wmhunts":2879r1ba said:
I'm Wes ...currently a classic mako fan ... sweet boat but not big enough to spend time offshore. I have heard many good things about Parker boats and there is one I found on craigslist ...
Welcome aboard Classic Parker!
Wes, you came to the right place!
wmhunts":2879r1ba said:
Can anyone tell me about this model boat the owner says it is pre 2520 and not a deep V. He is asking 15 does that seem like a fair price? And any input on the quality, ride, general pros and cons of this model would be greatly appreciated
Wes, that must be the same as I have ('92 vintage 2520). It is a 14-degree deadrise boat. Does that one have a full transom and OB bracket or is it a cut-out?
Specs:
Length 25' transom to bow ... a TRUE 25' boat, I get billed for 32' when docking at foreign docks! As the OB bracket and pulpit add length overall.
14-degree
deadrise
Weight 'empty' listed at 3600 pound, but I feel that is light and doesn't include any of the systems, cables, hydraulics, or wiring. Read up on mine, she weighs in at 3-tons fully loaded in the water!
Fuel capacity - probably the same 126gallons mine has, you should be able to read the tank label.
Issues:
Boats of these year were not glassed on the underneath of the deck. Best advice I can give is to vent the bilge. Use the search feature on my name for the terms 'dry bilge vent' and you'll be reading for a while.
My boat has had ZERO structural issues and I am only now starting to see some stress cracks in some glass areas, but minimal!
Ride:
She is what she is ... a heavy, beamy-for-its-length boat. She will pound in a head sea and needs trim tabs. If an OB bracketed boat, install Bennett 9" chord (depth off hull) by 30" wide (span) tabs and don't look back!
Use the search feature for the terms '14 offshore ride' and you'll be reading for an even longer while! Bottom line, yeah it is NOT a go-fast and I need to slow down in a heads sea, but when I can't even stand on my deck to fish, the other boats had left a long time ago ..
Value:
IMHO
asking $15K sounds like a fair starting price, but know having done an OB rebuild myself, I put ZERO value in the life of a rebuilt OB. It is only a matter of time before something else goes or she just lacks power. Other systems may need repairs or all out replacement.
If you could get it for well less than that - (beware, SIGHT UNSEEN by me, could be a dog or could be a bargain!) - then you just might have something! But I still would have a survey. The boats were built extremely well built, but that doesn't mean that subsequent owners didn't install something correctly and the wood core has been sacrificed or compromised. Email or PM me as needed ...
You also need to consider you are really, in effect, just buying an OLD hull, again due to rebuilt motor ...
