"HK" wrote in message
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http://yachtbroker.escapeartist.com/...741/index.html

http://oya.com/brokerage/32tortuga.html


I like the Eastbay GBs, too.


Last week there was a transient, brandy new (delivered in April) 50
something foot GB Eastbay a few boats down from me. Turns out the owners
live in the same town we are in and I got a good look at the boat. Talk
about quality craftsmanship! They got a kick out of our little (and much
older) 36 Classic because much of the GB tradition has been retained in
their boat. The Eastbays are high class boats with a price tag to match.

I like the older 32's also but am not sure I'd want to give up the aft
cabin, as much as I appreciate a real cockpit. Ours has the "optional"
second, single bunk in addition to the double bed in the aft cabin. I kinda
wish it had the desk instead and have been studying the construction with
potential plans to remove the single bunk and install a desk/chair
arrangement. I actually prefer sleeping in the forward V berth anyway.
The boat rocks and bounces more up there and somehow I like it.

To me, there's nothing like waking up on the boat just before dawn,
switching the coffee maker on and enjoying the sunrise from my perch (a teak
chair up on the bow). At the slip we have cable TV and power, so I watch
the Red Sox games at night until I fall asleep. Once in a while I move out
onto a mooring in the outer harbor and just enjoy the solitude and gentle
rocking. There, in the morning, I fire up the genny just long enough to
make the coffee, then assume my perch position on the bow.

I really enjoy it, and am fortunate to have the time and an understanding
wife who appreciates how much I like it.

Eisboch