BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:28:07 -0500, HK wrote:


Those bolts seem well above the waterline.

Yeah, but the picture of the supposed "culprit" though-hull appeared
to be well above the waterline too. Something seems to be missing
here.

As for through-hulls, they obviously need to be installed correctly
and then checked for leaks the first time a boat is launched and
thereafter.

The three outboard boat dealers I have dealt with the last 15 years
insisted upon "delivering" the boats they sell to their customers in
the water. Each time, I recall, the first thing the delivering
mechanic did once the boat was splashed was to lift the deck covers
and make sure the boat was not leaking anywhere. Then the mechanic
filled a bucket with water and poured it into the bilge to make sure
the bilge pump was working.

At TriState, where I bought my Parkers, the boats were first
tank-tested on the dealer's premises. This is done mainly to adjust
the new engine, but the bilges are opened up, too, to check for any
sort of leaks. TriState has a large, drive-in test tank and big-time
hydraulic trailers to handle boats up to 40' long.

How many below or near waterline through-hulls do you have in the
Parker?

--Vic


This is from memory...


Below the waterline

Livewell water inlet, through bronze pickup and valve, one.

Fishfinder transducer, one.

Bilge drain out the bottom of the transom, one.


The cockpit scuppers are well above the waterline.

The livewell drain is also well above the waterline.

The two bilge pumps drain well above the waterline.



I'm pretty sure that is it.

Didn't Parker punch a couple of holes in each side of the hull to put
the Parker name plate on each side of the hull?

I still can't believe that Chaparral does that to their boats.



Parker uses a fancy "3D" raised decal on the hullsides. No holes - stickum.