What did you pay for your Parker boat and when?

[JDesrosier]

Bought my 2120 sc at the Boston boat show 2 years ago. I have a 200 hp. Boat motor trailer it was around 86 k.

 

[Tombro]

My new 2020 2520 XLD was 160k when purchased in 2021. Twin 200 Yamahas and all the options.

 

[Marshall4949]

My new 2020 2520 XLD was 160k when purchased in 2021. Twin 200 Yamahas and all the options.
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beautiful

 

[DanLovingood]

Bought my first Parker, a 1990 1800 Sport with a Mariner 115 in 1996 for $8,000. Repowered with 115 Mercury Four Stroke, new gas tank, new electrical throughout and cosmetic work in 2018 (cost $17,500). Added 80# thrust Minn Kota trolling motor in 2021. I have this boat valued at $23k for insurance purposes.

Bought a 2019 2520 XLD with twin 200 Yamahas in July 2020 for $129,500 (+$5,500 for a new trailer).

Still love them both!

Cap'n Dan

 

[Rio_01]

2016 25XLD with a single 300, trailer, Garmin 7612, paid $86,000 in December 2018. Added another 7612 in the 2nd station, replaced all the cushions in the bunk, replaced the lower unit in 2021 due to water intrusion. Been a great boat!

 

[Rio_01]

Still have this one too. 2004 21se. Bought in 2006 for either $18k or $20k. Can’t remember. Has a trailer, had no electronics when I bought it. Still have it, still love it!

 

[jholli95]

Purchased two years ago, $13,000 for a 1990 garage kept 1801, one owner with a 120 Johnson Tracker Pro. Garmin electronics (93SV with Panoptics) and a 80lb Minn Kota Terova.

 

[blubby07]

I bought a brand new 21 se with t top and trailer in Jan 2006 paid 38k new.
Just sold it for 40k with 3800 hours on the F150.
The buyer is still killing fish with over 4K hours offshore.
The 150 is just an insane motor that never stops.
I bought a 2006 2320 w full west coast tuna tower bait tank large bow rail etc autopilot for 65k cash.
Love the boat but miss 4 mpg
Now I’m lucky to get 1.8

 

[BJAK]

Hi How much was it to replace tank?

For my 1999 2520 I/0. I paid 7k to have mine replaced. Included brand new deck. Tank lasted 20 years. It is now upgraded from 1/8 to 3/16 thickness. Based on previous lifetime, I expect 30 years For this tank.

 

[Longislandfish]

Purchased my 2004 Parker 1801 in December 2017 from beacon marine in cos cob Ct. it was originally owned by an older attorney who fly fished and decided to upgrade to a larger boat. Paid 11k, they had it listed for 12k. It came with aftermarket leaning post that was pitted, and a gpsmaps FF. Sat on a load rite 3500 single axle roller trailer that had a lot of bad rollers etc.

Put about 5-8k into the boat


Motor was a low hour Yamaha F115.

Since day of ownership I have restored gelcoat, removed and replaced leaning post with new one, oversized the mounting holes back filled with epoxy rings and screwed down with 4200.

Removed all pie plates and replaced with own style tempest plates bedded in life seal (red) not yellow

Replaced all fuel lines from tank to motor with A1 line

Added bow mounted trolling motor with 3 bank charger inside helm.

Installed uflex hydraulic steering and 1500psi flexible lines

Added Bluetooth amplifier and 2 6.5 kenwoods

Adddd 9 inch garmin echo maps with relief shading

Removed bottom paint, added boot stripe and new Parker logos

Replaced bilge hatch.

Replaced every single roller, hog ring and washer on trailer

Raised outboard and propped with scd4 16p

Overall love this hull,

Found some poor fiberglass work in bilge port stringer and am dealing with repair, overall amazing vessel and would like to repower and keep it till the day I give it to my son

 

[Amarino]

2003 2120. 200hp Yamaha with 700 hours. $16,000 in November 2019. Sold it in November 2020, solid little boat but just a terrible ride in any kind of sea other than flat calm.



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Just curious, did you buy another Parker or a different boat.

 

[Amarino]

I bought a year old 2520SL with 39 hours on the like new Yamaha F225 in the spring of 2006. The boat came equipped with a Furuno RADAR and Raymarine bottom machine and an ancient black and white chart plotter that had been transferred from another boat. The boat looked and smelled brand new and came on a Karavan Trailer that had never been in the water. I bought the boat from a 93 year old owner at a price that for the last 17 years I thought was an amazing deal but after reading your post, I have come to the realization that the old timer took me to the cleaners!!

Sorry , I know it’s an old thread but I was just curious, I am in the market for a 2320 and I have stayed away from the Yami 225 from years 2003-07
Due to well documented exhaust corrosion. Have you had any issues with your engine? Do you do the update?
Thank you

 

[Mpellet]

Sorry , I know it’s an old thread but I was just curious, I am in the market for a 2320 and I have stayed away from the Yami 225 from years 2003-07
Due to well documented exhaust corrosion. Have you had any issues with your engine? Do you do the update?
Thank you

Boat was under powered with the F225 but the engine did gave me reliable service for many years. Around 2012 (engine was a 2005) midsection was replaced. I was one of the lucky ones who was part of the Boat US negotiation with Yamaha to get us some $$. My out of pocket for an official Yamaha Dealer to replace the midsection only about a $1000. I was very fortunate.

I ran the engine until the end of 2018, she had 1800+ hours. I was turning 4000+ RPMs when she made some really bad noises and stopped abruptly. One of the plugs was destroyed, as in cylinder dropped a valve and the pieces of it took out the plug. I also had more water then oil in the crank case. I didn’t disassemble further but I suspect corrosion caused a lot of salt water to get where it wasn’t supposed to be and saltwater isn’t a good replacement for oil, subsequently the valve failed due to lack of lubrication. Bad things happen fast at 4000+ RPM and the oil was normal less then 2 hours prior to failure.

I don’t wanna sound like a negative Nelly but if you’re looking at boats with Yamaha F225 or F250s in the 2003-2007 model year range, regardless if midsection issues were addressed years ago, those 20 year old engines are near antiques now and while they may still be running unless they are 100% fresh water engines, they’ve been subjected to salt water corrosion for 20+ years and that’s like hiring a 90 year old man to put a roof on your 3 story house .

Yea you might get lucky and get a few years more but IMO you’re running beyond borrowed time..

 

[Amarino]

Boat was under powered with the F225 but the engine did gave me reliable service for many years. Around 2012 (engine was a 2005) midsection was replaced. I was one of the lucky ones who was part of the Boat US negotiation with Yamaha to get us some $$. My out of pocket for an official Yamaha Dealer to replace the midsection only about a $1000. I was very fortunate.

I ran the engine until the end of 2018, she had 1800+ hours. I was turning 4000+ RPMs when she made some really bad noises and stopped abruptly. One of the plugs was destroyed, as in cylinder dropped a valve and the pieces of it took out the plug. I also had more water then oil in the crank case. I didn’t disassemble further but I suspect corrosion caused a lot of salt water to get where it wasn’t supposed to be and saltwater isn’t a good replacement for oil, subsequently the valve failed due to lack of lubrication. Bad things happen fast at 4000+ RPM and the oil was normal less then 2 hours prior to failure.

I don’t wanna sound like a negative Nelly but if you’re looking at boats with Yamaha F225 or F250s in the 2003-2007 model year range, regardless if midsection issues were addressed years ago, those 20 year old engines are near antiques now and while they may still be running unless they are 100% fresh water engines, they’ve been subjected to salt water corrosion for 20+ years and that’s like hiring a 90 year old man to put a roof on your 3 story house .

Yea you might get lucky and get a few years more but IMO you’re running beyond borrowed time..

Thanks for taking the time with a thorough response. I wasn’t aware Boat US had that in place,I am a member as well. I generally avoid those years on Yami’s with those models but one was posted on Boat trader that had on 347 hours which is ridiculously low and not necessarily a good thing when it’s not used . When I did a random search your post came up. I think in regards to those years it’s just a ticking time bomb.
Thanks again
Anthony