Parker Offshore 257 Explorer 0

Description

Arriving this Fall! **Explore the 257 EXPLORER** The Parker 257 Explorer is where serious west coast fishing meets genuine offshore capability. With a fully enclosed pilothouse cabin, this is a boat built to extend your season — pushing out earlier in the spring, staying out later into the fall, and handling the kind of open Pacific conditions that would send lesser boats back to the dock. BC's coast rewards boats that can go the distance. The 257's spacious, fully enclosed cabin means your crew arrives at the fishing grounds dry, warm, and ready — whether that's a pre-dawn run to the halibut banks off the west coast of Vancouver Island, a crossing to the mid-coast, or working the exposed waters around Cape Scott. When conditions build in the afternoon, as they so often do on the outside coast, the 257 gives you the shelter and seaworthiness to make smart decisions rather than forced ones. The expansive deck gives you real working room — space to manage multiple rods, fight a large chinook or halibut without crowding your crew, and organize gear for multi-day runs up the coast. The **thru-bolted hull and deck joint** with stainless steel fasteners is the kind of detail that matters in Pacific conditions, where the connection between hull and deck takes a beating over a season of serious fishing. Now standard with **Seakeeper Ride**, the 257 handles Georgia Strait chop, open ocean swells, and everything in between with a steadiness that keeps your crew comfortable and your gear secure all day long. For the angler who wants to fish further, stay longer, and come home confident — the 257 Explorer is the boat Parker built for BC's coast. Parker's **Limited Lifetime Hull Warranty** backs every boat off the line, transferable to a second owner — because a boat this capable should be fishing west coast waters for generations. **Standard Features** **Hull** - Limited Lifetime Hull Warranty — Transferrable to 2nd Owner *(see warranty details)* - Flotation Foam - Self-Bailing Cockpit - Thru-Bolted Hull & Deck Joint (Stainless Steel Fasteners) - Heavy Duty Rub Rail with Stainless Steel Insert - Gemlux Premium Cup Holders (4) - Stainless Steel Bow Rail (1¼" diameter) - Stainless Steel Handrails on Top & Sides of Pilothouse - Stainless Steel Flush Mount Cleats (2 Bow, 2 Midship & 2 Stern) - Swim Platform with Ladder - Seakeeper 450 Ride System