Downeast boats trace their legendary performance to a long line of ocean-proven work boats dating all the way back to Friendship loops and Muscongus Bay schooners. For generations, Maine fisherman have relied on these rugged boats to take them to sea, function as stable, dependable work platforms, and then bring them home safely, burdened with the trip's catch -- in weather that most of us wouldn't venture out in, 12 months a year.
Downeast boats, in general, are sea-kindly and safe in all kinds of weather. Stability is inherent in a design that includes a skeg to protect the underbody, propeller, steering gear, and drive train. It's simply a very comfortable ride.
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