I finally had some time today to mess around with the boat, complete the
break-in cycle, and see what she will do.

Parker equipped my F150 Yamaha with a 15x15-1/2 three bladed black
stainless steel prop. Parker had been using props with more pitch and
less diameter, and apparently mine is one of the first with the smaller
pitch. I called the factory on this and was told the lower pitch prop
helped the engine rev up to 6000 rpm, and also helped with acceleration.

Well...the factory was right.

Two guys, full fuel load (100 gallons), cooler, ice, rods, and the usual
junk, and without trying, I got 6000 rpm and 40 mph on both the GPS and
built in Yamaha speedo. I think there is a little more if I play with trim.

4000 rpm delivered 25+ mph, and 4500 produced just about 30 mph. I
"cruise" at 25 or so, and with a little trim fiddle, I was able to
achieve this with 3900 rpm, and about 5.6 gph. Su-weeeet. Some of the
guys with this boat go for a 200 or 225 Yamaha, but I really don't see
the need.

Had the depth finder hooked up to the GPS, and I like the outcome...got
a nice big depth indicator on the lower left of the GARMIN 4208.

This is one sweet boat. Heavy enough to smash down waves, dry-riding and
for a 21-footer, plenty of walk-around room. Two outboard boats ago, I
owned a nice 19-footer CC, but it was much lighter than this new Parker,
and it simply did not ride as well. I shopped around a little before I
decided on Parker again, but nothing I tried rode as well in the chop or
had as much space for "fish wrasslin'." My second place finished was a
Sailfish, but like most other center consoles, it had "vee-seating" up
at the bow (takes away from fishing space), and a eurotransom. Nice
rider, though.

Launched at Breezy Point, went over to the "other side" of the Bay, then
came back to Deale, chugged up Deale Harbor for lunch, then ran down to
the Nuclear Plant. Other than the temps, which were very high (86F on
the water and 84F in the water), it was a great day for a boat ride.