2003 Grand Banks 38 Eastbay HX

The Grand Banks 38 Eastbay is one of the most popular boats in Grand Banks history and Candide is a truly one-of-a-kind 38: the second to last Eastbay 38 ever built and one of the only boats equipped with Yanmar power. She truly stands out from her peers with a long list of upgrades and a great platform: finding a late model 38HX in this condition and with this power plant is not an easy task to say the least. Hightlights of Candide include:

• Twin Yanmar 440hp diesels 
• Brand new Cummins Onan Generator with 20 hours
• Flag Blue Awlgrip hull paint
• Exterior varnish stripped to bare wood and redone last year
• Newer Garmin electronics suite
• Upgraded newer galley appliances (SS drawer fridges, Breville Oven, and induction stove)
• New pilothouse soft goods and enclosure
• New St. Croix stainless steel dinghy davits

As you can see, there are very few things left on the list of desirable upgrades. Candide has been well cared for by her 3 owners and is ready for her 4th! She is in the water, on a dock in Mystic, Connecticut just 5 minutes off I-95 and can be seen by scheduling an advance appointment with the listing broker.

2026

• New Cummins Onan 9kW Generator
• Refurbished mufflers and new exhaust hoses and support platforms
• New St. Croix dinghy davits
• New ACR LED searchlight and controls
• New Hailer speaker
• New Breville Combi Wave 3-in-1 Microwave/Oven/Air Fryer with custom teak bevels
• 2 maintenance coats on exterior varnish
• Fresh prop speed on running gear

2025

• New Starlink mini with custom mount
• New Garmin radar GMR Fantom 18
• New aft "backup" camera
• New engine hoses
• New raw water pumps on both engines
• New Transmission gear coolers and hoses
• Rebuilt all Groco sea strainers
• New helm enclosure - canvas and strataglass
• New aft cockpit seat cushion and cover
• New chart table canvas cover
• New Nautinox swim ladder
• New gas shocks on cockpit hatches
• New AGM batteries
• 1 new Underwater light
• Rebed lower portlights in galley and lower salon
• All exterior varnish stripped bare and re-built up new

• Flag Blue AwlGrip painted hull with gold cove stripe and single white boot stripe
• Vivid Red antifouling bottom paint
• Prop speed on running gear NEW 2026
• Faux wood vinyl transom
• White gelcoat superstructure and decks with two-tone non-skid
• Custom mast for Flir, Starlink and other navigation equipment
• Varnished teak toe rail, coachroof accent and name boards - hardware removed, stripped to bare wood and re-built up NEW 2025
• Molded quarter guard with stainless steel rubrail
• Stainless steel handrails, cleats, fairleads, deck hatches and other hardware
• Teak swim platform
• Nautinox 2201 SGL SS telescoping swim ladder with self-erecting handles NEW 2025
• Custom stainless steel bollard behind windlass
• Maxwell windlass with foot pedals on bow and controls at helm
• Galvanized CQR anchor with swivel and galvanized chain/rode
• Bow lockers port and starboard with anchor washdown
• Varnished teak burgee staff
• Varnished teak flag staff
• Stainless steel framed acrylic deck hatches New seals 2025
• Stainless steel portlights
• Single trumpet horn - compressor NEW 2026
• Loudspeaker hailer with fog signal capability NEW 2026
• ACR LED searchlight with helm control and wireless remote NEW 2026
• Fiberglass antennae with stainless steel base
• Custom mount for radar dome

• Entry into the cockpit from the swim platform via large opening transom door the swings in and latches open and closed
• Teak and thiokol decks and steps
• Aft facing bench seat to port with storage below
• 3 large deck lockers with SS hardware
• (4) flush mounted rod holders in cockpit coaming tops
• Cockpit shower with hot and cold water
• 50 amp shore power cord on electric Glendinning reel
• St. Croix 350 removable stainless steel dinghy davits and support struts NEW 2026

• Teak and thiokol decks
• Large L-settee to port with navy blue Ultraleather cushions with red piping - storage below
• Varnished teak pedestal table
• Varnished teak chart table with hidden panel and integrated air conditioning vent
• Custom chart table sunbrella cover with hinged panel for AirCon vent NEW 2025
• Helm is to starboard
• Stidd helm chair rotates and lowers to make another seat for guests when not underway
• (2) Opening overhead hatches
• (2) Opening side windows
• Center windshield window opens
• Pilothouse canvas and Strataglass enclosure NEW 2025

• Stidd 500W wide helm chair - dark navy blue Ultraleather with red piping
• Stainless steel 6 spoke steering wheel
• Stainless steel Pannish throttle controls
• Garmin 7612 touchscreen chartplotters
• Garmin Fantom 18x enclosed array radar NEW 2025
• Garmin autopilot
• Garmin GXM51 weather antenna
• SidePower bow thruster joystick control
• FLIR nightvision camera with helm control
• Fusion bluetooth radio
• iCom Commandmic VHF radio down low below throttles, and separate unit up overhead with built in mic
• Analog engine gauges
• Key switches for engines
• Bennet trim tab controls
• Windshield wiper control knobs
• Ritchie compass

• Twin Yanmar 6LY2A-STP 440hp diesel engines with 2700 hours
• Cummins Onan 9kW diesel generator with 20 hours NEW 2026
• SidePower bow thruster
• Reverso oil change System for engine/generator
• Tides Marine dripless shaft seals
• Glendinning cablemaster electric shore power reel 50 amp
• AGM batteries NEW 2025
• Breaker panel is down below at the base of the stairs for easy access
• Dometic air conditioning in the cabin and in the pilothouse
• Set of spare propellers

• The U-shaped settee to starboard has been converted to a daybed/2nd berth for maximum family cruising
• Galley is to port at the base of the companionway opposite the daybed
• Corian countertops
• Stainless steel double basin sink
• 4 burner induction stove
• Breville Combi Wave 3-in-1 Microwave/Oven/Air Fryer with custom teak bevels NEW 2026
• Vitrifrigo stainless steel double drawer refrigerator
• Freezer compartment in forward corner
• Lots of storage above and below counter
• Vent fan
• Opening portlights and hatches

• Large v-berth forward with custom filler piece and cushion (red with dark blue piping)
• Bureau with 4 drawers to starboard with counter and locker above
• Opening port lights and overhead hatch
• Reading lights
• Storage lockers above bunk and outboard
• Large dressing mirror
• Drawer storage below berth

• Head is to port, just forward of the galley
• Corian countertop with built in basin sink and single lever hot/cold fresh water mixer head
• Vacuflush toilet
• Technically a "wet-head" but does have a stainless steel shower curtain rod overhead
• Opening portlight and overhead hatch
• Locker storage above and below sink
• Built In towel racks and soap dish
• Tank Watch MSD waste tank monitor
• Hot/cold freshwater shower head
• Large picture mirror

• There is no dinghy or trailer included in the sale
• Any artwork, clothing, gear, tools, or personal items seen onboard or in photos/videos and not specifically listed here are at the discretion of the Seller

East Coast Yacht Sales offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.

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