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I am willing to give you a slightly biased opinion. I am the designer of the Moloka'i Strait motoryachts, and one of the partners of Moloka'i Strait Marine is Jeff Druek, who is also the owner of Outer Reef Yachts. He also lives at the eastern end of Long Island.
I am very impressed with the quality of Outer Reef Yachts. Mr. Druek had built two previous Grand Alaskans by Oviatt, one about 60-65', the other the first 75'er. He spent a lot of time travelling back and forth to Taiwan to oversee the construction of those boats. So he got his boatbuilding management skills from the school of hard knocks. Shortly after he bought the GA 75, he bought what ultimately became the Moloka'i Strait 75, Hercules, and simultaneously started Outer Reef Marine.
Both Outer Reef and Moloka'i Strait are subsidiaries of American Global Yacht Group. Mr. Druek returned to the Grand Alaskan builders in Taiwan and had them develop the Outer Reef line. Mr. Druek's real skill comes in his business management and attention to detail, followed by owner follow-up service. I have been on just a few of the Outer Reefs, and they follow the quality that we have on the Moloka'i Strait line.
As for the Grand Banks, the basic line is very old, and being around for a long time, they must be doing something right. I cannot speak with any personal experience on the 75, but you should be able to do a pretty close apples to apples comparison between the GB and the OR on your own. I expect that you will find very good features on the Outer Reef, and hopefully see as good features on the Grand Banks.
I hope that helps.
Eric
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