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Eastport 32
By Peter A. Janssen
As we headed up the Severn River past the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on a gorgeous late-fall afternoon, I looked up, startled, and then pulled the throttles back a bit on the new Eastport 32. "You didn't think you were going that fast, did you?" said Tom Weaver, a co-founder of Eastport Yachts. In fact, Weaver was right. The ride was so smooth and easy, I thought we were moving along at maybe 17 or 18 knots; that's why I was surprised when I checked the GPS and it read 28 knots. That's also when I realized that the Eastport 32 is an easy boat to like, a real boater's boat.
Indeed, with the Eastport 32, what you see is what you get. A modern version of a classic Chesapeake Bay cruising boat with a plumb bow and a touch of Carolina flare, the Eastport 32 is a boat that's made for easy weekend cruising, for heading 20 or 30 miles across the bay for a picnic on the eastern shore, for casting a line and catching a fish or simply for piling in some friends and having a good time. Except that on this boat you can invite half your Facebook friends because, once you drop down the nifty folding transom, the cockpit is open and huge; take a crowd.
The Eastport 32 is not a complicated boat. The twin 220 hp Cummins diesels are under seats in the cockpit, with easy engine access. They're seated low and drive four-blade, 19-inch Acme props in shallow tunnels, giving the boat a draft of only 22 inches, perfect for exploring thin water. Overhead, the cabin top extends all the way back, over the cockpit, for allweather protection. The helm itself has 6 feet 7 inches of standing headroom and offers excellent visibility. Below, you'll find a decent-size V-berth with small settee to port and the usual head to starboard. In short, the Eastport 32 has everything you need, plus some. It's a boat that will wear well.
Eastport Yachts; www.eastportyachts.com
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