1994 Parker 2320 extended cabin open back project

[mheltunen]

Maybe mine was relocated. In the helm seat base, was a refrigerator installed by the first owner and I need to add drawers to fill the hole. I will drop it off tomorrow at your place

Haha sounds good Brent. You have quite a drive ahead of you.


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[mheltunen]

Two pictures of the perimeter seam on the rear deck. It’s a mess still, with so many loose ends the general cleaning has not happened yet.

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[mheltunen]

New hydraulic steering lines installed today. For the first time in my ownership the engine can be turned with the wheel [emoji1303]. Wow when a rookie fills a hydraulic helm for the first time it makes a mess. Lessons learned


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[Brent]

My wife cleaned the seam thoroughly and used 3M 4000UV and it didnt last 2 years . Dont know why but not her fault.

First owner installed a remote fill kit

something like

https://www.wholesalemarine.com/telefle ... l-kit.html

We used an empty and cleaned hot sauce squirt bottle with a twist lock cap to add fluid.

 

[pelagic2530]

That's a very strange deck seam. I don't think I've seen something like that on a Parker before. My 1995 2530 EC is a continuous deck out to the hull, with no sign of any seam anywhere.

Also, your covering boards look like they're separate pieces as well. Haven't seen that before either; mine and most of the others I've seen are part of the "cap" that makes up the pilothouse and cabin superstructure.

Amazing what difference there is in manufacturing technique between boats built just a year apart!

 

[Brent]

What are covering boardS?

 

[Brent]

I have a transom or tuna door.

Lots of options!

 

[Brent]

If you come across any knobs assemblies for the hatch doors. Let me know.

 

[mheltunen]

That's a very strange deck seam. I don't think I've seen something like that on a Parker before. My 1995 2530 EC is a continuous deck out to the hull, with no sign of any seam anywhere.

Also, your covering boards look like they're separate pieces as well. Haven't seen that before either; mine and most of the others I've seen are part of the "cap" that makes up the pilothouse and cabin superstructure.

Amazing what difference there is in manufacturing technique between boats built just a year apart!

Agreed, the seam has me stumped. At a glance one would think the rear deck is removable (which would be wonderful).


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[mheltunen]

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[Brent]

Wow making progress

 

[mheltunen]

New core ...

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[kidfreediver]

Looks nice

 

[Brent]

What are you using for fasteners?

 

[mheltunen]

1” #12 screws with a washer. They don’t penetrate the pilothouse ceiling. They will be removed after I’m sure it’s setup.


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[mheltunen]

Looks nice

Thanks! I took your advice and back cut the plywood every 3”. After I made the cuts it had no problem conforming to the roof radius. I then filled the back cuts with thickened epoxy just before laying the wetted out sheets down onto the wetted out surface.


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[mheltunen]

My homemade fuel transfer pump. A 12v self priming pump that I ran the intake side thru the bilge drain hole to the pickup tube on the tank. It worked great. 42 gallons of fuel drained. The inside of the tank looks good as well. Clean with very little sediment.

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[mheltunen]

The “drain” under the port side rear table seat

Turned into this:

It was a 1/2” hole that drained into the foam with no outlet. I drilled it larger (4”) and will install a hatch when I get it dried out in there. The foam on the bottom of the hole was wet and smelled like a sewer. I carved out some of the foam down to the hull and will run a fan on it for a few days to insure its dry inside before installing a 4” screw off hatch. Appears there is no good way to drain that compartment from residual water.


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[Brent]

Did someone install in hull transducer?
too small for that

Where is the hole? in cabin bilge? or in a cabinet?

 

[mheltunen]

Did someone install in hull transducer?

Not in that location. It was a weep hole to drain that compartment under the seat. I doubt it was factory , rather a modification by a previous owner.


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