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Grand Banks – Brand Foundation

It’s hard to believe, but in 1995 a production down east cruiser was seen as ground breaking. she became an instant classic.
  • By George Sass Jr.
  • June 28, 2013

LOA: 38’0″
Beam: 13’2″
Draft: 2’4″
Displ.: 25,900 lb.
Water: 95 gal.
Fuel: 366 gal.

Brand Foundation: Eastbay 38

It’s hard to believe, but in 1995 a production down east cruiser was seen as ground breaking. she became an instant classic.

We’re sitting in a London hotel lounge and Peter Boyce, Hunt’s senior designer, turned to me and said, “You know, that 38 with the 375-horsepower 3208s was pure Hunt.” C. Raymond Hunt Associates was responsible for the naval engineering of the the Eastbay line of Grand Banks. (The late Dick Loh, former VP of Grand Banks, conceptulaized the boat along with his son Rick.) She was a tad on the heavy side, which in my opinion made her a great sea boat.

Read our boat test of the Grand Banks 55 Eastbay FB here ➤

Her interior is simple, classic, and generous for a couple, and she remains popular today.

Her interior is simple, classic, and generous for a couple, and she remains popular today.

Her interior is simple, classic, and generous for a couple, and she remains popular today.

LOA: 50’0″
Beam: 16’9″
Draft: 3’6″
Displ.: 50,050 lb.
Water: 170 gal.
Fuel: 85 gal.

And 18 years later, what do you get? Could it be another classic? We think so. The 50 will also feature a Hunt bottom like her little sister, the 38, but that’s where it ends. This handsome boat will incorporate the latest technology such as pods and resin-infusion.

Read our boat test of the Grand Banks 55 Eastbay FB here ➤

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