My buddy and father share the expenses on a 25' Parker. Last year they needed to repower since the engine had close to 6,000 hours on it. Luckily I only need to split the gas bill and buy the beer. But I spend alot of time, getting her ready for the water, keeping her clean and doing the maintenance were neccessary. Last year none of us looked forward to going to the gas dock. Boats are expensive as well as the upkeep and I am sure wooden boats need more attention. You are absouletly right if you don't use it they get expensive.

 

This boat was great in the fuel department. She had an old Lehman diesel that just sipped fuel. We could run every weekend for the whole summer running out 4-10 miles off shore and only burn 80-100 gallons of fuel. Granted we could only do 10-12 knots with her (hull speed) but we were slow and economical. Also, other than two and from time, we were hooked into wrecks for diving, so we were not burning fuel on the troll or ideling on a drift.

-dan

BTW, a Parker is my dream boat. Do you trailer the 25? How is she in seas? We hit a couple days of 10-12 which really rattled that old wooden hull, but she took them.

-dan

 

No it really does not get trailered except to winter storage. My buddies boat is a 2520 Deep-vee holds about 173 gallons. We run her to and from the canyon for tuna and she runs great in the seas. I have been in 6-8 in her but they were more like big rollers, nothing real snotty. Sometimes you get a rough ride because the cabin is situated toward the front but it gives you plenty of fishing room in the rear.

 

That front cabin is why I like the Parker design, great for diving. What are you running for power on her?

 

When my buddy repowered he switched from a Yamaha to a Suzuki 250 Four Stroke.

 

Here is a Picture

 

Here is the motor

 

Boy, nothing like hi-jacking the thread. Hmmm to get it back on track. I bet that Parker would make a good duck boat if you painted it camo!!

Oh, and is that Shark River?

-dan

 

I bet that Parker would make a good duck boat if you painted it camo!!

It would I have been trying to convince him to hunt.

This is a marina in Somers Point, NJ down past Atlantic City.

 

ok, looks kind of like Shark River inlet from the pictures.

-dan