As a Native New Englander, I have to say, I've loved Eastern Boats since before I could walk!!!

This is a really nice boat. Has a coolness factor knowing that it is built off of a work boat platform while still not feeling like you are on a work boat. Lobster boats are deffinately the way to go

Wow what a nice vessel. I cant believe it runs on a single 150. Great use of space!

What a great review and a fun boat

Wow..this little boat does almost everything, and very well and economically. I can tell Capt. Steve likes it too.

@BoatTEST

3 жыл бұрын

Good Bonezz yes he does!

Great review, as always, Captain Steve! You’re really good at what you do! Thanks.

I REALLY like this boat!!! I'd like to see one a little bigger with a single diesel! Maybe even see an enclosed cockpit with AC. This boat would be great for a weekend on the intercoastal with the kids!

Capt Steve thanks for making the video on Mercury marine engines really interesting. Could you do a boat test video of Jarrett bays new 84’ sportfish its stunning. Letting viewers know the difference between a custom yacht and a production like Viking. Also the Jarrett bay 90’ with all the technological advances titanium shafts, carbon fiber etc..the amazing craftsmanship that goes in creating custom salons it’s pretty amazing. Really enjoy your videos thank you.

@BoatTEST

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great idea, will share with Capt. Steve and the BoatTEST Team! And thanks for watching!

Absolutely love it. I would like to take one out for a day.

Hello captain im Out On The Reef The guy with the Crooked pilothouse boat, now this boat is very practical i like it and love the look i just wish it had a looking door in the back. Great boat review captain and navigate safe⚓⚓👍

@BobWiersema

3 жыл бұрын

I like the design of your boat better but I do like the rear seating in this one.

@OutOnTheReef

3 жыл бұрын

@@BobWiersema thank you and yes i agree the outside transom gives you a lot if room But yes I agree with you my boat model is nice and looking even though it's crooked LOL

@FastEddie203

3 ай бұрын

Steigercraft

Nice boat. Go Eastern.

Do they have a model where the back of the cabin is closed off.

OH man....I'd love to own one of these. Maybe one day hahaha

Nice flat hull aft yields some thrifty cruising mpg. That 3.2 is pretty great!

That would be perfect for me...its really all the boat I would ever need

@bernardmccann7676

3 жыл бұрын

How much

I know the 248 tournament is the same hull but it would be nice to see a review on that model for the fisherman. Eastern boats has one on their website but it is not very detailed.

Love it .wish the hard top was a lower profile ??

Wonder if you can put two engines

Very nice and the price is ?

Exactly what I want

With a few must have options this boat has it chimes in at around $150,000 with delivery and tax. If I had that budget I would buy something else.

@roundy72

3 жыл бұрын

agree. for that price I'd be in a Ranger Tug or Cutwater all day.

cool old race car . nice boat ,but it seems hard to re board if you are in the water

I really love this boat. Anyone have a ballpark price for one like this?

I love this boat. As always; great review, but what is the average price of this boat?

@BoatTEST

3 жыл бұрын

Drive 4Pleasure will get back to you but please visit our captain report you can usually get a price quote there or reach ur directly with the dealer. boattest.com/boat/eastern-boats/248-islander-2021

Is this a reupload or was it on the website sooner or something? I definitely saw this before

@BoatTEST

3 жыл бұрын

We usually post our tests on our website before we upload to KZread. Please sign up for our newsletter on Boattest.com. Thanks!

@blewyd

3 жыл бұрын

I saw this on their website a few weeks ago aswell. I think all of their videos are in their website before they get posted on KZread.

@jeffrobdine

3 жыл бұрын

I saw this on Facebook yesterday.

That little handle must have really been difficult if steve would settle for a turn n lock latch Great review regardless

Not the prettiest boat at the marina but very practical and I quite like it

Nice…

The KPH for 5700 RPM should be 64.1 not 164.1

Do they even make Johnson or Evenrude anymore?

@thisismyalt9010

3 жыл бұрын

No. The parent company BRP shut them down. Johnson and Evinrude went out of business.

I found the slow speed handling was crap. Make sure you get the bow thruster and learn to trim up the outboard around the dock. Build quality and ride were good!

All great for the North East where your boat is winterized 8 months out of the year. Down south we need a more year round boat, not a two month party boat. Our boats have to fish, dive, crab, shrimp, cruise, lounge, sandbar, camp and be trailered. If you can put a Yami 150 on it, you can certainly put a Yami 200 on it, considering both motors stat the same. I do like the Lobstah boat look, but pilot house needs to be longer, livable, and cockpit area needs to be longer too. Sorry, but couches have to go.

@ronschwolsky1626

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, it's only 24 feet.

Almost has the lines of a Cape Islander, which are the best lobster boats afloat.

Wonder how fast with a 250

@borysnijinski331

3 жыл бұрын

Faster than 164km/h

@flicewatter

3 жыл бұрын

They say past 43 mph that it starts pushing water instead of sitting on top of it..it becomes inefficient beyond 43 mph.. but its probably capable of 55 mph with right prop and motor..

Nice boat yet all designs have trade offs. The one downside I can see at a glance is wind pushing that hard top. That is not a knock, it really isn't, just a fact of the design. I had a similar design in a 20 foot model (not the same, I realize) but, heading into a headwind, I could barely make head way on afternoon. I turned around 180 degrees and that big space filled with air, practically flew back the way I had come. ALL true boat tests so show the pros/cons of any design--because ALL designs have them. Did I say it was a big thing? No, I did not--with my old boat, that only happened once, 99 percent of the time, it was a joy and it ALWAYS was good to have the protection from the spray and sun--always.

At 7:20 in you said "this likes to accommodate the seas and not oppose the seas". I don't understand... Otherwise I love your reviews

@60viking

3 жыл бұрын

I know what you mean. Maybe roll with the flow was his thought? I don't know.

@weatherlyboatworks3251

3 жыл бұрын

I own a boat with a similar ride. He means that if you are traveling around 18 to 22 mph you will have a much more comfortable ride. The round bilge hulls will not pound in this speed range if designed properly.

7:58 164 Kilometers per Hour!!!!

@FT86TT

3 жыл бұрын

That is one fast boat!

At rest the rounded hull makes an unstable platform, see how she rocked at the dock.

@chefdan87

3 жыл бұрын

Its a 24ft boat that weights less than 4k pounds. I think your expectations are a little high.

The only 'consistent' thing with all these boat tests and reviews... Is the person conducting them makes it a point to avoid the 'Price' to begin with... And then comes up with a politicians excuse for having done so... Usually turns out to be Overpriced and Overrated... 'Nuff said!!!...

Who wants to look at a fuel filter on a 200.000 boat

@dd4angio204

3 жыл бұрын

What?

@ronschwolsky1626

3 жыл бұрын

It's not a $200,000 boat. Who wants to crawl into the bilge to change a fuel filter?

The poor man's Hinkley, but nice nonetheless!

A 100,000. Nope buy a 2 year old boat with way more options.

Very unstable .

@davidblair6276

3 жыл бұрын

Boats rock on the water. Doesn’t mean they are unstable or unsafe

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