Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:59:19 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:29:39 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Parker owners have no sense of style. :)
We surely know of one case where the owner also lacks class. Style is
in the eye of the beholder however. There is something about the high
transom Parker's no nonsense utilitarian appearance that holds a
certain amount of appeal, sort of like a good work boat. The low
transom, low deadrise models however are for river wussies.

The odd thing is that Steiger started out the same way - making solid,
sound workaday boats and they evolved, changed and developed.

A Parker is a Parker - look at one built 10 years ago and yesterday
and they are the same boat - nothing has changed.

I'm not saying Parker isn't a quality boat - it is, although I have my
reservations about some things just like I do about other quality
boats. There are issues with my Ranger and when I owned the
Fisharound, there were several issues I had with that boat - didn't
mean they were lousy boats.

Here's an example of what I'm talking about. This company basically
builds "lobsta" boats down Maine way. They've taken the basic concept
hull and developed this:

http://www.bigpondboatshop.com/mysticmooring2.htm

This is another example of why a Parker is a Parker.

This is a 1995 Parker 23 cuddy.

http://tinyurl.com/ywcmez

This is a 2008 Parker 23 cuddy.

http://www.parkerboats.net/pages/boa....jsp?boatid=10

With the exception of the stern bracket, they are the same boat
thirteen years apart.

You would think that Parker could at least update the design, change
things around - or even better, paint their boats a different color.


Parker is a successful, family owned company that sells out its entire
production every year. Most Parker owners are previous Parker owners,
and most Parkers on the used market sell quickly.

I love the fact that my 21' Parker uses the same basic hull form that
has been working well for a long, long time. The hull form has seen
refinements over the years, and there have been other changes in
configuration, accessories, equipment, and so forth, but if I park my
new boat next to a 15 year old Parker of the same model, they are going
to look very, very similar.

As I said the other day, if you want a Parker with metalflake, I am sure
some sort of accommodation could be worked out.

As a matter of fact, I do believe I have seen photos of a Parker that
came out of the factory sporting green or blue sides...I think that boat
was nicknamed "Heresy."

Parkers are like women...they have the perfect shape, with all the
important pieces and parts in just the right places. The accessories may
be a little different from model to model, but when you look at a
well-turned out one, you know it is a Parker.

These days, I can't tell a Ranger bass boat from the other 93 different
models from other bass boat manufacturers. All that metalflake, low
sides, grey carpeting...dull, dull, dull.