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My dream is called Parker and she's 25'4" pilot house boat. I've never seen one in person and wonder if anyone has any experience with these hulls. I dream about it configured with a single outboard, allowing a second station at the starboard rear of the house.
http://www.parkerboats.net/03_2530_Extended_Cabin_Large.jpg
I believe it's trailerable and built for long life and simplicity.
Specs:
Power: Outboard
Length: 25'4"
Beam: 9'6"
Hull Draft: 18"
Dry Weight: 5000 lbs
Fuel Cap: 173 gals
Deadrise: 21 degrees
I can dream, can't I?
And I have this other dream, too. :crazy:
http://www.ospreyboats.com/Graphics/26LC.jpg
Length 26' 0"
Weight (dry) 5500 lbs
Beam 8' 6"
Dead Rise 22 degrees
Water Capacity 30 gallons
Fuel Capacity 150 gallons
Aft Deck 9'
Heck, since I can't afford it, either, maybe I should dream about something bigger! :smirk:
Lepper
09-05-2004, 08:38 PM
how much do those parkers run?
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Mark Mc
09-05-2004, 10:24 PM
Hey Pete, a few years ago at the Seattle Boat Show I spoke with a Parker dealer...one interesting tidbit (if it is true) is that Parker builds them all the same, with flotation; they will not custom-build one without flotation (as some people might ask, for more storage). The finish & workmanship is really, really nice. What I'd call commercial quality.
On the Osprey, my buddy Phil ("Andiamo" on ifish) has a 26 with diesel; keeps it at the Embarcadero in Newport. I'm sure he'd give you the nickel tour if you asked him.
shorthair
09-06-2004, 05:37 AM
fine looking boat should be a great saltwater fisher, trailerable ? yes but since it is more than 102" wide it will require a permit and at 114" wide there might be restrictions as to hours of transport plus no state will give reciporcity to anothers permits i.e. wa. permit wont be valid in or.
Zodiac-Fisherman
09-07-2004, 05:36 AM
Pete,
My Uncle who is a guide in NY runs a 25 Ft Parker, with a 250 Yami. I have to admit these boats are priced very well, say you could pick one for for the price of a fully loaded 330ci BMW. The only downside is fuel economy, i believe it burns around 30 gallons per hour. The fighting deck size is amazing, like you mentioned there is alot of floatation built into the boat, so most of your fish is in fish box's ontop of the deck. Other than that boat handles great. Make sure you get the expanded 250 gallon fuel tank, its nessesary for those long offshore runs. If you would like any contact info shoot me a PM and i can direct you to my uncle for further questioning.
Dylan
I'm dreaming - I can't afford another boat right now. But WHOA ... 30 GPH from a Yami 4 stroke is awful! It's already a point of concern that it requires a permit to tow, but with fuel costs like that, I'd say that boat wouldn't work. Comparable boats only burn about 8 GPH and don't require trip permits. I don't know what a BMW costs, but used Parkers are about 1/2 the price of their competition. Now ... as long as I'm dreaming :wink: ... I wonder what it would take to put a fly bridge on it. :cool:
Zodiac-Fisherman
09-07-2004, 08:25 AM
Pete,
The engine that my uncle owns is a 98 Yamaha 250hp Saltwater Series, 2 stroke. I am sure that the newer more technilogically advanced engine have a much lower GPH rating. My uncle just purchased a new engine on monday, i do not know what kind it is yet. But i know forsure that is is a 4 stroke engine.
Price wise you can walk out of the showroom with a 25ft Parker with a Walk in cabin for less than 45 grand. Engine included. I think its alot of boat for your buck. With the financing deals we have out these days i wouldn't be suprized if you could find a 200-300 a month deal.
Oh and Those Ospreys are nice, inboard diesels with volvo duo-prop outdrives. Now were talking big bucks.... I have heard from some people that they dont like the handling of a Osprey. I think the best boat in this catagory would be a Seasport.
Dylan
Well, a quick call to DMV lets me know that an OverWide permit is no obstacle ... $8 a year and only minor time restrictions such as holidays. The extra width gives a lot of stability and living space.
Interesting that the Yamaha performance specs on a Parker were done with a 2003 150 4 stroke and the fuel specs are pretty good up to about 25 kts at 10-12 GPH, but at 40 kts, they are up to 23 GPH and at 45 Kts its 30 GPH. I imagine the newer motors do better, but clearly higher speeds aren't economical. I'd also expect they'd be better with a bigger motor, but who knows!
brshooter
09-07-2004, 01:09 PM
Pete,
I'd like to see you back that one into your driveway. Sometimes wonder how you do it with the boat you have now.
Heck, my garage is falling down, anyway. I'll just pull the garage down, tear out the fence and stick a pole under the phone wires - - no problem! :grin:
Silver Eagle
09-09-2004, 07:15 AM
Pete have a brother-in-law named Parker you can have for nothing......................Ray
Thanks Ray. Does he have a remote helm, forward cabin, deep Vee, good GPH and trailerable? :grin:
What gets funny with looking at boats is the Parker/Osprey/Orca type boats sacrifice size for comfort. Comfort comes with a cost of higher maintenance and operation that one can find in a used Uniflight/Tolly/Bayliner for a lower initial cost. Good thing I'm only dreaming!
Catching Nemo
09-09-2004, 08:58 AM
Pete,
Take a look here (http://www.yamaha-motor.com/products/otb/perfbull/Default.aspx) for performance test on Parkers with yammie engines. Looks like about 20-24 (depending on Mod V or DV hull) GPH @6000 RPM and 42 MPH.
They compare a 115 and a 225 on the Mod V hull but only 150 on the 25 DV.
Honda's perfomance evaluator is down but check back in at the Honda marine website.
Either way, 20 or 42 GPH is horrible! Although, I seriously doubt there are many days when 35 kts is a real option on the ocean, but I can't justify that sort of fuel consumption. I've seen a few Parkers on the used market with diesels, but since most of these boats are in the NE, it's hard to get much direct experience with them.
Scaup
09-09-2004, 11:05 AM
I've seen a lot of Parkers. They're nice boats. Here in the Chesapeake Bay region they're sometimes called a poorman's Grady White. That's not really an insult. It's more that they have a lot of the same characteristics of the Grady, without quite as many of the bells and whistles, and a much lower price tag.
In some ways I would compare them to an Arima. They're a well designed, functional boat, and their owners love them. They also have a reputation to ride a little hard in the chop, like an Arima.
Intersting, I have never see one offshore. They're considered more of a Chesapeake Bay boat as people prefer true V-hulls for offshore. The boat is more than capable, but attitudes are different here. I'm offshore all the time in my Arima, but then I'm just a knucklehead from Oregon. :jester:
MintBrite
09-10-2004, 09:59 PM
First time I saw these boats with that wide beam and a new 21 degree deadrise I got real excited :dance: Then after I did some research and sent for more details, I found out that the guys standing for the photos must be short legged :whazzup: I have a couple of their brocheres and your more then welcome to one if you want, just send me a pm with your address and I'll send one off. The fishdeck freeboard is only 24.5" and that is at my knee cap :eek: I need at least 28" min. The rest of this boat is a dream :yay:
I think the modern 4 stroke motors get much better fuel effiency then stated on the earlier models. The local dealer :eek: is on Lopez is. http://www.islandsmarinecenter.com/
They sold the "1" they had earlier in the yr. a 2003 for I think 53? I agree that the oversize permit was a none issiue, I just don't want to fall overboard :bigshock: