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With its high angle of entry and running pad on the keel, the Eastward Coastal 2200 planes out of the water, offering much better gas mileage.
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After building 5,500 boats and field testing
more than 300 different models, David
East has developed the perfect design for
a hull that performs equally well in rough
seas and calm bay waters.
The former owner of Twin Vee Boats, East has
begun production of the Eastward Coastal 2200 in
Port St. Lucie with a goal of just 24 boats a year.
The orders are coming in and East is one behind after
a customer went for a sea trial, buying the demo
craft right out from under him.
“We are bridging the gap between a bay boat and
an offshore center console,” said East, who actually
had engineering plans drawn “for the first time
ever. We took a little bit of everything with the least
amount of compromises.”
After hosting a TV show and testing more than
300 boats over four years for Best Boat magazine,
East was able to incorporate the best technical and
design elements into the custom boats — outfitted
to the individual owner’s needs.
At just 22 feet, Eastward boats have the deck
space of a 26-footer because of the 8½ -foot beam
and narrow gunwale rails.
“Bay boats aren’t good offshore and they don’t
run as well,” East said. “We have the shallow draft
of a bay boat (15 inches) and we are able to go offshore.
Our boat is not a compromise. We do them
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both real well. With our hull design we fill that gap.
This boat is for the guy who wants to do both.”
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BY GREG GARDNER