Smittles1179
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Took my Parker 2120 out for the first time on Saturday morning with a couple buddies. All geared up, full tank of gas we made our way thru 1 to 3 ft chop from Pawtucket RI to Newport RI. Stopped in Newport took a couple photo's on the dock then headed out to sea. After a couple short seconds on the seas with swells that looked 6 to 12 ft, I turned her around and back in the bay we went. I swear I turned a little green out there. Not ready for the big show yet, but she made Newport with no problems and cut thru the small chop no problem. Really it cut thru, it was nice. As for the roll when drifting, you could feel it, it sways. I could see how if you look up at the pole your taking out of the rocket launcher you lose your balance in the sway and could easily fall over board. Must be careful of this as on Sunday I took her out on my own. I needed to prove to myself that I could do it all alone. Hook her up, tow her, put her in, enjoy the day, get her out and tow her home. I did it, it was hard work, tried to get her on without driving her but the wind was to great and I didn't want to get in the water, so I ended up driving her on the trailer. went on with no issues. It's a great boat. Feels very safe. Engine ran awesome, couldn't even here the Yamaha 150 run. Only when she was opened up could you hear her roar/hum. It was a great first weekend and I look forward to the season. I did see another parker 2120 coming out of Providence. I might start putting in over there also as it's closer to the bay. So I didn't find any stripers but I had my hands full learning the ship. tested one of the three downriggers, it worked good. So I'll add the Photo's we snapped with the Iphone -