Need Advice Parker 25 extended cabin

[carborita]

I am looking at a 25' extended cabin 1995. The boat has been severly neglected and needs a ton of elbo grease grease to get her looking right. The port side has a bunch of spider web cracking, likely due to smacking into a dock for extended periods, the starboard is less severe. The aft deck is getting soft in one area, but is not too bad yet.

Can these cracks be addressed without spending a ton of money? Is filling with epoxy and the painting a viable option? The Yamaha 250 (1997) fired up on the first try and most of the important electal systems work. How does this model handle in heavy weather? She has good structure, but I am concerned about the cracks and soft deck.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[Bryan 2530]

Depending on the cracks you may be able to re gelcoat them. But if there is damage to the glass itself it is a little more involved.

Which hull is it?? MV or deep V?

I have a deep v and if you slow down you can go through almost anything.

Post up some pics of the boat and damage. If the price is high, it could be a negotiating point. It is a buyers market right now.

2530's are great all around boats. 8)

 

[carborita]

The glass is not damaged, just the gel coat. If I did not care about the looks it would not be a big deal. I am not sure if the hull is a MV or DV, the dealer has very little info. Photos below...

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[Bryan 2530]

Looks like an MV, can't really tell.

If you count the lifting strakes, 1 is a MV and more than one is a deep v.

Those cracks look like they can be taken care of easily. If you clean and buff you can probably hide them enough, if they really bother you any glass guy can fix them easy. I wouldn't paint, I would re-gelcoat.

 

[Parkerman]

I can tell you this......my old 89 has a ton of those type of cracks. They don't move, get bigger or smaller. I never tried to hide them with buffing or compound.

Best of luck to you.

 

[SommerTime]

It looks as if the front windows are fixed. If so, depending on where you live I think having the windows that open up is an absolute requirement. I have my windows open all the time in the summer and I live and fish in the Chesapeake. Sine I fish all the time, I enjoy not having the extended cabin so that it give me more deck space for fishing.
My 2 cents.

 

[carborita]

Yep deck space is a real issue, I measured the deck space carefully trying to figure out how to put a decent sized (1,000lbs) fish box on her and still have room for dive gear etc. Glad to hear about the cracks not being too big a deal. I appreciate the feedback. The windows do partially open, a must for florida.

Thanks to all...