Hello from New Smyrna Beach, FL

[BHen300]

Hello Everyone,

I'm Buff Hendricks from New Smyrna Beach, FL (primarily fish out of Ponce Inlet or FLA Keys) & I recently bought a 1999 2310 WA. The boat came with more than I was looking for, which we are loving - windlass, hardtop with crows nest, front & side curtains & a custom tackle station to enclose the cut out transom. I am coming out of a 20' Pursuit CC and have really noticed the increase in size on the water and in rough seas. I did swap the Yamaha 225HP OX66 off the Parker for the 225HP Suzuki 4 Stroke I had on the Pursuit. What a difference, really is much smoother at idle and actually gained a few MPHs.
I knew I had made the right decision on the 2310 when the third time we fished the boat was in the Striker Offshore Tournament in NSB. We won 1st & 2nd dolphin and 3rd boat overall, even though I was still the smallest boat in the tournament. The only Parker though.
I hope to gain and maybe even share some boating & fishing knowledge on this site and would like to thank everyone for having me.

Thank You,
Buff

 

[Sully]

Hey Buff
Welcome aboard!!

Nice pic looks like great weather down there.
Hey can you post a pic of your "a custom tackle station to enclose the cut out transom"
Always looking for new ideas here on the site

 

[BHen300]

Thanks!
This is the best picture I have and since it rained all weekend here I didn't have a chance to take a better one. The bottom 1' or so slides down a track and the upper part hinges on to it with quick release hinges. The back stay up with 2 bungee cords that hook in the rear motor well. This way, you can lower it down without having to remove it entirely. I leave it up for trailering and just trim the motor up to where it touches it. If you look at the upper right, it has a depth finder that attaches there. Wasn't sure how I would like that, but when you are fishing it is nice to be able to see the depth from the crows nest.

 

[chefboyrd]

Awesome Boat! Parker owner here in Tampa Florida myself!