 30 minutes to install and very sturdy.

I would move the autopilot to the front of that list.

I agree 100% Although it would be nice to have access to the information the MFD can accumulate with engine information....Logging of all that information can be handy for evaluating fuel economy, trip planning, performance, etc.

My transducer is thru hull but my previous one was too. I think the improved performance is due to the newer, more powerful transducer. The performance of the old one would deteriorate at around 10 -15 knots.

The dust cover fits very close to the bezel of the screen...not much of an overlap at all. You can go to the Simrad website and get all the dimensions there.

Unfortunately, my front windows do not open.

Engine gauges are not running through the Simrad. My engine is "old school" Volvo diesel. I'm not sure it would be possible but it would be nice if I could.

I replaced the tank on my '97 2520 DVSC when it was only 8 years old. The previous owner had a leaky bait tank hose (installed on deck directly above fuel tank) so apparently that compartment became completely filled with saltwater. I believe once that foam gets saturated, it will never...

After several years of kicking screens and enduring the frustrations of my aging electronics, I finally pulled the trigger. Went with the NSS Evo3 12" screen, Halo 20+ radar, Airmar SS175M chirp transducer, AP44 autopilot. Couldn't be happier. The radar sees everything down to birds sitting on...

Thanks for the replies. On the fourth try, After applying the gel coat, I placed the hatch out in the sun and sprayed a heavy coating of wax on it. Let it sit outside all day. The next day I cleaned up all the wax off and found that all the repair areas seemed to cure OK. I may have to go over...

So I bought the small container of Parker gel coat and catalyst from Cecil Marine. I have a few small gel coat repairs to a fish hold hatch. According to the directions on the catalyst, I should use 12 drops per ounce of gel coat in my temperature range. After a day and a half, all the repairs...