"Far Eastbay"?
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Re Marin's Eastbay comment I think he's just got his head in the GB box and dosn't even realize there are better boats than Grand Banks boats. I can see Walt in a classier boat like a Bertram but GBs are too commonplace for Walt.
Do you reckon the Hinkley or the Eastbay look better than this..?
And I think you are a bit biased toward GBs. Don't know what to think and I'll probably never ever need to know.
That Hinckley looks fab. but for that kind of money I would go for a Dashew design.
Marin, out here, with our kind of sun strength and hours, the lack of any side window and cockpit protection would rule the Eastbay and Hinkley off the list immediately. The are clearly a harbour type of gentlemen's pleasure cruiser, look nice, but just not protected enough for serious off-shore travel and cruising. Being one who extoles the flexibility/functionality of the covered, (enclosable), cockpit as a virtue, I would have thought the design would appeal.God yes. The boat in your photo looks like a shoebox with a pointy end. At least that's the way I perceive it.
The Eastbay (39) I was on was very impressive but the cockpit was not. There were steps up to the salon & it didn't really lend itself to "fishing." The ride at 30 knots was extremely smooth but the salon was not agreeable to my wife. I love the lines, however, but other than a lot more speed, it was not that much better than SeaHorse II.Was aboard a friend's Eastbay 38 (or was it a 39) last year. Workmanship and materials were first rate.
The ride at 30 kts in a 2' chop was impressively smooth as I would suspect
Being one who extoles the flexibility/functionality of the covered, (enclosable), cockpit as a virtue, I would have thought the design would appeal.
I would put a Sabre up against an Eastbay in build quality any day.