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This where my Totalscan transducer is mounted on my 1800. I used a Sternmate mounting system to avoid drilling any holes in the transom below the waterline. It also offers adjustability for getting the transducer location dialed in just right without having to patch and redrill holes. You...

Welcome mastersquid. Love your boat and very much looking forward to more pix and videos! You will find that the folks here are very knowledgable on all things Parker and always willing to help. Cap'n Dan

I'm pretty sure that is correct. Cap'n Dan

Jeff, Mine is set up with standard and counter rotating. I believe that all of them that I have looked at are set up this way. Cap'n Dan

Erik, I thought about moving the console on my '90 1800 forward just a bit to gain additional room in the aft cockpit. My boat is probably set up similar to yours - all of the cables and wiring are fed thru about a 4" pipe in the cockpit sole on the starboard side and then aft a little to...

Thanks pelagic! That appears to be a good resource. Gotta love manufacurers that provide measured and to-scale drawings of their products. I need to go down to the boat, do some measuring and scratch my head a little to see if it is worth doing a modification. I would have to add another...

My 2019 2520 XLD came equiped with combination popup cleat/rodholders on the stern. I don't really like them as cleats - they are OK as a rodholder, but just don't function that great as a cleat. Has anybody replaced these and if so I would be interested in your solution. Here is a picture...

I don't know how the 1801 hatches are configured, but if they are like my 1800 they just sit on the coaming and are held in place with a bungee. I long ago added a piano hinge to the aft end of mine and with the bungee they stay pretty well fixed in place with no rattles. Cap'n Dan

I have hawse pipes on the stern of my 1800 and love them! I have pop-up cleats/rodholder combination on the stern of my 2520 and don't really care for them - they just don't have that traditional cleat feel to them that I am so accustomed to. Give them a try before passing judgement because...

They did a pretty good job of selling me on the lithium batteries at Powertech. I was already very interested due to the weight savings alone...they weigh next to nothing, but after discussing the life cycle cosst as compared to wet cell and AGM batteries, it becomae clear to me that lithium is...

Pelagic, I being a similar glutton have been considering adding a spot lock trolling motor to my 1800. I just got a quote on all the parts (including lithium batteries) from Motortech located close to you in Driver. Real nice folks that specialize in trolling motors and other expensive toys. I...

sydngoose, Thanks for the personal insight into 2830 ownership! I sure wouldn't wanna have to keep her fed! I looked at a Parker 34 that was for sale at Bluewater Yachts in Hampton a few years ago...talk about a BEAST! It made a 28XX look svelte! Tombro, sorry for the continue thread...

Harstine, I agree with warthog, Garmin is most user friendly in my experience. I have a Simrad Go7XSE on my 1800 and although it is a great little unit, there are some things you can't figure out even with the manual. I had a setting screwed up on mine and couldn't get the structure scan to...

GC, Thanks for the detailed info. I used to run out of Little Creek a lot when fishing the CBBT or Cape Henry areas, but haven't used it much since 9/11. Its good to know the current requirements - it is very convient to the CBBT. I mainly got tired of trailering through Norfolk, especially...

Amine blush is a byproduct of cure that occurs on the surface of cured epoxy. It can be removed with a fresh water rinse and sanding to create an anchor tooth profile (for mechanical bond) so that subsequent coats can bond to previous cured coats. There is usually a window of time during cure...

I agree with pelagic2530 above. My process for sealing holes like this is to drill it on location, but slightly oversize. Seal the bottom of the hole with tape to prevent leakage of epoxy through the hole. Wet out with unthickened epoxy, then completely fill the hole with epoxy thickened with...

Hi ss4825 and welcome! I'm just up the road from you in Suffolk, VA. Nansemond Marine near Chuckatuck currently has a beautiful grey 1996 21 DVCC Parker with all new systems and power (200 Mercury Four Stroke) for sale. They also have a few Privateers that have been (or are in process of...

Truesdell, I just saw this pop up on the Parker Owners Group on Facebook and thought you might be interested. Facebook Groups Cap'n Dan

Truesdell, Congrats on the purchase and welcome to CP! That is a beautiful boat you've got there and perfect for your location. I really love your part of the world. It would be sooo cool to cruise around in the San Juan Islands amongst all the natural beauty and wildlife. I can't imagine...

sailmaster, That is how my 1800 was set up for its for its first 20+ years of life. It originally had a Hummingbird transducer epoxied to the inside of the bottom hull. I switched to a Lowrance unit around 2012 and instead of drilling holes in the transom for that 'ducer, I built a small tank...