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now back to our regularly scheduled program and my 2 cents
Wife & I are planning on full time livaboard coastal cruising for an extended period. So we have certain things we want (not need) in order to be comfortable LONG TERM...
A bed where I don't have to climb over her to go pee in the middle of the night; island queen.
Room to stand up to get dressed, undressed
A separate shower stall
Plenty of water & fuel so we don't have to stop frequently or be miserly in usage
Good sized galley with good refer so we can eat well
Plenty of storage to carry everything we own as we won't have any other 'place'.
Good size cockpit to hang out at every evening.
Easy to sail as we get older; starting out at 56 and hoping to keep going to 76+.
Fast sailing is at the bottom of the list, we want to be on the water, not racing.
Those items would probably not be on a list 20 years ago but now they are tops.
We'll be going from 2600 sq ft house to a 45' boat so it's all relative. We were very suprised at the jump in space between 42' and 45' so that's where we're looking. Wife likes it so that counts a big heap.
Floating condo that does sail.
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