Nice, comfortable, spacious, and very beutiful. We have had an EHo 24 (Manitou) for 17 years now, in Minnesota. Do you happen to know of any good resources with more information on the boat? The limited info we've been able to find on the Eastward Ho has been encouraging. Ours doesn't have all the bells and whistles that the other had but we actually like that. We were thrilled since we paid almost half of what the guy with the only other Eastward Ho we'd ever seen was asking. We had never heard of an Eastward Ho and almost didn't go see the one we ended up buying. Ours needs some cosmetic updating and I like to see how other people have set up their boats. We would love to see pictures of your yacht if you're so inclined. She has great space for a small boat and we love her simplicity. We won't be doing ocean crossings any time soon so we think we'll be happy with her for many years to come. We could lose ourselves for years just in the San Juan Islands. For now we will mostly being sailing the Columbia in Portland, OR and, as we have more time and funds, coastal sailing. We are excited to start sailing her more and sprucing her up a bit. Our interior is beautiful in that it was all custom designed in teak and it's very cozy. Down below the atmosphere is great when at anchor and it's a little blowy outside. In a head sea she does not have the weight and lenth characteristics to carry her through a head sea and that makes for slow close hauled sailing. It's the fault of any small displacement hull. I would say the only problem with her is not her fault. She has, beyond the standards, a Raytheon RADAR, an Atlas Barber refrig system, power winch etc. We went on line and found five around the east coast and made a beautiful choice. The gentleman had removed the engine to make more stowage space for his cruise across the Atlantic.
When we scaled down from larger sailboats we remembered a beautiful one for sale on Marthas Vineyard that we had seen years ago. She is a great boat for two for cruising. I have owned an Eastward Ho 24 for about 6 years and have cruised in Maine, around the Mass Cape and in my local area of Rhode Island.