New member with a new to me boat

[tug]

Greatings, after 30 years it became time to replace my 17'Boston Whaler.
After a short search I found a 2007 1801 with a 115 on the back 0nly 30 hrs. Wow what a boat I couldnt be more thrilled with her. Running out of Timms creek (Worton MD) allmost everyday since the laborday weekend I just cant get enough,
I was looking for eather an 18 or 21' cc for fishing,skieng and just generally messing about, Did I mention how thrilled I am with this boat!!!!!!!!!

 

[Spinning Reel]

The boat in the pic looks a little bigger than an 1801 . I hope to have an 1801 in the near future. Until then I live vicariously through the happy Parker owners on Classic Parker.

 

[DaleH]

... little shy on freeboard are we ...?

 

[Megabyte]

Welcome aboard Tug!

 

[Porkchunker]

Propshafts as big as a man's waist. Propnuts that weigh 500 lbs. What kind of boat is that?

Dave

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[DaleH]

Propshafts as big as a man's waist. Propnuts that weigh 500 lbs. What kind of boat is that?

Hmmmmmmmmm, I'm gonna go out on a limb here, I'd guess ... an ocean going 'tug'?

'cept I wudda thought it had nozzle drives ...

 

[JTR]

Awesome pic!

Congratulations on the new boat!

 

[tug]

Ok so the boat in the pic is 115x36x15 with an air draft of 75', twin screw 5000hp Kort nozzle tug. Cat 3516's.
This Boat is 2 years old and was built in Houma LA, We run mostly in the Philly,NY and Chesapeake bay area with Fuel barges. Boats name " Chesapeake" At our crusing speed ( about 8+ kts) we sip fuel like a Parker-70 gph .
Cant wait to get home and put my 1801 back in the water what a great boat!

 

[CaptainJim]

Ok so the boat in the pic is 115x36x15 with an air draft of 75', twin screw 5000hp Kort nozzle tug. Cat 3516's.
This Boat is 2 years old and was built in Houma LA, We run mostly in the Philly,NY and Chesapeake bay area with Fuel barges. Boats name " Chesapeake" At our crusing speed ( about 8+ kts) we sip fuel like a Parker-70 gph .
Cant wait to get home and put my 1801 back in the water what a great boat!

i see that boat quite often on the delaware. I work underneath the ben franklin bridge (i run one of the philly duck boats)

vane brothers has some really beautiful equipment.

matter of fact i saw the wicomico with a fuel barge on the hip last month underneath the ben franklin, 3 days later i had to move out of his way while I was fluke fishing at ambrose 1-2 in NY Harbor on my parker, same barge but on the short wire.