2120 LOA ?

[JA5ON]

My marina is charging me 23' LOA for winter storage for my 2120. Are they trying to pull a fast one on me or is this boat really 23' LOA? My boat does not have a pulpit or anchor roller. Whats the best way to get an accurate measurement? Thanks

 

[Keith FDNY]

Power Outboard
Length 21'
Beam 8'6"
Draft 15"
Dry Wt 3250 lbs
Max HP 225
Fuel Capacity 100 gals
Deadrise 21 degrees
Forward Cabin: (68"l, 78"w, 35" hdrm over bunk) with cushions & porta-potti
Pilothouse (44"l,78"w, 73.5" hdrm) with Bench Seating

 

[2320 pilothouse]

yeah i get charged the extra because of my pulput..

dave

 

[JA5ON]

The parker specs does not display the LOA

 

[Megabyte]

Parker measures their boats from the stem to the transom.
Take a look at their FAQ's.
http://www.parkerboats.net/pages/faqs/a ... p?faqid=32

They do not add the bow pulpit or motor bracket to the length overall.
Some builders like to measure every last inch to make you think you are getting a much larger boat, but the bottom line is that they are just cheating their customers.

Parker doesn't believe in those deceptive practices, so the advertised length is the actual hull length.

If your yard is charging you more than the actual hull length, they are wrong.
Unfortunately, there is no law that says they cannot be dishonest and cheat you.

 

[JA5ON]

With the engine tilted up would that add 2 feet in length? I don't want to stir up any problems with the owner since we have a good relationship but at the same time i want to be fair and not overpay for storage, the difference is more than $100. Do other marinas add the length of the motor to the LOA?

 

[Megabyte]

1.) With the engine tilted up would that add 2 feet in length?
2.) Do other marinas add the length of the motor to the LOA?

1.) At some boat yards... yes. Some also measure the pulpit, if you have one.
Some yards even measure trailered boats stored on land, from the tongue coupler to the prop. :shock:

2.) Some do, some don't. Every boatyard has its own policy and rationale.
Just as there is no 'standard' for measuring boats in the industry, there is no standard at marinas either.

 

[jeffnick]

http://classicparker.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3570

 

[JA5ON]

Thanks guys! I got the answers I needed

 

[DaleH]

If your yard is charging you more than the actual hull length, they are wrong.

I believe that is much too strong ... to imply they are 'wrong'. Think about it, a hull with a pulpit takes up more room than one without. Same goes for motors on the bracket. Yards up here (for dry storage) measure your overall length and beam and provide at least a 3' separation from other boats. In essence, you're paying for that area you're occupying. To me, it is a fair practice. When wet, you'd want protection from a boat occupying the slip ahead or behind you, no? Same reasoning goes both ways. On docks, I usually see them tie boats up with min 4' separation. Would you want them to maintain that distance from UNDER one's pulpit :shock: ? Not me !

Now where one REALLY gets screwed is when buying a boat, like you mentioned, where they bill it as a 25' boat, but with the ugly Euro-transom and pulpit, you have no more room than the SAME boat that used to be sold as a 21' boat.

Some website I once visited had pictures proving this ... what started out as a 21' CC with a cut-out transom, became their new 228 model, with the integrated pulpit. That same hull inside, now with a butt ugly (to me) Euro transom is their now 258 model. And get this! Rather than being in the price tier of a 21' boat ... it is priced as a 25' boat :shock: ! I feel THAT is the real screwing in this new marketing-driven 'length' naming practice.

 

[CapeCodFrank]

I have a 2510 XLD, with pulpit and bracket. According to Parker, the LOA with engines up is 34'. With engines down, it is 32' 8". My marina charges me for 32' for winter storage. Seems fair to me.

 

[Capt. Ronnie]

One marina got me for 31 ft for my 2320
Tip of the pulpit to the blades of the prop with the motor up !

 

[Keith FDNY]

My marina just goes on what the regs. says which is the 21 feet even if i had a pulpit my marina still charge just the 21 feet.