Re: Crestliner 2360 eagle
No I did not ride in the Eagle but at the time several of the smaller boats like Sportfish had the same hull design.
I have been in seversl of them and the ride on the water is great.
The Eagle we looked was the style that had A foward cabin and a closed bow.
The hull bow entry was a very deep modified V with Sharp entry and flaten out some toward the stern.
Also the stern half of the boat had about a 6 inch resverse chim.
This made the boat very stabill while sitting with less roll than a plane V Hull.
It also while on plane was very dry and did not throw any water up into the air where the wind can blow it on board.
The reverse chims instead directed the spray back down toward the water.
Also it tended to keep more water under the stern so boat planed very fast.
The beam was the max 8 foot 6 inches or 102 inches so as wide as possible without needing special permits for towing day or night.
Too me it was the perfect hull design for an offshore boat.
Still my little 21 foot had a rod locker on both sides half way up the gunnels that would hold at least 5 rods and also provided support for the sides.
Below that was another storage area for fenders, boat hooks, this is really just the floor but with a high enough teak board to keep fender, boat hook, stern light and stuff like that in place and out otf the way.
Then has lots of under seat storage for life jackets, spotlights, tool box, first aid kits,extra oils and a fender inflater, Flare gun and SOS Flag and light.
Then it has two floor locker and a fish locker. This we use for 2 anchor with 150 feet of line an 200 feet of line. Tow lines and bridel, Dock lines and Water bottles.
Extran fishing weight. Removal fish locker with storage under it for more lines and a large sea anchor.
Lockable Under bow storage we used for camera, radios, tape recorders, coats and towels for sunbathing and drying the boat, landing net when not in use, Lunches and bags and tackel boxes not in use at the time.
I would still buy the hull today if it had some storage to put thing away.
Of course today Crestliner does not even make an offshore boat or close bow boat.
Also nothing over 20 feet and they no longer have the great reverse chims.
Also the chims and keel connections now rely more on welding then mechanal channels to join floor and gunnels. On Old style held panels in place in a channel the metal slide into then welded in 4 places and it woul take 2 weld to fail before a drop of water could in. Today much cheaper.
When Crestliner got bought out they became just lake ski, play, and small water fishing boats.
