Inside the €249,000 Grand Banks 38 Eastbay: A 2025 Tech Refit

Listen to those straight exhausts. Today we are stepping aboard a 2000 Grand Banks 38 Eastbay EX, but this is not your standard classic boat tour. This is the marine equivalent of a restomod.

Beneath the classic downeast lines and varnished teak lies a vessel that received a massive technological refit in 2025. It pairs the raw, mechanical reliability of twin heavy metal Caterpillar diesels with the digital brain of a modern superyacht.

If you love classic hulls but demand modern reliability and glass bridge screens, this sleeper yacht is a masterclass in how to upgrade a boat the right way.

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Key Specifications:

Hull: 11.58 metres Deep-V GRP Construction

Engines: Twin Caterpillar 3208 Diesels producing 375 horsepower each

Top Speed: 26 knots

Cruising Speed: 18 knots

Fuel Capacity: 1,300 litres in aluminium tanks

Range: Approximately 275 nautical miles at cruising speed

The 2025 Technology Refit:

Twin 12 inch Raymarine Axiom plotters

Raymarine Digital Radar and Autopilot

Victron Quattro 5000 watt inverter

Victron Cerbo 7 inch touch screen battery monitor

New electric Sleipner stern thruster to complement the bow thruster

Question for the comments:

Would you rather buy a brand new modern boat, or take a proven classic hull from 2000 and fill it with 2025 technology? Let me know below.

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