Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
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hk wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"hk" wrote in message
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I realize there's not many here interested in boats, but there might be
a few lurkers who are.
This is a factory-supplied photo of a new offshore *fishing* boat that
has just been launched by Parker. It is hull #1 of actual production.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...railerboat.jpg
Yes, those are twin Yamaha F350s on the bracket. The boat is a
34-footer and does about 55 mph at WOT.
I don't know what the market is for this boat. It certainly isn't a
volume product.
The interior is far less Spartan than is usual with a Parker, but it is
still a fisherman's craft, so it isn't like your typical bubble boat in
the main or forward cabin. The head, sink and shower are enclosed,
there's a vee-berth forward, there's an actual mechanical/plumbing
room.
Main cabin has a command chair and a large area for electronics.
There's a wrap around bench and table, and a sink, stove,
refrigerator/freezer. That's what is easily visible.
The cockpit has a large and pretty fancy (for Parker) 2nd command
console.
Pretty hefty trailer and tow vehicle, probably NOT an F150.
I know you like Parkers, which is fine, but to me, this simply looks
like a big, obese and overgrown version of the 25 footer.
The huge Yamaha outboards further reinforce that image. It might look
better if it was set up with twin inboard diesels. Some larger boats,
like a Yellowfin 34 or 36 CC offshore fishing boat look natural with big
outboards and they preserve space for fishing and gear. IMO, the Parker
just doesn't look right with twin monsterous outboards.
Maybe it's just the picture, sitting on the trailer with the tow vehicle
shown in relationship to the boat/engines setup.
It almost looks fake.
Eisboch
One either likes the way Parkers look...or one doesn't. If I were in the
market for a boat like that, I wouldn't buy one with twin outboards, but
not because of how it looks. On the other hand, these days I wouldn't buy
an inboard without a serious keel.
Hey. it's not a bubble boat, that's for sure. :)
Forgot...here's another shot.
Form follows function, hey?
The bracket is "deeper" than what you have been used to seeing because
these engines are "taller" when tipped up.
You apparently like the "eurostyle" transoms on Yellowfins and suchlike.
I don't...they intrude on the space available in the cockpit. In fact,
with engines of this size, they steal 3' of cockpit space, so the 34'
Yellowfin, if there is one, is only a 31-footer. The Parker is a 34-footer
from the transom (excluding the bracker) to the bow (excluding the
pulpit).
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...ailerboat2.jpg
SW Tom won't like this boat, either. No metalflake. It's a white boat,
the color God intended for fiberglass. :)
Nope, he probably wouldn't. This is his style ..... 56 mph with twin 275's
..... 67 mph with triples.
Also availiable in colors other than white.
http://tinyurl.com/5bvkj4
Eisboch
To each his own, but it's hard to imagine spending the money on a boat
like that Yellowfin and not getting a decent cabin. Crawling down into
that center console to find the head (I assume there is one down there)
is...well...claustrophobic. Also, for a boat that size, the cockpit area
abaft of the center console is minimal. And of course, you are losing
two or three feet of boat length to that silly eurotransom.
Must be a popular boat in Florida, though, hey? Is there a low-class
metalflake "tom special" color available? :)
Nice boats, though...but in a boat that size, I'd want some creature
comforts...and air conditioning.