Deltabull
Member
Hello to everyone here on this great site. My friend and I found and purchased a Parker 1800 that was a victim of Katrina. We couldn't walk away from this beautiful but damaged lady and purchased her for a whopping $600.00. Her hull was in really good shape other than the bow rails were damaged beyond repair and when the oak tree fell on her, it pushed them down thru the fiberglass as well as the grab rail around the windshield was twisted and the center console was broken up somewhat., and there was a gouge in the left front of her hull that wasn't very deep, but about the size of a baseball.
Mike and I are repairing her on a virtually non-existant budget as my work has been very slow and Mike suffered a career ending stroke 4 years ago and is now on a low fixed income, but this boat has given us both some hope, something to dream about, something to look forward to and we spend as much time on her as I can afford in gas to travel back and forth the 25 miles to his house where she is parked.
Her engine is seized (94 140 hp Johnson) and when we pulled the heads off we found some rough spots in the cylinders but the motor is super clean, the tilt/trim works, and the lower unit seems in great condition, with clean oil and no metal..... Engine is on hold as for now due to finances so we are working on repairing the glass and gelcoating........
We have the console repaired now and awaiting the gelcoat and are almost done with the hull and she is looking better. We are currently looking for a new grab rail and windshield for the console. We are not going to replace the bow rail and have filled in the holes and gelcoated them.
As of now we know we need: grab rail, windshield, working toggle switches and curcuit breakers for the electrical panel in the console ( 7 of each) gauges (speedo, tach, fuel, volts), compass, seat cushions (front livewell seat and back, as well as the helm seat (we have the old Polar seat but the whole top is missing) the backrest is padded but the zip on cover is rotten from weather exposure) and the cushions for the 2 back compartments on the sides.
If anyone here has any of this stuff just laying around and is willing to part with it at a price we might be able to afford, please send me a PM, or post below as I will check back daily. Thanks in advance for the help, Fred
Mike and I are repairing her on a virtually non-existant budget as my work has been very slow and Mike suffered a career ending stroke 4 years ago and is now on a low fixed income, but this boat has given us both some hope, something to dream about, something to look forward to and we spend as much time on her as I can afford in gas to travel back and forth the 25 miles to his house where she is parked.
Her engine is seized (94 140 hp Johnson) and when we pulled the heads off we found some rough spots in the cylinders but the motor is super clean, the tilt/trim works, and the lower unit seems in great condition, with clean oil and no metal..... Engine is on hold as for now due to finances so we are working on repairing the glass and gelcoating........
We have the console repaired now and awaiting the gelcoat and are almost done with the hull and she is looking better. We are currently looking for a new grab rail and windshield for the console. We are not going to replace the bow rail and have filled in the holes and gelcoated them.
As of now we know we need: grab rail, windshield, working toggle switches and curcuit breakers for the electrical panel in the console ( 7 of each) gauges (speedo, tach, fuel, volts), compass, seat cushions (front livewell seat and back, as well as the helm seat (we have the old Polar seat but the whole top is missing) the backrest is padded but the zip on cover is rotten from weather exposure) and the cushions for the 2 back compartments on the sides.
If anyone here has any of this stuff just laying around and is willing to part with it at a price we might be able to afford, please send me a PM, or post below as I will check back daily. Thanks in advance for the help, Fred
