Will somebody please TELL ME????

[Megabyte]

I had the opportunity to go aboard this boat today, and I have to say that I was very impressed. The design of the boat, and the attention to detail is amazing when you see it in person, instead of as images on a computer screen.

Late in the day (when the crowd thinned) I was able to actually sit in the under-deck machine-space and photograph some of the items down there that nobody has seen yet. Once I get those photographs downloaded and categorized, I'll post them for everyone to see.

Until or unless you actually go aboard this boat, it's difficult to see just how good a job Parker Marine did with this vessel.

As to how it runs... I'll let you know next weekend. This boat will be present at the annual Tri-State Marine in-water 'open house' where I hope to see first-hand how she runs in the open Bay.

Would any other CP members like to join me?

 

[B-Faithful]

I was on it too and was very impressed by the boat. I really like the layout. Only gripe I really could find with the boat was that I would want just a hair more head room in the aft cabin. Not sure you could do any honeymooning in there :lol:

Typical high Parker quality. Huge cockpit. With the large windows the pilothouse didnt appear cramped at all. I like the dinette layout in the cabin.

I know I may get in trouble here for this comment but seeing that they wanted 83k for a 2520xl made me feel like the Judge is a great deal considering their 73k fall special pricing...

I will say that the 36 Judge they had there though wasnt the cleanest. Due to Judges personal boat not being finished and his old boat selling, they only had a borrowed 36 from a customer. It certainly didnt sparkle or shine like the new boats around it (or the ones in the shop ) IMHO

 

[WCS]

I was also on the 34 today and agree with Kevin and B-Faithful that it is a very nice boat. Walking around the show all day, it became clear to me that the 34 Parker stood out in the crowd. I congratulate the Parker team for doing a nice job. By the way, it dwarfed the 2120 and 2320 next to it.

Would I buy it if I had 300 grand to put into a boat? Maybe someday, if it met my needs -- but right now I'm enjoying my 2320 too much to think about anything else.

Wayne

 

[pelagic2530]

downeasters are BY FAR the most popular boat pattern everywhere from maine down to about jersey. :

well, i guess that pretty much covers most of your world. what about Va, NC, SC, Florida, Louisana, Texas, and all of the West Coast? I can honestly say I have never seen a downeaster in 20 years fishing.

"most people making a side by side comparison would be riding in a single diesel"..............really?............why arent you?

.... as your generalization covered about all of yours :roll: you got a point there?

because i was young and stupid :roll: :shock: and now i dont have the coin. :?

 

[Megabyte]

"Parker needs to bring back the 28 DVCC, give it a 26 degree deaadrise, and make it heavier...I WOULD BE ALL OVER THAT LIKE WHITE ON RICE"

were you "young and stupid" as of Oct 1, 2008 @ 4:29 pm when you posted the above?

got cha.

Time to chill a bit opti.
Opinions are fine, but personal attacks will not be tolerated.

 

[pelagic2530]

its ok, megabyte, i can take whatever he wants to throw my way.

what im trying to imply here, opti, is this: there are two kinds of boats that i have decided that i have a preference for, for several different reasons.

if, on one hand, i wanted to travel quickly to the fishing grounds and was willing to sacrifice comfort to do so, i would probably own a 26-28 ft twin outboard center console, and it would probably be a Regulator. hence, the modifications i suggested to the Parker 28, which would make it very similar to the products offered by the previously mentioned manufacturer. in this aspect, i want a fast vessel with a deep vee entry, but i want a heavy boat and twin power would also thusly be a necessity.

on the other hand, if i was willing to sacrifice a bit of time and travel in comfort, i would want a 30-40 foot vessel, very heavy and fairly beamy, and able to punch its way through pretty much any seas. this vessel would not need to go any faster than probably 20 knots tops, and therefore twin power would be unneccesary and wasteful, as i would also like this vessel to be fairly fuel efficient. a large, single diesel would fit this role perfectly, in terms of reliability, power and relative efficiency. as i said, slow as a slug, but stable as a table.

now, would you like an actual answer as to why i dont own either of the vessels i just described, rather than that smarta$$ one i gave you earlier? when we were looking to buy our current boat, we were not looking for either of those vessels. we were looking for a 25-30 foot boat, with outboard power, as thats what we were used to, but with twins, because we wanted redundancy for running offshore. on the other hand, we wanted a vessel with some creature comforts, such as a place to get out of the wind and cold during striper season and late season offshore runs. i was impressed by the build quality and, honestly, the good looks of Parker boats, and we found our current boat used for a good price. so that is why, as i myself put it, im not "riding a diesel".

however, opti, all of this is irrelevant, as i was not comparing my current boat to a downeaster, nor was i comparing it to the 3420. i was comparing the 3420 to a downeaster, by describing the various attributes of both vessels. it seems to me that, given the side by side comparison, most people who do the kind of fishing i do, which admittedly is the only kind of fishing i can extensively comment on (hence your "my world" comment earns some justification), would choose the downeaster over the Parker 3420.

hope this clears up any conclusion. and lastly, excellent work tracking my posts back. you really "got me" good:roll: