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Grand Banks Eastbay 50 SX

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Overview

LOA

Beam

Draft

Air draft

13 ft

Gallery

Grand Banks Eastbay 50 SX

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Dimensions

Published measurements and ranges

Hull length

Waterline

Draft range

Displacement

Capacities

Fuel

Fresh water

Accommodation

Guest cabins

Guest berths

Heads

Engine options

Published packages and performance data

Powerplant

HP each

Fuel

Propulsion

Performance

Speed ranges and documented profiles

Cruise

Top speed

Cruise

506 gal. fuel, 91 gal. water, two persons, 500 lb. gear

Fort Lauderdale fit

Air draft 13 ft. 17th Street closed ≈ 55 ft. SE 3rd Avenue ≈ 16 ft. Manufacturer numbers, not a survey.

Survey watch points

Eastbay 50 SX draft — PMY test vs Southern half-load spec

medium risk · unresolved · documentation

Power & Motoryacht lists 4'1" draft while Southern Boating lists 3'6" at half load.

Power & Motoryacht’s instrumented test sidebar lists 4'1" draft, while Southern Boating’s specification block lists 3'6" at half load. Canonical draft_ft keeps the PMY loaded-test value; draft_ft_min records the Southern half-load figure and the pair is flagged in conflicting_fields.

Sources: pmy-grand-banks-50-eastbay-sx-test, southern-boating-eastbay-50-sx

IPS950 ratings and published speeds disagree across sources

medium risk · unresolved · performance

PMY, Southern Boating, and PowerYacht publish different IPS950 hp ratings and cruise/top-speed claims.

Opened press sources disagree on IPS950/IPS900 hp ratings and published cruise/top speeds. Canonical engine_options.volvo-ips-950-725 follows the PMY instrumented test (725 hp each), while Southern Boating and PowerYacht publish 700-hp and 32-knot claims under different load and marketing conditions. Performance profiles retain each source’s endpoint context; the disagreements remain in conflicting_fields.

Sources: pmy-grand-banks-50-eastbay-sx-test, southern-boating-eastbay-50-sx, poweryacht-blog-eastbay-50-sx

FAQ

Can a Grand Banks Eastbay 50 SX clear Fort Lauderdale bridges?

Published air draft is 13 ft hardtop. 17th Street closed is about 55 ft. SE 3rd Avenue is about 16 ft. Manufacturer numbers, not a listing photo.

What draft does a Grand Banks Eastbay 50 SX need in Fort Lauderdale?

Manufacturer published draft is 4.08 ft. We keep 1 ft under-keel on the canal overlay. Victoria Park laterals are about 4.5 ft. Harbor Beach is the deep-water conversation.

Grand Banks Eastbay 50 SX LOA and beam versus canals?

55.92 ft LOA and 16.5 ft beam. Skinny isles such as Fiesta Way are limited by beam and fixed-bridge clearance.

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