newbie looking for some input

[cadet7924]

I'm new within 10 minutes here, but I've been looking around and comparing boats and i really like the parkers, they're a great boat. I've narrowed it down to the 2830 extended cabin (more realistic) and the 3420 XLD which would be awesome if money was no object. I have a ton of questions that I can never find a right answer for, so i figured what better place to ask than here right? what is the difference between the 2830 and the 2820? I cant seem to find the pictures I want of each one, the parker website is somewhat limited. and i heard that parker is in the process of redesigning the 2830, is that a fact? better yet, does anyone have any experiences with the 2830 / 2820? how are they for fuel, how many people can you take on, how many do they sleep for an overnight, etc? I'm limiting my questions, i swear!
Any and all input is great, thanks guys
-Chris

 

[pelagic2530]

I'm new within 10 minutes here, but I've been looking around and comparing boats and i really like the parkers, they're a great boat. I've narrowed it down to the 2830 extended cabin (more realistic) and the 3420 XLD which would be awesome if money was no object. I have a ton of questions that I can never find a right answer for, so i figured what better place to ask than here right? what is the difference between the 2830 and the 2820? I cant seem to find the pictures I want of each one, the parker website is somewhat limited. and i heard that parker is in the process of redesigning the 2830, is that a fact? better yet, does anyone have any experiences with the 2830 / 2820? how are they for fuel, how many people can you take on, how many do they sleep for an overnight, etc? I'm limiting my questions, i swear!
Any and all input is great, thanks guys
-Chris

it'll be hard to find useful feedback on either the 2830 or the 3420, seeing as the 2830 hasnt even been finalized yet and the 3420 is a relatively new model with very few that i know of having been sold as of yet. the difference between the 2820 and the 2830 as i understand it is the 2830 has an extended cabin, which should mean about 2-3 feet of extra interior space over the 2820, which is a very popular model. personally, i loved the idea of the 2830 when it came out a few years ago, and i love the idea of it now. its an ideal mix, the cabin space of my 2530 with the full fishing room of a standard 2520. i'd say that, given that the pilothouse on the 2830 will probably be similar in layout to the 2530 (v-berth forward, bench seat to stbd, table to port), i wouldnt want to try to sleep more than maybe 3 people given my standard load of canyon gear. throw in 2 bench seats rather than the table, that might go up, but thats not a good trade in my opinion. the 3420 can sleep 2 easily forward, and another one or two on the dinette, assuming you use the under deck room for storage as i would. maximizing sleeping space, i'd say 4 pretty uncomfortably on the 2830, 5 pretty comfortably on the 3420. of course, this is all total speculation, before we see the interior layout of the 2830.

 

[cadet7924]

thanks for clearing that up for me! I think my best bet is to wait for the 2830 to come out, i like the deck space and the cabin space, sounds like a good mix to me. now i just have to start my list of add-ons!